I'm the Owner of the Pokémon Day Care In the World of Pokémon Chapter 1392: Beneath the Whirlpool

As the collapse of the riverbed accelerated, the vortex at the center of the river grew larger and larger.

A massive amount of river water poured into the cavern beneath, creating a powerful suction force that made it impossible for the anchor Pokémon, Dhelmise, to keep the ghost ship stable.

Jessie, who had just caught her breath after being thrown onto the deck, was imdiately sent sprawling onto the floor by the violent rocking of the ship.

"Ugh, what the heck is happening now?!"

Soaking wet, she remained sprawled on the deck, not daring to get up.

The sudden commotion sent the Ghost-type Pokémon on the ship into a panic. They imdiately abandoned their ga of teasing owth and Jas, instead focusing on stabilizing the ship.

They tried using their psychic powers to lift the ghost ship into the air, but sothing within the vortex was interfering with them. Their psychic energy fluctuated chaotically, and after a few shaky attempts, the ship still failed to rise.

At this mont, the only Pokémon that could maintain its full strength was the Master level Duksnoir. Appearing at the bow, its eyes flashed with a deep purple light as its imnse psychic power enveloped the ship, desperately trying to keep it from being swallowed by the vortex.

Duksnoir happened to appear near Jessie. The mont she saw it, she imdiately recognized it as one of Yūga's Pokémon, and she also realized that the Ghost-types had been toying with her earlier.

Jessie, still fuming, wanted to settle the score with Duksnoir right away, but after considering the current crisis, she decided to put that thought on hold.

This Pokémon seed quite strong. Since she had just been played for a fool, it wouldn't be unreasonable to latch onto its power for safety, right?

Duksnoir, however, had no ti to pay attention to Jessie's scheming. It realized that even with its imnse power, it was struggling to keep the ship stable. It urgently called out to the other Ghost-type Pokémon to help.

anwhile, inside the ship's hold, the prisoners—Milis, Argus, and the others—had been thrown around by the violent rocking.

Argus struggled to his feet and staggered to the door, only to find that the two Dusknoir who had been guarding them were nowhere to be seen.

At that mont, all the Ghost-type Pokémon were outside, desperately trying to stabilize the ship—none had ti to worry about the captives.

"Milis!"

Though Argus didn't know what was happening outside, he saw this as an opportunity to escape. Since the Ghost-types were gone, he quickly called out to his daughter.

The father and daughter stumbled out of the cabin, their bodies still bound with rope, but they had no ti to untie themselves.

Seeing them escape, Green-haired Mark and his group imdiately followed suit.

Elsewhere on the ship, Jas and owth, who had been separated earlier, were no longer being tornted by the Ghost-types. Curious about the commotion, they walked out from inside the ship.

However, the mont they stepped outside, the ship lurched violently, flinging them into the air.

As they plumted toward the swirling vortex, Jessie scread, "Big boss, save them!!!"

At the sa ti, she cursed Jas and owth in her heart—what kind of idiots ran out at a ti like this? Wouldn't it have been smarter to just stay put inside the ship?!

Duksnoir didn't hesitate. With a wave of its ghostly arm, it used its psychic power to pull owth and Jas back onto the deck.

The two of them collapsed onto the floor, trembling in terror. They imdiately mimicked Jessie, pressing themselves flat against the deck, too afraid to move.

"I thought I was a goner, nya! I really thought I was a goner, nya!"

Seeing them safe, Jessie let out a breath of relief. At the sa ti, she felt incredibly lucky to be so close to such a powerful Pokémon—it was a pri opportunity to cling onto its strength.

anwhile, Milis, Argus, and the others were not as fortunate. Unlike the Rocket trio, they were flung straight into the vortex.

Although the Ghost-type Pokémon saw this happen, none of them lifted a finger to help.

Serves them right for running around at a ti like this!

Beneath the whirlpool at the bottom of the river lay a vast, pitch-black space—an empty void, silent until the surging river water broke the stillness as it poured in.

In the darkness, a pair of eyes gleaming with red light suddenly lit up. Slowly, the owner of these eyes—a small, shadowy figure—stirred ever so slightly.

Opposite the red-eyed figure stood a towering rock formation. If Yuga were here at this mont, he would undoubtedly be astonished to find that this rock bore a striking resemblance to Diancie.

It was at this mont that Milis and the others were swept toward the small figure by the rushing waters. By now, they had all lost consciousness.

