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"Diancie, huh."
Hearing this, Mammon looked at Steven with a cryptic smile.
"Ahem~ You know, Mammon, I have a particular passion for Rock-type Pokémon."
Steven coughed lightly. He realized his attitude had been a bit too eager.
"It's alright, we understand, but Master Steven, you also know that Diancie is a Mythical Pokémon."
Mammon thought for a moment.
"It was pure chance that I captured Diancie back then, but Diancie lives in the Kalos region. If you have time, you might try your luck there."
Hearing this, Mega Diancie looked at Mammon with a strange expression.
Pure chance?
Didn't you just have Hoopa teleport me directly in front of you back then?
Mega Diancie felt like complaining, but since there were outsiders present, Mega Diancie still gave her Trainer face.
I understand.
Steven looked thoughtful.
That's right, how could a Mythical Pokémon be so easy to encounter?
But the Kalos region? It seems I must make a trip there. Conveniently, Diancie seems to live underground, which is right in Steven's comfort zone.
But there's still one problem: he is currently the Hoenn Champion and needs to handle Champion duties regularly.
It looks like... I need to let May take over quickly!
Steven pondered this internally. May's strength had already surpassed his own, and she was perfectly capable of assuming the position of Hoenn Champion.
Then he could go to the Kalos region to look for Diancie and dig for rocks at the same time—killing two birds with one stone!
The battle between Mammon and Steven was over, but the resulting buzz was only growing stronger.
Because the Mythical Pokémon Diancie, used by Mammon in the battle, had generated an incredibly high level of discussion.
Some people were even calling Mega Diancie after Mega Evolution the 'Royal Pink Princess'!
After all, Mega Diancie was truly too beautiful and noble, and its combat power was astonishingly high.
Most importantly, Diancie can create diamonds at will!
This ability was truly too coveted. After all, the value of diamonds is very high. Having Diancie is equivalent to having countless diamonds. Wouldn't that lead to direct social climbing?
Although it's impossible to flood the market with diamonds all at once, as that would cause inflation, they could be released slowly.
Especially since Diancie can also freely create special diamonds. Selling a large 'Diancie Diamond' would make becoming a millionaire not just a dream.
Because of this, Diancie immediately became famous, and a large number of Trainers headed to the Kalos region.
All just to encounter a Diancie by chance.
"Speaking of which, Diancie, are there other Diancie in your Family?"
After the match ended, Mammon, Cynthia, and Caitlin returned to Team Rocket Castle. Cynthia asked curiously.
Mythical Pokémon are extremely precious and rare, especially some, like Hoopa, of which there is only one in the world.
But Cynthia truly didn't know if there were other Diancie individuals.
For example, Darkrai and Deoxys are not restricted to only one individual.
"I don't know either, oh."
Diancie tilted her little head, lightly tapping her chin with her finger, and replied via pleasant and adorable telepathy.
"When I was born in the Diamond Domain, I was the only Diancie there. However, according to Dr. Minister and the others, the original'Sacred Diamond' in the Domain was created by the former queen."
"In that case, there should still be other Diancie, right?"
Diancie wasn't sure, because she didn't know where the previous Queen of the Diamond Domain had gone, and Dr. Minister and the others hadn't mentioned it.
"I see."
Cynthia nodded; she was just curious.
After all, one theory suggests that Diancie is actually a mutated form of Carbink, and any Diancie will be revered as a 'Queen' by the Carbink, protecting them.
If this theory is true, then it's not surprising that a Diancie would mutate from the Carbink population over thousands of years.
But no matter what, the number of Diancie certainly wouldn't be large.
Time flew by, and another month passed quickly. On this particular day, the atmosphere inside Team Rocket Castle was quite unique.
Because today was Platinum's due date, many people were waiting outside the delivery room.
Although he had been through it once before, Mammon still felt a slight tension.
And the most peculiar thing was that among those waiting, Akari was also present.
She paced back and forth restlessly, biting her fingers, seemingly lost in thought.
Volo sat on a stool, looking at Akari with a strange expression, then glanced at the closed door of the delivery room.
How should he put it? Volo truly couldn't describe his feelings at this moment.
This world was truly too bizarre. Waiting for one's own birth?
Finally, the long and agonizing wait was over.
The delivery room door opened, and Joy walked out, taking off her mask.
"Mammon, mother and daughter are safe."
"Good, thank you."
Mammon breathed a sigh of relief. Although he knew very well that no matter what happened to anyone else, nothing could happen to Akari, and her birth was bound to be extremely smooth.
