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Rota Street is a secluded town located north of Mt. Moon and Pewter City.
The entire town has a medieval style, and it's not a very well-known place.
Mr. Mammon, once again, 'abducted' Erika, and the two arrived at Rota Street.
"Miss Caitlin, long time no see."
Erika, dressed in a casual skirt, bowed gracefully to Caitlin, who was waiting at the entrance of Rota Street, appearing very gentle and friendly.
Although during her time as Mr. Mammon's maid, she had been startled by Caitlin several times when she came out of Mr. Mammon's room in the morning.
But overall, Caitlin's attitude towards her wasn't bad.
And compared to Elesa, Erika's personality was inherently softer, though she occasionally had a mischievous side.
"Long time no see."
Caitlin responded to Erika's friendly gesture, as one doesn't hit a smiling face.
Hmm, though she wasn't particularly happy about Erika's appearance.
"It's getting late today. Let's explore Rota Street and rest here for the night."
Mr. Mammon said to the two women, and he finally remembered why Erika mentioning Rota Street had felt familiar.
Because Rota Street had appeared in the original movie, it was the setting for the movie 'Aura Guardian'.
The three entered Rota Street and took a quick stroll, but there was really nothing remarkable about the place.
The only thing worth mentioning was a castle here called Orulean Castle, and a queen resided within it.
However, as the saying goes, the current era is a free and equal era ruled by the Pokemon League.
So-called kings, queens, and other nobles are merely nominal titles; almost every region has so-called royal descendants.
For example, Acerola, the 'ancient princess' Mr. Mammon had met before, was a descendant of the Alola royalty.
Although the Pokemon League hasn't abolished these royal titles, they are merely symbolic and hold no real power.
Orulean Castle looked magnificent and grand, but in truth, Orulean Castle was just a small kingdom in ancient times, not as glorious as Acerola's ancient past.
After all, the Alola royalty had indeed ruled over all of Alola.
"Hmm? There's even a Gym here."
As the three headed towards their booked hotel, Mr. Mammon raised an eyebrow when they passed a building.
It was lavishly decorated, a Gym, but it seemed to be closed.
"This is Luota Gym, but it's not very famous, and the Gym Leader is said to be a successful businessman who went on a honeymoon trip with his wife after serving as Gym Leader for a while."
Erika tilted her head, recalled for a moment, and then spoke.
The Kanto League officially has only eight official Gyms, but these 'official' Gyms refer to those managed by the Kanto League.
However, in reality, there are far more than eight Gym facilities in the Kanto region, and many are private Gyms not recognized or authorized by the Kanto League.
This isn't just in Kanto; it's basically the same in every region.
Except for the Alola League, because Alola doesn't have Gym facilities at all.
"I see." Mr. Mammon nodded and didn't dwell on it.
The three arrived at the hotel, and three rooms were booked, but...
The time came to eight in the evening.
"Humph!"
The door opposite Mr. Mammon's room stealthily opened a crack, and an eye peeked out secretly.
It wasn't until a black-haired girl sneaked into Mr. Mammon's room that the Psychic girl stood up expressionlessly.
Sure enough, she knew it!
Meanwhile, inside Mr. Mammon's room, two figures embraced.
"Mr. Mammon, I can barely breathe."
Gasping for air, the nature-loving young lady's cheeks were flushed, and her beautiful eyes, misty, glared at the young man.
Moreover, she felt as if her soul was being sucked away by Mr. Mammon; now she even felt her tongue tingling.
Mr. Mammon was far too skilled!
"I feel like your little darlings are even prettier, Erika."
Mr. Mammon admired Erika's exquisite, jade-like rabbits. He had to admit, Erika's size, neither too big nor too small, was truly perfect.
"Mmm~" Erika let out a low whimper, like a small animal, in embarrassment.
Although she had mentally prepared herself, she was still truly shy.
The night was not long; as dawn broke, the stars and crescent moon gradually disappeared, and the sky began to lighten.
The next day, the three headed to their destination.
Huh?
Caitlin looked at Erika out of the corner of her eye, puzzled. Erika's steps were steady, and her walking posture wasn't strange.
This was a bit odd...
According to Caitlin's observation, Erika had indeed not come out of Mr. Mammon's room last night; there was no mistake.
But Erika's condition didn't fit the situation of a first time Snap.
However, Erika kept coughing and drinking water, and the frequency was a bit high.
About an hour later, Mr. Mammon and the two women, traveling normally, finally arrived at their destination.
They stood before a cliff, and what appeared before them was a huge valley, surrounded by high mountains.
In the very center of the valley was an extremely massive tree, or rather, it should be called a 'tree'.
"How magnificent~"
Caitlin's eyes sparkled with wonder as she gazed at this 'ancient tree', exclaiming in admiration.
She couldn't even determine how massive this 'ancient tree' truly was, but by simple visual estimation, its width alone was probably at least hundreds, if not thousands, of meters, and its height was even more exaggerated.
"The wonders of nature are truly astonishing, Mr. Mammon. Is this really not a tree?"
Erika was equally moved, but what was even more shocking was that this was completely a 'tree' in the shape of a large tree, but not an actual tree.
"It's fine to call it a tree, but its essence is actually a crystal life form that replenishes energy through light, and its appearance is composed of these ball-like rock formations."