"Kehehe~"

A strange, eerie laughter echoed from the small figure, and suddenly, the surging river water seed to freeze in place. Under the control of the small figure, Milis and the others slowly floated out of the water and were drawn before it.

Reaching out, the small figure lightly touched their wet bodies. In their unconscious state, their bodies withered instantly, reduced to nothing but lifeless husks.

As the small figure drained the life force from Milis and the others, its body was finally fully restored. The red gemstone on its chest shone brilliantly.

It turned out that this was also a Sableye—one even stronger than the one that had devoured the Sacred Diamond.

The red gemstone on Sableye's chest illuminated the dark space, revealing the massive rock formation in full. The entire formation was composed of pink diamonds, with a clear outline of Diancie at its center.

Sableye slowly approached the rock, its eerie gaze scrutinizing it before its mouth suddenly stretched impossibly wide. With a single gulp, it swallowed the massive rock whole—despite the fact that it was more than ten tis the size of its own body.

After swallowing the rock, Sableye's body gradually beca more solid, its aura surging ever higher.

It turned out that its original body had rely been an illusion, not a true physical existence.

In truth, this Sableye was the very culprit behind the crisis in the Diamond Domain.

The ancient Diamond Domain had stood for countless years. Through the efforts of countless Carbink and generations of Diancie, a new Diancie would typically be born once every thousand years, ensuring the continued stability of the kingdom.

But the presence of this Sableye shattered that stability.

Two hundred years ago, this Sableye had already reached level 100. At that ti, it coveted the previous princess of the Diamond Domain and launched a surprise attack on her.

Unlike the newly born Diancie of this generation, the previous Diancie had been imnsely powerful. As a Mythical Pokémon, she would not have lost to an ordinary level 100 Pokémon.

But the problem lay in her inherently kind nature. While outside the domain, she was deceived by Sableye and fell into its trap, sustaining severe injuries.

However, the previous Diancie was not to be underestimated. Just as Sableye was about to consu her, she mustered the last of her strength and dealt it a grievous wound, destroying its physical body and leaving only its soul sealed within the red gemstone on its chest.

Sableye's red gemstone was incomparably durable, ford over countless years through the accumulation of gemstones and minerals. Even Diancie would have difficulty destroying it.

After heavily injuring Sableye, the previous Diancie had reached the end of her strength. Using her own body, she sealed Sableye's red gemstone at the bottom of the river.

When the previous Diancie perished, her body transford into pink diamonds—the very rock formation that Sableye had just swallowed—protecting the mythical energy left behind by the forr princess.

With its physical body lost, Sableye's soul, now trapped within the red gemstone, was powerless against Diancie's remains.

With the disappearance of the previous Diancie, the Sacred Diamond she had created in the Diamond Domain beca a source without roots, and its energy began to rapidly deplete.

By the ti the new Diancie was born, the Sacred Diamond had almost completely lost its power, leaving the newly erged Diancie with no ti to grow before being burdened with the task of saving the Diamond Domain.

This is why Dace sent the new Diancie out to seek help from Xerneas.

Originally, the previous Diancie and the Sableye's gemstone would have remained dormant at the bottom of the river, and nothing would have happened.

But the arrival of Milis and the others gave Sableye hope. After absorbing their life force, it finally gained a sliver of mobility.

With that little bit of power, it devoured the previous Diancie's essence and has now fully regained its freedom.

...

On the river's surface, Duksnoir was still stabilizing the ghost ship when, suddenly, a Sableye flew out from the center of the whirlpool.

The mont Sableye appeared, the whirlpool's interference with the Ghost-type Pokémon disappeared, and they were finally able to control the ghost ship and make it fly.

Seeing the nurous Ghost-type Pokémon on the ghost ship, Sableye's face lit up with joy. Its body had not fully recovered yet, and these little creatures were just the perfect nourishnt.

Just as it was about to strike, Duksnoir—now freed up—stepped in front of it.

Duksnoir stared at Sableye with a grave expression, faintly sensing its imnse power.

More importantly, Duksnoir could tell that this Sableye had absorbed human life force before, which was exactly why it was so cautious.

Any Ghost-type Pokémon that had absorbed the life force of another being even once would find it difficult to resist doing it a second ti.

However, Sableye did not take Duksnoir seriously. It could see Duksnoir' level, and a Pokémon that wasn't even Level 100 was hardly worth its attention.

Sableye unleashed a Shadow Claw toward Duksnoir. Imdiately on high alert, Duksnoir countered with Shadow Punch.

