Chapter 762: The World-Saving Squad Adds Another General
The light projection of the Time Flower dissipated.
Its life also came to an end.
The last Time Flower in this world withered after fulfilling its mission.
Kazuya stood up, raised his hand, and patted the heart of the Tree of Beginning.
Then he turned and left the area.
Mewtwo followed him out.
At this moment, His eyes were filled with confusion.
Simply because His inner mission was completed, He momentarily lost His goal and didn't know what to do.
He seemed to have no reason to continue staying at the Tree of Beginning.
But if asked to leave, He didn't know where to go.
"If you don't know where to go, how about following us for now?"
Kazuya turned his head and glanced at Mewtwo beside him.
The aura on the other party would attract Demon Gods.
If He continued to stay here.
It would be dangerous not only for Mewtwo Himself but also for the Tree of Beginning.
Even.
Dangerous for Team Rocket, the survivor organization that now wanted to save the world.
Since that was the case.
It would be better to let Mewtwo leave with them.
Coincidentally.
Kazuya could also teach Him some knowledge along the way.
He would consider it as taking care of Mew's descendant.
"..."
Mewtwo remained silent for a long time after hearing this, seemingly very hesitant.
"Think about it. If you stay here, you not only have to face those corrupted Legendary Pokémon but also the harassment from Team Rocket. You won't even be able to get a good night's sleep all day long."
Kazuya reached out an arm and hooked it around Mewtwo's shoulder, whispering like a demon in His ear, "If you follow us, you can travel the world, see more places and stories. Who knows, it might even answer the questions in your heart."
Mewtwo turned his head to stare at Kazuya.
Then nodded.
Kazuya had indeed convinced him.
Those Demon Gods were dangerous, and Team Rocket was quite annoying.
There was one more thing...
Mew previously couldn't leave the Tree of Beginning and deeply yearned for the outside world, always wanting to go see it.
And now He could actually leave here and see it for Himself, but had lost His own consciousness...
This feeling from the memories strongly influenced Him.
So Mewtwo also wanted to personally measure every inch of this world.
Following these three guys...
He figured it would save a lot of trouble.
"Welcome to the team."
Lucario smiled, stepped forward, and extended his hand to shake Mewtwo's.
Regarding Mewtwo joining.
He was, of course, incredibly welcoming.
This meant the strength of this world-saving squad had been bolstered again.
Moreover, Mewtwo innately possessed Champion-level strength.
This was a ready-made powerhouse, saving a lot of the time cost required to grow stronger.
"..."
Mewtwo glanced down at it, then looked up and stared at Lucario.
Baffled.
He didn't know the etiquette of shaking hands.
"Shaking hands means 'hello.' It's equivalent to a greeting and asking for guidance."
Lucario patiently explained it to Him.
It had to be him.
To notice Mewtwo's confusion.
If it were Scizor, he'd probably think Mewtwo was provoking him.
After understanding everything.
Mewtwo finally raised His hand and shook it with Lucario.
Then.
He turned and walked in front of Kazuya, extending His hand.
"Hello~"
Kazuya grinned, reaching out to shake it.
Seeing this, the corners of Mewtwo's mouth curled up in a barely noticeable arc. The tip of His tail flicked a couple of times, His mood seemingly growing quite cheerful. Then He turned his head to look at Scizor.
The latter shot Him a glance.
And directly strode away.
Mewtwo's tail drooped, then He adopted an attitude of complete indifference.
Kazuya looked at these three little ones and sighed.
"Looks like there's still a long way to go."
This was a journey of blood.
If everyone couldn't unite and trust each other, it would be very difficult to make it to the end.
Because Mewtwo had stayed here for quite a while.
To avoid attracting Demon Gods, they decided to set off and leave immediately.
Mewtwo had nothing He wanted to take with Him.
Even that music box.
He didn't plan on taking it.
After all, Mewtwo knew very well that those things didn't belong to Him.
Even the memories in His mind weren't His own.
Perhaps it was also because of these memories that didn't belong to Him that His mind was currently somewhat chaotic, His heart feeling hollow.
Kazuya could guess this situation.
It could be foreseen from Mewtwo's confused eyes and the situation of His older brother, Mewtwo Number One.
But he didn't think this was a problem.
After all.
Weren't they taking Mewtwo with them now to create His own memories?
After leaving the vicinity of the Tree of Beginning far behind.
Kazuya turned and took a distant look back, just like when he left with Meowscarada and Lorelei all those years ago.
The Tree of Beginning had always been here.
No matter how many times he returned, he could always see it; it was incredibly reassuring.
"I will definitely save you all."
Kazuya's lips moved slightly as he muttered.
Then he led the three little ones westward.
That was the direction of Mt. Silver.
But this time, Kazuya's destination wouldn't go through Mt. Silver; he just had to cross the massive Mt. Silver mountain range.
"Master, are we heading to the Johto region?"
