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"Are you a little nervous?"
A Quan, who was sitting next to him, asked with a smile.
"A little bit." Kashiwagi nodded. After all, Lugia was one of his missions during the trip. If he could confirm that the other party was the one that Orel had, then half of the mission would be accomplished.
Aquan continued: "If that Lugia came from Orei, would you try to capture it?"
"Capture? Of course not."
He decisively denied it: "Let's not talk about whether I have the ability to do it. Taking it back by force regardless of its opinion is no different from a bad thing, even if the starting point is good."
"That's it..."
"As long as we can communicate with it smoothly, try to convince it as much as possible. Even if Lugia doesn't want to in the end, I will have a clear conscience."
Kashiwagi had already considered this aspect.
Perhaps after Shan Minoru spreads the publicity, some people might place their hopes on him, hoping that he can bring back the legendary Pokémon and thereby improve the environment of the Ouray region.
But in fact, both he and Shan Min would rather let the Oure people build up the Oure region slowly, generation after generation, and create a home with human’s own strength.
At that time, the sense of belonging that the Orei people had for the land beneath their feet could not be described in words.
It will no longer be a cage where the Shadow Team imprison the Orei people, but a true home of souls, a place that the Orei people yearn for.
The help from legendary Pokémon can exist, but it should not make the people of Ourei develop a mentality of getting something for nothing.
A Quan looked at Kashiwagi, who had a calm temperament. Although he had long felt that this big boy was extraordinary, when he looked at him again at this moment, he inexplicably felt that he was as shining as a bright light.
Just like the water sycamore she saw when she was young.
A Quan understands that people with great ideals and ambitions will always radiate a dazzling and warm light, guiding all confused people to approach them.
But what she didn't understand was.
There was a night in the distant Ouray region, with bright trees and stars all over the ground.
Countless idealists with great ambitions stepped into the darkness without hesitation, illuminating the light that symbolizes hope and the future, and finding a better path for everyone.
The light on Kashiwa is just one of them.
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The submarine headed deeper.
Not long after.
Diving into the trench, they found a miniature submarine parked in front of an underwater cave.
“Destination reached.”
The marine at the helm gave the signal.
"Keep going!" When Aquan saw Kashiwagi nod, he waved his hand.
The Sharptooth continued to move forward into the pitch-black cave, and when it moved forward to a certain distance, the surrounding screens suddenly flickered, as if the video signal was unstable.
"We've lost contact with the Diya Sea Lion!" The marine team member who controlled the signal immediately reminded.
"As expected! Don't stop and keep going!"
Ah Quan's voice remained steady.
Obviously, the leader's mentality is very important in an unknown environment, especially when fighting against a combat officer like A Quan who has great prestige. As long as she remains calm, the marine team members present will not be nervous.
Drive in for two minutes.
The Toothfish encountered a "dead end", but there was undoubtedly a passable path above them, and sonar detection showed that there was a very wide space above them.
The submarine quickly surfaced, breaking through the water surface as expected, and came to a dark cave.
"Enough oxygen!"
“No toxic substances detected!”
A marine team member loudly reported the results of the system testing.
"We're here. The cave where Lugia lives."
A Quan was still the first one to stand up and walk out.
This captain of the operations department is brave in all aspects. He once sneaked into the Magma Team's ship alone to destroy the shackles that imprisoned Kyogre. He is truly bold and careful.
Kashiwagi followed her and jumped onto the land.
Even with the light shining in front, it was still pitch black. The area below was empty and quiet. Water kept dripping from the stones on the top, making a ticking sound. I could inexplicably feel a strange aura while standing there.
buzzing-
The low humming sound next to his ear made Kashiwagi turn his head and he found that the mini-submarine had changed into land cruising mode, and it was obvious that it wanted to follow in as well.
Thinking that this guy had a low-frequency speaker to drive away Pokémon, he felt inexplicably relieved.
Under A Quan's instructions, four of the ten-member team stayed behind on the Sharptooth Fish, and the rest, including her, went forward to explore.
