Suicune's tail, as graceful and flowing as a ribbon, swayed gently in the wind.
Its gentle, watery gaze slowly fell upon the two figures, one large and one small, walking along the mountain path in the distance.
Two full months have passed since the day I met Entei.
It has been staying in Mount Tensei for the past two months.
Although it did not appear before Entei and the human cub, it kept a close eye on their movements.
It saw Entei picking fruit in the orchard with that human child.
It saw Entei and the other person sleeping together in a cave.
It saw that the human cub would occasionally take out some human food and share it with Entei and Marshadow.
It saw that Entei often took that human cub down the mountain to play with the Pokémon living there.
And today, Suicune saw that human child and Entei sharing the harvested fruit with the forest.
Those wild Pokémon that have no relation to them.
Suddenly, Suicune, who was standing and watching, sensed a familiar presence.
Even without turning around, it knew that Marshadow had arrived.
Suicune's gaze remained fixed on the two figures, one large and one small, at the foot of the mountain.
"Is that human cub named Fuyuki?" it asked.
Marshadow replied with a deep gaze, "Yes."
After a pause, Marshadow suddenly added, "He really likes Entei."
"After all, he was raised by Entei." Suicune could tell that the human cub was very dependent on Entei.
They wished they could hang on Entei's body 24 hours a day.
"But…" Suicune turned her head and looked at Marshadow beside her: "Why did you suddenly tell me this?"
What?
Marshadow's gaze was deep and unfathomable. It raised its head and looked at Suicune, slowly saying:
"If Lord Ho-Oh blames us later, I hope you can help us plead with him on our behalf."
Upon hearing this, Suicune was slightly taken aback: "You too..."
"That human cub is different." Marshadow shook his head: "When he was first brought back by the Entei…"
"It couldn't even speak, couldn't even walk... tiny as a kitten, sleeping in Entei's arms."
"Gradually, he grew up, and Entei and I began to teach him the language of Pokémon. Now he can use..."
"The language of Pokémon is being used to communicate with the Pokémon themselves."
"He is not a human child, he is our Pokémon child."
Suicune listened to these words quietly.
Unlike the Raikou, whose personality is not solitary and prejudiced against humans, it is quite the opposite, when fulfilling its mission outside...
It often encounters humans.
Good humans, bad humans...
Suicune is able to see all of this in a balanced way; it doesn't hate all humans because of evil people, nor does it...
To be kind to the wicked for the sake of the kind.
"This was Entei's own choice," Suicune said in a very soft voice.
Marshadow remained silent, preparing to slip into the Shadow World and leave, when suddenly he heard Suicune speak again:
"However, if Lord Ho-oh really blames you, I will help you plead with it."
Having obtained the answer he sought, Marshadow left and returned to his shadow world.
Suicune turned its gaze back down the mountain, and murmured softly:
"Fuyuki?"
At entrance of the cave.
Raikou returned to Mount Tensei the day after the first snowfall of the year.
At that time, heavy snow blocked the mountain, and the entire Mount Tensei was covered in white snow.
The wild Pokémon that usually roamed outside had all disappeared, and the forest was quieter than ever before.
Raikou's agile figure darted through the forest, his feet treading on the soft snow, landing lightly on the mountain like a great tiger.
As soon as it appeared, Suicune rushed over.
Meanwhile, Entei and Fuyuki were hiding in a cave watching the swirling snow outside, so the moment Raikou appeared...
They spotted it coming.
"Raikou!" Fuyuki's eyes lit up immediately.
Suicune looked at Raikou in front of him. Now that the three sacred beasts were gathered, he wanted to say something to Raikou, but Raikou glanced at him and then slowly walked past him toward Entei and the human cub.
Suicune: "?"
Could it be that you, Raikou, also...?
"Raikou, you're back!" Fuyuki exclaimed excitedly.
"Hmm." Raikou responded in a very indifferent tone, and then put down the bag he was carrying in his mouth.
"What's this?" Fuyuki's attention was immediately drawn to the bag.
He opened the bag and saw that it contained several bottles of Moo Moo Milk.
"This is a gift for you." Raikou remembered that Fuyuki really liked to drink this.
It originally intended to take that Miltank back to Mount Tensei to live.
But the Miltank has been tamed by humans and started a new life on a ranch.
Although the Miltank couldn't come over, after hearing why Raikou had come, it still managed to get one from the rancher.
A bunch of Moo Moo milk was given to it as a gift.
While speaking, Raikou did not forget to glance at Entei beside him.
That look seemed to say: Look, the little one likes my gift even more!
Entei: "..."
"It's no use," Entei thought to himself. In the little one's heart, it was the best, and Marshadow was the second best.
And you, Raikou, can only rank third from the bottom.
"Thank you, Raikou!" Fuyuki gave Raikou a big hug and took the opportunity to bump into him.
This big cat.
"Rai Rai!"
Although Raikou looked a little uncomfortable, he still bent down so that Fuyuki's hands could wrap around its neck.
"By the way, Raikou! All the trees we planted together have sprouted fruit, and they've yielded so much fruit this year!"
Fuyuki couldn't wait to share this good news with Raikou.
"Oh? Is that so?" Raikou had actually already seen the orchard outside the cave.
"Come with me!" Fuyuki pulled Raikou's forelegs and led him inside.
At first, Raikou didn't take it seriously, after all, he was very familiar with this cave.
But the next second, after seeing the scene before it clearly, it froze on the spot.
The interior of the cave had completely changed at some point, and not only that, it seemed...
There are several rooms!
After passing through a door, a room filled with a small mountain of tree fruit came into view!
Raikou felt a sudden tremor in his pupils.
"This is the power of a little one," Entei explained to Raikou from behind.
"Hehe!" Fuyuki smiled sheepishly.
He suddenly noticed a layer of snow on Raikou's fur, so he pulled Raikou down to lie down and then began to clean it off.
He wiped the snow water off his body.
Outside the cave, Suicune stared blankly at this scene.
Outside the cave, wind and snow raged, snowflakes falling on its body. At that moment, Suicune suddenly felt as if it were being completely...
The feeling of being isolated from the world.
To its surprise, even the Raikou was so fond of that human cub...
Suicune remained silent for a moment, then quietly turned and left.
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