Chapter 314:
[Pokémon: Gardevoir (Mega Evolved)]
[Gender: Female]
[Ability: Telepathy]
[Potential: Gold]
[IVs: ...]
[Level: 98 — 99]
[Moves: Growl, Confusion, Mystical Fire, Double Team, Misty Terrain, Disarming Voice, Psychic, Draining Kiss, Moonblast...]
[Friendship: 99]
[Happiness: 70]
[Description: Gardevoir in its Mega Evolved form, with greatly enhanced power.]
Previously, Gardevoir was only around level 93-96.
Now, with the boost from Mega Evolution, it directly reached level 99. It seems Mega Evolution can also slightly increase a Pokémon's energy level.
Moreover, in this state, Hayashi Kaede could clearly feel his own stamina, energy, and spirit slowly depleting.
But the rate of depletion... was almost negligible to him.
He estimated it would consume a bit more during actual battles.
But this level of consumption... probably wasn't a big deal.
Gardevoir quickly experienced the changes in its own state.
For it, maintaining the Mega Evolved form also required energy consumption. However, it truly sensed the enhancement in its own strength.
"See, Mega Evolution does exist."
After collecting his emotions, Hayashi Kaede turned to look at the stunned Mewtwo.
"That stone can make me Mega Evolve?" Mewtwo asked, dumbfounded.
Hayashi Kaede nodded, "Theoretically, yes. But the problem is I don't have the theory, meaning I don't have your Mega Stone."
Gardevoir floated down beside Hayashi Kaede, looking at the glowing Mega Stone in its hand.
Hayashi Kaede looked at it, "How about I make a bracelet for you too, to wear on your hand?"
"Gardevoir~" (That works.) Gardevoir nodded.
This state, where it could sense Hayashi Kaede's thoughts without using Telepathy, also felt quite novel to it.
"Don't have it?"
Mewtwo stared wide-eyed at Hayashi Kaede, "Then where can I get one?"
It was quite excited now. This so-called "evolution that transcends evolution" offered such a huge leap in power. If it could learn it, perhaps it could have a rematch with the Renegade Pokémon.
In other words, even without battling the Renegade Pokémon, it was a Pokémon that strived to become stronger.
Seeing such a change naturally made it eager.
Hayashi Kaede shook his head.
He thought that perhaps when Mewtwo's friendship reached 100, the system would gift one.
But he couldn't just say, "Mewtwo, you need to trust and rely on me unconditionally, then I can produce this stone."
Looking at Mewtwo's pained expression, Hayashi Kaede added:
"But from what I know, you can achieve Mega Evolution on your own."
"On my own?" Mewtwo pressed immediately, "How?"
"Surpass your limits," Hayashi Kaede replied truthfully.
"Surpass my limits?" Mewtwo's expression froze.
Hayashi Kaede thought about it and felt it was better to explain.
"Reaching for the sky, plunging into the sea, training, challenging... there aren't many things that can be called a limit for you. It could be breaking through the atmosphere, it could be plunging into the deep sea and resisting the pressure, it could be challenging an undefeatable foe..."
"Reaching for the sky, plunging into the sea, training, challenging..."
Mewtwo murmured these phrases repeatedly.
Once the arrow is shot, there's no turning back.
From the moment Hayashi Kaede suggested Mewtwo challenge Giratina,
he had anticipated this step.
For Mewtwo, its heart was proud.
It would proclaim itself the strongest Trainer, the strongest Pokémon in its own game.
So when faced with an undefeatable foe, it would have boundless motivation.
Hayashi Kaede merely played a facilitating role in this.
Rather than letting it idle away its days at the Breeding House, it was better to find things it enjoyed doing, or let it follow its own heart.
But at this moment, Hayashi Kaede still couldn't help but advise, "But the premise is to pay attention to safety."
"Okay, I understand."
Mewtwo clenched its fists. At this moment, its heart was incredibly excited, as if a bright, broad road lay ahead, and it could start walking it right now if it wanted!
It looked up at the sky.
The sky, after several days of light rain, was covered by oddly shaped clouds, appearing gloomy.
The next moment, it waved its hands, and the clouds over the town began to disperse.
Revealing sunlight that wasn't brilliant but was clear and penetrating.
Then, Mewtwo looked at Hayashi Kaede, "I want to try."
"Go ahead," Hayashi Kaede waved.
Mewtwo nodded.
Then, its form wrapped in psychic energy, it shot into the sky like a meteor.
Only Hayashi Kaede and Gardevoir remained in the sky, gazing after it...
...
Mewtwo's first attempt to surpass its limits naturally ended in failure.
Furthermore, Hayashi Kaede had predicted that Mewtwo would push itself extremely hard the first time.
So he waited in the sky beforehand.
Using his Aura perception, Hayashi Kaede and Gardevoir successfully caught it.
It wasn't seriously injured.
Just had some burns and frostbite on its body.
After its injuries healed, Mewtwo began to ponder.
It had nearly broken through the atmosphere, seeing a sky full of stars and the azure planet below.
It was the first time it saw what the world truly looked like.
Moreover, it saw a black dragon coiled on an asteroid.
It saw Mewtwo.
The moment it saw Mewtwo, the dragon flew over.
Those pitch-black, ink-like eyes with red light held an intimidation no less than the Renegade Pokémon it had seen in the Reverse World.
This must also be a Legendary Pokémon, Mewtwo thought.
Hayashi Kaede said there were many undefeatable foes for it.
Upon seeing this dragon, Mewtwo already considered it one of them.
It wanted to challenge it.
But, being high in the sky, gazing at the stars,
its psychic energy was depleting rapidly every moment.
In that state, forget challenging, it didn't even have the strength to fly higher.
Mewtwo could sensed that if it continued its ascent, breaking through that atmospheric layer, it might find it very difficult to return.
Initially, it didn't want to retreat.
But finally, it thought of Kaede, thought of Mew, and remembered the words "pay attention to safety."
Once its resolve wavered, it fell back down.
Fortunately, that dragon didn't attack it either, just watched it quietly before leisurely leaving.
…
December 3rd.
Mewtwo chose a different approach: the ocean.
The sea was deep and boundless. It dove headfirst into the ocean, abandoning its psychic protection. The seawater turned from azure to pitch black, and the surroundings became utterly silent, with only the occasional deep-sea Pokémon swimming by.
It discovered that the deeper it went, the stronger the Pokémon became.
So, it continued swimming deeper into the abyss.
Gradually, the pressure of the deep sea began to affect it.
But this pressure was insignificant to it.
It kept pursuing the deepest parts of the ocean.
Finally, in a trench, it spotted a pair of eyes also glowing with red light.