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Chapter 416: Giratina's Imminent Debut Sets the Internet Alight
Chapter 416: Giratina's Imminent Debut Sets the Internet Alight
Meanwhile, Naoki hastily returned to the Paldea region.
Without resting, he immediately jumped into the lake at the center of his ranch, using it as a portal to reach the Reverse World.
Thank goodness Giratina hadn't closed off this entrance! Otherwise, he'd be sipping on poison mushroom soup!
Upon entering the Reverse World, Naoki heaved a sigh of relief.
He had stopped Giratina, and it must have been upset with him at that time.
With this thought, Naoki turned to look in the direction of the Flower Isle.
At that moment, Giratina lay there as it usually did.
The vibrant flowers that once flourished were now crushed under its massive body, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
Giratina kept its eyes tightly shut, its enormous head resting on its front limbs, while its thick tail swayed back and forth, as if reflecting the turmoil within its master's heart.
Naoki stood there, unsure of what to do. He flew onto the Flower Isle and coughed lightly, hoping to get Giratina's attention.
But Giratina didn't even flutter an eyelid, remaining obstinately closed off to the world.
—It was still angry.
Not at the netizen it had argued with, but at him!
Naoki realized this immediately. When Giratina needed a friend, he had chosen to side with a stranger and shield them from Giratina's wrath.
If he were in Giratina's position, he would probably feel let down too.
However, his rational mind told him that he couldn't let things escalate.
Giratina had a short temper, and if it was provoked further, it was truly capable of carrying out its threat and wiping out the netizen's entire family.
Naoki was at a loss. He couldn't just stand by and watch Giratina take the life of someone it had a disagreement with.
After a moment of silence, Naoki sighed and apologized to Giratina.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong this time."
He decided to appease Giratina first and wait for it to calm down before explaining the situation and the potential consequences of its actions.
As expected, upon hearing his apology, Giratina's eyelids twitched, and it turned its head away, presenting its back to Naoki.
Naoki reached out and used his Dragon-Taming Power to sense Giratina's emotions.
The next second, the power transmitted Giratina's current state of mind to him.
It felt wronged!
Naoki was taken aback for a moment, but soon understood the reason behind this.
Since its birth, Giratina had been banished to this ruined world, living in isolation.
It had no friends and no one to talk to. Its days consisted of peering through the water's surface, quietly observing the world it was separated from.
When Naoki accidentally stumbled into the Reverse World, he had improved the environment, helped create the Sunny Isle, provided food, and even used his Dragon-Taming Power to give Giratina massages. Over time, Giratina had come to regard him as a friend.
But now, Naoki, the friend it trusted, had become its adversary.
Naoki instantly understood the source of Giratina's distress.
He felt torn! This situation was incredibly delicate and challenging to navigate.
If he chose to side with Giratina, he would have to bear witness to it hurting others, and this pattern might continue indefinitely.
If he chose to stop Giratina, its anger towards him would only intensify.
More importantly, the deed had already been done.
What now? Naoki wondered as he gazed at the colossal creature before him.
Should he lie? Deceive?
After a long silence, Naoki ultimately decided to offer a sincere apology and then share his true thoughts.
"For humans, the definition of friendship varies from person to person."
"I don't know how others think, but in my opinion, friends should help each other in times of need and also pull each other back from the brink of making a mistake."
"That person may have argued with you, but they don't deserve to die... I know I have no right to stop you, and human laws can't bind you either. But I'm worried that if you hurt humans, they will come to detest you. Deep down, you're not a bad Pokemon, right?"
Giratina kept its eyes closed, but it heard every word Naoki said.
It scoffed internally, uncaring about whether humans loathed it or not!
However, Giratina's thoughts suddenly took a different turn.
Did Naoki's words imply that he didn't want to see it stray down the "wrong" path? If so, then perhaps Naoki wasn't simply protecting that human after all.
Giratina abruptly opened its eyes, locking gazes with Naoki.
Through their previous connection via the Dragon-Taming Power, not only had Naoki sensed Giratina's emotions, but Giratina had also perceived Naoki's thoughts.
Naoki's desire to prevent it from hurting humans stemmed from their friendship.
Moreover, Giratina sensed that Naoki was willing to take responsibility for its actions.
It had already heard from Rotom on its way back that in the human world, taking a human life would result in being captured by the authorities.
