What happened in the ntal space remained unknown to the people and Pokémon outside, who only assud that Teacher Johan was focused on commanding the legendary Pokémon in battle, or perhaps communicating with them.
The evidence proved that even an Arceus with all its plates intact would have a difficult ti facing so many legendary and mythical Pokémon combined.
By the ti Johan regained awareness...
Arceus already appeared sowhat disheveled.
Being surrounded and attacked by a group would naturally cause dishevelnt, especially with Giratina so willing to take the brunt of fire and actively serve as the tank.
However, Arceus was still Arceus, an existence above first-tier deities, and had inflicted considerable trouble and damage on the legendary and mythical Pokémon.
Even though it was likely just one of many avatars of the true Arceus.
But even as just an avatar, it still wielded important authority, ranking above all first-tier gods.
In the current Pokémon world, perhaps only the fully restored "Radiant God" Ultra Necrozma from Ultra Space could directly match it, as they were on the sa level in terms of authority.
Maybe the fully combined Tao Trio from Unova could also try, but it was unclear whether Kyurem could still simultaneously rge with both Zekrom and Reshiram.
In any case, the true complete Arceus was undoubtedly an existence above all others, worthy of the title "Original One."
Not sothing that Eternatus from Galar, with rely high base stats but few notable feats, could compare to.
Johan wondered what Giratina's reaction would be if it knew that the opponent it had been fighting so vigorously was just an avatar, and not even one at full power.
Though wtwo also seed to be fighting enthusiastically, having ga Evolved into ga wtwo Y and outputting damage against Arceus, taking advantage of not being a Pokémon created by Arceus.
Perhaps wtwo was venting all its "resentnt" toward the "creator" on Arceus?
BOOM!!!!!
With a Psystrike from ga wtwo Y, Arceus's body shattered like a mirror, turning into sparkles of light that scattered away.
This scene left everyone stunned, including the legendary Pokémon battling Arceus.
They all turned to look at ga wtwo Y.
Wha-what, you shattered Arceus?
This was likely the aning behind the looks most legendary Pokémon gave.
That powerful?
Faced with their gazes, ga wtwo Y didn't even acknowledge them, only watching where Arceus had disappeared before returning to Johan's side as the ga evolution energy unwound from its body like threads being unraveled.
Giratina, Dialga, and Palkia looked at each other in bewildernt.
Arceus was shattered?
Wouldn't that an the world was theirs now?!
But before they could rejoice, the sky suddenly opened again, and with sacred light scattering down, a perfectly intact Arceus descended once more.
Another one?
This ti, Arceus's state was noticeably gentler compared to before, without the burning anger or arrogant attitude.
It didn't even look at the three dragons who stood dumbfounded, but instead descended toward Johan.
Johan wasn't particularly surprised by Arceus's current state.
Just like how the Arceus in the ntal space dissipated after being defeated by them, now that its anger and disappointnt had been appeased, Arceus's mindset had completely balanced out.
As for what was shattered earlier...
That was rely an avatar.
Landing in front of Johan, Arceus's expression was gentle.
[You win, Johan.]
It rembered this na, naturally also acknowledging Johan and his Pokémon.
Hearing this, Johan gave a reassuring look to Cynthia, Lucian, and others nearby, as well as Reshiram and the other legendary Pokémon, then smiled and said:
"There's no so-called winning or losing; isn't mutual help between friends only natural?"
As he spoke, he took out the "Jewel of Life" found by Team Rocket, opening the chanism on the staff to reveal the glowing erald-green jewel inside.
[Friends?]
Arceus paused slightly, then the "Jewel of Life" separated into Ground, Water, Grass, Electric, and Dragon plates that flew back to join Arceus.
With the return of the plates, Arceus fully regained its peak form.
At this mont.
Dialga and Palkia suddenly felt their ti domain and space domain stop colliding, and their respective realms returned to calmness.
This made them realize that Arceus had truly returned.
