The "oración" began to enter its latter half, the cheerful melody sounding like tap dance accompaniment.
Lilligant lifted her skirt and tiptoed to the center of the courtyard, instantly attracting the attention of everyone and every Pokémon.
Amidst the singing of "oración", Lilligant began a graceful dance.
Gengar, Darkrai, and Garchomp were quietly eating snacks while watching Lilligant's dance.
"Gen gengar—look, that is my little sister."
Gengar boasted to the Darkrai beside him.
Darkrai: ———— Tsk, I'm not jealous at all.
Cynthia and Alice were captivated by Lilligant's dance.
Later, Cynthia's Roserade also joined in. The two beautiful and elegant Pokémon danced gracefully amidst the beautiful singing of "oración", healing everyone and every Pokémon present.
Darkrai leaned against Gengar and closed its eyes.
On Gengar's other side was Garchomp.
Gengar: ?! ∑(∀°) I want to sleep too!!!
Lucas's consciousness was plunged into darkness until a glimmer of light appeared. He struggled to swim toward the light, where he saw a boy watching TV. The TV was playing a disc, which was about a young boy embarking on a journey with his partner to become a Pokémon Master.
Time flew by, and the little boy gradually grew into an adult, but the boy on the TV remained unchanged, only having experienced more and more things.
The Hero of Aura, the red-blue water capital, the Master of Illusions ————
He also saw the flightless one and the fat fish on TV, as well as Caterpie.
The colorful Fearow and the Legendary Beasts.
The white giant bird and the Legendary Birds.
The wishing meteor.
The two dragons of time and space, the sleeping giant, the god of the Distortion World, the ruler of the gods ————
There were many, many more ————
Through the multiverse realized by Palkia and Dialga, Lucas saw many characters he had once seen in various games and animations.
Lucas suddenly laughed.
Perhaps in this multiverse, Darkrai would never have to sacrifice itself again, right?
Lucas felt a sensation of falling, and noisy sounds reached his ears.
It seemed like people were cheering and celebrating.
There were also the sounds of Pokémon: Gengar, Garchomp, Lilligant, Gothitelle, Dash, Ninetales, Luxray, Lugia, Latias, Darkrai ————
They were celebrating. Celebrating what?
Lucas suddenly opened his eyes and met a pair of beautiful eyes on the screen.
Cynthia had just posed, ready to take a selfie with Lucas. Just as she was about to press the shutter, she discovered that the man on the screen had opened his eyes and was looking directly at her.
Cynthia's face suddenly turned hot, a pink flush spreading from her neck to the roots of her ears.
Just as Cynthia was about to pull back her phone, she saw Lucas on the screen make a funny face.
"Blegh!"
Click.
The photo froze.
When Cynthia put her phone away, Lucas looked at the bowing Cynthia.
"I haven't woken up yet, can I lie down a bit longer?"
Cynthia nodded.
"No problem."
Lucas pointed to his face. "So, can you tell me what's going on?"
"What?" Cynthia blinked her big eyes, looking confused.
"Acting cute won't work."
Cynthia turned her head to the other side. "It's time to eat."
Lucas looked up and found the courtyard buzzing with activity.
Gengar was tossing a wok at a makeshift stove.
Lucas saw the ingredients in the pot clearly; they were mushrooms.
Lucas stood up instantly. "Gengar, put the pot down!"
Gengar: !!! ∑(°A°) What happened?
Gengar was so startled that it dropped the pot.
Lucas looked at the mushrooms in the pot. "No one else ate any besides you, right?"
Gengar smacked its lips, hesitated for a moment, then shook its head.
Lucas: *Stares.*
Gengar shook its head firmly. Seeing this, Lucas looked around and found that all the Pokémon and people were normal, so he let out a sigh of relief.
"Eh? Lucas, you're awake? But why has your head turned into————Gengar? What do you call this? Lucas-gar?"
Darkrai's voice rang out. Lucas sighed wearily. Did he still not escape it?
Letting Garchomp and the others use physical help to help Darkrai sleep, Lucas took the pot from Gengar, asked Gengar and Gothitelle to help out, and started working as a chef.
The courtyard was filled with the aroma of food.
Gothitelle moved several large stones into the courtyard. Dash raised his hand and brought it down, cutting the stones neatly. Gengar spread the tablecloth over them.
Cynthia couldn't help but marvel that the things Gengar brought were truly complete————blankets, pillows, quilts, and even a tablecloth————
Then, Lilligant and the others brought all the food over.
