Chapter 205: Giratina's Favorability Increased by 1!
Chapter 205: Giratina's Favorability Increased by 1!
"Good morning, great Giratina, the dragon god of destruction and shadow!"
This time, Naoki changed his approach. Drawing from his experience with the Lecrown King's missionary incident, he decided to feign admiration and liking for Giratina, hoping to reduce the legendary Pokemon's hostility and prevent it from attacking him.
However, Giratina remained unresponsive, merely staring silently at him. Yet, to Naoki's relief, it didn't immediately unleash a powerful move on him as before.
"Hmm, could it be?" Naoki wondered. "Does Giratina not have telepathy? Or does it simply disdain communicating with humans?"
Just then, a voice, cold and sharp with a hint of belligerence, echoed from the depths of Giratina's being.
"You wish to destroy the world as well?"
It was a question reminiscent of the distant past, when a human had found Giratina and joined forces with it. Together, they had driven Palkia and Dialga into a frenzy, using their power to tear open a rift in the fabric of space and time.
But what puzzled Giratina now was the absence of any similar mad ambition in the human before it. This human's nature was incompatible with its own—it would not lend him its aid.
Naoki: "?"
He keenly noted Giratina's choice of words.
"Also?" Had someone else visited Giratina? Naoki was taken aback.
But soon, he realized who Giratina was referring to—the Ginkgo merchant, Moro!
Moro, who had wandered the ancient Sein region, had teamed up with Giratina there. Using Giratina's power, they had driven Dialga and Palkia into a rage, causing a great temporal disturbance in the Sein region.
Their goal had been to enter the rift in space-time created by the struggle between the two gods and reach the realm where Arceus, the so-called Creation Pokemon, resided.
Naoki couldn't help but ask, "Is it Moro?"
Giratina: "You know him."
"Not exactly," Naoki admitted. "I just never expected... that this world would have such a deep connection to the Sein region."
However, Giratina didn't pursue that line of conversation. Instead, it fixed its blood-red eyes on the human before it and snapped, "I don't know how you got in here, but I don't like it. Leave my territory!"
Naoki: "..."
He could only explain honestly, "Well, the reason I came here is that I want some of the water from over there." He gestured to a lake on one of the floating islands in the distance.
Giratina turned to look.
"But I'm not asking for it for free," Naoki continued sincerely. "I can offer you something in exchange."
"You?" Giratina's gaze was disdainful.
Ignoring the comment, Naoki pretended not to have heard: "...I promise that once I get it, I won't bother you again. In return, I can provide you with all sorts of food."
Giratina was about to refuse; human food held no appeal for it. But then it thought that it wouldn't have to see this annoying, elusive little pest again, and it immediately and decisively nodded, "Agreed."
Naoki's eyes lit up. "Then how can I come to collect it?"
Giratina glared at him. "You're already here, aren't you? Just take it and leave."
"To be honest," Naoki said, "in my current state, I can't touch anything here."
Giratina fell silent. This was the very thing that puzzled it.
"Where are you?" Giratina asked. "I can open an entrance for you to come in and take it."
Naoki's wariness rose as he looked at Giratina's expression. "You won't take the opportunity to attack me, will you?"
Hearing this, Giratina flew into a rage, roaring, "What kind of Pokemon do you take me for?!"
Naoki thought to himself, 'That's debatable. You did chase Dialga for several streets just because it accidentally affected the Reverse World.'
Giratina, whose inner thoughts had indeed wandered in that direction, turned its head away and looked left and right, feeling a little guilty.
"Ha! So you did have that plan in mind!"
Giratina glared at him. "How bold! You're the first human to dare speak to me like that!"
"I swear on my life," Naoki shook his head. "From the beginning, I had no intention of quarreling with you. I just wanted to pay my respects to the legendary Giratina and greet you. It was you who attacked me first."
"It was you who started it!" Giratina didn't think it had done anything wrong. In its opinion, it had already shown remarkable restraint.
