Pokémon: This trainer is too wild!

Chapter 92 A Dream? I'm Its Father!
The giant bird-shaped Pokémon was gradually approaching, and an invisible and intangible sense of intense pressure descended upon them.

This intense pressure, which felt like it could suffocate, made one's chest feel incredibly heavy and made it difficult to breathe.

Even though the colorful figure hadn't fully approached yet, the air seemed to thicken.

However, as the armored Mewtwo's psychic powers dissipated, this intense sense of oppression disappeared.

The enormous Phoenix King finally arrived in the sky above the three of them, looking down at them with its majestic eyes.

"This is... the legendary Ho-Oh?!"

Rika stared at the bird-like Pokémon, covering her mouth in shock and widening her eyes.

She recognized him! Wasn't this the Phoenix King recorded in myths and legends?
Legend has it that its body shines with seven colors and rainbows are formed wherever it flies. There is also a legend that those who have seen the Phoenix King will have eternal happiness.

The legend of Ho-Oh is something most people in Kanto have heard since childhood.

But Rika never expected that one day Ho-Oh would actually appear in front of her! This really excited Rika.

That's Ho-Oh! Although it's also a legendary Pokémon, Ho-Oh is a completely different concept from legendary Pokémon like Suicune!

Just ...

Rika looked at the legendary Pokémon recorded in mythology with clear eyes, but the more she looked, the stranger it seemed.

From a distance, this Pokémon seemed divine, beautiful, and noble, but up close... Ho-Oh's appearance feels a bit off.

Emmm...

Ho-Oh had no idea what the humans below were thinking; it simply followed the location where Suicune and the other two had last disappeared.

Now that it's getting closer, it senses more and more clearly that the three of them, including Suicune, are inside that human boy.

Ho-Oh's eyes turned slightly cold. It could sense that the boy's heart was not pure. In that case, Suicune and the others could not possibly have willingly accepted this human.

Ho-Oh is very confident in its subordinates, since Suicune and the others have great faith in it, so Suicune and the others have similar views on choosing a mate.

And to be honest, Ho-Oh felt that the way this human was looking at him was very impolite!
Even though it doesn't know what the problem is, it's still impolite.

"Nice to meet you, Ho-Oh. You are indeed as beautiful and charming as the legends say."

Mammon coughed twice, then waved and smiled at Ho-Oh in a pretentious manner.

Yes, Ho-Oh really does look like a giant turkey up close, but Mammon certainly wouldn't say such a rude thing directly.

Phoenix King remained expressionless; it could sense that this was not the person's true feeling.

Humans... are still so hypocritical.

Ho-Oh sighed inwardly. It genuinely hoped that humans and Pokémon could coexist in this world, and coexist with mutual understanding.

It was for this reason that seven hundred years ago, after the people of Enchantress City built the Bell Tower and the Bell Tower, Ho-Oh came to live in the Bell Tower, because these two towers were built for the friendship between humans and Pokémon.

But 150 years ago, lightning struck the Bell Tower, and Ho-Oh ultimately departed on that day.

Because it saw that the divide between humans and Pokémon still existed, Ho-Oh left in disappointment.

To this day, Ho-Oh has still not found a human he desires.

"Human, you've captured Suicune and the others?"

At this point in his thoughts, Phoenix King suddenly felt disheartened and directly used his neutral mental perception to respond to Mammon's question.

“That’s right, I think I have a special connection with them,” Mammon replied with a smile.

“Suicune and the others are my guards. I shouldn’t forcefully control their future, but I can sense it.”

Phoenix King's eyes were fixed on Mammon.

"Human, you were not subdued by them because they recognized you, were you?"

"Does that matter?" Mammon raised an eyebrow.

“This is important!”

Phoenix replied confidently, as it took this very seriously because it had learned this the hard way once before.

You can't judge whether you get along with a trainer just by their strength.

If ideologies clash, conflicts will inevitably erupt sooner or later.

"That's really impressive. So, Phoenix King, what do you intend to do?"

Mammon looked at Ho-Oh with great interest. In fact, he didn't know much about Ho-Oh, since the photographer's appearances in the anime were very few.

In "I Decide for You," she appeared for a mere two minutes at the end, which is considered quite a lot.

Although we know from the lore that Ho-Oh is a kind-hearted legendary Pokémon, its specific personality remains unknown.

"Give Suicune and the others back."

Phoenix King paused for a moment, then spoke to Mammon.

“Ho-Oh, don’t you think your request is a bit rude?” Mammon laughed.

"I captured Suicune and the others through legitimate battles, without resorting to any underhanded means. And now, Ho-Oh, you want me to release them with just a casual remark."

Mammon's smile was both mocking and sarcastic.

"You are truly magnificent, Ho-Oh."

"You simply used a power stronger than theirs. The relationship between humans and Pokémon cannot be represented by power alone."

Phoenix replied in a deep voice, feeling that this human's ideas were wrong.

“Of course, I agree with that. The connection between humans and Pokémon is maintained by emotions and bonds.” Mammon nodded.

Ho-Oh looked at Mammon with considerable surprise, for it could tell that Mammon was indeed telling the truth.

“But this bond isn’t something that’s always there. Right now, I don’t really have any feelings for Suicune and the others, but I believe that with time and interaction, they will get to know me better, and I will get to know them better.” Mammon changed the subject.

If Ho-Oh had eyebrows, they would be deeply furrowed right now.

"Human, you and Suicune are incompatible; you can't be good friends," Ho-Oh said helplessly.

"Ho-Oh, isn't your statement a bit too arbitrary? Who can predict the future? I believe I can influence them."

