I beg you female trainers to give me money even if you lose!

"Yeah, it's a part-time job. An old friend had something to do, so I'm covering for him," and at that moment, the legendary Pokémon spoke up.

PS: Update! Damn, it's been delayed until now, there will be another update later!

NO.199 is just a Giratina trying to make its presence known...

"Replacement?"

Yang Xiying and Ye Zina were not deaf, so they could hear what Giratina was saying in a deep voice, but the content of the words...?

"Yes, I was filling in. It's just that something like this happened while I was filling in, and I really don't know how to explain it to my old friend."

"Also, let me introduce myself first since we're meeting. My name is as this human said."

“It is called Giratina. It usually stays in a world where there is no distinction between heaven and earth. This world is very close to the spirit world.”

"So I'm friends with the administrator of the spirit world, but recently it had something come up, so I filled in for it for a while to complete the relevant work."

"Ah...! Hello, my name is Yezi, and I'm a Pokémon Trainer who's currently traveling," Yezi was the first to react and greeted the person opposite her politely.

"My name is Sabrina, and I'm the Gym Leader of Saffron City. Sometimes I come to Lavender Town to help with the town's spirit-raising work. Hello."

Nazi followed suit, and the fact that she could take over the position of the Spirit World's administrator showed that she held a high position, which Yang Xiying had also mentioned.

A god who destroys the world... Such an existence certainly possesses explosive power. I never thought I would have the chance to see such a being one day.

"My name is Yang Xiying. Like Ye Zi, I am also a Pokémon Trainer on a journey. Please take care of me."

Yang Xiying responded at this moment, after all, the other party had already introduced themselves, but the other party was actually acting as the substitute Yama!

Do Pokémon with such divine authority really exist in this world?!

Legendary Pokémon in this world, especially those with a base stat total of 680, are basically symbols of something.

Just like the Giratina in front of her, which represents antimatter and destruction, Yang Xiying also thought of the rulers of the spirit world as Pokémon.

However, in my understanding, there are very few legendary Pokémon that fit this characteristic. Could it be that Game Freak hasn't released one yet... ahem.

"Um, if I may ask, what exactly happened? We've encountered quite a bit of trouble since the evil spirit suddenly appeared in the world."

“So we are thinking about how to solve these problems, but we don’t know much about the relevant situation yet,” Yang Xiying asked.

He felt it necessary to find out what was going on on his end. He had heard from the evil spirit that the spirit world had been damaged by an unknown force, which was no small matter.

"It was just that two guys were being a bit too noisy and it got into hell. The matter has been resolved, so you can relax."

“I brought people here mainly to retrieve the escaped evil spirits,” Giratina shook his head, indicating that the matter was over.

"Your repairing them is a great help to us. I will explain this to the spirit world's administrator when he returns."

"—This way, it will be easier for you to go to heaven after you die."

"..." Yang Xiying and her group had very subtle expressions. They were all far from the age of dying, so bringing this up now was...

However, the matter was indeed resolved. A system notification popped up in Yang Xiying's mind: mission complete. It turns out that the legendary Pokémon was just a formality!

"Of course, I will give you a substantial reward for your help, but I don't know what your hobbies are."

"...So let's leave it at that for now. If you encounter any problems in the future, just call me using this."

As they spoke, a ball of white light suddenly appeared in front of Yang Xiying, Ye Zi, and Na Zi.

"This is... the Platinum Orb?" Yang Xiying and her group subconsciously reached out to take it, and then a rhomboid golden orb appeared in their hands.

But only Yang Xiying recognized it. It was Giratina's exclusive item, which allowed Giratina to change forms when equipped.

This item increases the power of Dragon and Ghost type moves by 20%, making it an extremely rare and valuable item.

—But now everyone has one of Naza and Yezi, are you trying to do wholesale here!

“This is proof of our destiny,” Giratina said. “Holding it, you can transmit your voice to me.”

"We'll contact you again when we really need something, right?" Yang Xiying tentatively asked, just after the system notification.

