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However, this did not mean it would change the other's perspective through peaceful means...
Thinking this, intense psychic energy waves surged from Mewtwo's body as well. That psychic energy transformed into an extremely bright white light sphere, enveloping Mewtwo within it.
Then, it charged straight toward the opponent who was mid-air.
As the two light spheres containing terrifying power collided, the excess psychic energy in the air began to compress and flow wildly. The two light spheres were squeezed out of shape, and locked in a stalemate, they directly triggered a violent explosion.
An extremely dazzling white light immediately bloomed in the sky. The air was affected by the impact, and the air molecules in the atmosphere trembled violently at its frequency. The humming sound of air friction echoed throughout the sky, continuous and unending.
An arc of light rapidly spread outward from the center. The terrifying psychic energy fluctuations pushed the air currents in the atmosphere.
Fierce winds began to blow on the mountaintop. The clouds below were stirred by this force, churning violently.
Caleb's clothes fluttered noisily in the gale. He ignored it, focusing intently on the situation above.
'Who won?'
Time seemed to have passed for a long time, yet also seemed to have been only a few seconds.
*Boom!*
A figure fell straight down from above onto the ground, splashing up a large cloud of dust.
Immediately after, Mewtwo's figure slowly descended from mid-air to Caleb's side.
Caleb's anxious heart finally relaxed at this moment.
Mew2 stood up awkwardly from the ground, its gaze fixed intently on Mewtwo. It communicated telepathically: >..You won..<
Mewtwo: >..Will you come with us?..<
Mew2 fell silent for a moment. It stood there covered in wounds, as if thinking, or perhaps in a daze. After a long while, it turned its head to glance at Caleb, then used Teleport to leave the place.
Ultimately, Mew2 chose not to trust humans.
"We should go home," Caleb said, looking at the place where Mew2 had disappeared.
So far, he still hadn't received any main quest related to this Instance. If that was the case, it meant he could only use the Super Escape Rope to leave here.
But before leaving, he had one more thing he wanted to figure out.
He turned to look at Arceus and said, "I still have a question I don't know the answer to..."
Arceus asked: >..What is it?..<
"Thirty-eight years ago, there were no humans in this world. Why is there now a continent inhabited by humans on the sea? Did you create them?"
Arceus shook its head and answered: >..They came from another world..<
Caleb was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what the situation was...
Having experienced a high-tech Instance, he was not surprised by the emergence of technology capable of crossing parallel worlds.
According to the timeline, that group of humans arrived in this world after he did.
As for that Mew2, it might have been created during these thirty-eight years, or it might have been brought from another world by the humans who arrived here first.
But no matter what happened in the past, it had little to do with Caleb.
He had found Mewtwo, resolved the pursuit from Mew2, and now only wanted to return to the Infinite World to hold a celebration party.
All things considered, he had spent nearly seven months in this Instance. It was time to leave...
Thinking this, Caleb took out a red-and-white Poké Ball from his inventory.
Mewtwo had seen trainers capturing Pokémon in the Collapsed World. Therefore, the moment Caleb took out the Poké Ball, it realized what was about to happen.
At this moment, Mewtwo's mood relaxed inexplicably. It initiatively extended its right hand and touched the button in the center of the Poké Ball.
The next second, a streak of red light shot out, tracing Mewtwo's arms and enveloping its entire body before being stored in a Poké Ball...
The Poké Ball swayed slightly in Caleb's hand, but soon stopped. He then received a prompt from the panel:
*Ding!*
[Congratulations player for successfully capturing Mewtwo!]
'Everything is finally settled!' Caleb gently sighed in relief in his heart, then took out the Poké Balls for Dragonite and the others, saying: "Everyone, return!"
"Wuu!"
"Roar!"
"Biii!"
"Kyuu!"
Dragonite, Hydreigon, Celebi, Mimikyu, and the taciturn Lucario simultaneously turned into red light and returned to their Poké Balls.
Thus, the six Pokémon of Caleb's first team were fully assembled.
He put the Poké Balls into his inventory, then looked up at the Legendary Pokémon before him and said, "I'm going home now. Thank you all so much!"
Giratina seemed dumbfounded upon hearing this, then hurriedly roared and blew out a gust of wind, opening the portal to the Distortion World and slipping in.
Rayquaza let out a series of roars.
Caleb could tell it was saying goodbye to him.
"Goodbye!" he said, patting its head.
Arceus watched this scene quietly, then suddenly asked: >..What is your world like?..<
Caleb was stunned for a moment, then stood up and looked at Arceus.
Although he didn't know why the other was asking this, he still answered based on the situation in his exclusive Instance world, "It's a world where humans and Pokémon coexist harmoniously. There, humans live with Pokémon, travel together around the world, and accompany each other to grow stronger."
Arceus fell into deep thought after hearing this. The eighteen plates on its back slowly rotated around the golden structure.
After a long while, it spoke again as if in a trance: >..That must be a very beautiful world..<
Caleb's mind conjured up the leisurely life with Dragonite and the others in Celestic Town. He nodded in agreement, "It is!"
At that moment, Giratina's figure also flew out from the Distortion World.
It held a beautiful pale pink flower in its mouth, slowly descended to Caleb's side, and lowered its head, signaling for him to take it.
"This is... for me?" Caleb asked, taken aback.
"Roar!" Seeing him accept it, Giratina happily nodded its large head.
*Ding!*
[Congratulations on receiving Giratina's gift,
«Gracidea Flower: An important item. Normally, people would bundle it into a bouquet and give it away on festival days, but this flower also possesses the magical power to allow Shaymin to change from its Land Forme to its Sky Forme...»
"Thank you, big guy!" Caleb put the flower into his inventory, planning to treasure it carefully back in the Infinite World.
Giratina cried out happily.
Caleb patted its knee and looked around with some regret.
Dialga, Palkia, Arceus, Rayquaza, Giratina... Among those connected to him at that time point, only Xerneas was absent.
He mumbled, "It seems I won't be able to say goodbye to Xerneas..."
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