Mammon wore an innocent-looking expression. "..."

Phoenix King gave Mammon a deep look.

"Further words are useless, human. Since you acknowledge the subjugation through power, then my power is greater than yours, and I am also entitled to demand that you return Suicune and the others to me."

Ho-Oh decided to be rude one last time, as it didn't believe Mammon would have a bright future with Suicune and the others.

Because without a doubt, this human's sophistry actually reveals his character.

"Tsk~ In the end, they just want to force me to release Suicune and the others. Why bother with all that high-sounding moralizing?"

Mammon scoffed.

"I'd also like to try out your power, Ho-Oh."

Mammon tilted his head slightly, a wide grin spreading across his face.

"Mew-two!"

Armored Mewtwo slowly raised its head, and the restraint armor on its body began to automatically detach from its body—helmet, shoulder armor, chest armor…

In the blink of an eye, all of Dark Mewtwo's armor fell to the ground, and its immense, suppressed psychic power subtly emanated from it.

Dark Mewtwo twisted its neck, and the power that had been suppressed by the armor was now surging within its body.

The overwhelming feeling of being filled with seemingly endless power made Dark Mewtwo want to groan.
Cool! !

Ho-Oh narrowed its eyes slightly as it stared at Dark Mewtwo, its wings fluttering slowly as colorful flames gradually ignited around it.

"Huh? This armor can be taken off?"

Lijia was taken aback; she had always thought that the armor was part of Dark Mewtwo itself.

“That’s a power-limiting armor. Mammon said it was created to suppress the superpowers that Mewtwo couldn’t perfectly control,” Cattleya whispered.

“???” Rika was stunned.

Armored Mewtwo was already stronger than she imagined, and now she's being told that this form of Armored Mewtwo still seems to limit Mewtwo's power?

Holy shit! !
"The legendary Phoenix King, I wonder how good you are."

Dark Mewtwo's eyes blazed with deep purple light, and its body slowly rose into the air, level with Ho-Oh. A deep, hoarse telepathic connection rang out.

Surrounded by a deep purple aura tinged with black, it was the uncontrollable psychic power overflowing from Dark Mewtwo's body.

"You have an aura of fantasy about you. What is your relationship with fantasy?"

Ho-Oh looked at the Pokémon with a puzzled expression. It had never seen Dark Mewtwo before, but Dark Mewtwo had a strange, dreamlike aura about it.

And speaking of which, the two do have some similarities, but their body colors are quite different.

"Dreamlike? I'm its father."

Dark Mewtwo replied calmly, silencing Ho-Oh.

Although Dark Mewtwo didn't have a deep obsession with Mew because of Mammon's persuasive words, it would be pure nonsense to say that it had any affection for Mew.

This phrase was taught to it by Mammon, so that Dark Mewtwo would say it this phrase when it encountered Mew.

Dark Mewtwo had been following Mammon for a while, so it naturally understood the meaning of those words and silently memorized them.

Phoenix King remained silent, continuing to slowly flap its wings, with sacred, colorful flames accumulating on both sides of its body.

The temperature in the air began to rise wildly!
The scalding flames seemed to form a colorful ocean of fire, terrifying and astonishing.

"It's so hot..." Lijia fanned her face with her palms; the temperature had suddenly become ridiculously high.

and……

Looking at Ho-Oh and Dark Mewtwo facing off in the air, Rika was still a little worried.

"Mammon, is Mewtwo a match for Ho-Oh?"

Although I know that Dark Mewtwo is very powerful, its opponent is, after all, the legendary Ho-Oh!

"Who knows."

Mammon shrugged. This was his first time fighting a high-level legend, so he had no idea how strong a legend like Ho-Oh was.

The reason he wanted Ho-Oh to come over was to test the current limits of Dark Mewtwo and to see the strength of a legendary figure like Ho-Oh.

Ho-Oh is different from Nebula. Although Nebula's strength soared after evolving into Lunala, it had only just evolved.

It's unknown what level the energy stored in that altar can raise Lunala to. Of course, according to the game, the evolved Nebula would only be level 55...

In reality, you can't simply use the level system from the game, but Mammon still seriously suspects that Lunala's strength is probably only about the same as Dark Mewtwo's current strength, and maybe even weaker.

So instead of asking Lunala to practice on Dark Mewtwo, it would be better to ask Ho-Oh.

After all, Ho-Oh's strength is neither particularly high nor low among all the high-level legendary Pokémon. It is not as powerful as Rayquaza, Kyurem, or the Sinnoh trio, but it is certainly much stronger than Lunala, which has just evolved.

"No matter what, there's no need to worry about safety. Ho-Oh won't hurt anyone. At worst, we can just return Suicune and the others to it."

Mammon said nonchalantly, "Since the former Phoenix King is practicing, there's absolutely no need to worry about his safety."

Even if you can't beat them, it's okay, Ho-Oh won't use its full strength.

"Isn't that a real shame?"

Cattleya frowned. She had finally managed to subdue Suicune and the others!

That Ho-Oh turkey is shameless! It even forces people to release their newly caught Pokémon?
"What does it matter? Just release them. It's not like we can't tame them again." Mammon didn't care at all.

"Huh?" Lijia was taken aback.

Release it, then bring it back later? That would work too...

"Besides, I have a dark history with Ho-Oh. If it goes too far, I'll morally blackmail it!"

Mammon's lips curled into a smile, showing no sign of feeling despicable.

Ho-Oh's dark history?

Both Rika and Cattleya were incredibly curious: could something like Ho-Oh have a dark past?
(End of this chapter)