I beg you female trainers to give me money even if you lose!

He can use Giratina's power to go directly to the cave inside the Navel Rock that connects to the outer sea, where Lugia is resting.

Boom——! ! !

Yang Xiying and Giratina, who had transformed into a human, arrived at the cave. A large pool of water appeared in front of them, and then the white bird Lugia appeared!

"Gi a—" Lugia roared, his face wary, seemingly displeased by Yang Xiying and the others' sudden visit.

"It's you, Giratina?" But Lugia showed a surprised expression when he saw the blonde woman next to Yang Xiying.

How did you end up like this?

"That's a long story. By the way, how's your injury healing?" Giratina replied, but countered with a question.

—I teamed up with others and beat this guy pretty badly before.

"I'm all better now. I was a bit too angry last time, sorry," Lugia replied politely. "So how did you end up like this?"

It continued to pursue this issue, but this time it also noticed Yang Xiying, so it added a sentence here as well.

And who is this human...?

PS: I couldn't find any Giratina anthropomorphic images on Pixiv that met my standards, so I used other anime characters (fishing symbols) instead.

Hedgehog Cat did indeed write a story about Shiny Elf being an anime character before, but that story was abandoned, so let's not talk about it anymore.

Speaking of Pokémon anthropomorphic illustrations, there are indeed some great artists on Pixiv, but due to various issues with reposting, they've all been deleted. Sigh.

NO.399+400 Battle with Lugia!

Well, this human is the reason I became like this, but I feel great about it; my power has increased again.

Seeing that Lugia had finally noticed Yang Xiying's presence, Giratina also began to respond, shrugging as if it didn't matter.

[—And now, he is my master too.]

[Master?] Lugia's face showed considerable surprise, but she quickly realized something. [You've undergone a battle ritual?]

The so-called battle ritual is a ceremony performed to gain the recognition of a legendary Pokémon by humans. By passing this ceremony, humans can capture the legendary Pokémon.

Now that Giratina is calling Yang Xiying "master," it's obvious that such a ritual has been performed. I never expected anyone would go through that…

"That's right, so we didn't come to see you just for a visit. My master wants to perform a battle ritual with you."

With Giratina's explanation, things easily got down to business, and Lugia's expression calmed down.

Then he turned his attention to Yang Xiying, who also showed a serious expression and made a cupped-hand salute.

"—Please enlighten me."

"I understand. For Giratina's sake, I can agree to perform the battle ritual with you, but you must answer one question for me."

Lugia was silent for a moment, then her voice transformed into human language and entered Yang Xiying's mind.

Performing a battle ritual signifies wielding divine power. What do you wish to do with this power?

[To protect those around me, I hope there will be less bloodshed in the world; secondly, I want to extend this power to the point where it can transcend worlds.]

Yang Xiying answered very frankly, because he was indeed pursuing the "throwing tile" (a method of divination), because only with the "throwing tile" could he actively determine the direction of events.

【Transmigrating to another world?】 Lugia looked puzzled, and it also sensed Yang Xiying's aura of being out of sync with this world.

[He was transported from another world by a will that is even above us,] Giratina can join Lugia Yang Xiying's channel.

To explain this, it said that it had previously had a good talk with Yang Xiying about their respective situations, and Yang Xiying's origins confirmed its own guess.

It was indeed teleported here by a great being above him, although not the one he knew, but still at the same level.

Moreover, Yang Xiying said that the two had been in cahoots, and... the fact that he was able to get here now does prove that it was true.

—For this reason, he can also be considered a hero.

[You can probably guess why he was teleported here; he carries the malice of this world, but also possesses a strong sense of justice, wanting to stand up for others.]

Therefore, we can indeed fulfill some of his requests, such as granting him the power to travel through time to visit his family.

However, this is not a power that is so easily obtained.

"That's certainly true," Lugia didn't deny; getting someone to another world wasn't an easy task.

Moreover, since this person was sent here by the will above them, then the will above them should help resolve the issue.

So to find it, we need the help of things like these.

"Since that's the case, let's begin," Lugia challenged Yang Xiying, and then an invisible wave spread outwards from its body!

