After returning home, Anji first applied medicine to the wounds of Diancie, Munchlax, and Drizzile, who were still unconscious, and fed them berries to restore their strength. Then, he sent them back to their respective rooms to rest.
Next, he fed Metagross, who was suffering from burns, a Pecha Berry and treated its injuries.
Because Gengar had been protected behind Diancie and Metagross along with Anji, its injuries weren't too severe, so Anji only gave it a few berries to restore its strength and asked Oleana to use Grassy Terrain on it.
After being bathed in Grassy Terrain, Gengar immediately became lively again.
When Wooloo returned from outside, it noticed a strange Pokémon in the house and curiously sized it up.
At this moment, Anji came downstairs with Gengar. It immediately ran to Anji, climbed up his trouser leg into his arms, and pointed at Magearna, asking:
She looks like a princess! Wooloo thought.
Although Diancie also looks like a princess, she can be especially fierce sometimes (in the training room), which is completely different from Magearna's gentle temperament.
Seeing that Anji finally had some free time, Magearna couldn't wait to ask, "Du~ki~du~" Your Highness, why are you here? Aren't you…
Anji said with a smile, "Don't worry, let's sit down and talk slowly." As he spoke, he pulled Magearna to sit on a chair, while he sat opposite her, holding Wooloo.
Then, Anji told Magearna in detail about his experiences, from waking up in the tomb to settling in Nibel Plateau, then opening a shop, meeting the Pokémon, and managing Nibel Plateau.
As for why he woke up in the tomb after sleeping for five hundred years, Anji didn't blame it on Aether this time. After all, Magearna knew Aether best, and saying such a thing would easily expose him, so he blamed it on Diancie.
As a Mythical Pokémon, Diancie wasn't well known by the world, and Magearna didn't know much about it either, so Magearna deeply believed Anji's words.
"Actually, Diancie is the Carbink I used to have. I don't know what power affected it, but it mutated and saved me when I was on the verge of death."
Only then did Magearna realize that His Highness was actually alive when he was sent into the tomb.
Those incompetent doctors in the royal family! Magearna thought angrily.
After Anji finished speaking, Magearna couldn't help but sigh:
“Du~ki~du~” Diancie is amazing.
"What about you? Magearna, why are you on Nibel Plateau? And with the legendary Volcanion…" Anji asked the question in his heart.
Hearing Anji's question, Magearna's thoughts returned to the past.
Five hundred years ago, a rebellion broke out in Azoth Kingdom. Someone tried to overthrow the royal power and seize Magearna in order to control the flying fortress and start a war.
To prevent Magearna from falling into the hands of bad people, Queen Anna asked Aether to take it away from the royal city and hide in a place no one knew about.
But halfway through, Aether suddenly seemed to remember something, so he hid Magearna in a hidden place and hurriedly returned to the royal city.
Magearna, who was hiding, was very scared. In the end, it didn't wait for Aether to return, but instead waited for a group of pursuers.
In a panic, Magearna strayed into Nibel Plateau and fainted in the flower bushes on the west side of the plateau, where it was eventually picked up by Volcanion.
Volcanion helped Magearna repel the pursuers and protected it. From then on, it stayed by Volcanion's side, and five hundred years passed in a flash.
After listening to Magearna's memories, Anji couldn't help but sigh.
"Magearna, you've worked hard." As he said this, Anji stood up and gave it a hug. "I'm very happy to be able to meet you again!"
This was a reunion that transcended time.
“Du~ki~du~”
Magearna also hugged Anji, and there were glistening tears in its eyes.
Five hundred years had passed, its Queen was gone, and Aether, who created it, was also gone. It never thought it would see His Highness Anji again. This was the greatest comfort to it.
Although His Highness wasn't in good health back then and couldn't play with it, and it wasn't very close to His Highness, it was already very difficult to meet an old friend.
After Anji released Magearna, he asked, "Magearna, would you like to live with me?"
His parents and sister were no longer around, and Magearna's existence could still make him feel that he had truly lived five hundred years ago.
“Du~ki~du~” Of course!
Magearna agreed without hesitation. Both it and His Highness now lived on Nibel Plateau. In its opinion, it was only natural to live together in the future.
"Then please take care of me from now on!" Anji extended his hand to Magearna.
“Du~ki~du~” Please take care of me!
Magearna placed its hand in Anji's palm.
