Elf: Re-employment of retired champion of Padiya

Chapter 834 The Celestial Flute, an Audience with Arceus!
Wangluo and Qiladina formed a united front and plotted together to cleanse the land.

A rebellion is launched in order to avenge Arceus, who banished him to the Reversed World.

Another reason was to use Giratina's power, which in mythology might be interpreted as "the shadow of Arceus," to disrupt the chance for Zephyr to collect the stone tablets, and to have enough fighting power to tame Arceus after everything was accomplished.

The alliance between the two was only barely maintained because they shared or had similar goals.

But if they find that they can't even reach their goal, this fragile relationship will immediately crack.

Wang Luo's words were a blatant insult to Giradina, completely disgracing him.

Its attempt to escape into the reverse world paused, and its scarlet dragon eyes flashed with ferocity as it looked at Wang Luo, who had been its teammate just a second before.

But it ultimately did not attack Wangluo.

Even Giratina himself couldn't understand the reason behind this.

Perhaps it has been worn down by countless years in the Reverse World, and it is no longer as violent as it was at the beginning.

Or perhaps it simply couldn't bring itself to harm Wang Luo.

After all, the other party was the first person who reached out to it during its long years of imprisonment, someone who shared the same ideals.

Even though this relationship was mixed with a lot of Wangluo's personal motives, it was still a rare and precious thing for Giratina.

It glanced at Luo with slight disappointment and gave up its plan to escape into the reverse world.

It was as if it was proving to Wangluo that its majesty as the Lord of Reversal was beyond question.

Giratina roared, unleashing a dense shadow that pierced through space as it charged toward Calyrex and the others.

The battle ended quickly.

However, Giratina's strength, which was determined to fight to the death, truly exceeded Luo Mu's expectations.

Even with the power of the stone tablets, quite a few of the Pokémon that went into battle were injured, and the golden light on their bodies flickered unpredictably.

Despite having an advantageous attribute and the added benefit of two stone tablets, the Calycerin King and Snowstorm Horse inevitably suffered a decline in performance.

In return for all of this, Giratina, who had been knocked out of its Origin state and was lying on the ground, had lost all its fighting power. Even with the recovery ability of a legendary Pokémon, it was unlikely to recover in a short time like Hoenn Rayquaza.

The dark realm connecting reality and the Reverse World has long since receded, and sunlight shines down once more, as if proclaiming the defeat of the third god of Sinnoh.

Luo Mu only breathed a sigh of relief when he confirmed that Giratina had fallen.

Indeed, it was the right decision to not underestimate any legendary Pokémon associated with creation myths.

Compared to Giratina, who was previously concerned with minor details, Giratina is clearly more threatening when it launches a fierce and reckless attack.

Even with all of their own forces fighting, and the power of the stone tablet breaking through Giratina's power, it still took them this long to finally defeat the opponent.

Luo Mu suspected that, compared to its strength in the game, Origin Giratina's raw power was at least on par with Mega Rayquaza.

But no matter what, now that I've won, it means I've finally cleared the entire Xicui dungeon.

Thinking of this, Luo Mu couldn't help but subconsciously reveal a smile that seemed to indicate that the matter was finally over.

Behind him, Ma Jiamu, whose mouth was once again sealed by the vines of the Monarch Serpent, stared wide-eyed.

As the sole witness, he saw with his own eyes Luo Mu drive away the Twin Dragons of Time and Space, and then defeat that black, terrifying creature whose aura made him unable to muster any will to resist.

These three beings who appeared all possessed a physique and power consistent with his impression of the Grandmaster Sinnoh.

But Luo Mu completely defeated such beings.
How incredibly stupid I was to even think that I, as a mere leader of Zhuqing Village, could doubt someone like Luo Mu, who could be compared to an ancient hero?
Ma Jiamu's face turned pale as he pondered whether Luo Mu would forgive him if he bowed deeply and apologized.

the other side.

Wang Luo's expression changed from initial arrogance to disdain for Giratina's attempt to escape, and finally to a silent acceptance that the outcome was already decided.

As a Pokémon trainer who inherited the bloodline of the ancient Sinnoh people, lived for a long time, and even visited other regions, he sealed away many troublesome Pokémon.

Although he pursues pleasure, he also has a very clear understanding of himself.

Even though Luo Mu's Pokémon are in decline now, based on their performance in the battle against Giratina, they are not the kind of Pokémon he can easily defeat.

That being the case.

Then there is only one answer.

The moment Luo Mu looked over, Wang Luo, whose expression had just been one of unyielding defiance and a willingness to fight to the death, immediately changed his demeanor.

"Oh dear, it seems I've made a mistake this time. The opportunity to meet the Creator, the Great Lord Sinnoh, is now yours."

As he spoke, Wang Luo turned around and put down his huge suitcase, then magically pulled out a thick stack of bricks and stone slabs.

At a glance, there were exactly seven pieces, no more and no less.