Dialga and Palkia exchanged glances, one opening a ti rift, the other a spatial crack, both returning to their own territories.
Not just them—Giratina felt it even more clearly.
It distinctly felt the restrictions from the Distortion World, the reverse side of the world, returning, and the Pokémon world gradually beginning to reject it, the feeling growing stronger.
Giratina's expression changed, turning fierce. It didn't want to be confined to that broken-down place again!
Sensing Giratina's change, Johan spoke:
"Giratina is actually quite obedient. I believe it won't do anything excessive again."
Arceus looked at Giratina.
Giratina instinctively shrank its neck, but then its eyes widened, showing an undefeated expression.
[Is that so?]
"It's also my friend," Johan said.
Hearing this, not only was Arceus taken aback, but Giratina was also surprised.
Friend?
Giratina wondered... did it have a friend now?
"Ka-kaah!"
Gengar, wearing sunglasses, suddenly appeared on Giratina's back, laughing as it patted its hard back.
This "virtual pet" growing to such a degree—I can say my contribution has been significant!
If not for its diligent daily "feeding," the "virtual pet" would never have grown so big!
Woosh—
Suddenly.
Giratina felt the Pokémon world's rejection weakening until it disappeared, and the Distortion World's restrictions also dissipated.
It could once again freely enter and exit the Pokémon world.
[Since you vouch for it, Johan, I'll trust it once more.]
Johan waved his hand.
"I believe Giratina won't actively cause any more damage to the Pokémon world."
No joke.
Giratina had experienced "Let the Soul Travel" even earlier than Arceus.
A Pokémon that spends its days either drinking tea and eating pastries or watching TV shows—how threatening could it be?
Gengar trusted Giratina, Johan trusted Giratina, and as for Giratina...
"ROAR—"
It let out a soft roar, giving a deep look at Johan and Arceus before opening a passage to the Distortion World in front of it.
At this mont, Johan called out with a smile:
"Giratina, co over for dinner in a couple of days. Don't forget."
Giratina, about to enter the passage, paused, showing a hint of delight in its eyes. After nodding, it let out a long howl and happily returned to the Distortion World.
Although it hadn't overthrown Arceus's "rule" this ti, Giratina had still vented so frustration and fought to its satisfaction.
At least it had blown Arceus up, right?
Plus, it could sowhat sense that as long as the Pokémon world existed, Arceus... probably couldn't die.
Although defeating Arceus had always been its obsession.
But after interacting with Johan and spending ti with Gengar lately, it discovered there were many things more fun and interesting than "defeating Arceus" in this world.
And as the Distortion World's restrictions on it dissipated, the obsession in its heart completely faded away.
Now it could watch TV shows in peace. Happy!
Arceus looked at Johan again.
[Thank you, Johan. You've let experience the beauty of the Pokémon world again, and understand the aning of emotions.]
The gratitude in its words was quite sincere.
Honestly.
Johan hadn't expected that he would... actually be able to provide psychological therapy to Arceus.
This achievent alone was enough for a golden signboard!
Unique in the entire Pokémon world.
Claiming the title of "Number One Pokémon Psychologist in the Pokémon World" wouldn't be wrong, would it?
While feeling sowhat self-satisfied, Johan smiled and waved his hand.
"Oh, saying all that, we're all—"
[All friends.]
Before Johan could finish, Arceus completed his sentence, which startled him montarily before his smile widened.
"That's right."
After recovering, Arceus could "see" so of the events that had happened to Johan previously.
Whether it was calming the dragons in Twinleaf Town, handling the Tao Trio in the Giant Chasm, or facing Rayquaza and others.
This was a person with a strong sense of responsibility and dedication—this was Arceus's assessnt of Johan.
[As thanks.]
A light emanated from Arceus, and a palm-sized golden Thousand Arms flew from its body, slowly descending toward Johan.
Hmm?
