Pokémon from Galar

"Didn't you plan a way to save me? It'll only take half a day longer, but your body won't be able to take it. Unless you give up your human identity, I don't care."

"……I see."

Mary knew that the Radiant God was referring to her current state. Although she still maintained a human appearance, her inner self had completely transformed into a Psychic-type Pokémon.

And just as he said, Mary doesn't intend to give up her human identity now. In any case, from now on, when she is on the verge of death, she can use the gifts she received today to automatically transform in that direction and be reborn.

So why give up this precious, hard-won human life?

"Get out of here, you've been here long enough."

The Radiant God raised his claws and gently pointed them at Mary's forehead.

"Thank you."

"There's nothing to thank me for. It's just that you, a human, have kept me company while I vented my emotions for so long. Go on, your lover has arrived."

After the Great God of Light finished speaking, Mary felt a flash of light before her eyes, and her vision switched.

"Ho..."

He opened his mouth, and the hoarse voice startled Mary. For a moment, she was not used to this heavy and terrible body. It seemed that the Great God of Light was right. If it weren't for Him maintaining her body, it would probably have completely died long ago.

Light slowly seeped into Mary's armor, rapidly repairing her fragile body that was on the verge of collapse.

After a few seconds, when the Radiant God controlled Marie to land in front of Yuri, Marie found that her body had been restored to normal. Not only that, but some excess light was left in her body, and it began to circulate habitually with Marie's breathing.

"...Mari-chan?"

Yuri stared nervously at Mari, who had suddenly flown in front of her, wearing a cold, icy mask. She looked cool, but also terrifying.

Everyone stared at this direction with tension and vigilance, after all, the state of Mizuki and Marie's Pokémon, as well as the ruins at the scene, all indicated what had happened earlier.

"..."

Mary was pulled back to her senses by the familiar call, no longer caring about the lingering light within her body, and instead turned her head slightly to meet Yuri's gaze.

hum-

The colorful triangular prism was pulled out from between the eyebrows of the mask, and Mary quickly regained control of her body. At the same time, the armor on her body began to slowly detach.

"Well, I'm here."

The mask rose, revealing Mary's appearance, exactly as she always did.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Claws separated from her arms, and Mary raised her hands to cup Yuri's face. Looking at her rapidly reddening eyes, she lowered her head and kissed her, ignoring everyone present.

With their lips touching, Mary paused for two seconds before looking up at Yuri, whose cheeks were rapidly turning red, and smiled mischievously.

As the last piece of the breastplate detached, exhaustion overwhelmed him. Whether it was being controlled by the Radiant God and forced to fight with this body for so long, or being defeated countless times in the spiritual world, the loss of that immense energy support quickly revealed its true nature.

The combined mental and physical strain made Mary's head slump. She released her grip on Yuri's body and rested her head on Yuri's shoulder.

"Sorry, let me lie down for a while..."

After whispering those words in Yuri's ear, Mari lost consciousness completely.

Before Yuri could even say anything, she felt a weight on her body, and Mary lost all her strength and collapsed on top of her.

"Mari-chan? Mari-chan—?! Are you alright?!"

Upon hearing Yuri's exclamation, everyone's expression changed, and they all ran towards Mari. Dr. Kukui reached out and helped Mari lie down on her back, observing her anxiously for a moment before letting out a long sigh of relief.

He looked up at the anxious faces of the crowd and said with a smile:

"It's nothing, he just fainted, he's fine physically."

After confirming that Marie was alright, Dr. Kukui finally turned his attention to the Radiant God who hadn't left.

"Well... it's our turn now."

……

…………

When Mary regained consciousness, she opened her eyes and found herself lying in a hospital room at the Ether Foundation.

And then there was Yuri's description, who had always stayed by his side.

The incident involving the Radiant God has been successfully resolved. After receiving light from all two Alola, the Radiant God has fully regained its radiant form and rebuilt the world that was destroyed because of it.

Three days have passed since everyone brought Marie back to Alola, and only Marie has woken up now.

"Oh...then I missed a very important scene?"

