Chapter 668: Vacation, Tourism, and Looking for Rayquaza
In a flash, a week passed.
The arrival of Groudon and Kyogre actually didn't cause much of a stir.
After all.
There were no humans in this world.
And the vast majority of Pokémon didn't know the status of Groudon and Kyogre; they just thought they were powerful Pokémon.
But no matter how powerful...
Weren't they also beaten to the ground by Big Brother?
Then what was there to care about?
You were beaten to the ground by Big Brother.
I was also beaten to the ground by Big Brother.
You = Me.
Compared to the two of them, everyone was obviously more focused on the returning Milotic.
The Dragon Clan now had over twenty tribes.
Not many knew Milotic.
But of those living in the grassland, at least half of the tribes knew her.
When Milotic left, she was just a Lv. 40 young dragon.
Now upon returning.
Milotic had become a Champion-level mature dragon, and had also brought back three tribes never seen before.
Many dragons looked at those beautiful Milotic and handsome Gyarados with beating hearts, clearly having thoughts of breeding.
Kazuya just smiled slightly at this.
Barring any accidents.
With Milotic coming back this time, there was a high probability she wouldn't leave again.
The Dragon Clan was about to add three major ocean tribes.
With this, the Dragon Clan could be said to be lacking no type of unit.
But compared to this.
Kazuya was currently obviously more focused on what the ancient idiots had said.
After a week of getting along.
Groudon and Kyogre's temperaments weren't as awkward anymore.
It could be said they were slightly more straightforward.
And there were more things they could talk about.
At this moment.
Kazuya and the three Legendary Pokémon sat in a circle.
Three of them sat on the ground.
Kyogre lay in the lake.
Florges, in a rare mood for gossip, sat beside Kazuya like a quiet, elegant flower.
"Rayquaza has never stopped your battles?"
Although he had already guessed it.
Hearing this news directly from Groudon and Kyogre still inevitably led to various speculations.
"Roar."
Groudon looked up at the sky.
Let alone stopping their battles.
The two of them had barely even seen that guy in the sky.
"Living in the ozone layer, unless it actively comes down, you can't see it from below the clouds,"
Kazuya shrugged and said.
Rayquaza had lived in the ozone layer for hundreds of millions of years and had almost never come down.
It was even speculated by humans in the League Era that it "had never descended to the ground."
"Ooom."
Compared to the flightless Groudon, Kyogre obviously knew a little more.
According to it.
Rayquaza was busy fighting all day long itself, and had no time to manage things below.
"Who is Rayquaza fighting?"
Just as this question was murmured.
Kazuya immediately thought of Deoxys.
Rayquaza and Deoxys were roughly equivalent to Groudon and Kyogre.
They were old rivals from ancient times to the present.
Groudon and Kyogre fighting for natural energy was purely an excuse.
If they didn't fight and get injured, how would they consume natural energy?
But Rayquaza fighting for natural energy was a genuine need.
As Kyogre said.
Rayquaza fought constantly every day.
As the king of the ozone layer and the guardian deity of this planet.
Any unidentified object or creature coming from the universe would basically be swatted away by Rayquaza's tail.
Deoxys was like this.
Kyurem was like this too.
Kazuya even wondered how the Clefairys in Mt. Moon managed to land without being killed by Rayquaza.
Regardless.
Frequent battles created a huge demand for natural energy for Rayquaza.
Only with enough natural energy.
Could it maintain its strongest state and combat power to protect the ozone layer.
However.
Should one say...
Rayquaza's method of absorbing natural energy was special?
Or should one say, what it absorbed wasn't natural energy that could be possessed within this planet?
After all.
Rayquaza used the energy of meteorites to Mega Evolve.
The mikado organ in its body could combine the consumed meteorites with its own energy to create the natural energy needed for it to Mega Evolve.
It was precisely because of this.
That Rayquaza clashed with Deoxys.
After all, meteorites were Deoxys's home, spaceship, and birthplace...
With Rayquaza munching on their home, they certainly couldn't tolerate it.
So the two would frequently battle.
Having figured everything out, Kazuya shook his head. This matter really couldn't be explained in a few words.
From an absolute bystander's perspective.
It seemed Rayquaza was the villain.
But from the perspective of a member living on this planet, Rayquaza was their guardian deity.
Setting aside what kind of Pokémon Deoxys was, and whether there were individuals who wanted to harm this place.
Just speaking of meteorites falling...
How much damage would that cause to this planet and the creatures here?
Without Rayquaza stopping them.
From the chaotic era to the League Era, countless creatures would have died under meteorites.
No.
Even with Rayquaza stopping them.
The number was already countless.
If nothing else.
The future Sootopolis City in Hoenn and Anistar City in Kalos.
Were both places created by meteor strikes, only later transformed by humans into habitable cities.