But when things hadn't been finalized, it was natural to feel a little nervous.
"I'm born! I'm finally born!! Hehe~"
Akari was soaring with happiness at this moment, her face full of Joy and excitement.
She was finally born!
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Joy looked at Akari, utterly confused. What was this girl talking about just now?
Inside the room.
"Mammon~"
Platinum, whose pretty face was a little pale, looked at Mammon as he walked in and immediately showed him a beautiful smile.
"Thank you for your hard work, Platinum."
Mammon sat down, gently holding Platinum's slightly cool hand.
"It wasn't hard work, oh. This is our child."
Platinum smiled happily, pursing her lips.
Although she was indeed tired and had been carrying the baby for so long, honestly, giving birth didn't hurt much.
Whenever the intense pain struck, there was always a warm current that lessened the sensation, so it was actually fine.
And... she finally had a child with her beloved.
Platinum's large eyes gazed at her beloved, filled with tender affection, making everything worthwhile.
"Hmm~ There's an outsider here too. Daddy and Mommy, you're so mean."
At that moment, a resentful voice sounded.
Platinum's face, pale from exhaustion, immediately flushed slightly as she looked towards Akari standing behind Mammon.
There was a hint of annoyance in her eyes. This troublesome child.
"I clearly walked in with Daddy just now, but Mommy didn't seem to see me."
Akari said mournfully.
"Of course not. How could I ignore you, Akari?"
Platinum was even more embarrassed, as her eyes had only been on Mammon at that moment, and she truly hadn't noticed Akari.
"Hmph hmph~"
Akari rolled her eyes adorably and grumbled.
"Alright, stop teasing your mother. She's very tired right now."
Mammon playfully patted Akari on the head.
Mammon then looked towards the small baby Akari beside them. The baby was currently sleeping with her eyes closed.
"Ooh I'm so cute"
Akari's eyes were full of hearts as she looked at her infant self. Too adorable! As expected of me!
Mammon gently lifted the baby Akari using Arceus's power, then held her in his arms.
Noticing Akari's expectant gaze nearby, Mammon couldn't help but smile.
"From now on, I'll call you Akari. Use your 'light' to illuminate the entire world."
Mammon said softly, looking at the child in his arms.
The corners of Akari's mouth lifted uncontrollably, and her large eyes curved into crescent moons.
Platinum watched her beloved and her daughter, the happy curve of her lips never fading.
This is wonderful~
Time seemed to fly by, and another month later, Cynthia's child was also born.
It was also a daughter. When Joy, who delivered the baby, told Mammon 'mother and daughter are safe' for the third time, her gaze was somewhat unusual.
Three consecutive children were girls; Joy thought Mammon might feel a bit regretful.
But Mammon didn't care at all. Whether it was a son or a daughter, Mammon personally loved them equally.
After all... he would live forever.
As for the child he had with Cynthia, he named her Durandal. Hmm, Cynthia liked it too; it was a lovely name.
The end of the year was quickly approaching. In about half a month, the ranking match phase of the World Championship would completely conclude, and the main event phase would begin.
According to the discussion between Mammon and Charles Goodshow, the main event would feature the top thirty-two ranked players from the ranking matches competing in bracketed battles.
Thirty-two advancing to sixteen, and sixteen advancing to eight.
In other words, the main event phase would consist of two rounds of matches to determine the true candidates for the Eight Masters.
"That's good~ My ranking is still decent."
Inside Team Rocket Castle, Platinum breathed a sigh of relief as she looked at the news announced by the Pokémon League official website.
Because she was heavily pregnant in the second half of the year and it was inconvenient to battle, Platinum's ranking was genuinely neither high nor low.
However, Platinum had never relaxed the special training for her main team, so her actual strength had not been greatly affected.
Recently, Platinum's ranking had stabilized in the top twenty, which was completely sufficient for entering the main event.
"With your strength, Platinum, challenging for the top ten is absolutely no problem."
Caitlin sat gracefully, deftly peeling an apple with a fruit knife.
"No rush. I'll wait for the main event."
Platinum shook her head.
As long as she makes it into the top eight in the main event, she will still be one of the Eight Masters.
It's just that since her current ranking isn't in the top eight, she doesn't have privileges, but Platinum is quite confident in her own strength.
Mammon, meanwhile, opened the World Championship app to check the current top thirty-two Trainers.
He hadn't issued a challenge for a while now; he was simply waiting for the main event to begin.