Mary scratched her face, feeling a little awkward. All she had seen in that mental world was destruction and annihilation. She really wanted to witness rebirth and creation firsthand, but she just fell asleep.

"The Rotom Pokédex and my phone both have recordings. You can watch them anytime you want. More important than that is that you're alright, Mary!"

Yuri grabbed Mary's hand and held it to her chest, looking as if she had just survived a disaster.

But Mary's attention was drawn to Yuri's wrist, where a brightly colored Z bracelet was prominently displayed.

"Yuri, when did you get the bracelet?"

"Oh, this? Maybe they felt I helped a lot in this incident, so they gave me a chance to take on this challenge."

Upon hearing Yuri's explanation, Mary laughed.

"Really? Congratulations."

"Hehehe~"

"By the way, where are I-chan and the others?"

"At the training ground, everyone has been training very hard these past few days, and their skills have clearly improved."

Mary raised an eyebrow, thought for a moment, and then said:

"Can you take me there to have a look?"

"But Mary, your body..."

Mary raised her hand in a strong gesture.

"I think it's fine, except I'm a little hungry."

"OK then."

Yuri, naturally, couldn't resist Mary's request and readily agreed, standing up to make way for her and taking Mary's hand as she got off the hospital bed.

"You're exaggerating. I was only in a coma for a few days, it's not like I'm seriously ill."

"It's never a bad thing to be more careful!"

Yuri glared at Mary without any politeness before pulling her toward the exit.

Mary blinked as she followed behind, and after watching Yuri walk to the door, she suddenly spoke:

"Oh, right, Yuri."

"Hmm? What is it?"

Yuri paused as she was about to press the door open button, turned her head to look at Mary curiously, only to see Mary smile at her, then suddenly raise her hand and press her shoulder against the wall.

"Well--!"

Using her body to forcefully pin Yuri down, Mari placed her free hand on her waist and kissed her without hesitation, forcefully prying open her defenseless teeth.

……

After a long while, Mary raised her head, gently rubbed their noses together, and gazed at Yuri's eyes, which were brimming with tears and looked like they were about to cry.

"Let's go on a date tomorrow."

"..."

Yuri seemed completely frozen, mechanically nodding and then falling silent. Mari found this amusing, thinking how adorable she was, and then pressed down on her again, displaying an insatiable greed.

Chapter 277 Xiao Mo's Evolution, the Possibility of Becoming a Legend

Stepping into the training ground, the area was quite large. The closest thing I could see was Momo and a Primarina.

"Xiao Mo."

"Cha--! (Marie! You're awake!)"

Mary only had time to call out her name before she saw Xiao Mo maintain his lightning-fast stop, turn around, and then pounce on Mary!

Mary opened her arms and caught little Mo, who had bumped into her. She expertly rubbed his furry belly and was about to speak when the Siberian Sharon followed behind her.

"Aww~ (Great, Mary, you're awake!)"

Mary blinked, and it took her a moment to realize what she meant.

"Hime-chan? You evolved?! When did you evolve?"

"Aww~ (Marily, you evolved not long after you fainted~)"

Hime-chan shook her long, light blue hair, smiled, and lowered her head to nuzzle Mary's cheek.

Congratulations!

As they were talking, the other Pokémon arrived one after another and surrounded Marnie. It was clear that the atmosphere had relaxed considerably.

Mary sat down with Mo in her arms and turned to look at Yuri, only to find her standing two meters away, seemingly with no intention of coming closer.

"...Yuri? Come here."

"..."

As a result, when Mary beckoned Yuri to sit next to her, Yuri became so nervous that she crossed her arms and took a few steps away.

"...What are you doing?"

"That's exactly what I wanted to ask you! Mary-chan, what are you trying to do now?!"

"I'm not going to do anything, just come over here quickly."

"Really, really?"

"Really...?"

Mary looked at Yuri, who was cautiously walking up to her, with a helpless expression. It was just a few kisses, why was she so timid?

"Is it necessary to be so wary? You've kissed me secretly while I was asleep before."