Pokemon: Spiritual Master-Chapter 601: Catching Victini!

The next day, early morning.

BOOM!!

Johan shot up from his sleep like a bullet, causing Victini, who had been resting on his head, to suddenly trace a beautiful parabolic arc through the air, like a projectile from a catapult.

"Nii-nii mi?"

Victini looked completely bewildered while still half-asleep, only realizing it was about to hit the wall when it finally woke up.

"Yoji!"

Larvitar jumped up frantically, stretching out both hands to try to catch Victini, but found its jumping height wasn't enough.

Fortunately, Victini could fly on its own, and after a brief moment of confusion, it stopped before hitting the wall.

"I'm sorry, Victini," Johan said, rubbing his temples apologetically.

Mainly... he had a dream where Armarouge unleashed a "Flamethrower" that directly blew up his house.

Armarouge had gained a lot from Reshiram, and with some practice to digest those lessons, plus Victini's care... having the house explode would be considered getting off lightly.

"Good thing it was just a dream..."

Too terrifying.

Meanwhile.

In the room next door, Cynthia, who had just gotten up and was wearing loose, soft pink Jigglypuff pajamas, gently nudged Caitlin who was still sleeping in bed.

"Hmm?"

Caitlin rubbed her eyes.

She had stayed up late talking with Cynthia last night and wasn't fully awake yet.

Cynthia pointed to the phone on the bedside table, showing an incoming call.

Caitlin grabbed at her messy golden hair, as the phone floated up on its own and pressed the answer button.

"Hello, Lady Caitlin?" A gentle voice came through the phone—it was Drayden, the Elite Four candidate.

"Didn't we agree I could take a week off before reporting in~~" Caitlin covered her head with the blanket.

Actually, not just Drayden; Caitlin and Marshal, Alder's disciple, had all been chosen by the Unova League as candidates for the next Elite Four.

Among them, Drayden and Marshal had already reported in, and Marshal had even started carrying out some League missions.

Caitlin had requested time off because she wanted to play with Cynthia.

Somehow, a trend had started within the League.

The older generation of trainers were all looking forward to stepping down, especially in Sinnoh and Unova. It wouldn't be long before Caitlin and her peers would take office.

"It's not about that. I'm calling on behalf of the League to ask you a few questions about Teacher Johan."

Teacher Johan?

Cynthia perked up her ears beside her, while Caitlin lifted the blanket, a look of gritted teeth on her face.

She enunciated word by word: "Then, you've, asked, the, right, person."

"I thought so too~~" Drayden seemed not to notice her change in tone.

"Caitlin, what do you think Teacher Johan needs most right now?" Drayden asked, taking out a notebook.

"Needs most?" Caitlin was momentarily stunned.

Drayden then briefly explained that the Unova League wanted to thank Teacher Johan for his help in this incident, but they didn't know what he needed. Considering Caitlin had a close relationship with Teacher Johan, they came to ask her.

"Me? Close to him?" Caitlin laughed bitterly.

That guy has almost stolen my adorable Cynthia!

She had thought Drayden would ask some "personal questions" about Johan to include in her novel.

Tsk, too bad, can't badmouth him now...

"What do you think Teacher Johan needs?"

Caitlin looked at Cynthia.

Cynthia tried to pull money from her wallet to demonstrate for Caitlin, only to realize she didn't have a wallet, let alone cash.

So.

Thinking quickly, Cynthia made one hand look like an open wallet, while the other made gestures of pulling out money.

A question mark appeared above Caitlin's head.

What's this?

Pulling from under the pot?

Explosion?

Yes! Explosion!

Oh~~~

Caitlin suddenly understood, and said with a pout: "Explosion photos... ahem, no, I think... probably powerful moves."

"Powerful moves?" Drayden on the phone was surprised.

Does Teacher Johan still need powerful moves?

But thinking about it again.

It made sense—Teacher Johan wasn't raising just one team of Pokémon. He might be preparing for a second or even third team.

Moreover...

During the "Youth Master World Championship," Teacher Johan didn't seem to have used moves like High Jump Kick, Double-Edge, Hyper Beam, or Giga Impact—widely learnable, high-power moves.

"I understand! Thank you, Caitlin!"

With that, Drayden excitedly hung up the phone.

"He got off easy," Caitlin huffed in dissatisfaction.

Cynthia patted her forehead beside her.

Was her gesture... that unrecognizable?

But Cynthia reconsidered.

This works too...

After all, Johan's Pokémon did seem to lack systematic training in these "universal" Normal-type moves.

And with the Unova League's resources, these move TMs and supplementary materials would certainly be well-prepared, without extra cost.

"Achoo——"

Johan, who was washing up, suddenly sneezed.

"Strange," Johan rubbed his nose, muttering: "Could Cynthia be thinking about me?"

Gurgle gurgle——

Spitting out the mouthwash and washing his face, he instantly felt refreshed.

Before leaving the bathroom, he saw little Victini crouching behind the doorframe, cautiously peering in.

"What's wrong, Victini?" Johan couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Nii-nii mi!"

Victini nodded firmly at Johan, as if it had made some kind of decision.

Last night.

During the Eindoak Town celebration banquet, Johan had asked Victini a question about its future plans.

This question had stumped Victini at the time.

As a little one sealed here for a thousand years without many friends or companions, now that the seal was suddenly broken, asking what plans it had...

So after some consideration, Johan provided Victini with a few choices.

First, like Reshiram, continue to stay in Eindoak Town.

After this incident, the residents of Eindoak Town and the People of the Earth would surely love and protect Victini wholeheartedly.

Second, go out on its own to see the outside world.