Instinctively catching it, Johan looked at the still slightly warm Thousand Arms in his hand.
This was the symbol of the Original One, Arceus!
In the Pokémon world, there were naturally many who worshipped Arceus.
Although Arceus's creation legend originated from the Sinnoh region, it didn't an other regions didn't have it. For example, in the Kalos region, there was a place called "Azure Valley."
Within "Azure Valley," there was a group of followers who worshipped Arceus, using the Thousand Arms as their totem of faith.
The Thousand Arms in Johan's hand now looked no different from those totems worn by those people.
But one thing was certain: sothing given personally by Arceus wouldn't be so simple.
"This is..." Johan began.
[Power derived from , capable of balancing the order of ti and space. It will bring you good fortune.]
Good... fortune?
Johan's heart stirred.
Could it be that his bad luck was finally going to turn around completely? Would he beco lucky now?
Arceus didn't specify exactly what it did, feeling that Johan could figure it out slowly by himself.
But one thing.
[Through it, you can contact .]
Arceus emphasized the word ''.
Could it be Arceus's true form? Johan wondered.
So in the future... if he encountered major events he couldn't handle, could he bring Arceus out for a spin?
Perhaps seeing through Johan's thoughts, or maybe it was planning to say this anyway, Arceus spoke again.
[After this event concludes, I'll need to rest for a while to recover myself. During this ti, I'll leave things to you.]
"Wait," Johan suddenly felt sothing was off and hurriedly raised his hand to stop Arceus from continuing.
What did "leave things to you" an?
Although Johan now felt that due to his presence, or perhaps due to the inherent "differences" in this world, many plots that should have happened to Ash sohow involved him instead.
Saying "world convergence is amazing" wouldn't be an exaggeration.
But that didn't an he wanted to beco like Daigo, rushing to wherever trouble was brewing.
Given a choice, he'd rather stay at ho cooking, watching TV with his little ones, chatting, and when bored, training to burn off so of their excess energy.
Arceus smiled slightly.
[Don't worry, so things that are ant to happen will happen eventually. You might resist internally, but your sense of responsibility and commitnt won't let you be a re spectator.]
Johan: "..."
Do you want to bet that if sothing doesn't happen in Hoenn or Sinnoh, or doesn't affect , you'll see whether I get involved or not.
Arceus looked up slightly, murmuring:
[The awakening and collision of life and destruction, mountains rising and oceans overturning, the rift of ti and space spreading, the inevitable descent of night, the ancient—]
"Stop stop stop!" Johan quickly interrupted.
Please, I'm begging you, I'll kneel down!
The more he heard, the more frightened he beca.
You can plant your own flags, but don't plant them on !
[If you have ti, go to Kalos. You and your companions will gain 'power' there, and 'power' will give you more confidence.]
Kalos?
Power?
Azure Valley?
Hoopa?
Johan's heart trembled.
Of course, these were just his guesses.
Arceus lowered its head again.
[As a friend, before I fall into slumber again, if there's anything you need my help with, you can ask.]
Its voice was gentle, its tone familiar. If Giratina, Dialga, and Palkia heard this, they would surely exclaim—is this your son or what?
Help?
Johan rubbed his chin gently.
Looking at his little ones, he imdiately had an idea.
"Well, can I borrow about ten or so plates? No particular reason, mainly because my Larvitar wants to taste—ahem, wants to experience the power of the plates."
With ten or so plates at his disposal, Johan wouldn't fear anything anymore.
Whoever ca, he could smack them in the face with the plates!
How satisfying.
"Yo-Yoji? (_)"
Larvitar was startled, then its eyes lit up.
Re-really?
Gulp—
It swallowed hard.
[?]
"Ahem, just kidding," Johan coughed lightly, pulling wtwo over and saying:
"Help wtwo fulfill a wish."
Suddenly being pulled over by Johan, wtwo was clearly surprised.
It gave Johan a complex look, then shook its head at Arceus:
"No need. Through the battle just now, I've understood the aning of your existence. That's not sothing you should do."