The surrounding environment also changed, and a Pokémon battle arena appeared, surrounded by caves. This was the power of the gods that initiated the duel ritual.

"Gia—!"

Lugia released her six clones, and then immediately sent out the first one, while Yang Xiying also sent out the first one to lead the charge!

"Foretrus! I'm counting on you!" Yang Xiying sent Foretrus first, leaving Lugia puzzled.

It hadn't seen many land-based Pokémon, so it didn't recognize them. It could only sense that the Pokémon opposite it was a Bug/Steel type!

Giratina, however, seemed to have thought of something...

"Gia! Number One! Meditation!" Lugia was the first to call out Number One to strengthen himself!

"Foretos! Invisibility Rock!"

Yang Xiying directly ordered Foretus to use the same old trick. After Foretus was strengthened to a certain extent, he threw out a large number of rock blades.

Lugia finally understood everything. This was an attempt to block its substitution, but it didn't matter. As long as its own number one was strengthened to a certain extent, it could still push the team!

“Gia [Number One! Meditation]—!”

"Foretos! Volt, take over!"

Yang Xiying did not hesitate to have Forretos switch places, and Forretos spun at high speed and crashed into Lugia with an electric arc!

Subsequently, Lugia also suffered nearly 10% damage, even though it was countered; this is the effect of Lugia's Multiscale ability.

—When at full health, the damage you take from enemies is halved!

At that moment, seeing Foretrus disappear, Yang Xiying gave a signal with her eyes, and Giratina, who had transformed into a human, instantly appeared on the field.

It then transformed into a different Giratina, which can switch between human form and Pokémon form at any time.

【So this is where I'm going to face Giratina?】Although he had expected it, Lugia did not expect to face Giratina so soon.

"How have you been?" Giratina greeted him casually, and Lugia responded with an offensive move.

Faced with the Ghost-type Giratina, Lugia couldn't just boost its stats carelessly. It decided to test the power of its moves first!

[Number One! Shadow Ball!] Lugia anticipated Giratina's appearance and prepared a move to counter Giratina!

"Giratina! Dragon Tail!" Yang Xiying used Dragon Tail without hesitation to force the opponent to switch characters!

Lugia One condensed a dark purple sphere and slammed it into Giratina, instantly taking away 40% of its health!

However, it was also whipped by Giratina's extended tail, and after losing 15% of its health, it disappeared from the field.

Instead, we have the new Lugia, which we'll call number two! Number two was attacked by a stealth rock as soon as it appeared, and its health bar instantly dropped by a quarter.

Lugia has the Flying type, so it is vulnerable to damage from Stealth Rock. Giratina also recovered because of the leftovers.

The health bar is still at 65%! And Lugia #2 was also carrying leftovers, so its health bar has recovered to 80%!

"Forced substitution...?" Lugia also felt the pressure, but the second one that the other side substituted also had a way to deal with it.

"Gia [Number Two! Dragon Tail—!]"

Giratina! Deadly poison!

The orders from both sides were issued at the same time, and Giratina was the first to make a move, condensing a dark blue flame and hitting Number Two, poisoning him!

Then, number two also swept Giratina away with its tail, and the Great Demon Dragon, which had lost 10% of its health, disappeared from the field, replaced by Sableye!

So the opponent also brought a move that can force a Pokémon to switch out...

Yang Xiying seemed to be deep in thought. He knew what skills Lugia had, so when facing the new Lugia, he first gave the opponent a buff.

Using Dragon Tail Roar to force a trade of Pokémon with the opponent can easily put you at a disadvantage, because Lugia's Speed ​​stat is over 100.

Giratina didn't train its speed either...

"Soul-Stealing Eye! Use 'Transplant' after Mega Evolution!" Yang Xiying issued the attack command without hesitation!

He wasn't worried about the opponent's moves, because the moment he saw the opponent use Dragon Tail, Yang Xiying knew that the opponent had that kind of setup.

With Dragon Tail, Toxic, Psychic, and Roost, Lugia is a Pokémon that can be quite annoying, which is why Yang Xiying particularly likes it.

