Dratini moved to the glowing area and saw a feather on the ground. It was this feather that emitted the light. It looked at the feather thoughtfully, then turned to look at Sabrina behind it, holding the feather in its mouth.
Sabrina also noticed the feather, and was startled. She crouched down and took the feather from Dratini's mouth, sensing the strange aura emanating from it.
"This is…"
Sabrina felt as if she had seen this feather somewhere before, or rather, she knew who owned it. Countless images flashed through her mind.
Finally, her thoughts settled on a Pokémon. When she saw the Pokémon's full form, a wave of emotion surged within Sabrina. How could it be that Pokémon? Wasn't that Pokémon rarely seen in the Kanto and Johto regions?
Moreover, that Pokémon's appearance should have been a year later, during the events in the Johto region. How could it appear at this time? What had happened?
Sabrina looked at the feather in her hand, the feather symbolizing the Rainbow Warrior, the Rainbow Feather.
Only trainers recognized by Ho-Oh possess this feather.
Sabrina had foreseen a Rainbow Warrior in the future, who also held this feather. But how did that Rainbow Feather end up in the Macha Gym?
And in that shadowy place no less. Bai Yu's sudden change in strength has drastically altered the entire future, and now even the Rainbow Feather has appeared ahead of schedule.
"I wonder if this is a good thing or a bad thing for Bai Yu."
Sabrina knew very well that this Rainbow Feather didn't belong to her, but to Bai Yu.
Almost everything that appeared in the Macha Gym belonged to Bai Yu; he was now the Macha Gym Leader, and Sabrina was certain that the Rainbow Feather had appeared suddenly. It had
n't appeared when they were moving miscellaneous items; it was only when Bai Yu was about to leave and met Lance that Dratini discovered it.
Was it delivered by a Pokémon? Was it one of the three legendary beasts of Ho-Oh's guard, or… another Pokémon?
Sabrina only wanted to know what Pokémon had just appeared there, and how it had arrived in the backyard of the Macha Gym. She hadn't seen it in the future, only heard about it.
All she knew was that the Rainbow Warrior had appeared, nothing more.
"Goblin~"
Gengar sniffed the Rainbow Feather, seemingly recognizing a familiar scent. The feather was stained with the Pokémon food it had just eaten.
Gengar, refusing to believe it, floated up and sniffed the Rainbow Feather again. It knew that Ghost-type Pokémon food better than anyone, and it also contained a small amount of Goo-Berry, which some Poison-type Pokémon liked.
It couldn't be wrong. Thinking this, Gengar bit into the Rainbow Feather, intending to swallow it whole.
This was the feather that had eaten its food; it couldn't be mistaken.
"Goblin!!!"
Sabrina frowned and used a little of her psychic power. Gengar's expression changed, as if it had eaten something unclean. It quickly released its mouth, turned around, and began to vomit repeatedly.
Only Sabrina would unleash psychic powers within Gengar.
Gengar almost saw itself become a monster; it never wanted to experience that again.
"Idiot, you can't eat that,"
Sabrina said, tapping Gengar on the back of the head.
Just as Bai Yu had said, this Gengar was an idiot, wanting to eat everything. Who knew what would happen if that Rainbow Feather was eaten?
In the shadows, a pair of eyes were fixed on Gengar. Seeing Rainbow Feather reappear, it vanished back into the darkness, as if nothing had ever happened.
Inside the reception room,
Bai Yu was unaware of what had transpired in the backyard. He was only concerned about the condition of the Larvitar.
During the last examination, he had only used the system to confirm the Pokémon, without releasing it directly for inspection.
He had been tricked by Guild Master Damaranchi, but it was understandable that he didn't want to become an Elite Four member, and there was no need for Damaranchi to train him with top-tier pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
After all, he was just a minor Gym Leader in the League, not an Elite Four member. Damaranchi couldn't directly manage him, so some minor actions were normal.
"I thought your gym was closed today,"
Lance said, sitting on the sofa, holding a teacup. He had drunk quite a bit of tea.
Lance seemed quite relaxed, constantly refilling his teacup.
