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The classic 'however' has arrived.
Behind many seemingly simple things, there is always a 'however,' and this 'however' is the turning point where things become difficult.
[Ash, the friend of legendary Pokémon: However, this can only solve Little Lugia's life-threatening situation. If I'm not mistaken, that power should be from a Legendary Pokémon of the same tier. Otherwise, it would be impossible to eliminate the Psychic-type attribute of a Tier 1 Legendary Pokémon like Little Lugia.]
[Ash, the friend of legendary Pokémon: So, while its life is saved, whether you and Little Lugia can control that power depends on your efforts. If that Dark-type power cannot be converted into Little Lugia's own power, then Little Lugia will be tormented by that power for its entire life, suffering continuous painful shocks and unable to use any battle power.]
[Ash, the friend of legendary Pokémon: As for the source of this Dark-type power, based on your description, Newbie, it shouldn't be an ordinary Legendary Pokémon. It should at least be a Tier 1 Legendary Pokémon. Otherwise, your Viridian Power wouldn't be so easily assimilated by this residual power. Based on my guess, it should be Yveltal's power.]
The seniors in the group had previously educated Ash about the Legendary Pokémon inhabiting various regions. Among them, Yveltal is the god of death in the Kalos region, and is in opposition to Xerneas, Kalos's other god of life.
Xerneas brings life to all things, while Yveltal brings death to all things.
Death and new life are part of a cycle, with no good or bad, but in human subjective consciousness, death is a bad thing, so the world has no good feelings towards the Legendary Pokémon Yveltal.
Yveltal is also self-willed, and it doesn't care about humans' opinions of it. In its history, almost nothing good happens when it appears. Each of its appearances brings a message of death.
Either a piece of land withers, or a country perishes. In short, among all Legendary Pokémon, it is the one humans least want to see.
And the power within Little Lugia's body actually belongs to Yveltal?! Although this is just a guess, what this newly appeared senior says must not be groundless.
Where did Team Galactic's people get Yveltal's power from? And they even implanted it into Little Lugia's body. What are they trying to do?
[Newbie Ash: So, to solve Little Lugia's problem, the key is whether we can use the Dark-type power within Lugia's body, right?]
[Ash, the friend of legendary Pokémon: That's right. If my guess is correct, and it really is Yveltal's power, then the key to using that power lies in whether you can remove the death energy within the Dark-type. Viridian Power can do this, but your Viridian Power... that's a question mark.]
It's not that Ash's Viridian Power is too weak; it's that the power within Little Lugia's body is simply too strong.
After all, that is the power of the god of death, so it's normal not to be able to contend with it. Ash has only had Viridian Power for too short a time. If it were one of the seniors in the group, that would be another matter entirely.
[Champion Ash: I have a say in this. Newbie, besides Viridian Power, don't you also have a power with immense vitality?]
[Newbie Ash: Another one? Are you talking about Venusaur?]
[Champion Ash: Exactly. Your Venusaur has inherited Xerneas's power. Although it's still weak now, if Venusaur's power is combined with your Viridian Power, dealing with a fragmented death energy shouldn't be a problem.]
[Ash, the friend of legendary Pokémon: Oh? Newbie, you've obtained Xerneas's power? This is much more effective than Viridian Power. Xerneas and Yveltal are existences that are mutually reinforcing and restraining. Using Xerneas's power to remove it should not take much effort. You can rest assured now.]
[Newbie Ash: I see. Thank you, senior! By the way, what do you do, senior? How do you know so much about Legendary Pokémon?]
[Non-Chief Ash: Hehe, this guy is just like his name, a complete European.]
[Newbie Ash: Huh?]
Ash didn't understand what Ash, the friend of legendary Pokémon's name had to do with him being European.
[Tactical Master Ash: Hehe, to keep meeting Legendary Pokémon, isn't he European? And after this guy meets Legendary Pokémon, there are always some inexplicable things that make him become good friends with them.]
[Breeder Ash: It's not as simple as becoming good friends. That guy has almost captured all Legendary Pokémon, right? He shouldn't be called Ash, the friend of legendary Pokémon; he should be called Legendary Pokémon Trainer Ash. The two powerhouses in this group are Champion and him.]
To be the pinnacle of combat power in all parallel worlds, Legendary Pokémon Trainer Ash's strength is extraordinarily immense. However, if what Breeder Ash said is true, then it's not very surprising.
After all, the strength of Legendary Pokémon is obvious and well-known. If Ash, the friend of legendary Pokémon has almost captured all Legendary Pokémon, then even if the Pokémon he trained himself are trash, he would still be a world-class powerhouse.
Being able to capture Legendary Pokémon is also a display of one's own strength. No matter how they were captured, as long as it wasn't through nefarious means, it's fine.
Moreover, capturing isn't the most crucial part. The most crucial part is that they obey commands after being captured!
According to the other seniors, Ash, the friend of legendary Pokémon seems to have a story with all Legendary Pokémon, and because of those events, they have formed deep friendships. Therefore, there's no way they wouldn't obey commands.
So, Legendary Pokémon Trainer Ash, when he can control Legendary Pokémon, is the undisputed pinnacle of all parallel worlds!
Breeder Ash's sarcastic tone was because he didn't think much of this direct capture of Legendary Pokémon.
Using Legendary Pokémon as one's combat power feels completely different from using combat power cultivated by oneself. Although it's extremely difficult to raise Pokémon to the level of Legendary Pokémon, only a handful in the entire group can reach the God Domain Level.
Champion Ash is one of the few super seniors who has more than a full team of God Domain Level existences. This is also why he is listed as one of the pinnacles. Breeder Ash also admires him greatly. Deeply rooted in the breeding industry, he knows how difficult it is to cultivate God Domain Level Pokémon.