Adding to the number of stone slabs held by Luo Mu, there are now a total of seventeen stone slabs.

The only missing piece, the Fairy Stone Tablet, was already known to Luo Mu. In fact, the current holder of the Fairy Stone Tablet had arranged to "temporarily lend" it to him.

As fragments of divine power, the Tablets of Arceus are now complete.
Luo Mu was still somewhat taken aback when he realized this fact.

Seeing that Wang Luo clearly intended to offer tribute, he was at a loss for what to do.

This guy is shameless; he's really hard to deal with.

When he's being arrogant, his face makes you so angry you want to slap him.

But Wang Luo was shrewd and cunning. Knowing that things were going to fail this time, he immediately knelt down and offered up the stone slabs he had painstakingly collected, which, apart from those on the king's body, were scattered across the Xicui land.

Now that he's done this, Luo Mu really doesn't know what to do to him.

but.

Looking at Wang Luo's grinning face, Luo Mu could roughly guess what the man was thinking.

They simply wanted to take advantage of the unique characteristic of the last remaining ancient Shinonians—immortality.

He was thinking of waiting a few decades until he died of old age before causing trouble again.

For Wang Luo, as long as he could wait, it wasn't a problem.

He has plenty of time.

Just as Luo Mu was pondering how to teach this delightful rascal a lesson, the Queen of the Brilliant Crown seemed to notice his troubles.

After a few seconds of contemplation, the Queen of the Crimson Crowns, leading the Spirit Horse, floated over and said, "How about this, let me use my superpowers to give this person's brain a hint."

Perhaps due to the intense battle just now, the Queen of the Crane Crown, who has returned to her identity as the Queen of Abundance, has not yet changed her title back.

Luo Mu didn't care about such a trivial matter.

After careful consideration, I realized that this was indeed a good approach.

With the power of the Crowned King and the blessing of the magical stone tablet, it is probably only possible for Arceus to personally intervene, or for the three lake gods to work together, to break the mental suggestion in Wangluo's brain.

Well, other legendary Pokémon specializing in psychic abilities might be able to do it too, but if Luo Mu were to list all the psychic-type legendaries he knows, Wang Luo probably wouldn't be able to find anyone who could help him.

Thinking of this, Luo Mu subconsciously turned his "malicious" gaze toward Wang Luo, who was kneeling in reverence before Ma Jiamu.

At that moment, Wang Luo felt the hairs on his body stand on end, and a bad premonition filled his mind and body.

The next second, the premonition came true.

"Hmm, let me think. Are there any restrictions on the content of the hints? Can they be general, or can they be more detailed?"

Luo Mu stroked his chin and asked the Crowned Queen with great interest.

“A more detailed answer is also acceptable,” King Rachel immediately replied.

"Hey, what do you want to do—"

Upon hearing Luo Mu's voice, Wang Luo knew exactly what Luo Mu was planning!
Does he want to brainwash me and turn me into his slave?!
Although Wang Luo had previously traveled to other regions as a Pokémon trainer, he had witnessed in a western empire how the Pokémon, which were then called magical beasts, used their superpowers to forcibly enslave others and turn them into slaves.

He also had no intention of changing the situation.

He simply accepted a huge reward and left after completing the commission given to him by the empire there.

But he never imagined that he would encounter such a thing one day.

Is this person a devil?
Living like this is worse than being dead!
—That's what Wang Luo originally thought.

But when Luo Mu voiced his thoughts, Wang Luo's pent-up grief and indignation vanished instantly. "First, we must prevent him from deliberately causing trouble for his own amusement."

Second, let him...

As Luo Mu listed the "hints" he had come up with, Wang Luo's expression changed repeatedly.

As the saying goes.

People's ideas are always about compromise.

When Wang Luo had already preconceived that he was going to be brainwashed and turned into a slave, he suddenly realized that they were just some hints restricting his behavior.

At this moment, he felt that what he would never have been able to accept before was now not so unacceptable.

By the time Wang Luo realized what was happening, the spiritual power emanating from the Crown King's hand had already penetrated his brain.

To be honest, I didn't feel anything special about it being unexpected.

Wang Luo didn't even feel that his thinking was limited, or that he had been marked with a mental imprint.

But Wang Luo also knew that there must have been changes in herself that she was unaware of.

At this time.

Wang Luo discovered that the seven stone slabs he had placed in front of him were lifted up by an invisible force and floated to the front of the Bridal King.

At the same time, he said, "That's it, let's leave it at that."

Wang Luo understood that this meant they were going to let him go.

However, he just couldn't be happy.

A voice deep inside him told him that he probably wouldn't be able to cause trouble like this again.
After dealing with Wang Luo's matter, Luo Mu and Lei Guan Wang looked at Giratina, who had fallen to the ground.

Unlike the two dragons of time and space who were driven away, Giratina was genuinely beaten into incapacitated.