Reviving Ai Two was what wtwo wanted to do.
As wtwo's primary "doctor," Johan naturally guessed its wish.
But...
Ai Two wasn't a naturally born existence, and couldn't even be considered a life form. Even the Original One, Arceus, couldn't possibly revive it.
If it were Ai, perhaps it would be possible, but Ai Two...
That was a "clone" like itself, or rather, rely a cloned consciousness.
wtwo's eyes were determined as it said: "I will accomplish it myself!"
It glanced at Johan, silently adding: Just as I will protect Johan.
Arceus gazed at wtwo, showing a pleased smile.
[I cannot fulfill its wish, but I believe with your help... perhaps it's possible.]
After a pause, Arceus said:
[That being the case, I'll bestow so of the plates' power.]
Woosh—
Larvitar suddenly produced the Earth plate fragnt that had shrunk, and Urshifu also took out its treasured Fist plate fragnt.
"Yoji?"
Larvitar's eyes widened in delight, discovering that the Earth plate fragnt it had nibbled on... was restored, even larger than before!
It could nibble for a long ti now!
[The power of the plates isn't necessarily better the more you have, nor do all Pokémon need to rely on the plates' power.]
For instance, Ninetales. In Arceus's view, its Ice-type power didn't need the plates.
The Ice-type power derived from the Tao Trio was essentially on the sa level as the plates.
"Ka-kaah?" Gengar pointed at itself.
What about ?
Arceus pursed its lips, gave Gengar a look, and a fist-sized dark plate fragnt floated toward it.
[For Gengar, it's acceptable.]
A Fairy plate fragnt!
Seeing this, Gengar was delighted, sticking out its tongue to roll the Fairy plate fragnt onto it, and began "swallowing" it with a "blurp blurp" sound.
"Ka-kaah~"
Tastes good~
[...]
So you really do eat them.
Arceus lightly tapped its golden foreleg in the air, and its entire form, like a deer, rose toward the sky.
[I look forward to our next eting, Johan.]
Better not et again, I'm afraid... Johan thought silently.
[Before I leave, let give you one last gift.]
As it spoke, a gentle beam of light fell from Arceus, seemingly containing mysterious power. Johan imdiately felt the aura power within him, which hadn't shown much activity for a long ti...
Suddenly begin to grow rapidly!
Aura?
Woosh—
Johan instinctively closed his eyes, and the aura power imdiately spread outward with him at the center.
Cynthia, Lucian, Flint, Aaron... wtwo, Zekrom, Reshiram, Regigigas, Darkrai...
Everything was reflected in his heart.
Even.
In the distance, those Team Galactic mbers struggling to escape from the shattered aircraft that Regigigas had smashed with one palm—all living beings, inanimate objects, everything manifested.
Johan's aura power had taken a qualitative leap.
This kind of aura... perhaps he could really hand-form an "Aura Sphere" now?
At the very least...
Urshifu and Armarouge received epic-level enhancents!
And on Johan's body, the Rainbow Wing was clearly the most "excited," emitting an incredibly brilliant light.
But the aura that used to be "exclusively" for the Rainbow Wing now had a competitor—the Thousand Arms!
Rainbow Wing: (▼皿▼)
Through the Thousand Arms and aura, Johan seed able to "see" the direction Arceus was leaving in, and where it wanted to go.
Indeed, the most basic "function" of this Thousand Arms should be an "Arceus Communicator."
However, besides sensing Arceus's presence, Johan also discovered that this Thousand Arms seed to be subtly guiding him in a direction, a place quite distant from the Sinnoh region, hinting at sothing.
Woosh—
The aura receded, and Johan slowly opened his eyes.
He raised his hand, trying to materialize the aura power, and then...
Nothing happened.
Johan: "..."
Damn, if I can't even use it, what's the point of it being stronger!