As for Legendary Pokémon Trainer Ash... lucky bastard!!
[Ash, the friend of legendary Pokémon: Hey, this is why I don't pop up much. These people have a naked jealousy towards me. If you have any questions, @ me in the group. I'm out, Newbie.]
[Non-Chief Ash: Wait! Don't go! What do you mean jealousy? Who's jealous of you?! We just feel disdain for your undeserved gains! Where are you? Come out!!]
[Champion Ash: Hehe, don't mind them. This is just a way for everyone to joke around. The reason Legendary Pokémon Trainer Ash doesn't pop up for a long time is because he travels all over the world, and wherever he goes, something happens, which is why he rarely appears in the group.]
[Newbie Ash: ...]
Can this situation be called European? Isn't this really bad luck?
[Newbie Ash: Anyway, thank you, seniors. I'll go prepare first. I'll go help Little Lugia with the treatment tomorrow.]
[Champion Ash: Go. Remember one thing: no matter what happens, don't be impatient. Feel with your heart and find a solution, whether it's in daily matters or in battles.]
[Newbie Ash: I understand!]
...In the real world, Ash opened his tightly closed eyes, a hint of complexity in them. The last words Champion Ash said seemed to have detected that he had recently lost a battle.
Perhaps this was the 'self's' unspoken understanding. Even though he said nothing and kept talking about other things, his parallel world self still sensed it and offered solace.
With such a good 'teacher' around, how could he be dejected? If he lost, he would win it back in the next battle!
He lost to Cynthia this time, so he would win it back in the future Master Tournament!
"Pika Pika?" Pikachu, who was almost asleep, noticed Ash waking up. He raised his slightly dazed face, rubbing his eyes as he questioned Ash.
"Hmm, I've found a solution. First, I'll have Venusaur's Poké Ball transferred from the Pokémon Center."
...Time flew to the next morning. Cynthia had confirmed the time with Ash last night, so she arrived at Ash's residence at nine in the morning.
Ash and his two companions, along with Cynthia, arrived at the battleground from yesterday. Mewtwo also appeared silently behind Ash.
Seeing Mewtwo, Ash asked with some surprise, "Mewtwo, where did you go? I looked for you for a long time yesterday but couldn't find you."
'I went to the Orange Islands, hoping to find the one called Lugia, but I scanned around and only found three large birds. I didn't find any top-tier God Domain Level reactions. My Psychic range isn't enough underwater, so perhaps it resides deep in the sea.'
In nearly ten hours, Mewtwo had almost searched the entire Orange Islands but failed to find any trace of Lugia.
Although he didn't know Lugia, according to Ash and the others, Lugia's power was at least mid-to-high God Domain Level, if not top-tier God Domain Level. The three birds' strength barely touched the God Domain Level, clearly not Lugia.
Since there was no sign on the surface of the entire Orange Islands, there were only two possibilities: either the one called Lugia was not in the Orange Islands, or Lugia was in the sea, at least a thousand meters deep, which would block his Psychic abilities.
Considering Lugia's title, the latter possibility was greater.
To explore underwater, a single day was naturally not enough. To avoid worrying Ash, Mewtwo gave up the idea of continuing the exploration and returned first.
"You actually went to the Orange Islands... Thank you, Mewtwo, that's so touching!" Hearing that Mewtwo had specially gone to the Orange Islands for him, Ash was almost moved to tears.
He reached out to hug Mewtwo, who immediately used Teleport to dodge: 'Just talk, don't get handsy. I went to the Orange Islands not for you, but only because I was interested in the God of the Sea you mentioned. I didn't get to meet it, which is quite boring.'
Classic Mewtwo-style tsundere. Ash was already used to it. In the nearly two months since Mewtwo joined, there have been few times when she was frank. Yesterday's frank words were Mewtwo's most straightforward yet.
That was also considering Ash's feelings, which is why she said those words to comfort Ash.
"Don't say such hurtful things. Hugs can increase affection!" Ash pouted, saying with a hint of dissatisfaction. Mewtwo completely ignored him.
Let her hug? In her dreams! Unless the sun rose from the west, she would never do such an embarrassing thing.
After the brief interlude, Ash officially began Little Lugia's treatment.
First, he released Venusaur, then asked Cynthia to release Little Lugia. After Cynthia released Little Lugia onto the flat ground, Ash approached Little Lugia and placed his palm on its body.
Aura and Viridian Power surged in. After the two powers circulated through its body, Ash gained a clearer understanding of Little Lugia's condition.
Compared to yesterday, Little Lugia's condition had worsened again. It seemed that even the Poké Ball that could stabilize Little Lugia's state couldn't completely maintain its current condition; it merely greatly slowed down the rate of deterioration.
Today, Little Lugia's physical condition must be restored.
"Lugia, I know you can hear me. It might hurt a bit later, but you must hold on. As long as you get through it, you'll be back to normal!" Ash's voice didn't cause Little Lugia to stir in the slightest.
However, Ash knew that Little Lugia could hear him. Telling him these things now was to prepare him mentally, as completely converting the Psychic attribute into the Dark attribute was no ordinary pain and difficulty.
He was also doing this for the first time, and all he could do was finish it as quickly as possible.
After notifying Little Lugia, Ash increased the output of his power. Aura located Little Lugia's only remaining Psychic core, then forcefully and instantly shattered it!
"Woooo!!!" Little Lugia, who had been tightly closing her eyes with a pained expression, instantly opened them wide, her eyes bloodshot, and the pain on her face was dozens of times more intense than before.
If pain could make her faint, she would have fainted long ago. But now, no matter how twisted with pain she was, she couldn't faint. A power kept her conscious.
That power was Ash's Viridian Power.
Little Lugia couldn't faint at this moment, otherwise, the trouble would be immense.