I Really Didn’t Want to Be a Trainer

A strange silence fell over the battlefield.

Dialga and Palkia faced off against each other, while Giratina spread its wings high in the sky.

The three Sinnoh gods formed a triangular formation, all staring at the spatial gate in the center, where the calm and composed trainer stood.

Lu Ye said, "Please give me, Lu Ye, a little face!"

In that instant, the three Sinnoh gods shared a similar thought.

White Poplar Town, the Gracidea flower sea... those memories tightly bound them to this human.

This face… it was impossible not to give it!

Giovanni stood firmly at the airlock, hands in his pockets, eyes piercing through the dense clouds.

Seeing the resolute "Mentor," Giovanni smiled faintly and commanded the flagship, "Begin descent!"

The black-and-gold armored fortress gleamed, engines roared, and the propellers churned strong winds as it gradually approached the huge crater formed earlier. The trees bent low as Liu Bo sat quietly in his wheelchair on the cliff, observing the young man.

He had heard of Lu Ye from Professor Samuel Oak but this was their first meeting.

"You know each other?" Liu Bo glanced at A-Jin, who was putting on his shirt.

"Of course," A-Jin grinned, adjusting his baseball cap. "That's Teacher Lu!"

Liu Bo nodded slightly. "We'll go down too."

A-Jin waved his cue stick towards Lu Ye from the cliff, shouting, "Teacher Lu, Togebro and I are coming right now!"

With that, A-Jin jumped off the cliff, opening his Poké Ball mid-flight like a wingsuit, and Togebro flapped its wings in response: "Bok!"

Liu Bo silently looked at the spot where A-Jin had been standing.

The old man's intention was for A-Jin to push his wheelchair and bring him down as well.

"...” Liu Bo shook his head and slowly pushed the wheelchair downward.

Lu Ye watched A-Jin jump off the cliff and take flight again, his eyelid twitching.

That guy really never changes—always throwing himself into danger!

However, the tense situation unexpectedly eased a bit.

Xiao Yin withdrew his gaze and said to Lu Ye, "Looks like it’s temporarily resolved."

Lu Ye sighed lightly, "No... the more troublesome parts are still ahead."

At that moment, a nervous voice rose—Dr. Show spoke anxiously.

"May I ask something boldly?"

The doctor glanced at the three Sinnoh gods in the sky, sweat dripping, and whispered to Lu Ye, "Do... do they also intend to give you face?"

"In theory, they don’t have to."

Lu Ye looked up at the sky and, watching the doctor nervously adjust his glasses, mused, "But who knows..."

Even gods have emotions similar to humans.

The guilt during the White Poplar Town turmoil, the gratitude for saving the Reversed World...

Just like Ash in the movie 'Halo Super Deity: Hoopa,' all the Legendary Pokémon Hoopa gathered owed Ash a favor.

This is exactly what it means to say—

A trainer isn’t just about fighting and killing, but about social relationships!

For Dr. Show, this scene was overwhelmingly shocking.

"So, apart from our investigation," Dr. Show said, "I guess we haven’t caused any other trouble? Haha!"

"Sorry, Doctor." Lu Ye said, "Our investigation might have to be suspended. I will have the Unown safely teleport you out, so please rest assured."

Dr. Show was startled, then exhaled, and earnestly said, "Please take care of yourselves too. I’ll notify Professor Samuel Oak to organize rescue as soon as possible!"

"My plan is about the same."

Using Aura, Lu Ye communicated with the Unown. The gate shimmered with energy again, and turning around, he smiled, "Don’t worry, please leave here quickly."

Dr. Show nodded and left.

Cynthia crossed her arms and casually walked to Lu Ye’s side.

"Don’t think you can hide it from me," Cynthia said softly.

Lu Ye was momentarily stunned and looked confused.

"Solving the crisis of Arceus’s revival," Cynthia said, "I won’t allow you to act alone."

Lu Ye opened his mouth.

Who knew why every time he fled to the Kanto region, he got dragged into trouble!

Then, Teacher Lu declared righteously, "Understood!"

Cynthia smiled slightly and looked up at the crimson Palkia approaching after landing.

The spatial god looked serious but finally spoke.

"Human, long time no see."

"Long time no see. I guess we’re even now," Lu Ye smiled.

Palkia was silent for a moment, then said, "Perhaps there is still one thing I need your help with."

"We’ll talk about Arceus later."