"gia [Number Two! Highly Poisonous!]"

Lugia is indeed equipped with a Dragontail Poison, Psychic, and Roost setup, so it used other moves after sensing the Dark type of Sableye!

However, it can't outrun Mega Evolution. Sableye's Mega Evolution ability becomes Magic Mirror, which directly reflects poison!

However, Number Two is now poisoned, so the poison is ineffective against him, but the Soul-Hooking Eye's Flower-Transfer Technique still has some effect on him!

Sableye burst into blue flames, transforming into Lugia's form, and crashed directly into Lugia, reducing its health bar by 30%!

With its health bar instantly dropping below half, and combined with the 1/8 damage from the second poison attack, Lugia II now only has 35% health left.

Lugia also showed a look of astonishment at this moment, because the poison was ineffective against the opponent and even rebounded.

—That means I can't just use any moves on it...

However, this is not good. Pokémon No. 2 will lose its ability to battle due to the poison. We need to replace it now!

"Soul-stealing Eye! Flower-shifting technique!" Yang Xiying can now engage in a war of attrition with the opponent because the opponent's characteristics are not yet oppressive.

【Number Two, come back!】 In the end, Yang Xiying's Soul-Hook Eye hit Number Three, Lugia, who was surprisingly unaffected by the Invisible Rock.

Because it was carrying thick-soled boots, it was still pounced on by the phantom of Lugia, which was transformed from Sableye, and its health bar was instantly reduced by 20%.

If it doesn't have the Multiscale ability to deal 40% damage, it seems it hasn't trained its durability much. However, carrying Thick Boots probably means it'll be using Stealth Rock...

"Soul-stealing Eye! Slam it down!" Since that's the case, let him get one more freebie. Let the other side hand over the platform boots first!

【Number Three! Clear the fog!】 Lugia immediately ordered it to act, and then Lugia cleared the annoying Invisible Rock, but in doing so, it lost its Thick-soled Boots.

Its health bar had dropped by 25%, and now it only had 55% left. Lugia was also feeling the annoyance of Sableye.

Then, the command to roost was given to Number Three. Now that it has lost 45% of its health, it also feels very injured, so it should rest for a while before fighting again!

However, its third character was then poisoned by the opponent with a deadly poison buff. Its health was fully restored, but its health bar was still at 95%.

"Gia! [Number Three! Cyclone Attack]!" Lugia was also getting anxious. Why did the opponent always use such dirty tricks!

Let's just go straight for it now and attack directly. Although the poison was reflected before, that was just a variation of the move.

Lugia didn't know what Sableye was, but if the opponent could reflect even offensive moves, it would surrender immediately!

—What a load of crap!

"Sableye! Switch!" Yang Xiying chose to switch Pokémon at this moment, naturally choosing Porygon 2!

Lugia III flapped its wings and spewed out a large number of air blades from its mouth. The blades overlapped and formed a tornado that crashed down on 3D Dragon II!

The Porygon 2 lost 3% of its health bar. Lugia's Cyclone Attack hit a vital point. This move is more likely to crit than its other moves!

At this point, Lugia had lost 1/8 of its health due to the second poison attack, and now it still had about 85% health left!

[Number Three! Cyclone Attack!] But Lugia chose to continue the attack, since this level was still within a safe range.

"3D Dragon 2, Trick Room!"

3D Dragon 2 still had 60% health left, enough for it to do something next, and Yang Xiying chose the Trick Space!

Although Lugia, like Giratina, has moves like Whirlwind and Dragon Tail to switch out, the opponent didn't see it fight.

Furthermore, they would be surprised by Sableye's Mega Evolution ability, so they probably don't know as much as veterans like Giratina.

—Anyway, even if Yang Xiying's dragon tail is blown away, she won't lose too much!

In the final clash, Lugia reduced Porygon2's health by 40%, but Porygon2 successfully used Trick Room.

Lugia sensed something was wrong! It sensed a distortion in space, and its attacks would become unusually slow afterward.

At the same time, Lugia's health bar also dropped by 3/16, this is the third time it has been poisoned! Lugia's health bar still has nearly 70% remaining.