Bai Yu glanced at the tea, but didn't say anything more, sitting down on the sofa next to him. He rarely had a morning off, and this guy had come knocking.
Even if it was just to deliver Larvitar, there was no need for Lance to deliver it personally.
Could the Elite Four member be more idle than he imagined? Surely not. Lance is the kind of person who looks for trouble; even without Team Rocket members, he'd still find them.
"Open this afternoon," Bai Yu shrugged.
"Not many gym leaders are as leisurely as you."
"This is your reward for coming to Celadon City with me last time."
Lance's expression was indifferent as he placed a Poké Ball on the table.
Bai Yu took out a Poké Ball and threw it forward. Compared to the Beast Dragon, this one was much more fully developed, clearly a recently hatched Pokémon.
Larvitar seemed fully developed, but it didn't react much when released, just lying on the ground as if asleep.
Not even a greeting—what if some weird Pokémon appeared?
Bai Yu then recalled Larvitar with the Poké Ball. After Lance left, he checked Larvitar's condition. According to the system's data, this Larvitar was quite good.
"You don't trust me that much?"
Lance raised an eyebrow, a hint of savagery in his expression. He wanted to hear Bai Yu's explanation.
"Back then, Guild Master Damaranchi gave me a Pokémon that wasn't fully developed. Naturally, I wanted to see what kind of Pokémon Lance had prepared for me."
Bai Yu recounted casually, seemingly unconcerned about the matter.
"That old man, he just loves playing tricks."
Lance's brow relaxed considerably. Having been in the League for so long, he naturally knew Guild Master Damaranchi's temper. What kind of guy would give a fully developed Pokémon? It was only after he became an Elite Four member that Damaranchi went all out to get him a Pokémon.
The League was far poorer than imagined; at least in Lance's view, Damaranchi couldn't get many Pokémon, and pseudo-legendary ones were even rarer. Using a pseudo-legendary as a reward was already the limit he could accept.
Who cares how well it developed? Just say I gave it to him.
"Lance was really generous, giving me a fully developed Larvitar."
Bai Yu nodded. With Larvitar, his Sandstorm team could be formed sooner.
That Excadrill needs to be trained quickly; compared to Bai Yu's other Pokémon, Excadrill is the main attacker for the Sandstorm team.
"You really don't want to be an Elite Four member? You might even become the League Champion in the future."
Lance really couldn't understand Bai Yu's reason for not wanting to be an Elite Four member.
The League Elite Four member was such a prestigious title; back then, he had defeated countless trainers to reach the top of the Kanto Elite Four.
Yet Bai Yu showed no interest in being an Elite Four member, even though his strength was constantly improving.
This uncertainty made Lance uneasy.
"Elite Four member or Champion, I have no interest whatsoever. But if Elite Four member Lance were to challenge me, I'd be quite happy." Bai Yu pondered for a moment, finally fixing his gaze on Lance.
He also wanted to see the strength of Kanto's strongest publicly known fighter.
He had witnessed a glimpse of Lance's power back at the Silver Company headquarters, but he hadn't seen him clash head-on with Giovanni, so he didn't know the true strength of that Dragonite.
Now, he wanted to see for himself. Although his Snow Team hadn't been trained yet, he wasn't sure his other Pokémon could lose to Lance.
"Oh?"
A subtle change appeared on Lance's face. His eyes sharpened, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
He had fought Steven once before, and now he wanted to challenge him? He had previously said he would defeat him head-on and dethrone him from the Johto Champion's throne.
In such a short time, could it be that Bai Yu had already become a champion? Bai Yu looked at Lance with a smile.
Lance's actions in the special episode were quite extreme, a "those who obey live, those who oppose die" attitude, as seen when Red had just won the Indigo League championship.
The Elite Four extended an invitation to Crimson to destroy the world, but Crimson refused, even though he was being besieged by the Elite Four at the time.
Perhaps influenced by anime settings, Lance seemed to possess a doomsday nature, but only towards Team Rocket members; he could tolerate others.
"What? Are you scared?!"
