Chapter 312:
November 29th.
The second day after Mewtwo's defeat.
It sat by the reservoir in the plantation, staring at the water in a daze.
In the water, the lazily drifting Milotic and Primarina were whispering to each other.
"Milotic?" (It's been sitting here for two days.)
"Primarina..." (it is acting so strange. I wonder what it's thinking about?)
"Milotic..." (It feels... feels like it's been...)
Milotic couldn't find the right word.
But it felt that Mewtwo's current state was similar to how it felt when feeling bewildered.
But it wasn't quite the same.
The two Pokémon looked left and right. Even though Mewtwo's gaze was wandering, it was always fixed on the water surface, which made them both feel a bit embarrassed.
Finally, Primarina mustered its courage, floated to the surface, and tapped Mewtwo. "Primarina?"
"So strong..."
Mewtwo stood up, its eyes shining.
Primarina: "???"
So strong?
Primarina looked at itself, then at Milotic.
Here, it was probably at the bottom of the power hierarchy, right?
Primarina had no idea what it's talking about...
Therefore Primarina can only conclude that Mewtwo was probably going crazy, so it swam back.
Mewtwo paid no attention, its thoughts entirely consumed by Giratina.
Before, Mewtwo knew it was just powerful, and that there must be Pokémon stronger than it.
But it had never encountered one, so it thought that even if they were stronger, they would surely be on par with itself.
However, the battle with the Renegade Pokémon in the Reverse World showed.
Apart from relying on its Psychic-type advantages to inflict some injuries on Giratina, its other methods were no match for the Renegade Pokémon.
This meant the Renegade Pokémon was much stronger than it!
This greatly piqued Mewtwo's interest.
It wanted to get stronger!
Then challenge the Renegade Pokémon again!
In a flash, it appeared in the barn, looking at the barrels of wine, its eyes gleaming.
"Drinking wine can help enhance psychic powers."
It opened a barrel of Grepa Berry Wine, then used its psychic powers to draw the wine directly into its stomach.
The wine level in the barrel visibly dropped lower and lower.
But when the barrel was three-quarters full, it stopped.
"Buuurp..."
A long, drawn-out belch escaped.
Mewtwo staggered, leaning against the wine barrel.
It felt the alcohol content of this wine might be a bit high.
Although it knew this before, it had never chugged it like this.
Drinking so much at once made its stomach bulge.
Coincidentally, Hayashi Kaede walked in at that moment, carrying Combee honey, and was taken aback seeing Mewtwo leaning on the barrel.
But his first reaction wasn't to help Mewtwo; instead, he stealthily took out his phone, snapped a picture lightning-fast, and then quickly walked over to Mewtwo.
"Wait... how much did you drink?"
The alcohol content of this Grepa Berry Wine was such that even Giratina only drank one barrel every three days.
Serperior got drunk from just a taste.
The wine-filled chocolates were made using this Grepa Berry Wine.
Hayashi Kaede always carefully controlled the amount of wine-filled chocollets he gave to Giratina.
He didn't want it to get too drunk.
Drinking so much at once, even a Psychic-type Pokémon couldn't handle it.
"Hmm?"
Seeing Hayashi Kaede enter, Mewtwo quickly tried to stand straight, but its flushed face still proved it had drunk quite a bit.
When Hayashi Kaede saw the barrel only three-quarters full, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
One barrel of Grepa Berry Wine held about 250L. Three-quarters full meant he drank a quarter which is a little over sixty liters.
Hayashi Kaede looked at it: "You're drunk."
"How could I be... I'm not drunk..."
Mewtwo's expression instantly became extremely serious, but its slightly trembling legs still testified that it was, in fact, not sober.
"Ha ha ha..."
Hayashi Kaede, however, burst into laughter.
This made Mewtwo's already flushed face turn even redder.
The surrounding wine barrels began to tremble, and the entire barn seemed to be controlled by some force, clinking and clattering.
It was clearly furious.
"Hey, hey, don't get mad."
Hayashi Kaede hurriedly walked to Mewtwo's side, patted its shoulder, and signaled it to stop using its psychic powers.
"You're drinking to enhance your psychic powers, right?"
"But you know the boost from drinking can't be rushed. Moreover, the improvement from drinking... you know it's probably not enough. Even if you drank all this wine, you still probably couldn't beat Giratina."
Mewtwo's face was red, unclear if it was listening.
However, it knew in its heart.
Hayashi Kaede was right.
Although the wine he brewed could enhance psychic powers, relying solely on wine to reach a level where it could battle the Renegade Pokémon would take who knows how long.
It hadn't been "born" for long, and wasn't as indifferent to the passage of time as other Legendary Pokémon.
But then Hayashi Kaede quickly changed his tone, "However... if you want to increase your strength, it's not like there's no way."
"What?"
Mewtwo was stunned, then stared intently at Hayashi Kaede, sobering up halfway.
"It's actually very simple..."
This time, Hayashi Kaede didn't beat around the bush but spoke directly, "As everyone knows, most Pokémon can generally evolve."
"And, for the vast majority, this evolution is beneficial and increases their strength."
"Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"You mean I can evolve?" Mewtwo was completely sober now.
Evolution!
This wasn't some strange or unusual thing in the Pokémon world.
It had witnessed many Pokémon evolve.
Especially during its time with Team Rocket.
Without a doubt, in every evolved Pokémon it had seen, they all gained significant improvements.
But in its view, these "significant improvements" were nothing special, so it never paid much attention.
But now it was different.
Now it was hearing that *it* could evolve?
Based on the scale of improvement from evolution, if it could evolve, the boost in strength wouldn't be minor.
But, how could it evolve?
"Under normal circumstances, you cannot evolve further."
Mewtwo: "..."
It continued to ask, "Then under what circumstances can I evolve?"
Hayashi Kaede smiled mysteriously.
"There's a kind of evolution called Mega Evolution, an evolution that transcends evolution itself. This evolution can make you temporarily even stronger!"
"Mega Evolution?"
Hearing this term, Mewtwo's eyes widened in shock.
It suddenly felt this term suited it perfectly.
Because when it was created, Giovanni had said.
It was created based on Mew, but the meaning behind the name Mewtwo was to make it surpass Mew!
And now this evolution also had the word "Mega"?
An evolution that transcends evolution!
It sounded domineering.
At this moment, Mewtwo looked at Hayashi Kaede like an eager student. "How do I Mega Evolve?"
Hayashi Kaede thought for a moment, then showed a stunned expression. "Hmm... I don't know either..."
Mewtwo: "..."
It really felt like punching someone right now.