Their mood relaxed.
"Buyi!!" The Eevee standing on Natsuhiko's leg pointed at a high mountain in the distance and called out to Poksky.
'Doesn't that look like ice cream?!'
"Chacoyi!" Togekiss squinted for a while, then suddenly showed a look of delight.
'It really does!'
"Buyi~~" Eevee smacked its lips and managed to stop its drool just in time.
"Chacoyi~"
Togekiss rummaged around in the thick feathers of its wings and took out two macarons, handing one to Eevee.
Eevee leapt up in one bound and caught it in its mouth.
Natsuhiko couldn't help but feel both amused and helpless at the sight.
Hiding midnight snacks was no longer enough for Togekiss; it had started stashing away leftover little treats now.
"I'll buy you a few more servings later." Natsuhiko said.
The two Pokémon immediately showed happy, surprised expressions and pounced toward Natsuhiko.
"Nemi?"
In a corner, a cute little fellow with a V-shaped head had also witnessed the whole thing.
Its eyes were full of envy as it watched Togekiss and Eevee crunching on their macarons, and it swallowed hard.
As soon as it noticed someone's gaze turning in its direction, it immediately vanished, going invisible.
While soothing the two little ones, Natsuhiko's gaze turned to the distance again.
Between the endless forest and the bay, there still stood several ancient-looking, oddly shaped stone pillars.
So that means Victini should also be here in Aindoak, and not on Liberty Garden Island at the southwestern edge of the Unova Region? ...Natsuhiko thought to himself.
But Victini, just like Meloetta, was a Phantom Beast capable of turning invisible; if it didn't want to be seen, no one could ever find it.
Although Aindoak, besides the legend of the Twin Dragons, also had legends about Victini, the symbol of victory, there still weren't many people who had seen it to this day.
Natsuhiko looked to his side.
On a mobile stall were all kinds of Victini-themed toys: pendants, masks, keychains, and so on.
Victini represented victory; it was said that any Trainer who managed to capture Victini would never lose.
So making toys and pendants in Victini's likeness also symbolized a desire for victory.
"Could I get two waist pendants and two keychains?" Natsuhiko stepped up to the stall.
"Certainly, sir."
The middle-aged woman Jiangta, dressed in "Earth People" clothing, smiled as she packed them for Natsuhiko.
Seeing the stars shining in the eyes of Togekiss and Eevee, she couldn't help but sigh, "Sir, your Pokémon must all really like you."
"Is that so?" Natsuhiko smiled and adjusted his hat.
The Eevee in his arms rubbed its head against his chest, and Togekiss also nuzzled his head, its meaning obvious.
Seeing the two little ones so eager to express themselves, Jiangta couldn't help but smile with her eyes and mouth.
"Please move aside!! Make way! Careful!!"
Just as Natsuhiko was buying things with the two little ones, a hurried shout suddenly came from not far away, accompanied by a scattering crowd and cries of alarm.
"Tyranitar! It's actually the Quasi-God Pokémon Tyranitar!"
"That Tyranitar looks so strong!"
"It's exactly because it's too strong that, when the Trainer's ability isn't recognized, it loses control."
"..."
Staring at the Tyranitar rampaging across the plaza, many in the crowd were sighing over the power of this ferocious green monster, while others worried that this rampaging, terrifying Pokémon would affect their business, or even smash up their stalls.
A clumsy-looking boy in a green jacket and black-rimmed glasses was following behind Tyranitar, his face full of panic and helplessness.
It was obvious.
This Tyranitar was the Pokémon he had summoned.
He simply couldn't control this Tyranitar, which had caused it to go berserk.
And just as everyone was fleeing in all directions, that Tyranitar charged straight toward where Natsuhiko was.
"Chacoyi!"
The previously playful-looking Togekiss instantly changed its expression.
As long as it got Natsuhiko's signal, or it sensed that Tyranitar might pose a threat to him, it would launch an attack at once.
"Mom!"
Before Togekiss had the chance to act—
A flash of red light streaked by, and another ferocious Pokémon appeared between Natsuhiko's stall and Tyranitar.
"Hydreigon!"
"A Hydreigon, another Quasi-God Pokémon!"
"Why does its color look different from a normal Hydreigon?"
"So Calita's here."
"..."
"Roooar——!!"
With a furious roar, the Shining Three-headed Evil Dragon charged straight at Tyranitar.
A Shining Quasi-God...
Damned shiny flexer... As Natsuhiko's gaze was drawn to the Shining Three-headed Evil Dragon, he couldn't help but grumble inwardly.
A green Hydreigon honestly doesn't look good at all!
And Shiny Pokemon don't get any battle power boost either.
That was the first lemon-flavored thought that flashed through Natsuhiko's mind.
The first clash between the two green Quasi-God Pokémon caused quite a stir.
A girl in a red knit cap hurried over to the stall and anxiously asked, "Mom, are you okay?"
Jiangta was still fairly calm; she smiled and shook her head. "Calita, be careful."
"Mm!"
The girl named Calita was the Trainer of this Shining Three-headed Evil Dragon.
"Banji!!"
However—
Even among final-evolution Quasi-God Pokémon, there were still differences in strength between individuals.