He became acquainted with Giratina, and this was indeed a significant connection, as both Leaf and Sabrina were overwhelmed with gratitude.

"It's enough that you understand that. However, this is a one-time use item, so you'd better be careful about what you want me to do."

Giratina responded, but quickly changed the subject, his tone becoming somewhat mysterious, because asking for his help still involved some risks.

But the pleasure lies in watching people take such risks.

"...Alright, we'll take care of the evil spirits around us. See you again if fate allows," Giratina said, disappearing with Night Demon.

Everything around suddenly returned to calm, and the original extradimensional space collapsed at this moment, eventually turning into a spacious room.

The tombstones stand in rows, and a huge magic circle is set up in the central open space. This is the style of the top floor of the Anling Tower.

"...So the matter is resolved just like that."

Ye Zi couldn't help but speak up. She felt it was unbelievable that she had obtained the gods' contact information just by going through the motions.

"...Hmm, there are no more evil spirits around. The people in the spirit world are very efficient."

Naz nodded and picked up where Ye Zi left off. Now that things were really over, they could finally take a break.

"Shall we go downstairs now?" Yang Xiying asked at this moment, feeling uneasy staying in this place.

“Yes,” both of them agreed with Yang Xiying’s idea and went downstairs together to meet up with the others.

……

"Speaking of which, how do you plan to demand payment from Giratina?"

On the way, Yang Xiying, who seemed a bit quiet, couldn't help but try to start a conversation. Giratina had just given her something really special.

"Uh...actually, I didn't do anything," Ye Zi was speechless for a moment after hearing Yang Xiying's words, and then she spoke.

Although Giratina had promised to pay her, Leaf was too embarrassed to accept it, since she was playing the role of a complete passerby.

—It's a bit shameless of me to still ask the other side for something after I've already done this.

"If I could, I'd like to talk to Giratina and take a picture with it, because it's a legendary Pokémon that's rarely seen!"

Then, Leaf suddenly showed a look of longing. Giratina, so there are Pokémon like this in the world! So cool!

“That’s really simple and unpretentious,” Yang Xiying couldn’t help but smile as she listened to Ye Zi’s words. “But Ye Zi, your idea is quite good.”

"After all, that god said it's better to be cautious about what you want. Doesn't that mean—"

"You have to pay a price to get it to fulfill your demands?" Giratina had a casual attitude, as if it could just tell it what it wanted.

But in reality, they couldn't be allowed to be so casual, because Giratina hadn't specified any things to be aware of when asking Him for a favor.

This is practically saying you have to bear the consequences of your choices. For example, you might say you're going to subdue the opponent, but you might end up getting hit by a Shadow Strike...

PS: I've completely ignored the real-world rewards besides the system rewards. I'm stuck on this now, so I'll leave it as a placeholder for now and bring it out later when it's useful.

PS: Platinum Orbs appear in every version of the game, it really does feel like a wholesale deal ().

P.S.: I got Nitocris! Yay!

NO.200 So that's why your relationship progressed so quickly?

“Then, Mr. Yang, could you tell us about Giratina?” Sabrina asked.

Demanding payment from someone does indeed come with certain consequences, so to know whether you can bear them, you need to understand the other party's information.

“Yes, right. From the very beginning, Master, you have known a lot of things, not only Giratina, but even the Platinum Orb.”

Ye Zi got excited at this point. In her eyes, Yang Xiying had always been the type who knew a lot.

Previously, when I encountered Emperor Yan, he was able to tell me about related matters. When I asked him why he knew so much, he simply said that he had read a lot of books.

"I've said before that if you read more books and go out more, you'll learn these things too. Giratina is a legendary Pokémon that has been recorded in the Sinnoh region."

Yang Xiying responded that the reasons she knew were mostly just a generic excuse like "I've read a lot of books."

You can't exactly say you've played a Pokémon game with the exact same background as this world; it's too complicated to explain.

And there really are related documents in the world, especially about legendary Pokémon, but the popularity of these documents is not very high.

