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Giratina departed, agreeing with Mammon's words.
Challenging Arceus was no easy feat; thorough preparation was essential.
It had waited for too long, a little more time wouldn't hurt.
Since this human had confidence, Giratina was willing to wait a bit longer.
Anyway… its time was long enough; it could afford to wait.
"Hahahaha~!"
Mammon, on the other hand, laughed wildly as he looked at the Cherish Ball in his hand.
Captured! He had captured Giratina!
That's right, this Cherish Ball belonged to Giratina, though it was empty now.
Because it had to guard the Distortion World, Giratina couldn't always stay by Mammon's side.
But it didn't matter; as long as Mammon had the Griseous Orb, he could summon Giratina at any time through it.
This way, Giratina could come to Mammon's side whenever needed.
"Congratulations, Mammon~"
Caitlin's delicate face showed a faint smile, genuinely happy for Mammon.
Mammon had grown stronger!
"Congratulations."
Cynthia also offered congratulations, but her expression was somewhat complex now.
Mammon had become even stronger…
And this time, he had captured Giratina, the strongest of the original six gods of the world. Mammon was probably… invincible now, wasn't he?
Cynthia sighed inwardly, unsure if this was a good or bad thing.
"Mammon, you're amazing~" This was Mesprit, its voice filled with abundant admiration.
"Even Giratina recognizes you, Mammon is incredible." This was Azelf, full of respect.
"Mammon, are you really going to challenge the great sinnoh with him?"
Uxie was very calm, even astonished.
The great sinnoh—this was the respectful title Uxie and the others used for Arceus. In their hearts, the great sinnoh was an unbeatable deity.
Even Giratina wouldn't have the slightest chance.
"Thank you." Mammon first replied to Caitlin and the other girl.
"Of course, but that's for later. Besides, it's just a challenge, nothing serious, right?"
Mammon looked at Uxie.
"The great sinnoh is merciful. As long as you don't offend it, a mere challenge is naturally harmless." Uxie's clear telepathy still carried a hint of oddness.
How to put it?
As the representative of 'wisdom' created by Arceus, it had never imagined that one day someone would truly dare to challenge Arceus.
After all, Mammon and Giratina's spontaneous challenge was completely different from the hero's challenge during the Hisui era.
"That's good then." Mammon shrugged. As long as that Arceus didn't overreact, there was nothing to worry about.
It wouldn't kill the challenger, would it?
The rain clouds in the sky had dispersed. Kyogre, having reverted from its Primal form, gazed sadly at the sky, filled with unspoken words for Mammon.
"Bro, are you really going to fight Arceus later?"
"Can I be like the White Dragon and just be a cheerleader from the back? And just use Helping Hand?"
Primal Kyogre seriously considered its role in the upcoming battle.
"However, I don't recommend you, Mammon, use today's method to meet the great sinnoh."
Uxie thought for a moment and advised Mammon.
"Oh?" Mammon raised an eyebrow.
"His method was used only as a last resort. The space-time rift caused by the two great ones' conflict is unstable, and it's not guaranteed to lead to the great sinnoh's dimension."
"Moreover, prolonged conflict between the two great ones can cause severe consequences, which might also displease the great sinnoh."
Uxie's telepathy was very clear, and Mammon nodded in response.
"Then, Uxie, do you have any other methods?"
Mammon asked the Lake Guardians.
While the Lake Guardians' combat power was indeed lacking, one couldn't question their knowledge base, as they were legendary Pokémon that had existed since the Platinum of creation.
Especially concerning Arceus, they were experts.
"Yes, there are, of course." Mesprit's telepathy carried a smile.
"As long as you can find the celestial flute, Mammon, you can open the Celestial Gate that leads to the great sinnoh's dimension."
Uxie replied.
"The celestial flute?" Cynthia was curious.
"This is a divine artifact specifically left behind by the great sinnoh. As long as you have the celestial flute and come to the Sinnoh Temple—oh, that's here, now called Spear Pillar, right?"
Azelf blinked.
In the Hisui era, Spear Pillar was then the Sinnoh Temple, a temple dedicated to the great sinnoh Arceus. It also contained statues of ten Pokémon who had received power from Arceus.
However…
Well, the Sinnoh Temple was destroyed by the clash of Dialga and Palkia's moves, and then, as time flowed, it became the current Spear Pillar.
One could only say that Dialga and Palkia were somewhat 'filial.'
"As long as you bring the celestial flute to Spear Pillar and play a beautiful melody, you can go to the Hall of Origin where the great sinnoh resides."
Azelf continued to explain.
"But the celestial flute has long been lost. Even we don't know where this divine artifact is."
Uxie concluded. If they knew the location of the celestial flute, they would have no qualms about telling Mammon.
After all, they had a good impression of Mammon, and it would be good to have Mammon take Giratina to challenge Arceus once to resolve Giratina's obsession.
Otherwise, Giratina might cause trouble again in the future.
