"Alright, alright."
"So you haven't summoned them in a hundred years."
Damian couldn't help laughing when he heard Mischief Hoopa say that.
"Are you not trying to summon them?"
"That's not it."
"You're just scared they'll summon back and kill you, right?"
As Mesprit said—
before Hoopa was Confined, it was a Djinn Pokémon with no restraint at all.
After all, Hoopa Unbound is classified as a Djinn Pokémon.
That alone tells you a lot.
And the Pokédex description for Hoopa Unbound is also super vivid.
"It truly appears with immense power."
"It's said that out of its greed for treasure, it once tore an entire Castle up from its roots and stole everything."
"It supposedly will grab everything using six rings and six massive arms."
"Then it seals its power and becomes this tiny form."
So what Mesprit said about other Legendary Pokémon disliking Hoopa—
was absolutely not just made up.
Because Hoopa Unbound has Dark-type.
And Pokémon's personality—
a lot of the time—has some link to its type.
As a Djinn Pokémon and a Dark-type—
its domineering, crude, savage, and greedy, eager to fight—
that's basically the real picture of Hoopa Unbound.
And because of its innate terrifying power and its Spatial rings—
Hoopa Unbound was completely at home.
With its freestyle Spatial transfers, it could ignore the other side's will.
It could just transfer the opponent right in front of itself.
Think about it.
You're peacefully soaking in magma, ready for a good nap.
Then out of nowhere, you get teleported somewhere else.
How would anyone feel good?
Most importantly—
Hoopa Unbound's spatial transfer is totally unreasonable.
It can even transport things that are in the Alternate Dimension!
That's basically pure, blatant bullying.
So once it was Confined and lost that overwhelming power—
even though Mischief Hoopa's mind became more immature—
it still understood one thing:
It absolutely couldn't use the Spatial rings to summon those legends anymore.
In its Confined form, Hoopa can only control three Gold rings.
Not six like the Unbound form.
But it could still use them.
So why…
why has Mischief Hoopa never used the Gold ring to summon any Legendary Pokémon for a hundred years?
Because—
what else could it be?
It's scared of getting beaten.
"Hoopa is so good now!"
"Hoopa never bullies the weak!"
Mischief Hoopa tried to save face.
"…That's what you think, I guess."
Mesprit's voice was quiet and eerie.
As one of the "soul"—
the "God of Emotion"—
it could sense Mischief Hoopa's current mood.
But seriously—
Mesprit's emotional intelligence was still pretty high.
"Hoopa has truly turned over a new leaf."
"Besides being a bit mischievous, it's actually pretty kind."
Because it was Baraz's own kid—
Baraz still said something nice for Mischief Hoopa.
"Right, right."
"Hoopa isn't bad at all now."
Meray also defended it hard.
"I believe that too."
"Even though I haven't known it for long…"
"I still think Hoopa is a good kid."
Damian smiled and agreed.
"Baraz, Meray, Mae~"
Mischief Hoopa's eyes welled up with gratitude.
Its voice turned sticky-sweet too.
"It's Damian."
"Not Mae."
Damian corrected it again.
"So Hoopa's Gold ring can transport Pokémon anytime?"
"Any Pokémon at all?"
Caitlin couldn't help sounding curious.
"Yes!"
"Both Pokémon and humans."
"And even objects can do it too!"
When it brought up its precious Gold ring, Mischief Hoopa suddenly got full energy.
It pulled the Gold ring off its belly and showed it off.
"Hmph-hmph~"
"No matter if it's Dialga and Palkia in their Temporal and Spatial states…"
"Or Giratina from the broken world…"
"Hoopa can easily scoop them all over."
Mischief Hoopa sounded extremely pleased with itself.
"That's insane!"
Dawn couldn't stop being amazed.
"Hehehe~"
"That's just how awesome Hoopa is!"
Mischief Hoopa absolutely loved Dawn's praise.
"And what about Arceus?"
Damian suddenly brought it up.
"No matter what Hoopa can scoop up…"
"Arceus can—"
"But Arceus can't. Mae's bad!"
Mischief Hoopa, still proud and smug, almost got caught in its own trap.
Then it snapped back and glared at Damian angrily.
"Scoop up Arceus?"
"Why would it be sealed?"
"It kicked that Arceus out of the beginning."
"And it became the boss itself!"
"Ha ha ha~"
"Hoopa, you're really adorable."
Damian couldn't hold back.
He pulled Mischief Hoopa over and pinched its little face.
And Baraz and the others couldn't help laughing too.
"Since you can do this, Hoopa…"
"Can you help me out with something?"
Damian thought for a moment.
Then he asked Mischief Hoopa.
"Uh—what kind of help?"
Mischief Hoopa blinked.
"I really like Diancie."
"But I can't find Diancie's location."
"Diancie?"
"The one that lives underground?"
Mischief Hoopa thought about it.
It had a bit of an impression—
but not much.
"Yes."
"Can you scoop it up for me?"
"It can be done."
"But Mae…"
"Are you trying to catch it?"
Mischief Hoopa hesitated.
"Yes."
"I really like Diancie."
Damian felt that his "mascot squad" needed Diancie.
"Then can you not force Diancie, Mae…"
"If Diancie doesn't want to."
Mischief Hoopa's words made Damian a bit surprised.
Mesprit also looked at Mischief Hoopa with surprise.
"Honestly…"
"You saying that really shocked me."
"But I'll do as you ask, Hoopa."
Damian smiled back.
It looked like the hundred years of punishment really changed Hoopa a lot.
That was probably the whole point of the punishment Ghris gave it back then.
