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"Oh? Mr. Mammon, are you going to make them your main force?"
Erika was quite surprised to hear Mammon's words.
But then Erika realized she had asked a foolish question; Regirock and Regice were, after all, Legendary Pokémon.
It was normal for Mammon to want to capture them.
"No, not really. I don't particularly like these two, but I can capture them and keep them for now. If any of my subordinates take a liking to them in the future, they can try to formally capture them."
Mammon shook his head.
To be honest, he was genuinely not interested in the Legendary Giants, especially these three: the Rock Pillar, the Ice Pillar, and the Steel Pillar.
The main reason was that these three pillars were not only abstract in appearance but also lacked sufficient strength (compared to other Legendaries).
If he had to say, the Electric Pillar and the Dragon Pillar were pretty good in terms of strength. In terms of pure strength, the Electric Pillar was definitely the strongest among the Legendary Giants.
Regidrago, the Dragon Pillar, at least had its exclusive move, Dragon Energy, also commonly known as 'Dragon Breath.' What did Regirock and the other two have?
Moreover, Mammon actually quite liked the Dragon Pillar; the Dragon Pillar suited his aesthetic, and Regidrago's posture when using Dragon Energy was excellent.
"…" Erika fell silent. Was the treatment for Team Rockets members this good? Legendary Pokémon given away just like that?
Mammon looked towards Regirock and Regice. Both Pokémon had already taken up an attacking stance.
As 'guards' protecting the World Beginning Tree and Mew, they would expel any human approaching the World Beginning Tree.
This was both to protect the World Beginning Tree and to protect humanity.
After all, the 'self-protection mechanism' inside the World Beginning Tree was terrifying. No matter how strong you were, once you entered, unless you could directly defeat the entire World Beginning Tree, you would just be waiting for death.
"Regi~"
The seven dots on Regirock's head began to glow brightly, and its two thick arms swung, forming sharp rocks.
This was the Rock-type move, Stone Edge.
"Darkrai."
Mammon calmly called out to Darkrai.
Darkrai's blue eyes were calm and unmoving, and its nightmare-like figure floated silently towards Regirock and Regice.
"Regi~!"
Seeing that the enemy dared to approach, Regirock decisively launched Stone Edge.
Sharp rock blades flew out, aimed directly at Darkrai.
However, Darkrai simply shifted its body slightly, dodging the first few sharp stones, and then moved like a dance, avoiding several more.
It was effortless, like a leisurely stroll in a garden.
Boom, boom, boom!
The Stone Edge attacks landed, causing continuous explosive roars, and dust filled the air, but Darkrai was completely unaffected.
Like a phantom, the nightmare constantly dodged and weaved through the Stone Edge attacks, avoiding all of them!
God-like movement!
Hiss~!
Erika couldn't help but gasp at this sight; it was simply too outrageous!
"Dark Pulse."
Darkrai, having easily avoided all Stone Edge attacks, still maintained a calm and indifferent gaze. Its dark claws gently swayed, and black wave energy pulsed between its claws.
Its distance from Regirock and Regice was getting closer and closer.
"Regi~!"
Regice couldn't stand this dark fellow showing off its brother like that, and Ice Beam condensed in front of its body.
The Ice-type move, Ice Beam!
However, before Ice Beam could be fired, a black wave-like energy shot out first, hitting Regice directly in the chest.
The powerful Dark Pulse exploded, directly sending Regice flying and crashing to the ground.
Seeing its brother hit, Regirock let out another low Growl. Its two thick and powerful arms lifted, glowing white, and smashed down towards Darkrai, who had already arrived close by.
The Fighting-type move, Arm Hammer!
However, it was useless. Darkrai once again twisted its body with natural agility, and the powerful Arm Hammer swung past Darkrai's face.
It was still dodged.
Darkrai, however, aimed its right claw at Regirock's armpit area, and the black wave energy pulsed again.
It was still Dark Pulse.
Boom!
Dark Pulse shot out again, and the powerful impact also sent Regirock flying, and it just so happened to land on Regice.
Regice, who was enduring the severe pain and trying to get up, was directly smashed down again by Regirock.
The next moment, black waves ripped through the air, hitting both Regirock and Regice simultaneously.
A violent roar erupted, and thick smoke and dust billowed out.
Darkrai swung its claw, conjuring a strong wind that dispersed the smoke and dust.
In a crater, these two Legendary Giants had already fallen motionless.
"So strong!!"
Erika was stunned!
This was simply too strong, oh my goodness! The opponents were Legendary Giants, Legendary Pokémon.
But Darkrai defeated them so easily. Did the battle from start to finish even last a minute?
Was Darkrai too strong, or were these two 'Giants' too weak?
Erika couldn't determine it for a moment, because the power difference between the two sides was completely visible to the naked eye; the gap was too wide.
She even felt that Darkrai hadn't even taken it seriously.
"Well done, Darkrai." Mammon nodded in satisfaction, taking out two empty Ultra Balls.
He was not surprised by this result, because the three 'Giants' of the World Beginning Tree were actually not very strong to begin with.