They each opened their Poké Balls.
Bang bang bang!
A series of white lights flashed, and several huge, seemingly tough-looking lobsters landed on the ground.
Seeing this, Kashiwagi also released the Galar Sun Coral, tapped its shell twice to wake it up, and let it stay on his shoulder.
"..."
The Galar Sun Coral silently observed its surroundings, then glanced at the lobsters around it that looked difficult to deal with, and knew it was time to start working.
The group walked towards the depths of the dark cave.
however.
The journey was shorter than expected. At the end of the huge cave in front of them was a cave entrance that emitted a faint blue light. Judging from the size of the cave entrance, it was large enough to accommodate Lugia.
Kashiwagi and Aquan looked at each other and walked forward.
In an instant.
When he stepped into the cave, he felt a cool sensation on his hands and face as if he had passed through a film of water, and at the end of his sight, there appeared a...huge waterfall?
The bright blue light was emitted by the waterfall, but for some reason the waterfall did not make any rumbling sound. Instead, it was very quiet.
As they entered, a silver shadow slowly emerged from the waterfall.
"Chirp——"
The long whale cry sounded.
Everyone opened their eyes wide, unwilling to miss the beautiful figure, except Kashiwagi, who had a strange expression on his face.
"……what?"
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Under the blue water curtain, Lugia slowly poked his head out.
The long, silvery-white neck, the mouthparts like a heron but without the beak structure, and the triangular black fins like eye masks are mysterious and magnificent.
However, when they saw this guy, not only Kashiwagi but also the other marine team members showed rather strange expressions.
Ah Quan turned around and asked directly:
"You...are all the Lugia in the Ouray region so small?"
"How can it be."
Kashiwagi shook his head decisively.
The one in front of us is obviously more than half the size of the normal Lugia in the animation. Its head and neck look quite "mini". It is estimated that its total body length will not exceed four meters.
Typical baby Lugia.
And in the background of the animation, there is a baby Lugia - Silver, who was once seen by Satoshi and his crew. He was captured by Team Rocket in the Whirlpool Islands and was successfully rescued in the end.
"A small wild Lugia?"
A Quan turned his gaze back, his eyes full of disbelief, and then he became a little excited and wanted to move closer.
But Kashiwagi stopped her.
"Wait, don't you feel that the atmosphere is not right?"
"The atmosphere is not right..." Before A Quan could react to what the former said, a scream from a marine team member suddenly came from not far away.
"what!"
Everyone looked quickly, and soon saw the man pointing at the cave they had come in from, with a trembling look on his face.
"Luo, Lugia!"
And in the cave entrance, a huge head appeared out at some point, with a faint silver light like a bright moon, giving off a cold and lonely atmosphere.
It was as if another Lugia, magnified several times, was looking down at them with cold eyes. An invisible deterrent force lingered in the dark cave.
The members of the Marine Team and Kashiwagi all stood there at a loss.
However, the people of the Marine Team have seen the world after all, and Kashiwagi would not be frightened by the smell alone. Their emotions soon calmed down.
Ah Quan took the initiative to step forward, raised his hands to look innocent, and said, "We are very sorry for rashly intruding into your territory. We have absolutely no ill intentions and will not attack you or your children. Please trust us!"
"Please forgive our offense, we have no ill intentions!"
Kashiwagi also stepped forward, raised his hands and spoke.
Although it is unclear whether Lugia can understand this surrender gesture, it seems that as a Pokémon with psychic attributes, it should be able to distinguish between good and evil.
He kept recalling the scene where Xiaozhi met Lugia and his mother, and was glad that Lugia, who had successfully escaped from Team Rocket thanks to Xiaozhi's efforts, did not completely lose trust in humans.
In the animation, Lugia going crazy is still very scary...
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Kashiwagi suddenly felt that the one in front of him was much bigger than the one in the animation.
Ok?
Could this be Lugia's father?
His heart skipped a beat.