"Fine, fine, it was my fault. I shouldn't have disturbed you.
As expected, Giratina's attitude softened, and it no longer displayed the violent temperament it had initially shown.
Seeing this, Naoki grinned and said, "Giratina, let's make a deal. I want the water from over there, and in exchange for providing you with human food, I'll also tell you about your future."
Giratina narrowed its eyes. "My future?"
Could this human really possess such an ability?
"About you, about the time deity Dialga, about the space deity Palkia, and about the god who created everything," Naoki teased, deliberately keeping it vague. "Are you interested in hearing more?"
Giratina had initially been indifferent, but upon hearing this information, its curiosity was piqued. This human seemed to know a lot about them!
"Tell me!" Giratina demanded.
However, Naoki turned his gaze towards the distant waterfall.
Giratina snapped, "I agree!"
"As expected of an impulsive dragon!" Naoki thought to himself, sensing that Giratina wouldn't attack him again after seeing its changed attitude.
Naoki breathed a sigh of relief inwardly and continued slowly, "In the future, there will be a person named Akiro who collects red chains from the beings known as Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf. He uses these chains to control Dialga and Palkia, intending to destroy the world."
Giratina interrupted, "Akiro?!" It seemed rather pleased with the human's actions.
Naoki continued, "...But at a critical moment, you emerge from the shadows and drag him into the Reverse World."
Giratina was taken aback. "Why would I do that?"
It never allowed anyone to intrude upon its domain!
Naoki shrugged. "Who knows? After that, he disappeared without a trace. Some believe he vanished deep into the Reverse World, while others think you devoured him."
Giratina flew into a rage. "Nonsense! I never eat humans! I don't need to eat like you mortals do!"
Giratina was furious, looking as if it wanted to find the person who had spread such rumors and unleash its most powerful moves on them for ten days and nights.
"That's not important," Naoki said.
However, Giratina's attention remained fixed on the topic. "It is important!"
"Yes, that person should be skinned alive and torn limb from limb!" Naoki continued stroking its fur.
Hearing this, Giratina gave him an unexpected glance.
Naoki ignored it and continued, "...Before that, a few other things happened."
"Dialga and Palkia's domains will collide in the future, and the two will engage in a fierce battle."
"Their energy is too powerful, disrupting space-time and affecting your Reverse World. You will chase after Dialga in anger and drag it into your world."
At this point, Naoki glanced at Giratina and added cryptically, "At that time, a human who wanted to live in the Reverse World took advantage of the situation and captured you with a machine. They wanted to replicate your abilities to open a passage to this place, and then..."
Before Naoki could finish, Giratina interrupted with a loud roar.
"That's absolutely impossible!"
Naoki smiled faintly. "Indeed, with your strength, it's impossible for such a thing to happen. That human must have used some despicable means."
Giratina shot a glance at Naoki, feeling an odd sense of satisfaction with this human that it couldn't quite explain.
Naoki continued, "After that, you pursued Dialga to a place called the Turnback Cave. There, the god who created everything, Arceus, awakened from its slumber and, for reasons unknown, became enraged and wanted to destroy the world."
"At that time, you will join forces with Dialga and Palkia to stop the furious Arceus."
Hearing this, Giratina, the usually impulsive dragon, fell into a rare silence.
It was aware of the sleeping god's existence.
However, it also knew it stood no chance against such a powerful being.
"Was the world destroyed?" Giratina asked.
Naoki shook his head with a smile. "No, you succeeded. Not just you, but some humans also played a part. By holding off Arceus, you gave them the opportunity to change everything."
Hearing these revelations, Giratina couldn't help but reevaluate the human before it.
He was certainly no ordinary human!
How could he know so much about their secrets?
While Giratina had initially been skeptical of these future events, it now...
Seeing the usually impulsive dragon fall silent, Naoki felt a bit uncomfortable with the sudden change.
Naoki earnestly spouted nonsense, "Then thank you. You truly are a kind and benevolent god, the friendliest Pokemon in the world!"