Having not left Eindoak Town for so long, it was impossible for Victini not to be curious about the outside world.

Third, and the final option, follow Johan to see the world (and be fed macarons).

As a genuine infinitely powerful Pokémon and top-tier support in the Pokémon world, Johan couldn't deny being tempted.

Especially with Victini's ability "Victory Star."

[Victory Star: Increases the accuracy of all friendly Pokémon on the field!]

Accuracy!

Compared to boosts like double attack or double defense, this was a relatively rare enhancement.

Moreover, it was a full-spectrum, all-Pokémon buff aura.

Plus, its method of infusing infinite energy...

It felt like if you gave Groudon a Victini, it could even arm-wrestle with Rayquaza.

After receiving these three options, Victini was about to make a choice.

But Johan suggested that Victini think about it carefully, saying it wouldn't be too late to decide after sleeping on it (while feeding it macarons).

After all, Johan deeply respected the wishes of Pokémon themselves.

And now.

A night had passed, and Victini had made its decision.

It decided to follow Johan!

Hearing this, Johan immediately broke into a smile, opening his arms to Victini.

"Nii-mi~~"

Victini immediately dove into his arms (and was fed a macaron).

"Crunch crunch——"

The little one happily munched on the macaron.

This was the little one Johan had "dreamed of"—eats little, gives great energy, and doesn't even need training~~

Of course, Victini wasn't really a Pokémon that enjoyed battling, which perfectly matched what Johan wanted.

"I caught Victini!" That's what Ash would probably shout, right?

"Breakfast! Breakfast!"

Johan was very happy, waving his hand grandly.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Gengar, who had prepared everything, gave the signal, and they all turned party poppers, spraying colorful ribbons that made the little one's eyes twinkle with stars.

"Ka-kaah!"

Welcome Victini to our family!

Gengar, representing all of Johan's Pokémon, held a simple welcome ceremony for Victini and gave a brief speech.

"Ka-kaah~~ Ka-kaah~~"

From now on, we'll all be loyal to the Johan family for generations, smoking, drinking, and getting perms!

Johan: "?"

"Where did you learn that?" Johan irritably tapped Gengar's head lightly, "And when did you prepare these party poppers?"

Gengar shrank its head.

"Ka-kaah."

Last night during the celebration, they jumped into my mouth on their own.

Johan: "..."

Looking at the happy Victini, Johan suddenly felt... would taking in Victini end up corrupting it?

"Rotom, Vacuum Form!"

With ribbons all over the floor, Rotom tearfully dived into the vacuum cleaner robot.

"Roger that, Roto~ (╥﹏╥)"

"Draaa~~"

At this moment.

Dragonite, who had gone out for an early morning flight, flew back. It was breathing heavily, with slight sweat on its forehead, looking like it had enjoyed its flight.

"Nii-mi~~"

Noticing Dragonite's condition, Victini immediately waved its hand, its V-shaped forehead glowing, and injected energy into Dragonite.

Dragonite, which had been feeling tired, instantly felt much better!

Just as Johan was feeling pleased about this, Dragonite indicated:

"Draaa~~"

Going to fly two more rounds~~

And then it zoomed away.

Johan stared wide-eyed, with another thought rising in his mind...

He used to always consume his Pokémon's energy through training to prevent them from becoming overly energetic and accidentally destroying the house.

But now... with these little ones getting Victini's support, wouldn't they have inexhaustible energy?!

Johan suddenly felt...

We're doomed.

Viridian City, Kanto, Team Rocket Headquarters.

"Boss Giovanni, Teacher Johan indeed resolved everything," Matori appeared on the screen, reporting to Giovanni.

Giovanni remained quite calm.

Isn't this completely normal?

Just the three Forces of Nature.

"Tell me about the process," Giovanni said.

Matori continued: "According to the intelligence we've gathered, Teacher Johan first awakened Reshiram who had been sleeping for a thousand years, gained Reshiram's acknowledgment, then defeated the Forces of Nature..."

"Reshiram?" Giovanni's hand, crossed on the desk, trembled slightly.

The Dragon of Truth, Reshiram?

As someone who had once planned to invade the Unova region, Giovanni was certainly familiar with the legendary Dragons of Truth and Ideals from Unova.

"Then he summoned Giratina, and together with Reshiram, Darkrai, Victini..."

"Giratina?"

"...defeated the fused Kyurem and Zekrom, and amazingly, Teacher Johan also gained Zekrom's acknowledgment, becoming the unprecedented Hero of Black and White Convergence!"

Giovanni: "..."

Weren't there just the three Forces of Nature?

How did it suddenly involve so many others?

Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, and even Giratina from the Sinnoh region?

"You said... legendary Pokémon fused with each other?" Giovanni noticed the key point.

"Yes, Kyurem and Zekrom fused to become the super-powerful Black Kyurem!" Matori's cheeks flushed, obviously excited.

"Fusion..." Giovanni repeated softly.

He pulled open a drawer and took out a confidential document with the signature "Aether Foundation"!

The Aether Foundation had once extended an invitation to Team Rocket, saying they wanted to collaborate on research about Pokémon fusion.

When it came to understanding Pokémon genetic structure, no underground organization in the entire Pokémon world could match Team Rocket.

"Boss? Boss?"

Matori had finished her report and noticed Giovanni seeming lost in thought.

Giovanni came back to himself, "Are you done?"

"Yes!"

"I have something here. When you return, deliver it to Johan." Giovanni took out a sealed glass jar containing a thumb-sized black crystal sent by the Aether Foundation.

This thing... perhaps Johan could figure something out.

"And deposit ten million into his account as payment," Giovanni said generously.

"Yes, sir!"

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Powerstones?

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