“Du~ki~du~” Are we going to live here from now on?
Magearna turned its head and looked around at the environment of Diancie's cafeteria before asking.
"Yes," Anji nodded.
“Du~ki~du~” Then can Volcanion live with us too?
Magearna asked again.
It had lived with Volcanion for five hundred years and had long been accustomed to each other.
Anji nodded readily, "Of course." But then he hesitated, "But I don't think Volcanion likes humans very much."
“Du~ki~du~”
Magearna patted its chest and assured Anji that Volcanion would definitely not harm Anji again in the future.
Hearing this, Anji joked with Magearna, "Then I'll entrust my personal safety to Magearna."
“Du~ki~du~”
Magearna narrowed its eyes and confidently guaranteed that with its relationship with Volcanion, there would definitely be no problem.
While chatting, Anji inadvertently used the Observation Eye to look at Magearna's data.
Magearna
[Type] Steel, Fairy
[Ability] Soul-Heart
[Gender] Genderless
[Level] 56
[Moves] Helping Hand, Defense Curl, Rollout, Magnet Rise, Iron Defense, Mirror Shot, Aurora Beam, Misty Terrain, Lock-On, Gear Up, Trick, Draining Kiss, Charge Beam.
[Individual Values]
HP: 31
Attack: 31
Defense: 31
Special Attack: 31
Special Defense: 31
Speed: 31
Seeing this data, Anji was a little dumbfounded.
He expected the Individual Values to be full. Diancie had learned this from the system. The Individual Values of Legendary Pokémon were naturally full, including Mythical Pokémon and those First-Tier and Second-Tier Gods.
Even if Magearna was man-made, since it was classified as a Mythical Pokémon, it couldn't be an exception.
But how come Magearna's level is still lower than Diancie's after sleeping for five hundred years!
Look at Diancie's current data.
Diancie
[Type] Rock, Fairy
[Ability] Clear Body
[Gender] Genderless
[Level] 65
[Moves] Tackle, Harden, Diamond Storm, Guard Split, Smack Down, Flail, Ancient Power, Rock Polish, Light Screen, Rock Slide, Reflect, Moonblast, Power Gem, Play Rough, Amnesia, Psych Up.
【 Individual Values 】
HP: 31
Attack: 31
Defense: 31
Special Attack: 31
Special Defense: 31
Speed: 31
Magearna's level isn't as high as Diancie's, and even its movepool is lacking!
Fairy-type Sylveon, also Anna's Pokémon, now protects the Azoth Kingdom, and its level is so high that An Jue can't even see through it.
Why is there such a big difference?
Actually, what An Jue doesn't know is that since Magearna was born, it has always been raised as a mascot by his sister and has never been trained.
Later, when it came to the Nebel Plateau, it was sheltered by Volcanion, living a carefree life every day. Besides playing, it was just playing, so it was even more impossible to train, and it had never fought before.
It can only be at its current level thanks to living long enough, accumulating bit by bit over time. After all, not everyone can be like An Jue, raising the levels of their Pokémon by just eating and drinking.
Surprise aside, An Jue didn't feel that there was anything wrong. If the level is low, then the level is low, it's not a big deal.
In fact, when you really think about it, level 50 is not low at all. Most wild Pokémon don't have such a high level, and it's not like they are in the special Area Zero.
Taking back the Observation Eye, An Jue said, "Magearna, I'll take you around the house to have a look, and also arrange a room for you to live in later."
"Du~ ki~ du~"
Magearna happily nodded.
Next, An Jue took Magearna to visit the house while chatting.
The two, human and Pokémon, talked a lot. Magearna told An Jue a lot about its life on the Nebel Plateau over the years, and also told An Jue more about Anna.
An Jue also answered many of Magearna's doubts, telling it why he now looks so healthy, and why he can communicate with Pokémon, etc.
During this time, Metagross returned to its room early to rest due to its injury. After listening to An Jue and Magearna's conversation, Pawmi secretly pulled Haunter aside and whispered to it.
When it learned that An Jue and the others had been bullied by a Pokémon called Volcanion, it immediately flew into a rage and was about to go and settle accounts with Volcanion.
Dare to bully Pawmi's caretaker? Simply lawless!
"Haunter~ Haunter~"
Haunter grabbed it by the back of its neck and pulled it back.
