It was a large black dog whose appearance could not exactly be called handsome.
At this moment, its breath was faint, as if it might kick the bucket in the very next second.
At the very least, when Grey released his aura, he could only barely sense this Mabosstiff's aura.
Pokémon: Mabosstiff
Type: Dark
Level: 63
Ability: Intimidate
Moves: omitted.
A level 63 Mabosstiff was basically at the Elite Four level.
Honestly, that level was already very high.
But in Area Zero, in order to protect Arven, Mabosstiff had still been beaten into this state by a Paradox Pokémon.
From this, one could see just how powerful the Paradox Pokémon that had attacked Arven had been...
As for which Paradox Pokémon had attacked Arven, Grey could not think of an answer.
However, for now, he should focus his attention on Mabosstiff.
"Mabosstiff, eat..."
Arven held the sandwich to Mabosstiff's mouth, trying to make it eat.
Mabosstiff barely opened its mouth and swallowed the sandwich made with Herba Mystica.
However, after one serving of Herba Mystica entered its stomach, Mabosstiff showed no change at all.
It was as if the Herba Mystica had no effect whatsoever.
Arven's heart could not help sinking.
"I'll do it."
At this moment, Grey stepped forward.
"Mr. Grey, you know medicine?"
Arven barely maintained a smile as he asked.
"I don't, but my power is related to healing."
Grey waved his hand, then infused a bit of aura into Mabosstiff's body to help it digest the Herba Mystica.
"Normally, it takes two different kinds of Herba Mystica for the healing effect to begin showing. But my aura has the ability to harmonize things, so I can trigger the treatment ahead of time."
Grey knew Arven could not wait, so he used aura that would not harm his own body to heal Mabosstiff.
As the aura poured in, Mabosstiff slowly opened its eyes, and its breathing gradually became steady.
"Mabosstiff!"
Seeing Mabosstiff finally open its eyes, Arven's eyes filled with tears.
"Mr. Grey... thank you!"
Arven forced back his sobs as he thanked Grey.
"You're welcome. Your mother did me a favor, so I'm only doing what I can in return."
Grey gave a sheepish laugh, then gave Arven and Mabosstiff some private space.
"Mr. Grey, you really are amazing!"
Nemona followed Grey away from Arven. She stared at Grey and felt that the person before her truly seemed capable of anything.
He was incredible!
How could someone this perfect exist?
Not only was he great at Pokémon battles, he was gentle as a person, and he even had the function of a traveling doctor.
Wow!
Wasn't that way too perfect?
"I'm just okay. It just so happens that the power I have can help Arven."
Grey looked at Arven and Mabosstiff, then said softly, "After all, I don't want to see a sincere Trainer lose his partner."
About ten minutes later.
"Mr. Grey, I'm ready."
Arven recalled Mabosstiff, and Klawf followed behind him.
Clearly, this Titan Pokémon had been conquered by Arven's cooking and had chosen to follow Arven of its own initiative.
"Good. Let's go. On to Artazon."
Grey stood up and led the two of them out of Klawf's cave.
That night, Artazon.
Artazon was quiet, and many people had already fallen asleep.
There were few pedestrians on the streets, but Grey seemed to see someone who did not look especially proper...
After all, that person was sneakily following behind a Pokémon. At a glance, he looked like a stalker!
"Oh? I didn't expect to find something big the moment I arrived."
Grey clicked his tongue and immediately hurried over to see what was happening.
He saw a man wearing a purplish-red coat, with messy dark green hair, following behind a Falinks.
He was holding paper and a pen, sketching something.
Fine. Grey had misread the situation.
He had thought he had run into some Pokémon poacher.
But when he walked closer, he realized it was Artazon's Gym Leader, Brassius.
"Mr. Brassius."
Grey called out.
"Hmm?"
Brassius did not stop what he was doing and remained immersed in his artistic creation.
Hearing Grey speak to him, he only casually replied.
"What is it?"
"Nothing much. It's just... here's the situation."
Grey roughly explained the circumstances to Brassius and stated his purpose for coming.
"Hmm?"
When Brassius heard that Grey was actually an inspector sent by Geeta, he finally stopped moving and looked Grey up and down.
Hmm...
He looked younger than Brassius and was not a student of Naranja Academy.
It seemed Geeta took this inspection quite seriously.