But the key lay here: the celestial flute had long since vanished. Who knew where it was now?
"It's fine, I'll send people to look for it. Thank you for telling me this information."
Mammon said with a smile.
"I'll also have the Sinnoh League help you search. Uxie, can you draw what the celestial flute looks like?"
Cynthia also spoke. This decision was necessary.
The Sinnoh region was, after all, the Sinnoh League's territory. With the Sinnoh League's assistance, finding the celestial flute would naturally be easier.
"Okay." Mesprit replied adorably.
Cynthia took out a drawing board, and with the help of Psychic, Mesprit drew the appearance of the celestial flute.
Although it was called the celestial flute, its actual appearance was quite abstract. The flute body was purple and did not look beautiful.
And just then, a deep dragon roar sounded.
Mammon and the others looked up to see Dialga and Palkia, now fully conscious, watching them from the sky.
"It seems you've regained consciousness."
Mammon said with a smile to this pair of 'unlucky brothers.'
How to put it? Today, Dialga and Palkia did absolutely nothing, yet suffered two losses for nothing.
First, they were bound and controlled by the King of the Underworld with the red chain. Second, they were enraged by Giratina's Rampage of Thunder and fought each other.
Now, they were covered in injuries, and could only swallow their bitterness.
Especially Palkia, whose injuries were visible to the naked eye. It seemed it had suffered quite a bit in the recent clash with Dialga.
Well, there was nothing it could do. If they truly fought hard, it couldn't beat Dialga.
It was too bitter.
"Thank you today, human."
A deep telepathic voice sounded in his ear; it was Dialga's.
After all, it had met Mammon once, and… Dialga had indeed seen something through its crude future sight back then.
Although it had thought it might have been hallucinating at the time, after today's events, it now seemed that it might actually be true.
"You're welcome. It was also for my own sake. After all, if your fight was so severe, the space-time distortion in this world would be terrible."
Mammon replied with a smile.
"Do you need me to heal you? You seem quite injured."
"It's fine. These minor injuries will heal with some rest."
Dialga said indifferently.
Palkia, beside Dialga, glared fiercely at Dialga. Its injuries were much more severe than Dialga's.
Especially the crook of its right arm, where tooth marks were very prominent, wounds bitten by Dialga.
Noticing Palkia's fierce gaze, Dialga glared right back. "Damn it, this guy dares to glare at me?"
The atmosphere immediately grew tense again.
Palkia was furious, but for now, the more important thing was to go back and recover. It would temporarily endure and avoid confrontation.
Next time, it would definitely get its revenge!
Seeing Palkia turn its head away, Dialga snorted coldly.
Although it couldn't beat Giratina, could it not handle a Space Dragon like you?
"Human, you promised Giratina you'd help it challenge Father God?"
Dialga's address for Arceus was different from that of the Lake Guardians, but it wasn't surprising; the two belonged to Arceus's 'direct lineage.'
"That's right."
"Heh heh heh… Contact me when you challenge him. I want to personally be there to watch."
Dialga let out a low laugh, then spoke to Mammon without hesitation.
At the same time, it controlled the Adamant Orb to float in front of Mammon.
"This… no problem." Mammon took the Adamant Orb. He probably understood that this Steel Dragon definitely wanted to be there to see Giratina get spun like a top.
After all, Dialga was undoubtedly angry about being inexplicably enraged by Giratina this time.
But to make it go trouble Giratina… it didn't dare.
"Until we meet again." A time vortex appeared above Dialga, but just before entering, Dialga hesitated, turning its head to look at Mammon.
"Your future daughter is very cute. When she is born, give her this Adamant Orb."
Still unable to avoid thinking about the scene it saw in its 'future sight,' Dialga said to Mammon.
"Huh?"
Mammon was stunned.
Caitlin and Cynthia, who also heard this, changed expression. Mammon's future daughter?
And what did Dialga mean by this? Giving the Adamant Orb to Mammon's yet-to-be-born daughter?
Uxie and the others also looked at Dialga in astonishment.
Palkia was equally bewildered. Giving the Adamant Orb to Mammon was fine, as Mammon was indeed very special.
But Mammon's daughter?
The amount of information in Dialga's statement was simply too great.
"Can you tell me who my daughter's mother is?"
Mammon hesitated for a moment, then asked Dialga curiously.
Mammon wasn't surprised that he would have a daughter in the future, as he had always been quite open about having descendants.
But now, none of them were showing any signs of pregnancy.
Mammon wasn't surprised by this either; getting pregnant was a matter of luck.
Caitlin looked expectant, nervously watching Dialga. Would it be her?
"I don't know. Goodbye." Dialga replied, then directly entered the time vortex and returned to its own dimension.
Not to mention it didn't know which one was the girl's mother, even if it did, it wouldn't say.
It left Mammon and the two women in thought, along with a somewhat frozen Palkia and the Lake Guardians.