Of course, this was just a ntal complaint. The enhancent of aura power allowed Johan to better sense the inner changes of each Pokémon.
For instance, wtwo's persistence in reviving Ai Two.
Regigigas wondering: they all flew away, what about ?
Lugia: Is my kid running around everywhere?
Gengar's curiosity about the Fairy plate fragnt, Ninetales's gradually calming worry, Larvitar guessing what's for dinner... it bet it was barbecue!
Ahem.
As a Pokémon psychologist, the enhancent of aura power was undoubtedly very helpful.
Thoughts returning to the present, facing the gazes of everyone and all the Pokémon, Johan finally showed a relaxed smile.
"It's over."
Hearing this, Lucian and Flint imdiately let out long sighs of relief.
Finally...
"But not completely over."
Hmm?
The two simultaneously tensed up, while Aaron exhaled loudly beside them.
Johan pointed behind him, to the distance. "Team Galactic hasn't been fully dealt with."
Cynthia frowned slightly, nodding:
"Leave it to ."
With that, she flipped onto Garchomp's back, heading toward where the Team Galactic aircraft had crashed.
Her expression was stern.
The Adamant Orb and Lustrous Orb falling into Team Galactic's hands was unexpected, and she didn't know if they had done anything to her grandmother.
"Boss, we're coming too!"
Lucian and Flint quickly called out.
To be honest, in this incident... they hadn't contributed much.
Mainly because they were facing legendary Pokémon, mythical Pokémon, and even the Original One, leaving them few opportunities to act. Lucian could at least provide so support, but Flint...
"What about you?" Johan asked, looking at Zekrom and Reshiram.
Before leaving, Palkia had been very considerate, opening spatial rifts for them to return, saving them the trouble of flying back to Unova.
Zekrom looked at Reshiram, and Reshiram looked at Zekrom.
Normally, Sinnoh was the territory of the Space-Ti Trio, and the Tao Trio would be rejected, but this was an exception.
Since they were already here...
Reshiram looked up at the sky and said softly:
[I heard there would be dinner?]
Zekrom also tilted its head, looking toward the direction of the foothills, saying:
[Surely there's room for us two brothers?]
Johan smiled.
He looked at Regigigas.
To his surprise, Regigigas stretched lazily, seemingly yawning.
[Next ti, next ti call again]
With those words.
Regigigas transford into a "Light Stone" and fell into slumber.
Clearly, this clash with Arceus had taken quite a toll on Regigigas, understandably since it had nearly crushed Arceus.
"Alright," Johan nodded slightly, acknowledging Regigigas's words.
Though Johan suspected... Regigigas was worried that if it didn't turn into a "Light Stone," it wouldn't be able to return?
Would it have to run back?
"I'm going back first," said Lugia, concerned about its child. It nodded to Johan, then flew into the rift, returning to Lugia Island.
"Don't look at ," Darkrai noticed Johan's gaze, folded its arms, and snorted lightly. "I'm definitely having this dinner!"
Johan laughed.
He wasn't sure when it started, but Darkrai had gradually been labeled as a "glutton" by him.
"I'm going back," wtwo said using telepathy with its psychic power.
But before it could move, Johan grabbed its arm.
Faced with wtwo's puzzled look, Johan used a commanding tone:
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You have plenty of ti to do what you want to do. Take a couple of days to relax at my place."
wtwo was visibly moved, warmth flowing through its heart.
Although Johan used a commanding tone, wtwo was capable of ga Evolution with Johan, so how could it not sense his true thoughts?
After a slight hesitation, it nodded.
The Arceus incident sent shockwaves through the entire Sinnoh League and other Leagues.
The Original One Arceus, filled with anger and intent on punishing humanity, was forcefully "subdued" by the "Legendary Tar" Teacher Johan, who called upon nurous legendary Pokémon.
Team Galactic tried to take advantage of the situation, only to have their aircraft smashed by the King of the Regis, Regigigas, with a single palm strike, after which the Team Galactic executives were captured by Cynthia, Lucian, Flint, and Aaron.