Brassius coughed lightly, then asked, "May I ask when Mr. Grey would like to conduct the inspection?"
"If it's convenient, could we do it now?"
Grey was thinking that after finishing the battle today, he could head for Levincia early tomorrow morning.
Then he could go north and face the Lurking Steel Titan, allowing Arven's Mabosstiff to receive treatment again.
Counting everything, he could reach Glaseado Mountain and battle Grusha in about two days.
Thinking of it this way, after some more time, he should be able to speedrun the Paldea region, gather enough money, leave Paldea directly, and head to the Kalos region or Sinnoh region.
Hmm, he still had to see how Nemona's information turned out.
On Brassius's side, seeing Grey in such a hurry, he had no intention of refusing.
The earlier they battled, the sooner he could finish, and once the battle was over, he would be able to focus on his artistic creations.
This whole year would belong entirely to him!
He would no longer need to live in fear of when another inspection might come.
With this in mind, Brassius nodded and said, "No problem. Please follow me."
Under Brassius's lead, everyone arrived at Artazon Gym's battlefield.
"I get to watch Mr. Grey battle again! I wonder what Pokémon Mr. Grey will use this time!"
Nemona was very much looking forward to Grey's battle.
On Grey's side, he took out a Premier Ball.
After all, Metagross was the weakest among his Pokémon and could exchange a few rounds with Brassius.
At least it would not turn into an instant knockout.
This was how favors and social tact worked. Hold back a little.
You're happy, I'm happy, everyone's happy.
"Let's make the match one-on-one. We'll settle it quickly."
Grey sent out Metagross.
Its silver body immediately attracted Brassius's attention.
"Mr... Mr. Grey, I have an unreasonable request, and I hope you can agree to it."
Brassius swallowed and pointed at Metagross. "After the battle ends, I wonder if you would be willing to lend me your Metagross for one night?"
"What?"
Grey was a little stunned.
This had been a perfectly normal battle. How had it suddenly turned into asking to borrow his Pokémon?
But seeing the expectation all over Brassius's face, Grey found it a little hard to refuse.
Brassius was an old artist.
The moment he saw such a cool shiny Metagross, he very much wanted to draw it and add it to his artistic record.
Brassius had only ever seen a shiny Metagross online before.
And it had been Steven's shiny Metagross.
The Metagross before him gave him a feeling very similar to Steven's shiny Metagross.
That was why Brassius had this idea.
Seeing Grey hesitate, Brassius immediately said, "Mr. Grey, you do not need to worry. I will pay you a sum of money, and I will also cover your accommodations in Artazon. How does that sound?"
"Sure."
Since he had already said this much, refusing again would not be very conducive to social harmony.
Hearing Grey agree, Brassius nearly shouted with joy.
"Ahem..."
He coughed a few times, then took out a Poké Ball and threw it onto the field.
"Sudo!"
A Pokémon whose body resembled a shrub or small tree, with five yellow spots on its abdomen, appeared.
When it saw the Metagross before it, it directly disguised itself as a tree, as if it were only a tree and not a Pokémon.
Pokémon: Sudowoodo
Type: Rock
Level: 63
Ability: Sturdy
Moves: omitted.
An Elite Four-level Sudowoodo.
Its strength was decent.
"Nemona, I'll leave recording the video to you."
Grey called out to Nemona outside the field.
"Okay, no problem."
Nemona made an OK gesture, took out her phone, and began recording.
"Sudowoodo, Terastallize!"
Brassius did not say much and directly took out his Tera Orb to have Sudowoodo enter Terastallization.
"Sudo!"
Sudowoodo's entire body was wrapped in crystal, and a huge sunflower appeared above its head.
Grass Tera Type!
"Metagross, Bullet Punch."
Silver light bloomed, and Metagross let out a roar like an engine starting.
It moved so quickly that it became an afterimage. In an instant, it closed in on Sudowoodo and directly swung its fist.
Bang, bang, bang!
Sudowoodo was struck hard, and the crystals across its body began to crack.
Seeing this, Brassius also chose to trade blows at close range. "Foul Play!"
"Sudo!"
Sudowoodo borrowed power from its opponent. Dark-type energy surged through its entire body as it directly swung its tree-trunk-like fist and smashed it furiously into Metagross.
In an instant, Metagross felt as if it had been beaten by itself, and a strange feeling surged through it.
