Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 445 They were tricked by Tapu Fini

What's it like to keep borrowing the power of other legendary Pokémon without paying any fees, only to be caught red-handed by the original Pokémon?

Tapu Fin Fin!
The guardian deity of Poni Island in the Alola region, one of the four island deities, has a black body resembling a mermaid and flowing long hair. Her main body resides in a violet shell, which, when closed, resembles the head of a swordfish.

It's not a shark, but a swordfish!
However, if it's hidden underwater, it's indeed very difficult for the Crested King with its small eyes to tell the difference.

"She can manipulate water; it's said she can create pure water that purifies impurities!"

The moment Tapu Fini appeared, all the legendary Pokémon present became alert!
Aside from Calyrex, who was tearfully staring at the broken fishing rod, Mewtwo was the first to act. However, she only used psychic powers to try and control this sudden "attack"!

however!
The intense fairy radiance and the goddess Mewtwo's psychic power clashed and then neutralized each other, causing a powerful psychic whirlwind on the island. At this moment, Evil Phantom stepped forward!
"Boni!"

From her green robe, she combined thorns and vines to create a spiked club!

Thorny vine stick!
Hey!
Use a stick wrapped with vines to beat the target. Attributes change depending on the mask worn. Highly effective at hitting vital points!
Boom!
She jumped up and hit Tapu Fini with her bat, but the move, which should have been incredibly effective, was blocked by Tapu Fini's Violet Shell!

"Lady!"

It's an iron wall!
Tapu Fizz's eyes twitched. She opened her swordfish-like shell, stretched out her hands, and a strong chill emanated from within!

Frozen wind!

The little widow shivered from the freezing wind, frost began to form on her body, and her speed decreased. Just then, Giratina swung its head!
thunder!

Giratina flung out Thunder of Fury, and Tapu Fini, which is twice as weak to Electric, was immediately interrupted from its attack and quickly floated up!

[Oh! This move is effective? This guy really is a water-type!]

It works! Of course it works!
However, Tapu Fini has a Special Defense of up to 130, so even if it's effective, it won't be of much use!
"Wait a minute, don't hit!"

Lightmoy quickly stopped everyone from fighting, and at the same time looked at Tapu Fini, which was floating in mid-air and scrutinizing everyone.

"Although it is called a guardian deity, it can sometimes bring terrible disasters to those who approach it casually. It dwells in the depths of dense fog, manipulates water to attack, and the ocean currents are its source of energy."

[Oh wow! So this guy is Tapu Finch! By human standards, he should be quite good-looking.]

Looks like they've come to demand an explanation!

Giratina stared at Tapu Fini. The Alola region was too far from Sinnoh. Although it was called the guardian deity, Giratina actually had no impression of this guy.

What is certain is that the Tapus were not among the legendary beings born at the beginning of creation, but rather evolved naturally in subsequent eras.

However, having the power to transcend life and death and control the spirit world is still too overpowered, Giratina thought. Even she herself did not have such power. Therefore, among all the legendary Pokémon, apart from herself, she seemed to be the only one with this power.

The Azure Silver Dragon, a creature from another world, is not included in this discussion!

"Oh, it's not a shark, but it is definitely a fish. I have a question for you, guardian spirit of a distant land: why did you attack those Pokémon that came to explore?"

The Brilliant King had to deal with this matter, since that was why it had come here to fish. At the same time, the Brilliant King used a healing wave on the Evil Spirit, and the little widow recovered from her trembling state and happily thanked the Brilliant King.

Thank you, Big-Headed Deer? Big-Headed Rabbit?
"Gugu is the Big-Headed King".

But Capufin ignored Calycanthus's questioning.

attack?

I was just testing their power out of curiosity!
And don’t approach the island I’m protecting, not even in my dreams!
The Crowned Queen's eyes widened: "You're randomly attacking innocent passersby and claiming it's a test?"

“The island guardians’ views on good and evil are quite different from yours, Calyrex,” Lightmoss explained. “In the Alola region, the island guardians sometimes protect the islands, and sometimes they punish them. They are capricious and unpredictable.”

"Although it is called a guardian deity, it does not mean that it will often help. Its personality is surprisingly fickle, and sometimes it will even attack humans and Pokémon that ruin its mood."

"This kind of guy can be a god?" Raicrown didn't understand the thoughts of the humans in the Alola region. Lightmoss shrugged: "Different regions have different customs."

"The people of Alora believe that the island guardians are the embodiment of nature. Since they represent nature, rain, wind, and lightning are all part of the natural cycle."

Goddess Mewtwo: "When nature has personality and will, it becomes even more terrifying. The power of nature is something I have been fortunate enough to experience."

