Moreover, capturing isn't the most crucial part; the key is for the captured creature to follow commands!
According to what other big shots say, Friend of the Divine Beasts Ash seems to share stories with all the Legendary Beasts, and because of those events, they formed deep friendships, so it's absolutely impossible for them to disobey.
So, Ash, who can command the Legendary Beasts, is undeniably the highest level across all parallel worlds!
Breeder Ash's sarcastic tone comes from his disdain towards the straightforward capturing of Legendary Beasts.
Having a Legendary Beast as your fighting power feels vastly different from cultivating your fighting power personally, even though it's extremely difficult to raise Pokemon to that level; only a handful in the entire group can reach Divine Domain Level.
Champion Ash is among the few who have more than a full team of Divine Domain-level entities, which is why he's one of the top dogs; Breeder Ash greatly respects him, being deeply rooted in the breeding industry, fully aware of how difficult it is to cultivate Divine Domain-level Pokemon.
As for Friend of the Divine Beasts Ash... European luck!!
[Friend of the Divine Beasts Ash: Hey, this is why I don't often pop up—people here have a blatant jealousy towards me. Just tag me in the group if you have any questions; I'm off now, rookies.]
[Unlucky Ash: Wait! Don't go! What's this about jealousy? Who's jealous of you? We just despise your effortless gains! Where are you? Show yourself!!]
[Champion Ash: Haha, don't mind it, it's just a playful way of teasing among everyone. He rarely pops up because he's off traveling around the world, and wherever he goes, events happen, so he seldom shows up in the group.]
[Newbie Ash: ...]
Can this situation be termed as European luck? Isn't this pencil eyebrow territory?
[Newbie Ash: Anyways, thanks to all the big shots; I need to prepare first. Tomorrow I'll go help Little Lugia with its healing.]
[Champion Ash: Go ahead, remember one thing, no matter what happens, don't rush. Feel it with your heart and find a way to solve it, whether it's daily matters or battles.]
[Newbie Ash: Got it!
...
In the real world, Ash opened his tightly shut eyes, showing a hint of complexity. The words from Champion Ash seemed to have recognized that he'd recently lost a match.
Perhaps this is the tacit understanding with 'himself'—even if he says nothing and keeps talking about other things, his parallel self still noticed and provided solace.
With such a good 'mentor' around, how can he succumb to despair? Lose now and win in the next battle!
Having lost to Cynthia this time, he'll win it back in the upcoming Master Tournament!
"Pika Pika?" Pikachu, nearly dozing off, noticed Ash's awakening movement, lifting its slightly puzzled face and rubbing its eyes while querying Ash.
"Hmm, I've found a solution now. Let's head to the Pokemon Center first to have Venusaur's Pokeball sent over."
...
Time swiftly moved to the next morning. Cynthia confirmed the time with Ash last night, so she arrived at Ash's place at nine in the morning.
Ash, Cynthia, and two others went to the location where the battle happened yesterday, and Mewtwo quietly emerged behind Ash.
Seeing Mewtwo, Ash asked in surprise, "Mewtwo, where did you go? I couldn't find you for half the day!"
'I visited the Orange Archipelago to see if I could find that Lugia you mentioned, but after scouting, I only found three large birds without any top-tier Divine Domain-level reaction. My psychic ability's range wasn't enough to cover the seabed; maybe it's resting underwater.'
After nearly ten hours, Mewtwo searched the entire Orange Archipelago without finding Lugia's trace.
Though he didn't know Lugia, from what Ash and the others described, Lugia's power, if not top-tier Divine Domain level, should at least be higher than mid-level; and those three birds only barely touched Divine Domain level—clearly not Lugia.
If the surface has none, then there are only two possibilities: either Lugia isn't in the Orange Archipelago, or it's underwater, at least a thousand meters deep, blocking his psychic powers.
Considering Lugia's title, the latter possibility is bigger.
Exploring underwater can't be done in a day, so Mewtwo decided to return early to prevent Ash from worrying.
"You actually went to the Orange Archipelago... Thank you, Mewtwo, it's so touching!" Ash was nearly moved to tears hearing Mewtwo went specifically for him.
He reached out to hug Mewtwo, but Mewtwo instantly teleported away: 'Just talk, no need for touching. I went to the Orange Archipelago not for you but out of interest in your Sea God story. Didn't meet him—how dull.'
Mewtwo's classic tsundere style—Ash was used to it. Since Mewtwo joined nearly two months ago, there have been few direct moments; yesterday's candid words were already Mewtwo's most straightforward.
That time was to consider Ash's feelings, so he spoke those comforting words.
"Come on, don't say hurtful things; hugs can boost rapport!" Ash muttered slightly annoyed, but Mewtwo completely tuned him out.
Let her hug? Dream on! Unless the sun rises from the west, she'd never do anything so embarrassing.
After the brief interlude, Ash officially began healing Little Lugia.
First, he released Venusaur, then Cynthia released Little Lugia onto the ground; Ash approached Little Lugia, pressing his palm against it.
Aura Power and Power of Viridian surged in, circulating within its body; Ash gained clearer insight into Little Lugia's condition.
Compared to yesterday, Little Lugia's state worsened slightly, showing that even though the Pokeball can somewhat stabilize its condition, it can't completely halt the deterioration; it merely greatly slows the degradation rate.
Today's priority is to restore Little Lugia's physical state.
"Lugia, I know you can hear. There might be some pain later, but hold on; once you endure it, you can recover as you were!" Ash's words didn't cause any reaction from Little Lugia.
However, Ash knew Little Lugia could hear, and telling him these words is just to prepare him mentally. After all, converting Psychic Attribute completely into Dark Attribute isn't easy and is uncommonly painful.
It's Ash's first time attempting this, so the goal is to finish as quickly as possible.
After notifying Little Lugia, Ash increased his power output, Aura Power pinpointing Little Lugia's remaining psychic core, then fiercely shattering it!
"Woooh!!!" The formerly shut-eyed Little Lugia suddenly opened its eyes wide in agonizing pain, its face showing unprecedented distress.
If pain could cause fainting, it would've passed out long ago, yet, however twisted in pain, it couldn't faint, aided by Ash's Power of Viridian.
At this moment, Little Lugia must not faint, or there'll be massive trouble.