To make Hoopa develop empathy.
To make it truly understand what bonds mean.
That way—
even if it retrieved its once-forbidden power—
that lawless, without restraint "Dark God" would disappear for good.
"If Diancie doesn't want to become my teammates…"
"I won't force it."
"Hehehe~"
"Alright then."
"I'll help you scoop up Diancie!"
Mischief Hoopa smiled sneakily.
It finally got to summon Legendary Pokémon again.
And right now, Mischief Hoopa was genuinely in a good mood.
A meal was enjoyed by host and guest alike.
After dinner, Mischief Hoopa urged Damian to come to the yard.
Yeah—
it seemed even more eager than Damian.
And Baraz and Meray naturally followed too.
"Look at me, look at me!"
"Everyone look at me!"
Mischief Hoopa floated around, clearly trying to be the center of attention.
Then it took off the Gold ring from its belly.
It threw the Gold ring forward.
The Gold ring landed on the ground.
A hazy light flickered in the center of the Gold ring.
Mischief Hoopa extended an arm.
It slowly spun.
"Hoopa~ Scoop-scoop!"
Along with Mischief Hoopa's "catchphrase," the Spatial rings slowly expanded.
Before long, a beautiful Pokémon dropped out of the Spatial rings, completely dumbfounded.
But it steadied itself in time.
It floated on the ground.
With its ruby-like eyes, it stared around in confusion.
Without needing any words at all, you could tell from its humanlike expression.
It was thinking—
Where is this?
Why am I here?
"How did it really appear?!"
"This ability is way too…"
"Too much…"
Mischief Hoopa!
But good manners stopped Dawn from cursing.
She managed not to let those filthy words slip out of her mouth.
Seriously—
what is this?
Although during their earlier conversation, Mischief Hoopa had already said its Gold ring could even summon Dialga and Palkia from the Alternate Dimension—
the shock from hearing it and then seeing it with her own eyes…
was totally different.
Dawn had watched it with her own eyes.
It waved its hand and called out once.
Then a living Mythical Pokémon appeared right like that.
Damn!
So if you have Hoopa…
does that mean you have access to every Pokémon in the world?
"Unbelievable…"
Caitlin's eyes shimmered with strange colors.
Even though she'd seen plenty in her life—
she was still hit hard with awe right now.
Because she was thinking the same thing as Dawn.
This isn't Hoopa anymore.
This is basically—
the merge of all Pokémon.
Oh, except Arceus.
Because Mischief Hoopa said it couldn't scoop up Arceus.
But—
is it that it can't…
or that it doesn't dare?
"Hehe~"
"Did Hoopa scare you?"
Mischief Hoopa floated in front of Caitlin and Dawn.
It spun in a circle, covering its mouth with a sly smile.
It was very satisfied with their expressions right now.
It was so fulfilling.
"Yeah, you did."
"Hoopa, you're so amazing."
Dawn praised it without holding back.
"Hehehe~"
"Hoopa is just that awesome~!"
Mischief Hoopa happily floated around.
Seeing this, Baraz helplessly shook his head.
Meray made eye contact with him.
Both of them smiled wryly.
Damian also looked at the Diancie.
After sizing it up from top to bottom, he nodded with satisfaction.
Not bad.
That's a "rich little lady" Pokémon.
"Um…"
A weak, feminine voice suddenly rang out.
It was a voice Dawn didn't recognize.
But it was still very pleasant.
And it was Telepathy.
Everyone's eyes instantly shifted toward the Diancie that had been scooped up.
When Diancie noticed all these humans staring at it at once, it instinctively took a step back.
It was kind of scary.
"Don't be afraid, Diancie."
Damian took two steps forward.
A faint golden light rose and spread gently.
It calmed Diancie's panic mood.
"Diancie, I'm Damian."
Damian smiled softly as he spoke through Telepathy.
"I'm happy to meet you."
"Damian?"
"I'm Diancie."
"I'm also happy to meet you."
Diancie seemed no longer nervous.
It elegantly bowed back slightly.
It was very polite.
Diancie's Telepathy was still full of confusion.
It didn't even know what had happened.
Last second, it was in the Diamond Domain, facing its subjects.
Next second, it was suddenly here.
"Can you tell me where this is?"
"Why did I Appears here?"
Diancie tilted its head, puzzled as it asked.
"This Pokémon feels like a well-mannered noble."
Meray quietly told Baraz.
That was the impression Diancie gave her.
Even though it was "just a Pokémon,"
whether from its words or its behavior—
you could feel a strong, refined sense of proper upbringing.
That was really amazing.
"Mm-hm."
"And it's also very pretty."
"As expected of a Mythical Pokémon."
"No wonder Mr. Damian said he likes Diancie so much."
Baraz nodded as he sighed with admiration.
Even though it always lived in Arche Valley—
it still didn't mean Baraz was completely cut off from the outside world.
He would occasionally go out.
And he was still a Trainer, of course.
So Baraz also knew:
Diancie was the Mythical Pokémon from the Kalos Region!
"Tsk~"
"Hoopa is also a Mythical Pokémon."
"And Hoopa thinks Reshiram is prettier."
Mischief Hoopa heard Baraz's words.
It pouted.
In its own style—
it felt this little Diancie wasn't prettier than Reshiram.
Too bad.
If it weren't scared that Reshiram would spray fire at it the moment it saw it—
Mischief Hoopa would've really loved to catch up with Reshiram.
Ahem, ahem.
A hundred years ago, it beat Reshiram up.
It didn't know if Reshiram remembered.
Yeah.
It hoped Reshiram wouldn't take it to heart.
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