"Latias, please go and call Wallace and the others back for dinner."
Latias looked at the food on the table, reluctant to leave, and flew out of the courtyard, looking back every few steps.
Lucas sat beside Cynthia, accompanying her as she looked up at the beautiful fireworks blooming in the sky.
"Cynthia."
Cynthia tilted her head and looked at him. Lucas grinned. "Can we still lie down after we finish eating?"
Cynthia, illuminated by the fireworks, smiled brightly. "Keep dreaming."
Lucas: ————
Cynthia didn't continue looking at Lucas's expression, but pursed her lips and turned her gaze away.
"Hurry, hurry, I can smell it."
The voices of Ash and the others rang out from outside the courtyard, followed by footsteps.
Ash and the others walked into the courtyard and saw the table full of food.
"You've worked hard. Go wash your hands and come eat," Lucas said with a smile.
But the trio acted as if they had seen a ghost and didn't move.
Lucas looked confused.
Brock pointed at Lucas's face.
Lucas suddenly remembered something.
?!! Oh no, I didn't wash my face!
Lucas hurriedly got up and ran to the lakeside to wash his face.
Ash and Dawn finally couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha, did you see that Pikachu? Lucas has a big turtle on his face, and a big sow, hahaha."
Ash's voice even drowned out the sound of the fireworks blooming in the sky.
Pikachu didn't dare to laugh at all.
It looked at the figure in front of it and tapped Ash with its tail.
Ash was puzzled. He looked up and found Lucas looking at him "kindly".
"Want to go outside and practice? The loser doesn't get to eat."
Hearing this, Pikachu jumped onto Lucas's shoulder.
"Pika." I'm on your side.
"Pikachu, how could you do this?" Ash protested.
Pikachu turned its little face away.
Lucas held Pikachu in his arms, feeling its fluffiness.
"Pikachu is still the sensible one. Pikachu can eat whatever it wants tonight."
"Pika Pika." Pikachu nuzzled against Lucas's cheek.
"Help————help————"
Gothitelle floated over immediately, pried open Lucas's mouth, and stuffed a Cheri Berry in.
Lucas chewed on the Cheri Berry and said indistinctly, "As expected of Mama Gothitelle."
Gothitelle hesitated for a moment, but decided not to throw Lucas out.
Wallace also walked in at this time, followed by Connie and Alice.
"Wash your hands and eat."
Lucas waved his hand.
Wallace took off his hat. "Then I won't be polite."
When everyone was seated, Lucas said, "Let's eat!" and the dining table instantly turned into a "battlefield".
Watching everyone acting like starving ghosts, Alice and Connie looked at each other and reached out with their chopsticks.
"Hey," Alice said nothing more and joined the battle.
With her own strength, she forcibly carved a bloody path through the crowd of people and Pokémon.
Darkrai opened its eyes and heard the courtyard filled with laughter. It turned its head and saw everyone and every Pokémon gathered together, scrambling for something.
Listening to their laughter, the noise, the "oración" playing on the clock tower, the sound of fireworks bursting, and the cheers from outside the courtyard, Darkrai leaned quietly against a large tree with a smile on its face.
Lucas walked over from Lugia's side and handed Darkrai a bowl.
"Eat up, I specifically saved this for you."
Darkrai looked up and found Lucas looking at it with a smile, holding a large bowl in his hand filled with steaming hot food.
"You've worked hard, Darkrai," Lucas said softly.
Darkrai took the bowl, nodded, and then lowered its head to eat.
Watching Darkrai with tears in its eyes, Lucas was deeply moved.
It really loved this courtyard.
Lucas returned to Cynthia's side and sat down.
"Why did you come back?" Cynthia asked softly.
"It belongs here," Lucas answered softly as well.
Just as Cynthia was about to comfort Lucas, she saw him stand up and scold Gengar.
"Gengar, you stole my chicken wings again!"
Gengar turned its head, leaving Lucas with a big purple butt.
Hmph, who cares about you!
Just as Lucas was about to go over and argue, he noticed a head brazenly stretching over. Looking down, he saw a chicken leg being snatched away by Ninetales.
Ninetales looked at Lucas with an innocent expression, its mouth still chewing continuously.
"Shu~" Human, am I cute?
Lucas lowered his head, wanting to protect the little food he had left, only to find that his bowl was gone.
Darkrai was flying in the air, hugging the bowl.
"What is all this?!" Lucas instantly broke down.