Upon hearing the word "friendly," Giratina couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed, recalling how it had unleashed a barrage of attacks on Naoki just the day before.
Fortunately, Naoki didn't bring up the past incident and simply asked, "How should I collect the water?"
Giratina responded, "Tell me your location, and I will open a passage from the Reverse World."
Naoki nodded and informed it of the ranch's location.
Giratina peered through the Reverse World into the real world and, as expected, spotted a human ranch.
It was perplexed, "How did you get here? Or rather, your current state is peculiar; I don't understand it."
Naoki shook his head, "That's my secret, but I can't reveal it now because we're not friends yet. Let's wait until we get to know each other better."
Friends...getting to know each other better? Giratina was baffled.
Naoki thought for a moment and then asked, "What about the offerings I want to give you?"
Giratina came back to its senses and said, "I see a lake in your ranch; you can place them on the lake's surface."
"Alright."
Just then, the effects of the Poison Mushroom Soup wore off.
Everything before him gradually blurred, and Naoki's vision returned to the real world.
After finishing a Pecha Berry on the spot, he went back to the living room, where his sister, Ai, helped him pack Lucky Pudding, Honey Bread, Secret Sandwiches, and Juice Milk into containers and placed them on the lake where the Hakulons resided.
As soon as Naoki and his sister arrived, the previously calm lake surface rippled slightly, suggesting that Giratina had been observing the real world from the Reverse World.
The Hakulons, who had been sunbathing leisurely, were startled by this and quickly moved away from the lake, hiding behind Naoki and cautiously poking their small heads out to observe the situation.
"Don't worry, it's fine!" Naoki reassured them. He then looked toward the lake.
In the midst of the purple light, a temporal vortex slowly appeared, carrying the food and vanishing from the lake's surface.
Immediately afterward, a stream of water gushed out from the temporal vortex, forming a fountain.
At this sight, Naoki hurriedly shouted for a bucket! Half a minute later, his brother, Ai, who had been instructed, ran over with a bucket in hand, controlled by his psychic powers.
Naoki placed the bucket under the fountain, and even after it was filled, the fountain showed no signs of stopping.
Wow, Giratina sure is generous! Seeing this, Naoki quickly asked Gouter to bring over the large buckets used for milk.
Only after filling two large milk buckets did the fountain finally cease.
The purple vortex gradually faded, and everything around returned to tranquility.
Looking at the three buckets filled with mythical ingredients, Naoki felt a sense of harvest and joy.
[Reverse World Water: Mythical-grade ingredient. When used in cooking, it bestows the dish with the effect of "Turning the World Upside Down." It originates from the Reverse World and is guarded by the Grim Reaper of Myths, Giratina. Obtaining it is incredibly challenging, making it an invaluable ingredient.]
It was worth enduring the effects of the Poison Mushroom; he finally reaped the rewards!
Naoki couldn't wait to see the concrete effects of "Turning the World Upside Down."
He decisively put Giratina out of his mind and, with the help of Ai and Gouter, carried the three buckets of water back home, intending to use them to cook some noodles first.
In the Reverse World, amidst the silence and emptiness, Giratina quietly observed everything happening in the real world.
At that moment, a sentiment called curiosity emerged within the godly being toward this human.
Its divine intuition told it that this human was definitely not ordinary!
Upon seeing them enter the room, Giratina turned its head to gaze at the objects floating in the void beside it, objects that clearly didn't belong in this world.
Are these...what humans call food?
Is this what those insignificant humans usually eat? Giratina looked disdainful.
Its massive body glided through the void, akin to a large fish swallowing smaller ones, and in the next second, all the floating food disappeared without a trace.
Giratina's pupils contracted.
This is...
Suddenly, a peculiar power emerged within its body! What was going on?
Giratina was taken aback for a moment but quickly realized what had happened.
It was the result of consuming the human food it had just eaten!
(End of Chapter)
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