Bai Yu's words were barely out when he sensed a powerful, tyrannical aura. Lance favored Dragon-type Pokémon, which were often associated with tyranny and arrogance.
Lance was no exception.
"Interesting~" Lance uttered, his red eyes flashing with a hint of ferocity. He hadn't encountered such an interesting trainer in a long time. He
had initially thought Bai Yu was as boring as the other Elite Four-level trainers he'd met before, but it seemed he was wrong; Bai Yu was far more interesting than he'd anticipated.
"Junior~ Challenge me again when you stand atop the Kanto
Tower," Lance said slowly after staring at Bai Yu for a long time.
Bai Yu had guessed Lance's thoughts; he felt his current strength was insufficient. "
I'll challenge him after the Indigo League ends. "
Lance is more arrogant than expected. By then, I probably won't even need to show up; Red, Blue, and Green will easily crush him.
"Then I'll look forward to that day."
"The Dragon Master's retirement battle?"
Bai Yu raised an eyebrow and said casually.
What do you mean by the Dragon Master's retirement battle, you bastard!
You're so confident you can defeat me then? Are trainers these days that arrogant? Even that Professor Oak's grandson I met yesterday said he shouldn't retire this year, otherwise it wouldn't be fun without him when challenging the Elite Four.
What kind of wild talk is that?
Lance suppressed his violent emotions. If he continued like this, he was afraid that the Dragon Master power within him would become uncontrollable and cause him to erupt in rage again.
"I look forward to that day."
Lance stood up and stylishly flicked his cape. He didn't want to stay any longer; he was afraid that he would really lose control of his emotions, and the Dragon Master power within him couldn't be allowed to go out of control.
Even if things get out of control, it should wait until he wipes out Team Rocket, not now!
Two powers simultaneously appeared within Lance: one was the Dragon Power passed down through generations of the Dragon Clan, and the other was the Viridian Power bestowed upon him by the Viridian Forest.
The Dragon Power represented the tyrannical and arrogant nature of dragons, offering some improvement in training Dragon-type Pokémon. The Viridian Power, on the other hand, was a gentler power, significantly enhancing the training of any Pokémon.
Lance preferred the Viridian Power to the Dragon Power.
Using that tyrannical power too much wasn't a good thing for him.
"Gym Leader, did you upset Lance?"
The receptionist had just entered when she saw Lance slamming the door and storming out, his face full of displeasure.
"That guy, he gets a little crazy sometimes, it's normal."
"Don't be like him, always getting your period."
Bai Yu waved his hand; he had a slight liking for Lance, but not much.
The main reason for his goodwill was the baby Larvitar that he had given him, saving him a lot of trouble.
As long as Lance didn't have a moment of madness and think about destroying the world, Bai Yu didn't want to deal with him. As for challenging him at the summit of Kanto, he'd let Kukui do that.
He wondered how effective Kukui's Snow Team was.
He should have left a way to contact Kukui; he
could have also learned about the island guardians and asked if any Ultra Beasts had ever appeared in this world.
"Auntie? It's rare for a boy to have an 'auntie'?"
The receptionist blushed and muttered softly.
She had never seen a boy have an 'auntie' before, and she didn't know if Bai Yu was just making it up.
"You guys go and rest first. There are new challengers this afternoon."
"Yesterday's match might attract more challengers." "
Anyway, the Indigo League isn't over yet, so we can collect badges."
After finishing his reception, Bai Yu headed towards the Pokémon backyard to check on the baby Larvitar. It
had just hatched and loved to sleep.
I just hope they don't climb onto my shoulders like Litten and the others. Those Pokémon aren't heavy, but Larvitar and Bagon are quite heavy.
Over 70 kilograms on my shoulders—just thinking about it is thrilling.
Not everyone has a superhuman body like Ash, carrying Larvitar on their shoulders and lifting a ton-heavy Nebula with their bare hands.
"Ash, I remember that guy has Aura power."
"Whether it's in the movie or later in the Galar region, it shows he has Aura power."
"Could it be that trainers who master Aura power are physically as strong as legendary Pokémon?"
Bai Yu recalled the Aura heroes in his memory; it seemed only Ash was an exception.
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