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Uxie and Azelf left, preparing to return to their lake for a good rest.
After all, they had been captured by Team Galactic during this period and had their 'mind' power extracted, which was not a good experience for them.
Now that it was over, they naturally needed a good rest.
Mesprit, however, stayed behind. It wanted to travel with Mammon.
Of course, before Uxie and Azelf left, Mammon also had them and Mesprit perform 'Prayer' once more together.
Mammon had Caitlin record it for him; he could show it to future generations.
This was the prayer of the Lake Guardians!
"Comfortable~"
Mammon looked at the messy Spear Pillar around him, couldn't help but stretch, it was finally over.
"The harvest today is truly bountiful~"
Mammon's smile couldn't be contained as he looked at his gains.
The Adamant Orb, the Lustrous Orb, and the heavyweight celestial flute!
These were the item gains.
He also captured a very 'talkative' Mesprit, and Giratina, the Lord of the Reverse World!
These were the Pokémon gains.
Finally, he received the mind blessing of the Lake Guardians, and the physical blessing of Arceus, and also gained power bestowed by Arceus.
"This power still needs further training, but it's already much stronger than Viridian Power."
Golden light appeared on Mammon's palm, and he easily controlled a stone on the ground, telekinesis!
Psychic powers could also do this, but Mammon understood that his power was much stronger than Psychic.
Previously, Mammon's Viridian Power only possessed natural Pokémon affinity, sensing and communicating with Pokémon's emotions, and then healing.
But Viridian Power itself did not turn Mammon into a 'superman,' but now it was different.
"The Creation Power of the Great Venerable is indeed very exaggerated. Even if it's just the simplified version for you, Mammon, if you cultivate it deeply enough, you can even make plants grow and similar things."
Mesprit sat on Mammon's shoulder, swinging its two tails as it spoke.
Making plants grow?
Cynthia felt a little emotional upon hearing this. Could a human really do such a thing? It was too outrageous.
Truly a human-shaped Pokémon?
"Yes, I know." Mammon waved his hand to disperse the golden light. Without a doubt, the power he had obtained should be similar to the energy of Arceus followers in the Kalos Genesis Valley.
And this kind of energy needed to be cultivated by oneself, as shown by the Mayari and Barza siblings in the movie.
However, Mammon received a direct gift from Arceus, so his current Creation Power energy was actually very abundant.
Most importantly, it was this body tempered through a thousand trials!
Mammon was now confident that he could handle ten of a demanding little Fairy like Elesa!
Making her cry and beg her daddy to stop!
"Spear Pillar, I will return."
Mammon's lips slowly curled into a grin. The next time he returned, it would be time to challenge Arceus!
The three rode Reshiram and left the Spear Pillar.
Hearthome City, also known as Ecruteak City, is a city of heart-to-heart communication.
The establishment of this city was due to the gathering of people and Pokémon, forming a friendly metropolis as commerce developed.
Ecruteak City was also voted the most suitable place to live in the Sinnoh region, showing how beloved Ecruteak City was.
And Mammon and the two others had arrived in Ecruteak City at this moment. After a day, they were still relatively tired, though Mammon was still very energetic.
The group went to a famous restaurant for dinner, and then found a hotel and booked a suite to rest.
"Comfortable~"
Inside the room, Mammon lay on the bed, while Sinnoh Champion Cynthia, holding her long trousers, was giving Mammon a back massage with her feet.
"Cynthia, a little harder."
"..."
Cynthia truly couldn't understand this sound, but she still increased the pressure of her feet.
A few minutes later, Cynthia sighed in relief and got off Mammon.
Mammon leaned against the headboard, reaching out to Cynthia. Cynthia skillfully sat down, leaning into Mammon's embrace, her pretty face resting against Mammon's chest.
"You worked hard."
Mammon's arm circled from behind Cynthia's neck, and his hand familiar moved into Cynthia's collar.
"Mammon, I need to go back to the League tomorrow."
Cynthia implicitly accepted Mammon's actions; there was nothing she could do, she was already somewhat accustomed to it.
Although her relationship with Mammon was a bit complicated now, Cynthia still silently believed that she wasn't betraying Caitlin by doing this.
After all... she and Mammon hadn't had any truly substantive relationship, so it couldn't count, right?
And strictly speaking, Caitlin was currently just Mammon's friend and subordinate, so it couldn't be considered any other relationship.
Hmm, Cynthia knew that thinking this way was a bit wrong, but there was nothing she could do; she could only convince herself this way.
"Why go back to the League?"
Mammon was playing tai chi on the dumplings, and asked curiously upon hearing this.
"Don't you know?"
Cynthia pressed down on Mammon's mischievous hand, looking at him with confusion.
"This afternoon, Zinnia led people into the League's prison, injuring guards and killing several prisoners."
Cynthia sighed and said.
And those dead prisoners were members of the Bellritz Family who had participated in the 'Rayquaza Capture Incident'.
"I see, it seems Zinnia has found the location of those people."
Mammon instantly understood, chuckling softly as he spoke.
