The one-month period passed in the blink of an eye, and most planets had basically selected their respective representatives.
Although the majority of forces on various planets, faced with this crisis concerning planetary destruction, chose to temporarily set aside past grievances and unite for the time being… such as the Five Great Ninja Villages of the Planet Ninja, the Shogunate and Joui Patriots of the Planet Amanto, and the various guilds and races of the Planet Isekai… there were still some planets where the political situation was more complex, and they had not yet selected their planet's representative.
For example... the Planet Magic.
At the suggestion of the King of the neutral Fiore Kingdom, the two largest and strongest factions on the Planet Magic, the Ishgar Kingdom and the Alvarez Empire, were invited for negotiations. (T/N: The Author made Ishgar a Kingdom instead of just a continent.)
In the luxurious palace, the Fiore King sat in the central main seat. To his left sat the King of the Ishgar Kingdom and the members of the Ten Wizard Saints.
"Has the King of the Alvarez Empire still not arrived?" Makarov Dreyar, the Guild Master of the Fairy Tail Guild, said anxiously: "There's only one day left until the one-month deadline!"
The youngest member of the Ten Wizard Saints, Jura Neekis, said solemnly: "The Alvareth Empire is a military superpower, they must possess very powerful mages. But if they choose to sit back and do nothing... then we can only have Serena-sama, the First Seat of the Ten Wizard Saints, participate, right?"
The man sitting in the most prominent position among the Ten Wizard Saints, who looked to be in his early thirties, was one of the representative candidates, Serena, with the epithet [God]. A mage who had eight Dragon Slayer Lacrima transplanted into his body.
Serena secretly gritted his teeth. Although his strength was decent, he had a typical fence-sitter personality. Facing weak opponents was fine, but if he really encountered freaks like Lott or Cell, he could directly kneel before them. Serena absolutely did not want to get involved in this mess.
A figure suddenly appeared in the conference hall. It was an old man with white hair holding a magic staff. The expressions of many present changed drastically. They had heard of this person… the Chief Mage of the Alvareth Empire, also the empire's second-in-command and the Emperor's aide, August!
"Is the Empire's representative Mr. August? I wonder who is stronger between you two. Should we test it through combat, and have the winner serve as the representative?" The Princess of the Fiore Kingdom, Hisui E. Fiore, suggested. She had also heard of August's reputation, and he was said to be a super mage who had learned all the magic in the world.
"Regarding this matter, please discuss it with our Empire's Emperor-sama." August gently waved his magic staff. A teleportation circle suddenly rose, rippling with faint light.
Those present couldn't help but show curious expressions.
The Emperor of the Alvarez Empire... no one had ever heard of his appearance or age… he was a complete mystery.
When a young face with a tall, slender figure appeared before everyone's eyes, Makarov trembled all over and uttered the newcomer's name in disbelief: "Ze... Zeref!?"
"To be honest, personally, I don't want to bother with this matter because I originally want to die terribly much." Zeref stepped out of the teleportation magic circle calmly and said: "But I can recommend a suitable candidate. The prerequisite is, you can persuade him."
…
The next day, in the Universe Chat Group.
[Grand Kai: @All Group Members, OK! Children, are you all ready? Well then, I'm going to start!]
Even through the screen, one could feel the Grand Kai's playful attitude.
Suddenly, strange ripples appeared above countless planets. An incomprehensible, vast force arose out of thin air. On the Planet Amanto, Sakata Gintoki, who was originally standing with his companions Katsura, Kagura, and Shinpachi, lost his balance and was forcibly dragged up, rapidly ascending towards the sky.
However, nothing happened to the others, and they remained standing in place.
Shinpachi: "Do your best, Gin-san!"
Katsura: "The future of this planet is in your hands, Gintoki!"
Hijikata Toshiro: "If you lose, you'll be the sinner of the entire planet~ Shiroyasha-sama~"
Gintoki Sakata, who was continuously being pulled up, cursed angrily: "Stop talking so easily without feeling the pain! Mayonnaise freak! If you have the guts, you go! Hey! Grand Kai! Change people! Change people! I didn't agree! They didn't get my consent!"
But the Grand Kai gave no response. As soon as he finished shouting, his entire figure was swallowed by the mysterious vortex in the planet's sky.
Then, in the blink of an eye, he completely disappeared from the sky above the planet, as if he had never been there from the start.
"Is it really okay? Leaving it to that guy." The maid Catherine worried.
Otose lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and exhaled turbid smoke: "If I had to choose one person to decide this planet's fate, I would still choose that idiot. Whether he succeed or failed, I won't regret it. Just leave it to him."
…
Thud!
Gintoki fell on his butt. Rubbing his buttocks which felt like they were about to split into four pieces, he looked around. "Huh? Wh-where is this...?"
Before he could react, footsteps suddenly sounded from behind. Before Gintoki could turn his head, the newcomer directly kicked him in the butt. "Hurry up and get ready to go!"
"Ouch!" Gintoki cried out in pain. Covering his butt, he turned to look. What met his eyes was a chubby middle-aged woman wearing sunglasses.
"Auntie! Why are you so viole-" Before Gintoki could finish his sentence, a skeleton quickly stepped forward and covered his mouth, whispering: "Hey, hey, hey, don't speak recklessly. This is the honorable East King Kai-sama!"
Gintoki, with his mouth covered by the skeleton, was almost scared to tears.
'Holy crap! Such a big skeleton!'
Bai Yuekui crossed her arms in front of her chest, her long legs particularly eye-catching. Watching the clowning Gintoki and Ainz Ooal Gown, she let out a low sigh.
'People in the group always complained that the East Galaxy was weak... it was indeed true. Hopefully, we get matched with weaker opponents.'
"Sorry, I'm late! Are you the King Kai-sama, right?" At this moment, a young boy's voice sounded.
Bai Yuekui felt even more despair, 'There's even a child!?'
The East King Kai waved her large hand and shouted: "Depart! Head for the Grand Kai's planet!"
…
Grand Kai's Planet.
Lott glanced sideways at the little one standing next to him, raised an eyebrow and said: "The Planet Pokémon's representative is actually Dawn?"
Originally, he thought it would be Giovanni, or at worst, one would be chosen from Lance or Leon. Sending Dawn over was indeed far beyond Lott's expectations.
"Ah?" 'Dawn' was taken aback for a moment, then explained: "Uncle, you've mistaken me for someone else. I'm not Dawn. My name is 'Akari'."
Noticing the confusion in Lott's eyes, the girl who called herself 'Akari' explained: "Yesterday, while I was sleeping, Arceus suddenly told me our world was facing an unprecedented crisis, and then brought me here. To be honest, I'm still a bit confused about the situation."
Wearing ancient clothing and bearing a 99% resemblance to Dawn, Akari spoke while opening the Universe Chat Group again, frantically asking Cynthia, Dawn, and others what was going on.
Akari's explanation made Lott laugh.
'Damn, Arceus really went through great pains to prevent the destruction of the Planet Pokémon. It actually brought the strongest trainer from history through time and space.'
If one asked the people of the current-era Planet Pokémon who the strongest trainer was, some would say Lance, some would say Leon, and those like Cynthia who had seen Pryce's strength would say Pryce.
But as a transmigrator, Lott had only one answer… Dawn's ancestor, Akari!