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Roy's Aura powers swept through the area, detecting whether there were any unstable or dangerous factors nearby that might be causing Solgaleo's abnormal behavior.
Soon, Solgaleo regained control of his body.
He shook his head slightly, unable to pinpoint where that fleeting sense of crisis had originated from.
"La~"
Roy withdrew his Aura, but he also hadn't sensed any particular abnormality.
However, Roy didn't let his guard down easily because of this.
After all, within the Sea of Time and Space, there weren't only countless deadly traps, but also powerful Pokémon that humans might have discovered—or perhaps never even glimpsed.
All of these remained unknown, but wasn't the unknown the most fascinating aspect of exploration?
Solgaleo felt the sensation of being watched from somewhere unseen, and then suddenly it vanished, leaving lingering unease in his heart.
Most of the pride he'd gained from evolving into a Legendary Pokémon had been swept away in that instant.
Roy stroked Solgaleo's large head and could sense his frustration through his behavior. As a result, his movements became gentler and more soothing.
"It's alright. I'll watch out for you."
"La~"
Solgaleo lifted his head with trust, displaying complete confidence in Roy.
Seeing Solgaleo's trusting demeanor, Roy naturally felt very pleased. There was nothing more satisfying than connecting deeply with his Pokémon partners.
With a light pat of encouragement, Roy touched Solgaleo's neck, indicating that they could proceed toward Necrozma's location.
The texture was warm and soft beneath his hand, perfectly befitting Solgaleo's title as the "Beast That Devours the Sun."
However, receiving this kind of treatment from a Legendary Pokémon was something probably only Roy could experience on the entire planet—enough to make anyone jealous.
Solgaleo understood Roy's state of mind and didn't say much more. He simply reminded Roy to sit properly on his back so he wouldn't fall off, then lightly touched the surging chaotic currents with his paws and began searching swiftly and safely for their target.
This time, they'd returned to the Sea of Time and Space with the specific mission of retrieving the tower where Necrozma had been imprisoned.
Back then, the tower had still existed within Ultra Megalopolis, but with the collision of Solgaleo and Lunala's powers, Ultra Megalopolis had been shattered due to spatial distortion.
The tower that imprisoned Necrozma had become its greatest protective barrier, drifting along with the spatial fractures into some corner of the Sea of Time and Space, carrying that sleeping being with it.
Roy narrowed his eyes, straining to use his human vision to locate the dark tower.
However, Roy soon discovered that this approach was extremely inefficient. Even though Roy's dynamic vision far surpassed that of ordinary humans, he still demonstrated the inherent weakness of the human body when faced with countless turbulent currents and spatial storms.
When Roy realized this, he gritted his teeth in frustration but felt utterly helpless.
Solgaleo galloped through the Sea of Time and Space, occasionally glancing back to check on Roy's condition. Before he could communicate anything, he was interrupted by a sudden spatial storm.
Because Roy had been continuously releasing his Aura powers and monitoring their surroundings, he was the first to detect the spatial storm approaching.
"Watch out! Move!"
When Solgaleo heard Roy's warning, he snapped back to attention. The moment his eyes registered the raging storm, his pupils contracted sharply.
Fortunately, Solgaleo's reflexes were swift. Even though he reacted a beat late, when the storm cluster swept past him, his agile maneuver was just enough to narrowly avoid a direct collision.
Solgaleo shook his head in embarrassment, re-entering a fully focused state of concentration, and continued pursuing the presence that belonged to Necrozma.
Roy looked at the tuft of fallen platinum-colored mane and the slight gash on the side of Solgaleo's head, feeling somewhat dazed.
The Sea of Time and Space truly was a merciless realm that could annihilate life in just a single breath...
Somehow, Roy remembered Noah, who had been cast away by Lunala.
Noah had clearly been an existence that other Trainers looked up to in admiration, but in just one moment, there had been no more sound from him...
Unknowingly, Roy's consciousness gradually began separating from his awareness. His Aura was the first to recognize that something was wrong, and it surged frantically throughout Roy's body, even producing alarm-like pulses, but it was still useless.
Suddenly, Solgaleo's excited voice brought Roy's consciousness snapping back.
"LA!"
Roy's mind was pierced through by the sudden force of radiant sunlight, bringing him back with a shocking jolt of clarity. He didn't fully understand what had just happened to him, but he felt emptiness in his mind, and some of the recent moments seemed blurry and indistinct.
Roy felt secretly alarmed that staying in the Sea of Time and Space for extended periods might have some kind of mental impact on humans. This was something that hadn't been documented in any literature he'd encountered before.
After all, the scope of the Sea of Time and Space—much like the deep ocean, outer space, and similar places—remained largely unexplored by humans, with very few recorded observations.
Fortunately, Solgaleo had been there just now. Otherwise, Roy truly didn't know what his fate might have been.
"What's the matter? Did you find something?"
Roy sat on Solgaleo's back and noticed that their speed was gradually decreasing, with their direction becoming very purposeful.
Roy felt a surge of excitement and couldn't help but ask.
"Have you found Necrozma?"
In response, Solgaleo happily wagged his tail with an air of seeking praise. "LA~"
Looking in the direction Solgaleo was heading, Roy spotted a solitary tower drifting slowly and aimlessly through the void.
However, good fortune and misfortune were always intertwined, and good news was invariably accompanied by bad news.
The closer they drew to that tower, the more Roy and Solgaleo could feel the spatial storms and space-time turbulence spawned by the Sea of Time and Space. No matter what form they took, they were hindering their progress.
"Tsk."
Time continued passing, but Roy and Solgaleo weren't making any headway at all. They even seemed to be standing completely still, while both Solgaleo's physical stamina and Roy's mental energy were being rapidly depleted.
Necrozma's tower continued drifting slowly forward, getting farther and farther away from them, and it was about to disappear from their sight entirely.
Solgaleo couldn't help but anxiously scraping at the turbulent currents with the soles of his paws, trying to part them so they could pass through and approach the tower.
They were so close—just a small distance away!