Pokémon from Galar

"Wait a minute, Yuri, open your mouth first—"

"what--?"

With her chin resting on Mary's shoulder, Yuri opened her mouth and made a questioning sound. Then Mary took out a delicate little device, pulled out a pre-prepared cotton swab from the device, inserted it into Yuri's mouth, scraped her oral cavity a few times, and then withdrew it, put it back, and sealed it away.

"Alright, let's go in."

"...What are you doing?"

"Hehe~ I will transform into an evil scientist and conduct an evil experiment to create a child for both of us."

"Pfft—that's lame, such an old joke. Okay, okay, let's go in already."

Yuri chuckled, her little hands starting to wander restlessly, and she tried to drag Mary down to the hot spring.

Chapter 342 Let the Revival Begin, Mugentana

After spending a long time being affectionate with Yuri, Mari left Battle Town on Little Bird as Yuri watched her go.

Everything we need is ready. Although we're not in a rush, it's better to resolve this sooner rather than later.

What Mary was unsure about was whether she would have the ability to negotiate and reason with Chairman Lotz when they confronted each other later, since she had never been a very good speaker.

However, in order to demonstrate an attitude that would reassure Lorze, Mari must lead the conversation during the serious confrontation, rather than handing it over to Mugentana.

In short, the concerns remain, but it's impossible for Mari to give up now. After Mugentana is resurrected and quickly regains his strength, she's still waiting for him to help her and Ichigo and the others complete their evolution as well.

'Loz isn't as scary as you think. Have you been too stressed lately?'

Mugentana's voice rang out at the right time. He actually found Marie's worries quite amusing, just like when he did something wrong for the first time, he was worried about being punished while also excitedly eager to try it out.

"Phew... That's true. Let's start tomorrow or the day after. The next challenger might be coming soon, so let's hurry up."

"...Then let's do it tomorrow. We've already prepared everything, so let's not delay any longer."

Originally, Mukita was thinking of waiting until Mary finished dealing with the challenger before making a decision, but seeing how nervous she was, she decided not to delay any longer.

"Fine……"

Mary took a deep breath and nodded slightly in agreement. The thought of possibly bringing home a child with a mix of her and Yuri's DNA tomorrow made her inexplicably excited.

……

The next day, Mary, who had tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep, appeared at the dojo with dark circles under her eyes and looked dejected, startling Miss Rowling.

"Marie, what's wrong? You look terrible."

Subconsciously taking a half step back, creating some distance between herself and Rowling, who had leaned in concernedly towards her, Mary shook her head and said:

"No, it's just that I didn't sleep well last night..."

Mary covered her mouth and yawned, then wiped her eyes to reassure Rowling not to worry too much.

"Alright then... I'll go to work now. What are your plans for today, Ms. Mary?"

It seemed that Mary simply hadn't slept well, which put Rowling at ease, and she regained her composure.

"Hmm... I'm planning to find another Max Raid Den to train in today. By the way, did the player I challenged in Battlegrounds yesterday pass?"

"It's been approved, and it looks like they should be arriving in Spiketown in the next few days. But Mary, why don't you train at the gym today?"

"Haha~ Just think of it as me wanting to slack off. I'll leave the work to you. I'm going to the training ground first."

Mary chuckled a few times, waved her hand, and yawned as she walked towards the training ground. She needed to arrange a training plan for the Pokémon in the gym first. She could leave other trivial matters to Rowling, but Mary still had to take care of the Pokémon herself.

After working at the dojo for a while and finishing up her business, Mary packed her bag and flew to the deserted island at sea.

It's the same spot as last time. I've been coming here to train from time to time lately, and Marnie is too lazy to change seats. Anyway, there are no wild Pokémon around, so she can use it however she wants.

Upon entering, this time, when Marilyn opened the portal in Eterna, she infused it with a small amount of her own light. It was largely useless, but it did grant Marilyn some control.

Since Wujita needed to focus on resurrection, the control of the portal had to be taken over by someone else. Xiaochu was too slow-witted and could never understand spatial concepts. Helpless, the two of them had to make some special modifications so that Mari could also control it.

Of course, since the main energy is still Dynamax, Marnie still can't create a portal that crosses space on her own.

The door opened, and Marie touched the Poké Ball at her waist before striding inside. With a familiar feeling of spatial dizziness, she opened her eyes and knew she had arrived at her destination.

"call--"

With a sigh of relief, Mary took off her bag and unpacked the supplies she had prepared, placing them one by one on the open ground in front of her. There weren't many items, weighing only twenty or thirty kilograms in total, which was quite light.

Then, Mary took off the purplish-red jewel she had worn around her neck for a long time, as well as the fragment that had been kept at the bottom of a box for a long time.

These two items given to him by Mugentana are the tools that allow him to keep chatting and joking around with Mary.

The jewel serves as the energy core, while the fragment represents the concept of the body. According to Mugentana, the structure of this fragment is the same as that of the skeleton beneath Hammerlocke.

Based on this concept of 'core + body', a very abstract 'container' was constructed that allows Wuji Tai to stay briefly.

But that alone is not enough.

Mary then removed the giant wristband from her wrist and placed it next to the orb and the fragment.

The Dynamax Bracelet was not only used by Eternatus to gather energy to power the 'container', but also had a consciousness anchor planted within it.

When Mari and Eternatus first met, the appearance of the jewel attracted everyone's attention. Eternatus quietly planted a part of his soul in Mari's giant wristband, serving as an anchor point for the transfer of consciousness.

This is why Wujita was confident that even if Mary didn't help him revive, he could escape Rose's plan, even if Rose didn't give the orb and the fragments to Mary.