"They got what they deserved. Don't take it to heart. They were just greedy individuals; keeping them alive is a waste of rice."
Mammon saw Cynthia's silence and offered a word of comfort.
In Mammon's opinion, anyone who could participate in the 'Rayquaza Capture Incident' was a person consumed by desire.
None of them were innocent. In Mammon's view, Zinnia eliminating them was doing a good deed for this world.
Moreover, there was no one more suitable than Zinnia to carry out this act.
"No, Mammon, I just feel that their crime doesn't warrant death."
Cynthia shook her head, her tone still quite heavy.
She naturally understood Xijiana's situation, so after Cynthia returned to Sinnoh, she immediately led people to the Bellritz Family and arrested the participants of the incident from that year.
In her opinion, these people were wrong, but how to put it?
In Cynthia's eyes, these people were extremely evil, but their crimes didn't warrant death. After all, these Bellritz people were not the masterminds, just participants.
And the masterminds, the people from the Chelotu Pokemon Association, had already been killed by Zinnia, hadn't they?
"Cynthia, your thoughts aren't wrong, but this matter isn't about what we think, but what the person involved thinks."
"Of course, the person involved is already dead, so Zinnia is the one with the most say."
Mammon chuckled softly; he didn't mock Cynthia as he used to.
After all, their relationship was different now.
"Zinnia lost her most important sister, so it's only human nature for her to want revenge on those who participated back then."
"I can understand that the League has its own laws, but with all due respect, merely imprisoning those criminals cannot eliminate Zinnia's hatred."
"Humans, sometimes, just need to vent, otherwise, if Zinnia's mental health isn't good, she might do even more irrational things, don't you agree?"
Mammon looked at Cynthia's clear, beautiful, yet seemingly thoughtful eyes, hinting at something.
"Sometimes, self-righteous justice, on the contrary, is an accomplice to evil."
"Cynthia, the League does not have the death penalty; it advocates for human rights and life above all else. If I hadn't helped Zinnia, perhaps even those scumbags from the Chelotu Pokemon Association would still be safe and sound."
"Or perhaps, they were merely imprisoned, but due to the power they previously held, they might still be able to escape detention through other means."
"Is this… right?"
Cynthia was stunned by his words; she had never actually considered that point.
"What's wrong with it? Is the League really that clean? For example, our Team Rockets, we have several council members in the Kanto League who are entangled with us."
"Not to mention the Chelotu Pokemon Association, otherwise, how could Charles Goodshow not have heard any rumors about the incident back then?"
Cynthia fell silent, her lips tightly pressed together, at a loss for words for a moment.
"Because of their selfish desires, these people's greed even led them to target Rayquaza, and even caused the death of the Trainer recognized by Rayquaza. Most importantly, Xijiana herself only left Meteor Falls to shatter the prophetic meteorite."
Mammon's tone was full of mockery.
"I can tell you plainly, Cynthia, Rayquaza has kept this matter in mind. When Rayquaza masters Mega Evolution itself, one day it might come to take revenge on those people."
"At that time, Rayquaza might affect many innocent people. Which is more important?"
"To put it another way, this time they dared to lay hands on Rayquaza. Although they didn't actually catch Rayquaza, they were only one step away."
"Next time, who will they dare to lay hands on?"
Mammon's question was undoubtedly without an answer, as the people from the Chelotu Pokemon Association were already long gone.
But such questioning startled Cynthia.
Yes, Mammon's hypothesis was very reasonable. Today they dared to attack Rayquaza, but what about tomorrow?
But before Cynthia could continue to think, she suddenly felt something.
"No, Mammon, don't do that."
Cynthia held Mammon's hand, shaking her head at him.
As long as it didn't truly reach the final step, she could still use it to comfort herself that she hadn't wronged Caitlin.
But if she really did it, how would she face Caitlin?
Seeing Cynthia react so strongly, Mammon didn't press further and just hugged Cynthia tightly.
"Cynthia, join Team Rockets. Stay with me always."
Mammon's voice was not loud, softly entering the Sinnoh Champion's ears.
"Mammon, you have a girlfriend."
Cynthia's fair hand gently stroked Mammon's cheek, her expression on her pretty face truly hard to describe.
"The League doesn't stipulate that I can only marry one wife."
Cynthia couldn't help but be speechless. Indeed, but the League also didn't stipulate that a man could marry multiple wives, did it?
Cynthia felt very helpless. She didn't know what was wrong with her; she knew everything clearly.
Caitlin liked Mammon, and Mammon was Team Rocket Leader, but now, she had actually developed this kind of relationship with Mammon.
This was truly... a sin.
"Even joining Team Rockets wouldn't prevent you from being Sinnoh Champion, would it?"
"But this is not appropriate."
Cynthia didn't refuse immediately as she had when Mammon invited her before; this time, she was actually a little hesitant.
During this time, she had also personally witnessed the development and operation of Team Rockets, and it indeed had a fundamental difference from the rumored Evil Organization.
"Let me think about it a bit more, okay?"
"Alright."