Duksnoir was no match for Sableye. With just one exchange, it was sent flying backward.

At the sa ti, that brief clash made Duksnoir realize Sableye's level.

A Level 100 Pokémon!

Duksnoir was no stranger to Level 100 Pokémon—on the contrary, it was very familiar with them. After all, Yuga had both a Level 100 Ninetales and a Level 100 Aegislash by his side.

Having frequently interacted with Level 100 Pokémon, Duksnoir was well aware of their imnse power!

Steadying itself in midair, Duksnoir' expression turned serious. Without hesitation, it secretly issued an order to owth on the ghost ship.

"What? You want to go find Big Ghost—ah, no—Mr. Shimizu?" owth exclaid in shock.

Duksnoir had no ti to explain further, as Sableye was attacking again. The reason it specifically chose owth to seek Yuga's help was because it knew owth was clever.

At this mont, Jessie was surprisingly clear-headed. Seeing Duksnoir get knocked back in a single move, she imdiately realized that Sableye was not to be trifled with.

Moreover, her instincts told her that Sableye was terrifying. She smacked owth on the back.

"If the big boss tells you to go, then go! What's with all the chatter? It just saved you a mont ago!"

Jas also sensed sothing was off and quickly chid in, "Yeah, yeah, hurry up and go!"

"Fine... fine, alright then." With both of its teammates agreeing, what else could owth do?

owth ran to the edge of the ship and peered over the railing. "How am I supposed to get down from here?" The ghost ship was floating in the sky, making it difficult for owth to descend.

But before it could say another word, two Haunters grabbed it and lowered it to the ground.

As for Jessie and Jas? Naturally, they were staying behind as hostages. If owth tried to escape, its teammates would surely suffer.

In the sky, the battle between Duksnoir and Sableye had already tilted completely in Sableye's favor.

Sableye had just devoured the essence of the previous Diancie. Even though it hadn't fully recovered yet, dealing with Duksnoir was still effortless.

At this mont, the Sableye was no longer in a hurry to devour the Duksnoir. Instead, it started to toy with it.

Having been sealed at the bottom of the river for so long, the Sableye's mind had already beco sowhat twisted.

Hanging on the ship, the Dhelmise saw how much Duksnoir was struggling against the Sableye and attempted a sneak attack using its Anchor Shot move.

However, Dhelmise was ultimately just an Elite level Pokémon, and its attack was easily detected by the Sableye.

With one hand, the Sableye repelled Duksnoir using Shadow Claw. Then, from the red gemstone on its chest, it fired a Power Gem.

Perhaps because it had just absorbed Diancie's essence, this Power Gem was exceptionally powerful. The chains of Dhelmise were instantly severed into countless fragnts under the attack.

Dhelmise's chains were part of its body and were incredibly tough, making them extrely difficult to break under normal circumstances. But now, they had not only been broken but had been shattered into nurous pieces, leaving Dhelmise severely injured.

anwhile, Yuga and the others remained completely unaware of the situation. They were still joyfully celebrating with Diancie and the others, relieved that the crisis in the Diamond Domain had been resolved.

As for owth, it had just entered the Diamond Domain but had already gotten lost. There was nothing it could do—the environnt of the Diamond Domain was far too complex. Without a guide, it was impossible to tell one place from another.

Seeing the countless energy crystals along the way, owth couldn't help but drool, thinking, If I take one quietly, no one should notice, right?

owth had absolutely no resistance when it ca to shiny things.

However, just as its paw pads touched one of the energy crystals, a group of Carbink surrounded it.

"I just thought they were pretty and wanted to touch one, I had no other intentions!"

Looking at the furious Carbink, owth spoke with a guilty conscience. But the Carbink weren't going to believe its nonsense. In the next second, they captured it.

On Yuga's side, he was happily accepting the gratitude of the Carbink servants when suddenly, a Carbink rushed in and said a few words.

The general ssage was that a tribe of Carbink had captured a owth, and that owth claid it had co to deliver a ssage to Yuga.

The ghost ship was in danger!

The Carbink weren't sure whether to believe owth's words, so they had used an energy crystal to transmit the ssage to Yuga and the others.

Hearing "owth," Yuga imdiately thought of Team Rocket's trio.

Holding onto the belief that it was better to be safe than sorry, Yuga turned to the Diamond Ministers and Diancie and said, "I'll go back and take a look."

After speaking, he imdiately mounted Absol and dashed away.