They could fight Ash, who had just finished his Hoenn journey, back and forth. How strong could you expect them to be?
But Mammon's Darkrai was indeed a top Champion level. He didn't know how Sird had managed to capture this Darkrai in the first place.
It was probably a coincidence or a special circumstance; otherwise, if he could capture Darkrai, Sird wouldn't have been unable to use Darkrai well.
Darkrai's expression remained as calm as an ancient well, only looking towards the distance, where a gray Pokémon made of metal was approaching.
"Good, they're all here. That was quick."
Mammon's lips curled up. That was the Steel Pillar, Registeel. It seemed it wasn't far from here, arriving so quickly.
"Regi~!" Registeel's low Growl had a very metallic quality.
And then…
And then, not long after, Registeel was also stacked on top of Regirock and the others by Darkrai.
All three Legendary Pillars were knocked out.
"Then, it's Poké Ball time."
Mammon threw a Poké Ball at Registeel, who was on top.
"Mr. Mammon is truly amazing~!"
Erika's eyes sparkled, looking at Mammon with admiration. He had so easily defeated three Legendary Pokémon.
The man she liked was truly strong to the extreme! Hehe~
Erika's pretty face was bright, and she was in a good mood. Although Mammon had already stated that he wouldn't keep these three Legendary Pillars for his own use.
But Erika wasn't surprised now. Being easily swept 3-0 by Darkrai, no wonder Mammon didn't think highly of them.
Emmm… I just wonder if I can defeat them?
To be honest, Erika couldn't tell how strong Regirock and the others were, as the battle ended too quickly.
Soon, with Dark Mewtwo's Psychic power, Mammon successfully obtained three Legendary Giants.
"Good, now I can give those little guys some more motivation."
Mammon nodded in satisfaction.
Although he didn't think much of Regirock and the others, someone else did.
They were Legendary Pokémon after all. They would surely give Rosa, Hilda, Kieran, and the others a lot of motivation to work hard for the company.
That's right, that's the charm of Legendary Pokémon!
Dark Mewtwo suddenly looked up towards the World Beginning Tree, and the deep purple flames in its eyes began to flicker intensely.
"Mammon, it's here."
A low telepathic voice sounded in Mammon's ear.
Mammon raised an eyebrow, because he had already seen it: a pink ball of light shot over at high speed, stopping in the air in front of Mammon and the others.
"Mew~"
A pleasant, childlike cry sounded, and the pink light gradually dissipated, revealing a pink, cat-like Pokémon to Mammon and the two women.
Its appearance was very cute, its clear eyes were blue, and its tail was especially long, almost twice its body length.
"Mew!" Erika's eyes widened slightly.
Because this was indeed Mew, the Legendary Mythical Pokémon of Kanto!
Caitlin also looked at this cute pink kitten with curiosity. Was this Mew?
Dark Mewtwo, however, stared intently at Mew, the flames in its eyes constantly flickering, clearly unable to remain completely calm.
"Mew?"
Mew bit its finger and let out a questioning cry. It scanned its surroundings, finally fixing its gaze on Mammon's hand.
There was no mistake; those pillars were in those balls. The aura wouldn't lie.
It had originally been playing with toys inside the World Beginning Tree, but suddenly it felt the aura of the three pillars weaken, and then disappear.
Mew immediately flew out, because these three pillars were specially created by the Great Pillar to be its gatekeepers!
Although in Mew's eyes they were weak, they were still a token of the Great Pillar's affection, and Mew didn't want anything to happen to them.
But Mew really hadn't expected them to be captured by humans.
Mew bit its nail, feeling quite troubled and conflicted at the moment.
It was hesitating whether to discuss with this human if they could return the pillars to it. Although these three pillars were a bit dull, they were, after all, left behind by a good friend.
But the next moment, as if sensing something, Mew suddenly looked towards Dark Mewtwo.
"Mew?" Mew tilted its head in confusion, its small body slowly floating down, floating in front of Dark Mewtwo, carefully examining this dark fellow.
It seemed disbelieving, and also felt something was off.
This pink cat approached Dark Mewtwo, flying around it several times, and finally even brought its nose to Dark Mewtwo's body, sniffing continuously.
Dark Mewtwo remained expressionless, looking at this cat with no sense of boundaries, and several visible veins appeared on its forehead.
"Strange, why do you smell like me, Mew?"
Mew's clear and pleasant telepathic voice sounded.
It scratched its head, completely perplexed, looking very cute.
But Mew couldn't figure it out, no matter how hard it tried.
It actually smelled its own scent on this ugly, dark fellow.
Is this… right?
"Who are you, Mew?" Mew asked.
Dark Mewtwo remained expressionless, looking at this small creature in front of it, which, strictly speaking, from a genetic level, should be considered its mother (or father?).
"I am your Dad."
Dark Mewtwo spoke emotionlessly.
The pink cat's movements instantly froze, staring blankly at Dark Mewtwo.
Its brain seemed to have crashed at that moment.