"Don't go causing trouble. You can't even beat me, so how are you going to settle accounts with Volcanion? Go wash up and go to sleep!"
"Paw~ Paw~"
Pawmi put its hands on its hips, expressing its dissatisfaction.
Volcanion? Never even heard of it!
Suddenly, its eyes darted around, as if it had thought of a good (ghostly) idea. It struggled to get out of Haunter's hands and ran out of the house in a puff of smoke.
"Haunter~ Haunter~" Where are you going?
Haunter shouted anxiously.
Hearing the noise, An Jue poked his head out from upstairs and asked, "Haunter? What's wrong?"
"Haunter~ Haunter~" Nothing! Nothing!
Haunter quickly said.
An Jue didn't think much about it and continued to take Magearna to tour the new home.
On the other side, Volcanion's side.
Under the leadership of Pancham and the others, it first came to the fish farm.
Through the surface of the water, Volcanion could see the fish swimming inside, in groups, very lively and gratifying.
"Did that human raise all of these?" Volcanion asked.
"Cham~" That's right! Our An Jue is amazing!
Pancham proudly put its hands on its hips.
"Meow!" Skitty ran to the lake, stretched out its paws and hooked at the surface of the water, trying to hook out a small fish, rippling circles on the calm lake.
But the fish swam too fast, and it could only stare blankly at the water.
"Eelee!" An Jue said that when the fish grow up, we can have a lot of fish to eat.
Helioptile said.
"Are you sure he will definitely give you some to eat?" Volcanion said disdainfully.
"Cham!" He will, definitely!
"Meow!" An Jue is not someone who doesn't keep his word!
"Eelee!" That's right, that's right!
The three Pokémon unanimously refuted Volcanion, their faces full of disapproval.
Volcanion: . . .
Is it necessary? I was just saying.
Then the three Pokémon walked along the lake shore, taking Volcanion to visit the orchard. Rows of fruit trees that had already grown flower buds were neatly arranged, which made people feel happy just looking at them.
"Cham~ Cham~"
Along the way, Pancham chattered to Volcanion, describing how they planted the fruit trees little by little. Skitty and Helioptile would occasionally chime in.
Volcanion subconsciously attacked them, saying, "That human just wants to exploit you, to make you his free labor!"
Pancham was stunned. It grabbed the fat on its belly, which had already circled several layers, and asked, "Cham~ Cham~" Is there such exploitation?
Volcanion only noticed at this time that Pancham had grown into a little fatty, and Skitty also looked round and chubby, like a small ball.
Only Helioptile had smooth body lines, and its scales were smooth and moist, with tight and powerful muscle lines under the scales.
This... it doesn't look like a Pokémon being exploited.
"Hmph~~ It's all sugar-coated bullets!" Volcanion stubbornly said.
The four Pokémon walked along the lake shore to the fruit forest.
In the fruit forest, Flabébé was happily flying among the trees, while using Grassy Terrain. Chespin and Bellsprout were playing hide-and-seek because their work was over, and laughter echoed in the forest.
Such a relaxed and joyful laughter. Volcanion tried hard to search its memory. Would the Pokémon on the Nebel Plateau laugh like this before?
Maybe they would, but it couldn't remember.
Walking to the edge of the river beach, Volcanion noticed the Snom struggling to climb the waterfall.
"Are those also Pokémon from our Nebel Plateau?" Volcanion asked.
"Eelee!" Yes.
Helioptile stepped forward to answer.
"Cham~ Cham~" They were brought back by An Jue from other places!
Pancham continued Helioptile's words.
Passing over the energetic Snom, Volcanion noticed the Goldeen, Seaking, Magikarp, and Feebas mixed in with them. It instantly noticed the difference between Magikarp and the others and the past.
It paused for a moment and asked the three Pokémon next to it, "Magikarp and the others seem different than before." They have become more vibrant and are no longer as lifeless as before.
"Cham~ Cham~" Maybe it's because they can eat their fill every day, and they've gotten fat like me.
Pancham didn't understand Volcanion's deeper meaning and casually replied.
Volcanion shook its head and continued to watch Magikarp and Feebas climbing the waterfall with its eyes fixed, seeing that even if they were slapped down into the pool by the water again and again, they still resolutely chose to continue climbing upwards.
It didn't understand in its heart.
Why would a small human bring such a big change to the Nebel Plateau?