Kapufi also corresponds to Kanaroa, the Hawaiian god of the ocean, the underworld, and sorcerers.

Therefore, her mist can transcend the boundary between life and death, allowing departed souls to return to the world!
"Lady!"

Tapu Fini floated up to the Lightmoss, carefully examining the human who was constantly using his power, while also gracefully dancing in mid-air, scrutinizing the other legendary Pokémon present.

King of the Bountiful of Galar.

Reversed World, one of the rulers in mythology.

The strongest Pokémon created by humankind.

There's also a Grass-type Pokémon that looks like a little girl!

Not bad, not bad at all! It actually has such powerful strength!

You, a human being, are just as interesting as I find you.

"I'm sorry to have borrowed your power. Are you here to interrogate me?"

Lightmoss looked strangely at the Tapu Fin circling around it:

"If this is the island where Tapu Finch is located, then could this sky island be Bonnie Island? However, the terrain doesn't seem quite right, and there are no iconic, massive ruins, but instead, there are many coconut trees."

Of course, because this isn't Pony Island.

Tapu Fin stared at the moss, conveying this meaning.

This is Exeggutor Island, the "dream" of the Exeggutor trees.

After Tapu Fini pointed, everyone turned around and saw that the coconut forest suddenly "moved"!

"Bonnie?!"

Ergui Peng discovered that among the moving coconut trees was the one she had just hidden in. At that moment, the large trees stood up shakily, making silly, dumb noises and shaking their heads.
It was only then that everyone noticed that the fruit growing on those coconut trees wasn't "coconuts"!
"What...what are these things?!"

Calyrex lived in the snowfield and had never seen a Pokémon that only existed in tropical regions. Calyrex stood up straight and tried to look up, only to find that these guys' heads were just as big as his own!
"Wow, what a big head!"

It's finally my turn to say this!

“That’s Exeggutor.” Mewtwo recognized the Pokémon. “In the Unova region, this Pokémon can only be found on a few islands, but it looks different?”

Giratina: [That's the one humans are researching, what's it called again? Similar Pokémon appear in different regions.] Smoky: [Regional forms, that is, the same Pokémon appearing in different regions. This is due to changes in the ecological environment, as well as the pressure brought by the distribution of Pokémon populations and survival competition, resulting in entirely new forms.]

"The Pokémon here are Exeggutor and Alola."

“The original Excoecaria agallocha was not like this. It should have looked like a coconut tree or pineapple tree with legs, known as the walking rainforest. Each fruit had a face and a different consciousness, and seemed to have no interest in anything other than itself.”

"They usually have three heads, each thinking about different things. They communicate through telepathy to decide what to do and possess powerful mental strength."

"In the Alola region, the intense sunlight and warm climate, under the scorching sun, awakened the hidden power in Exeggutor's pre-evolution form, 'Exeggcute,' which eventually became what it is now."

"One theory is that Exeggutor from the Alola region is the original form of this Pokémon, and its image seems to be depicted in ancient paintings and buildings."

"After growing up in a warm region, it no longer needed its original spiritual power, and its superpowers weakened. However, it awakened a new energy, which is... a dragon!"

Giratina was taken aback, staring in astonishment at the Alola Exeggutor trees that were shaking their necks and chuckling.
What? These things are dragons?!

Lightmoss: "Yes, not only dragons, but also a special move called [Dragon Hammer]!"

Are apples dragons and coconuts dragons?
If it were my original self, I wouldn't have admitted to such an outrageous thing, but after spending time with those fruit-eating worms, I found them quite cute and reluctantly accepted it.

However.
There always seem to be strange and wonderful things in God's creations.

A jumble of thoughts suddenly flooded Giratina's mind. The ruler of the Reversal World stared blankly at the long-necked coconut trees swaying their heads, then looked at Calyrex with a rather impolite gaze:

【Clad King, you also have a big head. Could it be that you also possess hidden power? After being exposed to the scorching sun, will you also develop dragon-like attributes?】

The Crowned King glared at him: "How rude! How am I any like a dragon! I have fought against poisonous dragons!"

Guangtai laughed heartily:
"Dragons come in all sorts of strange shapes and sizes. Have you forgotten the Numei Dragon from the Washing Green Era? That thing was actually a snail, wasn't it?"

Moreover, there are also sushi dragons, giants dragons, gluttons dragons, and fire turtles dragons. A significant number of dragons are quite strange!