From this perspective.
These two places could be said to be massive Pokémon graveyards.
After all, when the meteorites struck, the number of Pokémon that died there was definitely not small.
"...That's roughly the situation."
Kazuya shrugged, telling the four Pokémon beside him everything he had thought of.
This was both to increase their knowledge so they wouldn't be dumb all day long.
And to clear Rayquaza's name.
Letting the ancient idiots know that its battles were of a different nature than theirs.
The Rayquaza of this world.
Could be considered Kazuya's friend.
In his previous life, the two had fought side by side.
Of course he had to speak up for it.
"Regi."
Regigigas clapped its hands and said, "That's amazing."
They didn't even bother to think about how Kazuya knew these things.
They would only listen.
And give a simple response.
Just like children don't wonder why adults know so much.
"Flor?"
Florges spoke up, gently shaking Kazuya's arm.
She asked if they should help Rayquaza.
Kazuya had already established the image of "Rayquaza, the lone planet guardian fighting a solitary war" for her.
Of course.
The truth was pretty much the same.
Among the many gods.
Rayquaza was the only Legendary Pokémon with a clear stance and primarily focused on external threats.
It rarely intervened in internal planetary battles unless a friend asked for help or it involved the Hoenn idiots.
This made Florges feel moved and also want to help it.
"We can't find it. The ozone layer is too big."
Kazuya shrugged helplessly, but he did have something he wanted to find Rayquaza for. "How about this? We'll go out every day to look for it, try our luck, and take you guys to tour this world and teach you some common sense along the way."
Kazuya decided to take some action.
Currently, things were pretty settled on the Dragon Clan's side.
There was no need to continue expanding their territory.
Moreover.
Having fought for so many years.
It was time to give everyone in the Dragon Clan a vacation.
If the Dragon Clan members really wanted the Dragon Clan to dominate the entire continent, they could work hard for it themselves in the future.
Anyway, Kazuya wanted to have a good rest now.
Going out for a trip was a good way to relax.
In this ancient era.
Traveling with family and a few good friends, seeing the unique beautiful scenery of this ancient time.
It would make this lifetime worthwhile.
And finding Rayquaza along the way would kill two birds with one stone.
Furthermore.
Leaving aside Regigigas and Groudon.
With his own speed.
He could go to any place in the world and return the same day, not worried at all about any trouble on the Dragon Clan's side.
So.
Kazuya directly told them his thoughts.
Florges and Regigigas both nodded quickly, showing excitement.
The former had been looking forward to it for a long time.
After all, Kazuya had promised her long ago to take her to see many beautiful sights.
Just like when they went under the sea back then.
The latter was fascinated.
That was the beautiful dream Regigigas had fantasized about—going out to play holding hands with its good friends.
But in the past, it never dared to hope for it in reality.
Seeing the beautiful scenery was secondary.
Having lived from the chaotic era to today, what scenery hadn't Regigigas seen?
It didn't think there was anything special about them.
The important thing was who you saw them with.
"Call an Altaria to go to the volcano and get my brother over here."
Kazuya said to Florges beside him.
For this kind of thing.
Of course, he couldn't forget his brother.
He was Kazuya's closest relative in this life.
As for Groudon and Kyogre.
The two of them had rather peculiar thought processes.
"Roar."
Groudon reached out and tugged Kazuya, its small eyes lighting up.
"Huh? We're going on a trip, what's with coming up with a name?"
Kazuya turned his head and looked at it, baffled.
Groudon's meaning.
Was to come up with a name for their little team.
"Ooom."
Kyogre nodded in agreement.
Kazuya scratched his head, speechless.
He felt Groudon and Kyogre were like little boys with eighth-grader syndrome, while the burly Regigigas was more like a sensitive little girl.
"Then what do you think we should be called?"
Kazuya asked helplessly.
"Roar."
Team Magma.
Hearing this name, Kazuya's expression became serious, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead.
Oh no, war is going to break out.
"Ooom? Ooom."
Sounds terrible. Call it Team Aqua.
"Roar?"
"Ooom?"
Bang!
Groudon and Kyogre bumped heads.
This kind of scene.
Kazuya couldn't even count how many times he had seen it this week.
They could argue about any big or small issue.
And.
This naming style.
Kazuya now seriously suspected if Maxie and Archie had intercepted this conversation from somewhere.
"Roar!"
"Ooom!"
Let's battle!
A big battle was imminent.
But fortunately, the two of them still gave Kazuya some face, running to the surface of the sea and fighting with their smallest sizes.
Which could be considered keeping the damage to a minimum.
"Regi?"
"Don't worry about them. How's your Ice Punch learning going?"
"Regi."
"Let me test you."
This kind of life.
Was just a part of their daily routine.
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