And Team Galactic leader Cyrus was allegedly sent to the Distortion World by Teacher Johan!
These events had a significant impact on the Pokémon Leagues throughout the Pokémon world.
Teacher Johan's na once again appeared before all League executives.
And the League executives had to reassess the importance of this person to the entire League and the Pokémon world.
Rumors.
Teacher Johan had apparently earned the recognition of the Original One Arceus and was granted the status of "ssenger of God," walking the Pokémon world on Arceus's behalf.
Johan also gained a new title because of this—ssenger of God!
Johan didn't care about these so-called rumors or the reactions of the League executives.
He had actually co to terms with it.
Look.
As the Black and White Hero, he had already earned the respect of many League executives. Adding associations with Regigigas, Lugia, or even Arceus... what difference did it make?
No difference.
After all, they were all legendary Pokémon that others couldn't handle.
So...
Johan was very open about it and didn't pay much attention to the aftermath.
The impact wasn't that significant anyway.
After all, those who truly knew the entire process of this incident were only Cynthia and the others. Even the so-called League executives only made so reasonable guesses based on the results.
Moreover, to avoid unnecessary trouble and panic, the Arceus incident wasn't made known to the general public, remaining only among the League executives.
The day after the incident ended.
Sinnoh region, Celestic Town.
On a adow at the border between Celestic Town and the Mt. Coronet range.
wtwo, wearing an adorable Jigglypuff apron, held skewers and a brush in its hands, its face smudged with so black soot, expressionlessly staring at the... barbecue grill before it.
It searched its mind... why did I choose to stay?
Why am I here?
Relaxation?
Relaxation ans... barbecuing here?
"wtwo, the at was a bit overcooked earlier, and add more cumin next ti," Darkrai called out, holding a skewer.
wtwo gave it a "killer" look.
But Johan quickly appeared in front of it, blocking its view.
Johan also wore a Gengar apron, holding a spatula, and smiled:
"This is what it feels like to be human. How is it?"
Wasn't wtwo always unsure whether it belonged to humans or Pokémon?
Then try both.
Hearing this, wtwo lowered its gaze, looking at the at sizzling over the charcoal, dripping with oil and emitting a tempting aroma.
Raising its head, it looked at Team Rocket, who were also busy but seed to be enjoying themselves, or at least looked very skilled. It felt "the gap between people."
"Being human... isn't easy either."
Johan laughed.
He hadn't expected wtwo to realize that being human wasn't easy either, which was sowhat beyond his expectations.
"Your awareness is quite high."
wtwo's eye twitched.
High awareness?
It glanced to the side at the mountain of various ingredients—at, vegetables, as well as berries, fresh milk, and other Pokémon food ingredients.
A mountain of them!
Faced with so many ingredients, anyone would find it challenging, right?
Regarding this.
Johan also indicated there was nothing he could do.
This was already quite manageable.
Besides his own and Cynthia's group's Pokémon, only Darkrai, Giratina, Zekrom, and Reshiram had co for the gathering.
If Regigigas, Dialga, Palkia, Lugia, and the others were added, he might cook until he died.
Even so, it was only because the Sinnoh League had covered the cost of the ingredients; otherwise, Johan would have bled money.
This was also one reason why he didn't dare keep Reshiram by his side.
wtwo gave Johan a deep look.
For so reason, it had a feeling... that a major reason Johan had kept it behind was to share the "pressure"—the pressure of cooking.
"Here, put on these arm covers," Johan said, seeing so oil stains on wtwo's arms, and took off his own arm covers.
wtwo didn't say anything, just raised its arms and let Johan put the arm covers on.
Looking at wtwo's current outfit, Johan nodded with satisfaction.
It seed that in the future, the sign on his kitchen door wouldn't need to add a new na besides "Gengar and Cynthia Not Allowed."
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