"—Speaking of Sinnoh legends, how much do you know?"

Yang Xiying asked, while Ye Zi looked clueless. Na Zi, on the other hand, seemed to have thought of something and tentatively asked.

"—The legends of Sinnoh? Does that refer to the myths and legends of the Sinnoh region?"

She was familiar with the word Sinnoh; it was a large region in the northeast of the Kanto region, where the Pokémon League was also located.

There are also the Four Heavenly Kings, and even the Champion above the Four Heavenly Kings, whose own bronze bell was first discovered in that place.

However, we know relatively little about the local myths and legends surrounding Sabrina; it seems that a certain Pokémon created this world.

"That's right, this is a creation legend that has been passed down in the Sinnoh region. In the beginning, there were only chaotic waves."

"Everything was mixed together, and in the center appeared an egg. After the egg fell, the primordial thing was born from it."

"The primordial thing created two copies. Time then began to flow, and space began to expand."

"The origin and the two incarnations refer to Arceus, the creator god; Dialga, the god of time; and Palkia, the god of space."

"That sounds like an incredible existence..." Ye Zi couldn't help but say, creation, time, and space...

"Yes, legend has it that Arceus created the universe and everything, and Dialga Palkia was the earliest creation."

"The former controls time, and the latter controls space. They can be said to be the embodiment of time and space, and they both have a strong sense of territory."

"The two will engage in violent conflict as soon as they meet, and it is conceivable how difficult it would be to resolve a conflict between them as the embodiment of space and time."

"Perhaps the destruction of the spirit world, which led to the connection between hell and the Anming Tower, was caused by their fighting."

As she spoke, Yang Xiying also showed a teasing expression. She had heard Giratina say that the two guys were quite noisy, which might be what they were referring to.

Dialga and Palkia are old rivals.

"..." Ye Zina fell silent. Just the fighting alone had caused them to suffer the disaster of evil spirits taking over the town...

Is this what they mean by "when gods fight, mortals suffer"?

“According to your guess, Master, then Giratina is the mediator among them?” Ye Zi chimed in, seemingly having thought of something.

"—After all, you also said it's a Pokémon from the Sinnoh legends."

“That’s right,” Yang Xiying replied. “In fact, Arceus created Giratina at the same time as he created Dialga Palkia.”

"It is the embodiment of antimatter, because its immense power can only reside in a world without the distinction between heaven and earth, quietly existing in the human realm."

"Sometimes they appear in ancient cemeteries, which may be why Giratina can take over as the administrator of the spirit world."

"Of course, all I know is this written knowledge. There is still a long way to go before I can truly understand these legendary creatures."

He could only touch upon the details of these things, and when it came to Pokémon battles, especially Giratina...

With a base stat total of 680, HP 150, Defense 120, and Special Defense 120, its tankiness reaches an extremely terrifying level.

Moreover, it also has incredibly cool moves like will-o'-the-wisp roaring, sleep talking, sleeping companionship, clearing dense fog, dragon tail, electromagnetic waves, strange light, and pain sharing...

He still had plenty to talk about these things, but if he kept going, he'd end up being accused of having fought a mythical beast...

"I see. But this Platinum Orb gives us a chance to learn about legendary Pokémon. By the way, Mr. Yang, how do you plan to use it?"

Naz nodded subconsciously, then changed the subject and looked at Yang Xiying, since this person should have some ideas given her knowledge.

For example, capturing... This kind of thinking is indeed a bit rebellious, after all, the opponent is a god, but they are also Pokémon...

—However, no one has yet caught a legendary Pokémon...

"Hmm, I think I want to train to a certain level and then spar with him a few times to see how big the gap is between me and a god."

After thinking for a while, Yang Xiying spoke up. Since the other party had given her such an opportunity, Yang Xiying also wanted to try to maximize her benefits.

He wanted to challenge the legendary Pokémon; only in this way could he truly feel that he was growing.

Of course, he also fantasized about catching such a Pokémon, having a legendary Pokémon fight alongside him—how incredibly cool would that be!