However, Metagross did not fall. Instead, a thick layer of frost covered its steel arm, and it smashed down onto Sudowoodo on the spot.
An Ice-type Ice Punch!
The two sides exchanged blows back and forth. Grey watched the time, and after roughly ten minutes had passed, he finally let Metagross finish the battle.
Boom!
Sudowoodo was sent flying, while Metagross also panted heavily, a few injuries now visible on its body.
"The battle is over."
Grey coughed lightly.
Nemona stopped recording and signaled to Grey that the video was done.
"All right. Gym Leader Brassius's battle level is quite good. Once I return, I'll explain the situation to Chairwoman Geeta."
Grey recalled Metagross and handed the Premier Ball to Brassius. "I'll lend you Metagross for tonight. May I ask where we'll be resting? I need to recover a little."
"Of course. Thank you, Gym Leader Grey."
Brassius also knew Grey had held back a lot, so he quickly accepted Metagross's Poké Ball and pointed toward a nearby hotel. "It's right over there. Just give my name at the front desk, and you can check in directly."
"Got it. Thank you."
Grey thanked him and went over to check in.
After entering the hotel and arriving in his room, Grey rubbed his furrowed brow. He did not know how things were going in the other world.
At the same time, in the rift between spaces.
"Palkia! Where are you, dragon? Don't pretend you didn't hear me. I know you're definitely here. Hurry up and come out!"
Mew's voice echoed through the rift between spaces.
Behind Mew followed a huge group of Legendary Pokémon.
Rayquaza, Lugia, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Groudon, Kyogre, Mewtwo, and Deoxys all arrived there aggressively. Their purpose was to make Palkia come out and show them some respect by helping them.
"? Why did so many Legendary Pokémon come here? Are you looking for trouble?"
This was also the first time Palkia had seen such a scene, and it was dumbfounded.
So many Legendary Pokémon had gathered in the rift between spaces. This was unprecedented.
Palkia even immediately wondered whether it had done anything recently.
But it seemed it had behaved itself and had not done anything at all!
So Palkia was full of confidence.
"Spit it out already. I still need to go fight Dialga later."
Palkia yawned.
Recently, it and Dialga had been fighting often, and they had even specially picked a place that would not disturb Giratina.
Hmm, comfortable.
It just did not know what this group of Pokémon had come here for.
They were all charging in so aggressively, yet after all this time, they still had not said a word. Palkia really could not understand what was going on.
"Here's what happened."
Mew flew over and told Palkia about Grey's situation. "When Rayquaza and Deoxys were fighting, the shock wave they created accidentally made a human disappear..."
"That human is definitely dead. It has nothing to do with me."
Palkia said this directly.
"And if you want to bring him back to life, don't come to me. My ability is related to space, not time. If you want someone, go find Dialga. That guy may be annoying, but when it comes to time, it really is very strong."
Palkia knew Mew was anxious, so it immediately pushed Dialga out.
"No, no, that guy is still alive!"
Mew pushed Reshiram forward.
"Reshiram, explain it to Palkia."
"It is like this. That human is my Hero, and he possesses aura, as well as my blessing. That shock wave would not kill him, but the energy fluctuation that appeared because of it resonated with another timeline. Right now, one version of him is on another timeline."
"So we would like to ask you and Dialga to act together and help open a space-time gate connecting the two worlds. What would it take for you to help?"
Reshiram had already prepared to pay a heavy price.
"Huh? He survived an attack from Rayquaza and Deoxys, and he's your Hero? There's something special about this human!"
Palkia's eyes lit up. "I have no problem helping, but I have one condition."
"What condition? Say it."
Reshiram asked.
"That human is a Trainer, right? Since he can make all of you come together like this, he must be a very strong Trainer, right?"
"Yes."
Grey's strength was plain for all to see, and the assembled Pokémon nodded in agreement.
"In that case, after Dialga and I rescue him, can we ask him to help command us in a fight against Giratina?"
Palkia and Dialga had been beaten up by Giratina not long ago.
It could not swallow that humiliation.
So Palkia wanted to use this opportunity to give Giratina a serious beating.
"No problem."
Reshiram agreed right away.
After all, it was Reshiram who agreed, not Grey.
Whether Grey would command them or not was another matter.
"Good. Then let's go find Dialga!"
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