Pokémon from Galar

Mary nodded; she now realized that the reality was more complicated than she had imagined.

As the two were talking about these random things, Mary suddenly felt a little dazed, blinked unconsciously, and then found that the discomfort receded like the tide.

"What's wrong? Are you alright?"

Chibana bent down slightly, moving a little closer with some concern, seemingly quite worried about Mary's safety.

"It's nothing, I was just a little stunned—"

Mary shook her head, indicating that she was fine. She looked away from Chibana and subconsciously glanced at the chamber where Mugentana was being housed, then froze on the spot.

Because, Mukyuu Tana was floating on that platform, swaying its limbs slightly, looking in this direction.

"Hello, it's Mary again. You got here faster than I expected. I thought I would have to wait another year or two."

"...Mukutana, where am I now? In a dream? Or in reality?"

When Chibana, who was standing next to her, was about to check on Mari, he suddenly saw Mari look into the back of the glass partition and utter the name Mukyuu Tana. His expression changed, and he quickly took out his phone and opened an app.

By pointing the Rotom phone's camera in the direction Mary was looking and connecting it to the lab's local area network, they quickly confirmed that the consciousness had appeared before them.

While Chibana was making a series of moves, Mari and Mugentana's conversation continued.

"It's a dream, but it's also reality. I've been listening to your conversation since just now, even though it's all stuff I already knew. But there's one thing you brought up that I'm particularly interested in."

"..."

Mary didn't answer immediately, but turned to look at Chibana and asked:

Can you see it?

"I can't see it, but I can detect the presence of some kind of consciousness there. What did it just say to you?"

She said she had been listening to our conversation.

Chibana nodded, unconsciously shifting his body closer to Mary as if to protect her, and then said:

"That's our guess. It seems that Mugentana can appear anywhere in Motostoke City. Conservatively speaking, the entire city is under its sight. You should talk to him first. You can ask me if you have any questions."

Mary nodded, then looked back in the direction of Mugentana.

"What did you just say you were interested in?"

"Cooperate, and I can work with you to defeat me, but all I want is to be resurrected."

How do I know you'll cooperate with us after you're resurrected?

"Aren't those two big dogs about to wake up? What are you worried about? I'm the one who should be worried."

"Are you that good?"

“It’s not a matter of whether I’m good or bad. You originally planned to forcibly revive me, and I cooperated with you to control the harm caused by the Dark Night. You told those two big dogs to go easy on me and let me live freely in Galar. I know you definitely couldn’t bear to kill me completely. If you want unlimited energy, I have to live, right?”

Mugentana had been lingering in Motogakure City. She was very clear about Chairman Rose's plans and Kibana's thoughts, which was why she dared to propose such a seemingly unequal condition.

"..."

Mary thought for a moment, then turned to look at Chibana, only to find that he had already dialed Chairman Roth's number. At that moment, Rotom's phone was playing a video of Chairman Roth and Olive, who were staring straight at her.

"cough……"

Slightly unaccustomed to the situation, Mary cleared her throat and repeated Mutana's words verbatim. This was not something she could get involved in. If she could, she wouldn't even want to be the middleman. Who knew if Chairman Rose and the others would suspect that she was making a profit?

After hearing Mutana's explanation, both Kibana and Chairman Rose fell silent for a while, considering the issue of credibility. As for doubting Mari... whether they did or not, at least they didn't show it.

They certainly wouldn't say something so jarring until they find a way to replace Mary.

“We can agree to it; it doesn’t conflict with our original plan.”

After considering for a moment, President Rose spoke these words to Mary. Mary blinked, not wanting to think about anything more, and simply nodded before relaying them to Mukyuu. Although she probably didn't need to.

Just when Mary thought that the day was over, Mugentana suddenly called out to her.

“Marie, wait a minute.”

"Ok?"

Looking over in confusion, she saw that Eterna suddenly conjured a purplish-red orb in front of her, just like the one she had seen yesterday. The orb flickered back and forth between its phantom and solid forms, while Dynamax energy from all directions began to surge into the orb.

This scene was clearly witnessed by both Qibana and Chairman Luoz, and the group of them stared intently at the precious pearl.

"what are you doing?"

"It's just a communication device. I'm stuck in Hammerlocke City right now, but if you have it, I can contact you anytime, which will be more convenient."

Mukyuu Tana sounded slightly tired, as if she had exhausted herself while creating the jewel.

It lasted for more than ten seconds, during which an unknown amount of Dynamax energy was drawn and injected into it. After the orb was fully formed, it was suddenly pushed out by Eternatus.

The crimson jewel transformed into a phantom the moment it touched the glass, passing through the barrier and arriving in front of Mary. Then it solidified again and landed in Mary's palm.

The purplish-red energy spread rapidly the moment the orb touched the palm of the hand, and a considerable amount of the energy was automatically absorbed by the Max Bracer, lighting up many progress bars.

"..."

"..."

Chibana looked incredulous, while Olive looked very interested. The ability to switch freely between illusion and reality was quite terrifying.

Mary looked down at the cool, precious pearl in her hand, then looked up and said:

She said it's a communication device to make it easier for me to contact her... Should I accept it?

"Let us test it first, and we'll give it to you after we confirm there are no problems."

"Human, you don't need to be so wary of me. I just want to save myself."