If Naoki were to take the blame for its actions, he would be the one imprisoned...
Although Giratina didn't particularly care, it could easily bust into the police station, eliminate the officers, and rescue Naoki.
Its mood improved, but its tone remained cold, like the lifeless, silent lake in the Reverse World.
"Hmph, I'll let you off this time!"
Naoki heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this, realizing that Giratina had listened to his words.
A smile spread across Naoki's face, his mood lifting as well. He then offered a suggestion to Giratina.
"If anyone else insults you online in the future, as long as you don't kill them, you can go ahead and scare them."
This way, not only would those online trolls learn their lesson and refrain from cyberbullying, but it would also prevent Giratina from becoming a global catastrophe and inviting a united front against it.
Although it was a deity, Giratina was also a Pokemon, and its emotions could shift rapidly. Soon, it was back to its old self with Naoki, and their bond grew even stronger.
However, after Naoki left the Reverse World, Giratina had Rotom conduct an online search.
"Search for the meaning of a human preventing their friend from killing."
Rotom, sweating profusely: "Searching, Rotom... 208 responses found, Rotom!"
Giratina: "Read them out to me!"
"Received, Rotom!"
Rotom began to read the responses one by one.
"A human preventing their friend from killing often indicates that they deeply care about that friend, Rotom."
"Killing violates the League's laws, and if one commits such an act, they will be arrested by Officer Jenny and her team. If the incident is severe enough, the International Police will get involved, Rotom."
"Once captured, the killer will face life imprisonment or even the death penalty, thus losing their life, Rotom."
"As a true friend, one would definitely stop their friend before they make such an irreversible mistake because they don't want to see their friend go down that dark path, Rotom."
"If you have such a friend, cherish them, Rotom!"
Giratina listened intently, nodding along.
Indeed, Naoki truly cared about it. Giratina wanted to hear more, so it asked Rotom to continue.
However, as Rotom reached the 28th response, its voice suddenly paused, and it opened the Poke Forum, announcing:
"Someone has become your fan, Rotom!"
Giratina was taken aback.
"What's a fan?"
Rotom explained, "It's someone who follows you online, Rotom!"
Rotom then proceeded to explain the concept of fans in detail.
For example, humans often develop feelings of admiration or idolization towards someone due to their strength, appearance, or talent.
These individuals view their idols with reverence and are naturally drawn to follow them.
As Rotom spoke, it opened Giratina's profile page to check the information of its new follower.
However, upon inspecting the page, Rotom discovered something terrible.
The new follower was the same person who had provoked Giratina online!
Sensing Rotom's hesitation, Giratina narrowed its eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"
Rotom: "It's that human from before, Rotom! They've followed you, Rotom!"
Giratina immediately understood the situation upon seeing Rotom's reaction.
"What does he want?" Giratina asked, its face cold.
Just thinking about how that person had claimed it wasn't a match for Dialga made Giratina furious.
Rotom began to investigate the person's intentions.
It checked their post history and online activity, soon noticing something peculiar.
The previous argument post between that person and Giratina had been deleted! Moreover, on their profile page, a new introduction had been added.
– [The Third God of the Sinnoh Region, a Shadow Pokemon born alongside Dialga and Palkia.]
Both Rotom and Giratina were stunned by this introduction.
Was that Shadow Pokemon... referring to Giratina?
The post seemed to have been made just a few minutes ago. Rotom opened it and relayed the contents to Giratina word for word.
[Shadow Pokemon – Giratina, a legendary Pokemon hidden on the flip side of the world.
It is said that Giratina was born into this world alongside Dialga and Palkia. Dialga rules over time, and Palkia rules over space.
Meanwhile, Giratina ventured to the backside of the world, overseeing the dark matter there to support the reality we live in and maintain balance.]
Many residents of the Sinnoh region expressed skepticism about the contents of the post.
They had grown up with the legends of the God of Time and the God of Space but had never heard of a Pokemon named Giratina.
In response to these doubts, the post's author, Ishihara—the very person Giratina had scared—shared his encounter from the previous day.
He recounted how he had gotten into an online argument with another netizen, who had then traced him back to his home through their internet connection...
And that netizen was none other than the legendary Pokemon, Giratina.
"No way, right? Can Pokemon even go online?"
"There's no way this isn't a ploy for attention, right? This is way too far-fetched."