After listening to Lightmoys's words, Giratina also vaguely remembered some things from ancient times. Speaking of which, there was indeed a kind of Goodra during the Green Washing period, carrying a very thick shell. He had always felt that the creature's shape was a bit strange.
Yes, it looks a lot like the "Knight Snail" from Unova and the "Lava Snail" from City Poison! So, it is a snail!
Wow, even snails are dragons!
"It is said that the island guardians stay in their favorite places and are generally not seen. In other words, they don't often stay in their own ruins. However, if you go to the ruins and call on them, they will sometimes appear."

"And this is Exeggutor Island, next to Pony Island."

Lightmoss recovered slightly from the shock and realized what kind of place this island was.

Isn't that the island where Lillie took shelter from the rain in the Sun & Moon storyline? It's said to be a special protected area in the Alola region, where development is not allowed, and many Alola Exeggutor trees like to hide among coconut trees for camouflage.

This island sometimes rains and has historically served as a challenging place for island pilgrimages, but more importantly, this island is...
This island possesses a flute that can summon the sun and moon!

The Sun Flute, or the Moon Flute! After obtaining the flute on this island, return to the Sun Shrine or Moon Shrine on Poni Island and play the flute to evolve the legendary space Pokémon!
Lightmoss: "The ritual performed on the altar, with beautiful music played on two flutes, bestows power upon legendary Pokémon, which is what shaped the legend of the Alola region. And the flute that calls to the sun and moon has been said since ancient times to be placed on Exeggutor Island."

"Lady~!"

Kapufin scrutinized the moss and then made a request!

They borrowed my power without a word!
This power is not for you to use casually!

Since you've already used it, then pay the price!
"So, what is the price?" Guangtai asked helplessly. Being caught red-handed was quite embarrassing, and the power of the statue was indeed directly borrowed from her.

The ruins on the other side also contain stone statues of gods, within which the power of Tapu is concentrated.

"Lady—!"

Tapu Fini seriously put forward its conditions, which surprised Lightmoss!
Lightmoy: "You mean, you want me to go on an island pilgrimage? No, I'm too old for that. Isn't that a trial for eleven-year-olds? Besides, I'm an outsider."

What price is there in touring the islands?
Guangtai had a strange expression.

Tapu Fini let out a soft hum.

Eleven-year-olds can go on pilgrimages, and so can sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds; there's no problem with that.

The rules for the island pilgrimage were set by our island guardians, and we can change them however we want!
Then, you can settle down in the Alola region, on Poni Island! I approve!
"Wait, what do you mean by settling in the Alola region? You're being too selfish. That's my dearest friend! I won't allow it!"

The Crowned King was the first to raise questions, as it was counting on the Lightmoss to help promote the vegetables and then revive the Crown Snowfield.

Giratina also questioned: "Shouldn't it be his own choice where he settles? He has close ties with people in Unova and Padonia, and even in Sinnoh and Kil'jaeden. Are you suggesting he abandon us, his friends, and go to a faraway place?"

This local deity is indeed very "unconventional"!

"It seems like they're planning something. For no reason, they're forcibly demanding that someone settle down. If it's an invitation, it's just too strange."

The goddess Mewtwo gently wagged its tail, sensing something special, and made a meaningful comment.

"Could it be that we're going to rely on the legendary craftsman's power, or perhaps assign him some important task?"

"Bo Ni oh?" Er Gui Peng thought for a moment. She originally wanted to say that she had arrived first, but she was a little timid, so she could only look at Guang Tai with concern.

Let's head north first! Let's head north first!
Her eyes revealed such emotions, as if she was about to cry. The guardian deity opposite her spoke in a very forceful tone, which made Egui Peng a little scared.

Once she was out of the combat environment, her timid and cowardly nature became apparent; even after living for hundreds of years, she was still a cute little girl.

Tapu Finch squinted his eyes.

You're not allowed?

It seems you're deliberately rejecting my request because you see how powerful Alola is!

Hmph, even among the many legends, it is quite beloved.
And yet, I like this person even more!
There was no other way but to bring this person here to settle down. Although the island's guardian deity can set rules, there are some customs that must be observed to some extent.
There is a job that can only be held by someone who can communicate with the deceased, and that person must be a resident of Pony Island or a nearby sea village.

Tapu Fini suddenly looked at Calyrex and then made a "selling" sound.

I have been observing you, you big-headed king, for a long time.

I've noticed that you particularly like eating radishes.

Our Pony Island is famous for its "Pony Radish"! It's big and delicious, would you like to try it?

The Crowned Queen glared:

"You actually tried to bribe me with radishes! Do you think I'm the kind of guy who would abandon his friends for radishes?"

"I see! So you and I are business rivals!"

Did you steal the market share of Glorious Vegetables? You've been outmaneuvered by Kapufin!
(End of this chapter)