Zhuqing Breeding Center.
Li Wei had taken over Arcanine for half a year already.
At yesterday's bonfire party, Arcanine's confidence was finally fully restored.
Due to various matters, Li Wei was only able to research this side quest now.
Arcanine's psychological issues were caused by a flashbang and a bunch of Electrode's Explosion attacks.
Li Wei initially helped Arcanine regain some confidence by exercising and playing frisbee.
Since becoming a security guard at the Breeding Center, Arcanine's confidence grew day by day.
It was almost impossible for Arcanine to become an ace Arcanine again, but Arcanine could now live a normal life.
The true hero was not Li Wei,
but Arcanine, who was willing to open its heart and wanted to protect everyone.
The children's applause was also a good medicine for Arcanine's recovery.
"Congratulations, Arcanine."
After congratulating Arcanine, Li Wei looked at the rewards he received.
[A Segment of Arcanine's Memory (One-Time Use)]
This segment of memory lay quietly in the system backpack, like a mist,
alongside the meteorite and Diancieite.
As for the key stone, Li Wei had already had his uncle craft it into fingerless gloves.
Similar to the X-Gloves of Sawada Tsunayoshi from Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, with the key stone embedded in the center.
According to the system prompt, this segment of Arcanine's memory was related to Dialga and Palkia.
I'll have to see how exactly they're related.
Out of curiosity, Li Wei clicked to enter this memory without even eating breakfast.
The next second, Li Wei found his perspective rapidly shifting.
"Get down!!!"
Accompanied by a high-pitched shout,
Bang, bang, bang—explosions continuously rang out all around, and Li Wei, who hadn't even seen anything clearly yet, stumbled and fell hard.
The scent of earth was beneath his feet, and gravel flew, but the imagined scene of gravel hitting Li Wei did not occur.
A brilliant blue beam of light swept across, and everything in its path turned to dust.
Its body was light purple with purplish-black stripes, and pearl-like objects were embedded in the shield-like plates on its shoulders...
Li Wei recognized it immediately.
The God of Space, capable of distorting time and space—Palkia!
And the one who had just shot that brilliant blue beam of light was the cobalt-blue bodied, light-blue striped, deep-blue sauropod-like...
The God of Time, possessing the power to control time—Dialga!
Time and space converged here.
Boom—
Amidst their clash, a mushroom cloud suddenly rose.
Li Wei, being in the middle of the battle, felt the full impact and couldn't stand steadily on the violently shaking mountain.
Fortunately, he seemed to be present only in a soul perspective and was not hit.
Li Wei stumbled and groped his way to a collapsed pillar, of which only the base remained, and he could finally observe the scene carefully.
In the distance were two towering Spear Pillars, with yellow, Red, and blue magic circles underground.
To the left and right of the two Spear Pillars were deep blue and deep purple circular light holes.
People, many people.
Jenny, Arcanine, Cyrus, Saturn, Jupiter...
And the golden-haired figure with a black trench coat fluttering in the sky, standing on Garchomp—Cynthia!
Li Wei recognized them one by one.
There were also some Li Wei didn't recognize, who should be investigators or Interpol agents.
Jenny and Arcanine should be the former ace Arcanine.
Cyrus, with no eyebrows, a stern facial expression, and the demeanor of an old cadre, raised both arms.
"This imperfect world forces us to live in pain."
...
"The world must be perfect!"
"Come, let us create our new world!"
In front of the Spear Pillar, Team Galactic's leader, Cyrus, delivered a very reactionary speech.
He wanted to create a new world.
The eyes of Team Galactic's three commanders, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn, were filled with fervor.
It was a look of fanaticism!
At the same time, two crimson chains locked onto Dialga and Palkia, who had passed through the light holes.
Palkia and Dialga, who were in the midst of Spacial Rend and Roar of Time, were completely bound by the crimson chains.
Standing on Garchomp, Cynthia's expression was cold.
"If you think the world is imperfect, why not find a place to live out your days?"
Cynthia scoffed at Cyrus's idea of wanting to change the world.
Li Wei, watching this scene from the side, couldn't help but give Cynthia a thumbs up.
Li Wei just wanted to say, "It's destroyed, call the police."
Arguing with Cyrus was useless now; he was completely immersed in his own world.
...
The distortion of space-time continued, and after a major battle, Cyrus tried to continue binding Dialga and Palkia with the remaining chains,
but he failed.
After a fierce battle, the remaining crimson chains were already shattered.
In the very end, Cyrus, whose mind and body were severely damaged, finally had a sudden realization.
But what good was regret now? What was done could not be undone for Cyrus.
The Reverse World's dimensional gate suddenly opened.
'The Renegade Pokemon' Giratina floated outside the Reverse World gate, its crimson eyes slowly sweeping over everyone.
Giratina briefly Lock-OnLi Wei, an outsider, its crimson pupils reflecting Li Wei's figure.
Finally, Giratina shifted its gaze to Cyrus, who was already physically and mentally exhausted.
Cyrus, who had a sudden realization, turned his head to look at everyone, "Worthy warriors, thank you."
For the first time, Cyrus's face showed a genuine smile, and he expressed his sincere gratitude to everyone.
Afterward, Cyrus walked into the Reverse World alone.
Arcanine's memory ended there, and the surroundings gradually blurred. Li Wei opened his eyes blankly.
It's over?
Looking around, recalling the explosions and battle just now, Li Wei seemed to be still somewhat unable to snap out of it.
Li Wei felt as if he had watched a movie up close.
But what could this movie bring him?
It seemed like nothing but the experience itself.
Just then, a ding sound rang out.
[Ding, it has been detected that you have met Dialga and Palkia...]
[Ding, Side Quest—Encounter Across Time and Space has been completed. You still have one reward to claim...]
This works too?
It seemed that this indeed counted; perhaps meeting through memory also counted as an encounter across time and space?
The quest required Li Wei to meet one of the Spatial-Time Duo or the Lake Trio.
And the quest reward was very tempting: a captureable Mythical Pokemon of his choice.
Li Wei had no expectations of completing the quest,
at least not for now.
Li Wei originally thought that when Ash came to Sinnoh for his journey one day...
Perhaps with Ash's influence, he could meet the Spatial-Time Duo, and then he could complete the quest.
After all, he had already confirmed Ash's existence.
Brock had already stepped down as PewterGym Leader and embarked on a journey with Ash.
According to Ash's half-year journey per region,
at most two and a half years of training,
Li Wei would be able to meet the ten-year-old trainer from Pallet Town with twenty-five years of experience.
Li Wei gradually cleared his mind from the memories and looked at the latest reward.