"I refuse to believe that a Pokemon is using a Rotom Phone to surf the web."
"Don't be so sure, buddy. My Sirfetch'd plays fighting games with me on my 3DS, and I haven't won a single match against it."
In response to these skeptical comments, Ishihara directly uploaded photos of his ravaged living room and screenshots of Giratina's reply from the previous day, even tagging Giratina in the post.
In an instant, hundreds of people flocked to Giratina's profile page.
Soon after, Rotom received private message after private message.
Rotom was bewildered, and so was Giratina.
Giratina felt that these humans were there to hurl insults at it, and its expression darkened as it suppressed its anger. "What are they saying?" it asked in a subdued tone.
How dare they! If these insignificant humans dared to humiliate it any further, it would teach each and every one of them a lesson and scare them out of their wits! As long as it didn't take any lives, everything would be fine.
However, Rotom's response took Giratina by surprise.
Rotom: "They're asking if you're really Giratina, Lo!"
Giratina: ?
Who else could it be if not Giratina itself? Seeing these humans doubt its identity, the irritable Giratina immediately ordered Rotom to take a picture of it and post it online as proof!
Rotom obediently complied.
And so, a new photo appeared on Giratina's profile page.
The photo depicted a massive Pokemon with gray and red stripes running across its body, a pair of ghostly, large wings on its back, and blood-red eyes that gave it a menacing appearance.
Following Giratina's instructions, Rotom even included a domineering statement with the photo: I am the mighty Giratina!
Ten minutes later, this post topped the trending charts.
Twenty minutes later, the number of followers on Giratina's profile began to increase at a rapid pace.
An hour later, the news that a legendary Pokemon was using a Rotom Phone to surf the web spread like wildfire across the internet.
Four hours later, Giratina's follower count surpassed ten thousand.
Sinnoh Region, Hearthome City.
Having just returned to her hometown, Cyrus intended to revisit the ruins in the town to re-examine the murals within. However, she first received a notification from the Sinnoh League.
She opened her Rotom Phone, logged into her Poke Forum account, and located the user named [The Mightiest Giratina in the World].
The moment she accessed the profile page, Cyrus was greeted by a photo of a fearsome-looking Pokemon with an aggressive demeanor.
Cyrus: ?
Veilstone City, Team Galactic Base.
With a pale face and emotionless eyes, Helios stared at the photo on his phone, muttering:
"How intriguing. So, there's a Pokemon that can only emerge from the shadows? Giratina..."
Kanto Region, Pallet Town.
Professor Oak, with a look of excitement, gazed at the screen of his computer, where an unfamiliar Pokemon was displayed.
"Giratina... the legendary Pokemon residing on the reverse side of the world? Amazing! This legendary Pokemon is actually using a Rotom Phone to surf the web!" Professor Oak exclaimed, his eyes sparkling with enthusiasm, as he addressed his assistant.
"I must get in touch with it!"
With that, Professor Oak followed the account and sent a private message to the enigmatic legendary Pokemon.
In the Reverse World...
In an instant, Rotom received thousands upon thousands of private messages.
It hurriedly informed Giratina of the situation: "Should we reply, Lo?"
However, the now-calm Giratina dismissed the idea with contempt: "Don't bother with them!"
Mere humans were not worthy of a response from a deity like itself.
"Yes, Lo!" Rotom hastily acknowledged.
Giratina paused for a moment, then asked, "By the way, what's Naoki's username? Help me follow him!"
Rotom communicated with Naoki's Rotom Phone but learned from the Rotom there that Naoki was asleep.
Having traveled through the night from the Sinnoh region, Naoki was utterly exhausted and had fallen into a deep slumber as soon as he hit the bed.
Seeing this, Rotom directly obtained Naoki's account information from the other Rotom and followed Naoki on Giratina's behalf.
Thus, when Naoki awoke from his nap and reached for his phone, he was greeted by a notification.
[The Mightiest Giratina in the World has followed you!]
Naoki recognized the username, knowing it was Giratina's self-proclaimed title.
Out of curiosity, Naoki clicked on Giratina's profile page.
But what he saw took him aback.
Staring at Giratina's follower count, which had soared past ten thousand, Naoki was bewildered.
What just happened?
Had something earth-shattering occurred while he was asleep?
(End of Chapter)
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