"Skirt-Buddy, Sleep Powder."
"Lilli~"
"Hey, what are you trying to do—wait—"
The two n struggled, but against the drifting powder they had no resistance at all.
Within seconds, they fell into a deep sleep, like babies.
Afterward, Sora tied them up and hung them from a tree.
These two were rcenaries and bounty hunters—criminals operating in the shadows.
Not good people.
But killing them outright wasn't sothing Sora wanted.
He had no intention of letting his Pokémon stain themselves with human blood.
"I'll have the wild Pokémon keep watch," he said.
"Once this is over, we'll hand them over to Officer Jenny in Azoth."
As for the mastermind behind them—Jarvis— since Sora was already here, he naturally had no intention of leaving that threat alive.
He would deal with him along the way.
"I'm counting on you."
He instructed several nearby wild Pokémon and left them so energy blocks as paynt.
The little ones happily accepted the task.
Sora wasn't worried about the prisoners escaping.
Even if they did, what then?
Their Pokémon had already been confiscated.
Two unard humans could do little more than run back and report to Jarvis—
which might even lure the man into exposing himself.
The rest of the journey beca remarkably smooth.
Any powerful leaders or bosses who might have blocked the path had already been drawn away by Ogerpon.
With nothing standing in his way, Sora quickly reunited with her.
"Vini~~"
Victini was the first to leap ahead of the crowd and land beside Ogerpon.
"Sora is here."
"Ponii!"
The mont she heard his na, Ogerpon lost all her imposing presence.
She instantly transford into an excited little girl and ran straight toward him.
"What is that?"
Princess Kimia watched the scene, utterly confused.
She already knew Ogerpon had a trainer and was deeply curious about his identity.
But the squirrel-like Pokémon beside her drew even more attention.
"What Pokémon is that?"
She couldn't identify Ogerpon—but this one looked strangely familiar.
"Victory… Victory Star?"
"Is that Victory Star—Victini?!"
Her shock was indescribable.
It felt like a dream.
If it wasn't a dream, how could she be seeing the legendary Pokémon from her father's stories— a creature said to exist in the Unova region?
Wait.
A sudden realization struck her.
Judging from Victini's relationship with Ogerpon, they clearly knew each other.
Could they share the sa trainer?
Once that thought ford, another possibility followed.
Then… is Ogerpon also a legendary Pokémon?
She froze in place.
If Ogerpon really was a legendary, it would explain why she had never recognized the species.
So who exactly is that trainer?
What kind of person could command both the Victory Pokémon and an unknown legendary?
Filled with curiosity, Kimia followed the direction Ogerpon had run.
She saw a teenage boy—about sixteen or seventeen—climb down from the back of a Pokémon she had never seen before.
Then he caught Ogerpon in his arms.
"Good girl, good girl."
"You did great, Ponpon."
"Vini~~"
"And you too, of course."
Sora pulled Victini into his embrace and rewarded both of them with affectionate head pats.
The two little Pokémon giggled happily.
The sight stunned not only Kimia—
but also the many Pokémon who had been defeated by Ogerpon earlier.
You've got to be kidding.
That fierce little warrior who smashed them with one strike after another—
the unstoppable, terrifying powerhouse—
could actually be this gentle and adorable?
Was this really the sa Big Sister Ponpon they knew?
"Ponii?"
Noticing the stares, Ogerpon slipped out of Sora's arms and grabbed his hand, pulling him forward.
Then she made a grand sweeping gesture toward the gathered Pokémon.
The aning was unmistakable:
"Look—this is the kingdom Ponpon conquered for my trainer."
"Ohhh!"
"Ponpon is amazing."
Sora praised her sincerely.
He was genuinely happy to see this change in her.
The shy, lonely, timid Ponpon was adorable—but he still hoped she would grow braver.
And now, she was doing exactly that.
"Hm?"
Suddenly, Sora noticed a girl standing at the edge of the crowd.
Among a sea of Pokémon, a human figure was impossible to ignore.
"Ponii?"
Ogerpon froze, then quickly shook her head as if to say:
"Don't look over there—Ponpon hasn't conquered that one yet."
"And you are?"
Sora had already recognized her identity.
Her hairstyle, clothing, and bearing all clearly signaled noble status.
"Hello, I'm Kimia."
She spoke politely.
"Are you this Pokémon's trainer?"
Powerful trainers were respected everywhere.
And a kingdom like Azoth—one that had preserved its sovereignty even in the League era—knew very well how to treat individuals whose strength rivaled Elite Four mbers or Champions.
"Yes," Sora replied with a smile, shaking her hand.
"Ponpon is one of my kids."
That was simply his nature.
Toward villains—he struck hard.
Toward kind people—he responded with courtesy.
Afterward, Sora introduced his companions:
Ogerpon.
Victini.
Ursaluna.
Aurorus.
"Impressive!"
When Kimia noticed he also had a Sylveon, she couldn't help exclaiming:
"How did you raise a Sylveon? This is the first ti I've ever seen one outside the royal family."
On the grass, the two Sylveon were already communicating through their ribbon-like feelers.
Notably, both were female.
Perhaps because they were the sa species, they quickly beca friends and behaved affectionately toward each other.
"Does Azoth not know about the Fairy type?" Sora asked.
"Fairy type?"
That term was completely unfamiliar to Kimia.
Sora didn't hide anything.
The Azoth Kingdom had been studying Fairy-type Pokémon for centuries—they simply hadn't understood the nature of that energy.
As he explained, Kimia's eyes lit up.
Many puzzles that had confused her for years suddenly beca clear.
"Mr. Sora," she said sincerely, "you're not only a powerful trainer—you're also an outstanding researcher."
The two of them walked at the front of the procession, discussing Pokémon training thods as they went.
In that area, Sora gained a great deal.
As a self-taught trainer, he simply couldn't match the depth of knowledge possessed by soone raised within a long-standing royal tradition.
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