When Rose couldn't help but activate Dark Night, Eterna was able to use the enormous energy that was unleashed to rebuild a temporary 'container' around Mari and escape.

However, for now, these backup plans are no longer needed.

It was only after the incident with the Radiant God that Marilyn revealed this fact to her; otherwise, Marilyn had always believed that the jewel was the transfer station for carrying consciousness.

He stood up, took two steps back, raised his hand, and shrank the spatial portal beside him, attaching it to his clothes. Before Mary could speak, the jewel on the ground was the first to shine brightly.

One stream of energy after another began to gather in the Maximal Bracelet, then flowed out, forming a cycle between the orb and the fragment.

Thank you, Mary.

The illusory energy transformed into a small, dragon-shaped phantom and appeared before Mary. The voice that had been echoing in her ears now appeared directly in front of her.

"Why bring this up now? Just remember our promise."

Mary smiled and shook her head. She didn't hold a grudge against Mujita for lying to her, since the only thing he lied about hadn't caused her any harm, and his subsequent compensation was very sincere.

He reached into his pocket and pulled out the device from before, which contained oral cells from Yuri and Mari. Since he could get the cells from somewhere else, there was no need to make an incision for himself.

Here, this is what you want. Good luck.

After tossing the device into the dense energy fog, Mary decisively turned and walked away. The energy required for resurrection was enormous, and getting too close was not a good thing.

Although we will still need to use Mary's light later, it is not impossible to transmit it even if we are a little far away.

Don't worry, I'll give you a surprise.

Having finally reached this point, Mugentsuna couldn't help but feel a little excited. He separated a part of his consciousness and returned to the underground of Hammerlocke City. While Mari was preparing, he was naturally preparing as well.

After all, the main body of consciousness is still attached here. The moment the connection is completely severed, both the skeleton and the consciousness of Eterna will be damaged, and Loz will definitely notice the problem.

Whether Loz will be able to react in time is another matter.

After surveying the research institute outside, Mugentai focused his consciousness on the very edge of his body's core. With a thought, his massive body suddenly surged with energy, and a tiny, almost imperceptible fragment at the very edge of the core shattered in the chaos.

Then, with a flash of light, the fragment appeared underground in the snowfield, in the center of the area where Mugentsuna was resurrected.

In the original plan, Eternatus was even prepared to sacrifice most of his soul and preserve his memories as much as possible for resurrection. However, the discovery of the portal allowed him to preserve his soul to the greatest extent possible using a temporary vessel at the lowest cost.

At the very moment the fragments arrived, the energy of the entire underground space seemed to come alive, no longer inert, but surging and gathering towards Anuttara.

Mary raised her hand to shield herself from the energy surge, enduring the discomfort caused by the overwhelming energy flow. She silently observed the central Void of Tana. In her palm, a ball of light silently condensed, representing all the light Mary had gathered recently.

Guided by this light, the energy that Wuji Tai Na forcibly condensed was able to begin transforming into a truly vibrant body, instead of turning into a skeleton like before.

Having timed it perfectly, Mary raised her hand and projected the energy ball straight out of her palm, which instantly disappeared into the swirling fog.

'Perfect timing, Mary.'

Having received positive feedback, Mary finally turned around and ran towards a stone pillar in the distance. This central location was too uncomfortable. The Pokémon in the Poké Ball were protected, but she was the one physically enduring this energy flow.

At that moment, the Snowfield Research Institute was in an uproar.

"Energy... the energy is all activated! Director! What should we do?!"

"Calm down! Record all the data here. This is no longer a safe zone for us. Sonia, contact Master Mary and ask her. I—"

Just as Koya was giving instructions, her communicator suddenly rang. She was about to hang up impatiently when she saw that it was Chairman Loz's name, and she immediately became nervous.

Just then, the phone rang. Koya, as the person in charge, waved to Sonia, then pushed open the door and went out, pressing the answer button.

"Hello, President Rose? What's up?"

"Oh dear, it sounds like something happened to you. May I hear what it is?"

"..."

Koya was almost so startled by those words that he sat down on the ground. Was his composure really that bad?! He could tell just from one sentence?

Yes, that's right—

the other side,

As Chairman Loz watched the report from the underground leader of Hammerlocke City on the screen and listened to Koya's narration, the smile on his lips turned into a half-smile.

"Are you planning to ask Mary for help?"

"Yes, during the previous tests, Marnie and her Pokémon showed unusual resistance to high concentrations of Dynamax energy, which may be helpful for our investigation."

"Really? Leave it to me. You should prioritize the safety of your personnel. If anything happens, evacuate them immediately. If the lab is destroyed, I'll be responsible for rebuilding it for you."

"Really?! Cough cough... I understand, I'll go take care of it now."

After hanging up the call, Chairman Roz dealt with the issues in Motogakure while simultaneously accessing Rotom's phone's location system and finding Mary's name.

"As expected... wait, why did I suddenly jump to the vicinity of Spiketown?"

Loz frowned slightly. Thanks to Rotom's assistance, the location system on Rotom phones had never malfunctioned.

"Retrieve all of Mary's location information for the last ten days."

As President Loz spoke, the number of items on the screen increased rapidly. All of Mary's location information from the past few days appeared on the screen, and none of them were problematic.

After squinting at it for a while, President Rose directly turned on the listening function and played Mary's current conversation in the office.

"Huh? A sudden riot? What's going on? Have some legendary Pokémon infiltrated again?"

At this moment, Mary was half-lying inside the ball of light, returning her upper body to the Max Lair outside Spiketown. The main reason was that the energy flow there was too chaotic, and the wind was howling, which might interfere with the call.