Mr. Mammon also admired this miraculous spectacle.
That's right, this tree-like existence is the World Beginning Tree.
However, it was already clearly stated in the movie that this is not a tree, but a crystal life form.
Moreover, this crystal life form has an extremely severe rejection reaction to humans; as long as a human appears inside it, it will trigger its self-protection mechanism and 'swallow' the human inside!
Therefore, the World Beginning Tree only allows Pokémon to inhabit it, and many 'Fossil Pokémon' live inside, such as Aerodactyl, Armaldo, and the like.
And most notably, this World Beginning Tree is in a symbiotic relationship with a Mew.
If Mew is weak, the World Beginning Tree becomes weak; if the World Beginning Tree is dying, this Mew also becomes dying.
At the end of the movie, for Ash and their Pokémon, Mew forcibly rescued them from being swallowed by the World Beginning Tree, causing itself to be on the verge of death, and the World Beginning Tree also fell into a dying state.
"Mr. Mammon knows so much." Erika blinked her large eyes, very curious how Mr. Mammon knew this.
"I happened to read a document about this place."
Mr. Mammon smiled, then thoughtfully surveyed the area.
"The environment here is indeed very good. It would be very suitable to use this as a new farm and ranch, but there's one inconvenience."
Mr. Mammon narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the huge valley.
Undoubtedly, this place was not only large and secluded but also had a beautiful environment and abundant resources; apart from not having snow mountains, it had almost everything.
It was perfect as a farm and ranch.
But there was a crucial problem, which was the World Beginning Tree. In fact, Mr. Mammon was quite tempted.
Although the World Beginning Tree does not allow humans to enter, it is a paradise for Pokémon.
But the problem lies here: the World Beginning Tree does not allow humans to enter!
So, if a Pokémon enters, but a Team Rockets member has enough merit points and wants a Dratini, how do they get the Dratini out?
Mr. Mammon's eyes flickered slightly. At this point, a manager would be needed.
"Let's go, let's get closer and take a look." Mr. Mammon said to the two women.
Mr. Mammon released the aloof and noble Reshiram, and the pure white dragon's beauty undoubtedly drew Erika's admiration.
"So beautiful~! Is this the legendary Reshiram?"
Reshiram heard Erika's exclamation, its expression still calm and elegant, but in reality, its tail was almost pointing to the sky.
That's right, that's right, good eyes, young lady!
This Dragon God might not be number one in combat power, but when it comes to beauty, no Pokémon can compare to this Dragon God!
The face of Mr. Mammon's family is precisely this Dragon God!
Accompanied by Reshiram's melodious dragon roar, the white dragon carried the three down into the valley.
"To lure it out, I'll need a certain method."
Mr. Mammon pondered as he walked towards the World Beginning Tree.
But before ten minutes had passed, the ground began to tremble.
"Regi~"
A deep, mechanical, emotionless growl suddenly sounded in the three's ears.
In front of Mr. Mammon and the two women, a Pokémon with a body made of rock slowly emerged from underground, blocking their path.
Its entire body was composed of gray rock, with orange rocks at the shoulders of its two massive arms, and an 'H' shaped pattern formed by seven dots on the front of its head.
"What is this Pokémon?" Erika was stunned.
"The Legendary Giant, Regirock!"
Caitlin recognized this Pokémon, quite surprised.
During the Rustboro City battle in Hoenn, Brandon had used Regirock to battle Zinnia, so Caitlin could still recognize it.
But why was there a Regirock here? It shouldn't be the one Brandon caught.
"Regi~"
But then, another deep, mechanical growl.
Another Pokémon, entirely composed of ice crystals, slowly walked over and stopped beside Regirock.
It was also one of the 'Legendary Giants', the Ice-type 'Giant', Regice!
"Tsk~ Are they actively trying to drive us away? But this is good; I don't need to go looking for them."
Mr. Mammon's lips slowly curled into a grin as he looked at the two Legendary Giants before him.
Regirock and Regice had appeared, so Registeel was probably also on its way.
This was a given, as these three Legendary Giants exist to protect the World Beginning Tree and Mew.
But this suited Mr. Mammon's intentions perfectly.
"I just caught a new main force. Let's try them out on you."
"Darkrai."
Mr. Mammon stepped on his shadow, and the shadow, imperceptible to the naked eye, rippled. A pitch-black nightmare slowly rose from Mr. Mammon's shadow.
Hmm, currently, Darkrai and Shiny Gengar are permanent in Mr. Mammon's shadow. Speaking of which, Mr. Mammon quite liked Marshadow.
When he gets a chance to catch it later, Marshadow can also move into Mr. Mammon's shadow. He wonders if they would be crowded if all three were permanent there?
But first, let's focus on the present.
"If I catch you two, that little fellow probably won't be able to sit still, will it? I wonder how it will react when it sees Mewtwo?"
The smile on Mr. Mammon's lips deepened.
That's right, he was going to use Regirock and the others to force Mew out!
Mew is a notorious wanderer, very mischievous, and loves to play.
Who knows if it's inside the World Tree right now, but it doesn't matter. If he catches these three bodyguards, Mr. Mammon doesn't believe Mew won't notice.
Tsk~ I wonder how this Mew will react when it sees Dark Mewtwo?