Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

It was just blaming itself.

Ash, the Rainbow Hero, has a somewhat complicated relationship with the three legendary beasts.

Suicune and the other two sometimes wondered why Ho-Oh didn't just send them to solve the problem, instead of going to the trouble of testing a human.

But after today, Suijun has nothing to doubt anymore.

Putting aside Ash's strength, Ho-Oh was even willing to scheme against Celebi for his sake, which speaks volumes!

Of all the Rainbow Heroes that Suicune knows, Ash's status is definitely the highest.

Just as he himself said, Ho-Oh was not a test for him at all, but a stepping stone!

Ash has now confirmed the results of his previous discussion with Lugia: Ho-Oh must want him to regain his regenerative abilities!

From this perspective, the purpose of capturing Celebi was to travel through time.

However, Celebi gets angry at the mere mention of capturing it. Perhaps Ho-Oh thinks that reasoning with it is probably not going to work, and that force is the only option.

To be honest, Xiao Zhi felt that this was very abnormal.

Celebi is neither extreme nor a Pokémon that hates humans. On the contrary, it is quite happy to be friends with people like us... There's no reason why it can't even hear the words "capture" or "catch".

It felt like a fuse had been lit; it would explode at the slightest touch…

"It's all over, can you let me go now?" Just as I was thinking, Xuecheng's cold voice came from not far away.

He had been restrained by Bea, who only managed to let Machamp release him after Ash gave his permission.

“Xiao Zhi…” Xue Cheng looked at Zhi Lan and the other person, but ultimately said nothing.

He understood their difficulties, and they did eventually stop, but…

Syracuse is currently facing the toughest challenge.

Without Celebi, how will he return to his original era?!

"Snow City, I'm sorry..." Ash scratched his head awkwardly. Blue had been too excited and only cared about letting Celebi escape on its own, forgetting about Snow City.

"Ugh, you guys have really put me in a difficult position," Snow City complained with a distressed expression. "After what happened, where am I supposed to find another... Celebi?!"

hum!

The forest is once again bathed in verdant green, and ripples of time suddenly appear in the distance... Celebi is back!

However, this time it was caught by a capture device and appeared extremely weak, and a strange man was brought back with it!

"This is... Hmph, you can't escape no matter what!" The man's physical condition was better than Xuecheng's, and he did not faint due to the time travel.

He was only puzzled for a moment before his attention quickly returned to Celebi, and he grinned as he prepared to retrieve the capture device.

"It's you?!" Snow City exclaimed in shock. "In my time, this was the guy who captured Celebi!"

"You brat, you're here too? I'm warning you, mind your own business. Go, Scyther and Houndoom!" The poacher immediately sent out his two Pokémon to attack as soon as he saw Snow City.

"We just released it... and you caught it again?" Little Blue was now completely enraged. "That's outrageous! Little Helmet, go and rescue Celebi!"

Clang!

Suddenly dropping the ball, the Scythe-Helmet, wielding two sharp blades, leaped out and unleashed a Water Jet that struck Houndoom!

"Water Slash! Then Stone Attack!" Xiao Lan's commands didn't stop at all. As she ran towards Celebi, Kabuto also used its twin blades to defeat Houndoom in one strike, and then created sharp stone blades to knock Scizor down from mid-air.

"You wretched brat... Waaah!"

Bang!

Before the poacher could speak, Ash had already arrived and kicked him to the ground.

"Celebi, I'll get you out right now! Little bag!"

"Crack!" The small bag that had stepped forward easily smashed the machine that was holding Celebi with a casual slap.

Ash caught Celebi and placed it beside him, where Blue, who had just arrived, hugged it tightly.

"Celebi, it's alright...it's really alright." Blue gently comforted the still-shaken Celebi.

“Bei…” The continuous crossings and attacks had left Celebi’s power extremely depleted.

However, after being held in Xiao Lan's arms, it showed a relieved expression, and its tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

In its heart, it actually trusts Xiao Lan very much and is happy to be friends with her... but only if she doesn't say anything like she wants to tame it.

"Don't worry, the poacher has been dealt with, and no one can hurt you anymore." Ash also stepped forward with his bag, placing his hand on Celebi's head and beginning to heal it with all his might.