Mary nodded, not only placing the jewel in her hand directly into Chibana's hand, but also handing over the fragment she had obtained yesterday. Then she turned to look at Mugenta, her bony face devoid of any expression.

"Sorry, you're too strong. I have to be careful."

"Sigh... Okay, I understand. I hope you will trust me in the future."

Mugentana sighed as if in great disappointment, then his figure vanished. Mari saw a blur before her eyes and realized that Mugentana had disappeared without a trace.

"President, the test results have calmed down, and Wujitana should have left by now."

President Loz nodded, then looked at Mary and said with a smile:

"Thank you for your trust in us, Mary. I will give you access to the project you are inspecting. You can check the progress and reports at any time. If there are no problems, I will return it to you. The things that Mutana gave us may have other wonderful uses."

"Thank you."

After saying that, Chairman Loz hung up the call. Chibana put his phone away, held the two items in his hands, and patted Mary on the shoulder with a smile, saying:

"Not bad, I didn't expect you to give them to me voluntarily. Don't worry, I guarantee in the name of Qibana that these two things will definitely be returned to you."

"Thank you, Gym Leader Kibana."

Mary genuinely didn't care. The treasure was good, but you had to be alive to get it. This thing was a complete rip-off; its usefulness depended entirely on Wuji Tai's words, and even its function was unknown. Anyone with a brain wouldn't dare to carry it around.

If you were Ho-Oh or Rayquaza, beings who have absolutely no desire for anything from humans, Marie would still dare to take what they offer. But Eterna... to put it bluntly, what if this guy plans to possess another body and be reborn? With Marie and her team's meager strength, who could withstand that?

After all, is Eternatus really that kind? Even Chairman Rose has reserved his plans to subdue Eternatus, so does Eternatus have no reservations at all?

Anyway, Mary doesn't believe it, and I'm sure President Loz won't believe it either.

"You're welcome. Let's go back. I still have some information about nobles that I need to give you. By the way, you can just call me Qibana. After meeting you today, I found you to be quite nice, much more to my liking than your brother."

"Forehead……"

Mary glanced at Chibana walking beside her with a subtle expression, and finally nodded silently. There's no such thing as too much of a thigh.

Stepping out of the lab, Mary breathed a slight sigh of relief. She shouldn't have come to Quan Guan City; this whole mess... she just wanted to have a happy trip.

“Um, Chibana… could I have one of your autographed League cards? Yuri has always wanted to collect them.”

"Pfft—Really? No problem, here are two for you. Take one."

"..."

Mary initially wanted to say that she wasn't really interested, but after thinking about it, she decided against it. It's quite common for trainers to exchange for a League card.

Then Mary received two extremely rare autographed League cards that had never been seen on the market before.

Perhaps if it were auctioned, it could fetch an extremely high price.

Mary thought this as she walked out of the boxing arena.

Chapter 210 A Born Diva Evolves Through Performance

The chaotic events in Motostoke City came to an end. After a night of adjustment, Mari calmed down and, together with Yuri, left the bustling city of Motostoke City via Route 6.

If you're heading from Route 6 to Sutsen, you'll need to walk a long stretch of mountain road. The closer you get to Sutsen, the less green vegetation there is, and the rugged rocks and winding mountain roads are what make it so appealing.

Walking along the somewhat difficult path, Yuri glanced at the Pokémon like Slug and Iron Ant that occasionally appeared around her, and leaned closer to Marie somewhat timidly, as she didn't particularly appreciate these two types of Pokémon.

Mary didn't mind, after all, everyone has two Pokémon that don't match their aesthetic preferences, which is understandable.

"Speaking of which, when I came here last time, I met a strange person on the road. She said she was doing some research and that if I gave her two different fossils, she could revive an ancient Pokémon for free."

"Why two pieces? Can't you have one?"

Mary was momentarily stunned. There were precedents for reviving ancient Pokémon, such as Aerodactyl and Aeolus, which were Pokémon that reappeared in the world because of fossils.

I've never heard of needing two fossils to be resurrected.

"I don't know, but neither Hep nor I have ever collected fossils, so we just listened to it as a story. What do you think, Mary?"

Yuri probably lacked this awareness, so she was completely unaware of how strange it was to need two different fossils for resurrection, but Mari couldn't ignore it. She frowned and thought about it for a while.

Suddenly, she remembered a few strange, pieced-together Pokémon from deep within her memory. Because of their unusual designs, when she played the game in her past life, Marie only created a Pokédex entry for them and then put them in a box to gather dust, never using them even once.

“…That person is probably suspicious, Yuri. Even if you get the fossils in the future, don’t go looking for her.”

"why?"

"Do you think a researcher who can revive Pokémon from fossils would not have a research institute under normal circumstances? Fossil research is done by people in every region, so why would she come to this godforsaken place alone? There are too many suspicious points. That person is definitely suspicious. In short, it's best not to get involved."

Marie couldn't very well say that those deformed, spliced ​​Pokémon should never exist in the world, since nobody had ever seen one.

Moreover, if such a reckless assembly were to succeed, some self-righteous bigwigs who disregard life might very well set their sights on this technology.

Playing with life recklessly is not a good choice, especially in a world where gods exist.

"Oh...I understand."

Yuri didn't think much of it, just nodded blankly, taking Mary's words to heart. Actually, she was just casually starting a conversation to pass the time, since fossils were something too far removed from their lives.