"Ah, exactly."
Kazuya nodded lightly.
A new journey had begun. This time, the number of people went from 3 to 4.
It seemed that it might increase even more in the future.
On the night they set off.
They passed through a small-scale town called [Egg Village].
Without any hesitation, they immediately checked in.
Compared to the environment in human cities, the wild was still a bit harsh.
Even sleeping in the middle of the night required being on guard against magical beasts showing up.
Conversely, it was extremely safe in towns.
Not only was there no lack of survival resources, but they could also sleep directly in buildings, without worrying about sudden attacks by magical beasts.
Moreover.
In these small-scale towns.
The original number of resident Pokémon wasn't large.
After some evacuated with the main forces, even fewer Pokémon could be infected into magical beasts.
After so many years.
The magical beasts slaughtered each other.
Now, the number of magical beasts in Egg Village might only be a few hundred.
So even if Kazuya and the other three swaggered down the street, they basically wouldn't see any magical beasts. A slight detour to avoid them meant smooth sailing.
"Egg Village is a small town established in League Calendar Year 240. At that time... Oh, Lord Kazuya, you were probably still alive then; you should know about this, right?"
Lucario acted as the tour guide.
But halfway through speaking, he suddenly realized that Kazuya had once been the God of the Sea and lived for quite a long time.
In League Calendar Year 240.
The other party shouldn't have been dead yet, and might know about these things.
After all, Egg Island was also quite famous at the time, very popular on TV and the internet, with an explosive amount of promotional videos, although that trend quickly passed.
"I don't know about it. Lucario, you should tell us."
Kazuya reached out and rubbed the dog's head.
Those big fluffy ears were truly comfortable to touch.
He wasn't lying.
He genuinely didn't know.
In League Calendar Year 240, he was traveling all over the world looking for Meowscarada, rarely paying attention to these things in his daily life.
Furthermore...
Kazuya felt that Lucario really wanted to talk about these things.
Probably because he hadn't chatted with anyone else in a long time, he gained a bit of a chatterbox attribute.
Actually, Scizor was the same way, it's just that he wasn't familiar with Lucario and Mewtwo yet and was currently in his "aloof" phase.
Regardless.
Since the dog wanted to talk.
Kazuya would just go along with him and ask, even though he wasn't actually that curious.
"Yes!"
Hearing this, Lucario twitched his ears and smiled as he continued introducing, "Egg Village is a town famous for making 'Bird Egg Waffles.' Those ranchers used Pidgey and Spearow eggs as raw materials to make Bird Egg Waffles, and even hired the Dragon-type Elite Four of the time as their spokesperson..."
He was very happy right now.
It could be seen from his large tail wagging back and forth.
However.
Lucario wasn't this happy just because he could talk about these things.
He was happy because he sensed Kazuya's intention of accommodating him.
This feeling of having someone care and pamper him, he hadn't experienced in decades.
Therefore.
At this very moment.
Even in this dark and cold world.
Lucario felt his heart was very warm.
If we say.
The closeness in the past.
Was because of Kazuya's identity and his relationship with others.
Then now, Lucario genuinely liked Kazuya a bit. This fondness came purely from Kazuya himself, unaffected by any other will.
Walking beside them, Scizor saw this.
He couldn't help but purse his lips.
He seemed to see his past self in Lucario.
Master's "head pat" was very formidable; it made one involuntarily feel blissful. This guy had definitely fallen for it.
Scizor shook his head secretly, as if he had seen through everything.
The Mewtwo beside them heard Scizor's inner voice.
Recalled it.
Then quietly nodded.
That technique was definitely not something an ordinary person could execute.
"Lord Kazuya, look, there's a dessert shop nearby. They should have some Bird Egg Waffles for sale inside. We can rest here for today."
Lucario pointed to the side.
Seeing that his three companions had no objections.
He took the lead into the dessert shop.
Pushing open the shop door.
The smell of eggs and chocolate wafted over.
"It looks like this is a dessert shop that uses chocolate as its main ingredient."
Lucario gestured for the three to sit down inside the shop.
He then ran to the kitchen himself to find food and drinks.
In his view.
None of his three companions understood human cities around League Calendar Year 250 as well as he did.
So he shouldered the responsibility of "hunting" for his companions in the city and bringing back food.
Of course.
In reality, it was about the same.
Mewtwo was born in this dark era and didn't understand the structure of human cities.
And Scizor was a pure wild wandering Pokémon, who never liked running into human cities at any time.
Kazuya was different, but he doted on the dog.
Since Lucario wanted to do this, he let him do it.
The three Pokémon sat down in a corner without windows.
Mewtwo and Scizor sat face-to-face.
The two Pokémon exchanged a glance, and simultaneously turned their heads away, displeased with seeing the other party.
Kazuya smiled and shook his head, then looked at Mewtwo: "Mewtwo, tell me about that Team Rocket, will you? I'm quite curious."
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