"Bi~" The gentle power made Celebi feel comfortable, but at the same time it made it secretly puzzled.

Ash and Blue are indeed very good people, so why do they insist on trying to subdue me?

Why did I react that way?

Although Celebi is naive, it is not stupid; it also sensed the problem.

It was chased by poachers twice and desperately wanted to escape. At that time, it was filled with fear and worried that it would be bound by the bad guys.

However, it felt a deep-seated disgust towards Zhilan's suggestion of subjugation!

Even if it wasn't in a state of fear at the time, it would immediately lose control as soon as that word was mentioned!

Why is that...? Celebi couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

As if sensing this unusual mood, a wisp of white light quietly emanated from the baby pouch in the small bag.

"An~" Accompanied by the inquisitive voice of a certain little guy, Zhi Lan and the other two, Celebi and Xiao Dai disappeared at the same time!

"Where did Xiaozhi and the others go?" The sudden change startled Xiaogang.

However, just as everyone was frantically trying to find it, Yukira waved his hand with an air of confidence.

It was all too familiar with this scene.

"What did you say?" Lyra was taken aback by Tyranitar's gesturing and shouting. "You mean my brother and the others... went to dream with Celebi?"

Just as Kira said, at this moment, Chiran and Xiaodai were in a slightly dim forest.

This place looked a lot like Sheraby Forest. They walked on for a while and sure enough, they saw the familiar stone niche.

And Celebi, crouching on the stone niche, seemed lost in thought…

Chapter 519 An Encounter Across Time and Space: The Strongest Weapon in the World is Sincerity

In Celebi's inner world, the little guy didn't react excessively when he saw Zhilan and Xiaodai; instead, he was quite happy.

Perhaps it's waiting for them to come looking for it?

(It's waiting for you to come over. Celebi has already noticed something's wrong and is currently puzzled... You should seize this opportunity.) The management sprite reminded you.

Celebi's doubts...

After pondering for a long time, Xiao Zhi finally decided to be open and honest.

“Celebi, were you waiting for us?” he asked tentatively as he stepped forward.

“It’s strange, why would something like this exist in my mind…” Celebi said telepathically, while looking up at the sky above him in confusion.

Whenever I think about things like 'being subdued'...

hum!

Before it could finish speaking, a beam of light suddenly fell from above, transforming into a barrier as solid as an insurmountable chasm, completely sealing Celebi and the shrine where it was located.

Using the light emanating from the seal, Ash also saw the strange thing above Celebi's head.

It resembled a pitch-black obelisk, suspended in mid-air without any support, releasing a light curtain that imprisoned Celebi.

There was also a long string of ancient characters engraved on the stele... Just like before, although Xiaozhi couldn't understand these scribbles, he could fully understand their meaning.

Under no circumstances should they be subdued by humans!!!

“This is it. It seems to be affecting my thinking,” Celebi said, puzzled. “It’s a really strange feeling. I actually think that being subdued by you is more unacceptable than being captured and hurt by bad guys.”

(That was also a super-power; that string of ancient characters was essentially imprinted directly into Celebi's mind, naturally affecting its thinking.)

(Superpower...isn't that only used for barrier-free communication?) Ash was taken aback when he heard what the Pokémon said.

(That depends on who uses it. If it were you, you could only use it for communication.)

(All right…)

The Pokémon manager put it very bluntly, and Ash understood that only that one could have placed such a constraint on Celebi.

That makes sense. It tricked Ho-Oh, Lugia, and many other powerful beings into giving it their power, so it's bound to be wary of them trying to get it back.

Lugia also said that those powers can only be found by humans, so in order to prevent humans from using Celebi's power to travel through time, the Mind Seal was created.

But... this is so troublesome.

It's supposed to be the creator god, so why is it so worried? Why not just kill Celebi?

(Legends like Celebi are part of the world's rules; even if they truly disappear, new ones will emerge. Besides... letting legends disappear wouldn't align with their pursuit of perfection.)

(This is insane!)

This is Ash's evaluation of a certain creature.

"Can...can you take me out of here?" Celebi suddenly pleaded. "It's so sad to be locked up here all the time..."