Even if Luo Mu throws out a Poké Ball right now, he might still be able to catch Giratina.

However, he obviously couldn't do that—

A clear footstep sounded.

Amidst Magamuna's wide-eyed stare, which seemed to scream "There's another expert!?", a tall figure gracefully approached.

A long black dress resembling mourning attire, a wide-brimmed hat, and an open black parasol. Without a doubt, that was Wu Si, who had abandoned Luo Mu at Xicui and then disappeared!
Beside her, the cloud of affection she called "Little Love" was holding an umbrella for her.

At this moment, Wu Si held a fan made of some unknown material, the open fan covering half of her face, accompanied by her soft laughter.

"Hehe, Wang Luo, you look really pathetic."

"None of your business."

Upon seeing the other party appear, Wang Luo, who clearly recognized Wu Si, rolled her eyes.

Wu Si remained completely unperturbed, and slowly said, "I told you long ago that your ideas were impossible to realize. See, your ambitions were so easily crushed by the 'hero' I found."

Wang Luo's eyes widened. "So it was you."

“It wasn’t me.” Wu Si closed the fan and pointed to the sky. “It was that person who chose it.”

Wang Luo's expression instantly turned ugly.

Does Wu Si mean that he had long ago set his sights on Luo Mu because he had been pursuing something he could not obtain?

At that moment, Wang Luo felt that the blow she was receiving was even more painful than the complete failure of her plan.

Why? Why, Arceus? If you still have a heart, tell me! What's wrong with me, who inherited the bloodline of the ancient gods? Why would you focus your attention on someone who is utterly useless except for strength?
Unfortunately, even though Wang Luo's heart was screaming with desire, he found it difficult to voice these thoughts.

Just as Wang Luo's face was turning blue from the frustration in his heart, Wu Si looked around and his gaze fell on Giratina, who still didn't have the strength to stand up.

"A destroyed world must have entities capable of maintaining its stable operation, therefore..."

I thought to myself, with a hint of deeper meaning.

Considering the timing of Wu Si's appearance, Luo Mu naturally understood her meaning.

It's just a matter of letting Giratina go, right?

We've already released the two Time-Space Dragons, so what's one more Giratina?

Anyway, they are all like the three divine birds of Asia, beings with special responsibilities. It's impossible to subdue them from the start, but it's worth trying to build a good relationship with them.

"Okay, we have no objections."

After discussing it with the Criveor and the Xenogears behind him, Luo Mu nodded.

Wu Si looked at Giratina, who had raised her head at some point, and said, "Did you hear that? You can leave now."

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Giratina glanced at her silently, then looked deeply at Lomu, Calycerin, and Roentgenrakilista a few more times, without saying a word, and quietly opened the portal to the Reverse World.

His figure disappeared slowly, as if sinking into water.

Watching Giratina leave, Wu Si chuckled and said, "Judging from its appearance, it probably won't have any other ideas for a long time to come and will just stay obediently in the Inverted World."

Luo Mu: "."

No, it won't be long before it (referring to the long-lived species' sense of time) can no longer tolerate the fight between its two foolish brothers and takes action.

However, compared to matters of the future, Luo Mu's gaze fell on Wu Si, and he frowned slightly.

"You came here not just for Giratina, but also to take me away?"

That won't do; I was planning to help improve the living environment of the pearl settlement.

We can't just leave like that.

Although Luo Mu also wanted to return to the modern era, it shouldn't be now.

"No, you can finish what you want to do before you leave."

"You can leave anything behind."

Wu Si smiled knowingly, drawing a helpless look from Luo Mu.

But she didn't forget her main task. She rummaged through the "somersault cloud" beneath Juanlianyun and took out a pure white vertical flute.

—That is the flute of the gods.

Luo Mu narrowed his eyes, and then heard Wu Si say, "It came from that little girl down the mountain who was worried about you."

"And this, which I promised you, is also for you."

As he spoke, Wu Si handed over the Divine Harmony Flute and a pink stone slab that seemed to still have some water stains from pressing salted vegetables.

"Try blowing it."

Wu Si took a step back, a hint of barely perceptible expectation in his eyes.

".good."

Knowing roughly what would happen next, Luo Mu nodded slightly and, following the method Zhu Bei had taught him, began to play the Divine Harmony Flute.

The melodious flute music resounded in the ruins of the Sinnoh Temple.

In an instant.

The Calycerin King and the Röntgen Cat both felt a pulling sensation, and the stone tablets inside their bodies appeared one after another. Together with the stone tablet that Wang Luo had just handed over, they turned into light and all flowed into the Divine Flute!
In the intense light, the flute-shaped Divine Flute instantly transformed into an even more bizarrely shaped flute.

That is undoubtedly—

Celestial Flute!

Upon seeing this, Wu Si's smile deepened.

"It seems that person wants to see you."

"Then go, go and pay homage to the supreme creator, the divine and mysterious Arceus."

(End of this chapter)