Lu Ye sighed lightly. "Let’s settle everyone’s grudges first, so there’s no fighting later."

Palkia was silent and hovered behind Teacher Lu.

From the direction of the stream, the sapphire four-legged giant waded through the water, and the short-tempered Dialga roared proudly: "Roar!!"

Palkia shot a sharp glare at it.

Suddenly, Giratina disappeared from the sky and appeared before Lu Ye after slipping through shadows, its crimson eyes locking with Dialga’s.

You seem to have some issues with this human who calmed the glaciers and saved the Reversed World?

The intense pressure made Dialga’s expression stiffen, and eventually, it bowed its diamond-like head.

Form is stronger than person;

it had no choice but to bow!

A-Jin piloted Togebro flying over. The aggressive Togebro landed and immediately tossed A-Jin aside, eagerly circling Teacher Lu.

Lu Ye was surprised, then laughed and threw out a Poké Ball. "Then I’ll trouble you to watch over Togepi."

"Bok bok!" Togebro confidently patted its chest.

A flash of white light, and Togepi jumped out adorably. Lu Ye caught it with both hands, "Chaji dui! ヾ(◍°∇°◍)ﾉﾞ"

"Bok~~" Togebro couldn’t help but smile broadly.

A-Jin patted his butt and stood up, grinning as he put an arm over Xiao Yin’s shoulder.

"Judging from Togebro, I do value my partners a lot."

"…Don’t brush dust on my shoulder," Xiao Yin said coldly.

The three Sinnoh gods looked curiously at Togepi, who raised its head and shook its finger, its body glowing ‘bulinbulin’: "Dui! (ﾉﾟ▽ﾟ)ﾉ"

"Look at me!!"

Too cute, the three Sinnoh gods all turned their heads away.

In the distance, the massive ship’s direction, Giovanni in a black coat pressed down his hood, walking through blowing sand.

The aura was like a godfather. Giovanni stopped and pursed his lips silently.

Father and son locked eyes through the flying sand. Behind them lay a ruined battlefield filled with gods. Giovanni had just led the warship decisively into it.

Xiao Yin’s eyes flickered as he looked at his father’s somewhat murky eyes and finally whispered, "Father."

Giovanni’s chest rose and fell as he nodded with authority.

Then he looked at Lu Ye calmly:

"Have you planned the next step?"

The father-son reunion was surprisingly simple.

Looking at the proud but silent pair, Lu Ye rubbed his chin.

"Giovanni, listen to your mentor. When it comes to feelings, you still need to show them!"

"I plan to call for reinforcements… cough, I mean recruit a few more helpers."

Lu Ye looked up at Palkia:

"The situation is urgent. Could you also draw a circle and pull the legendary Pokémon out from inside?"

Teacher Lu was referring to Hoopa’s spatial ability. Hoopa can use its ring to teleport other beings anywhere via 'Hoopa’s Reach.'

As a spatial god, Palkia’s spatial power should theoretically have similar effects.

Palkia was stunned, then said, "I can, but only with the consent of those being teleported, otherwise it violates spatial principles."

Hearing this, Teacher Lu raised an eyebrow.

In the end, even the spatial god couldn’t surpass Hoopa’s spatial power... the cards are running out!

"Roar!!" At that moment, Dialga suddenly roared and glared at the white-haired old man.

Liu Bo stopped his wheelchair, glanced at Dialga, and casually said to A-Jin, "No rules."

A-Jin crossed his arms, "Exactly, that dumb dragon obviously can talk!"

Dialga was about to lose it, when two crimson eyes from space and antimatter pierced the scene.

"I act to restore time’s balance and happen to need human help."

Dialga spoke coldly, "Otherwise, even if Arceus destroys humanity, I will not intervene."

"Don’t complain now."

Lu Ye glanced at Dialga. "From what I know, Arceus once held goodwill towards humans but some misunderstandings arose."

"Using time to return to the origin of the misunderstanding and resolve the conflict."

Lu Ye scanned the three Sinnoh gods present. "You can restore the balance of the disturbed space-time and stop fighting futilely like this."

Palkia fell into thought.

Due to the collision of space-time, it had battled Dialga in White Poplar Town.

As this human said, the root cause was Arceus’s hatred.

If everything could be set right, it would be perfect.

"Whether human or Pokémon, both affect the world."

Lu Ye said, "When the world shakes, the world’s opposite—the Reversed World—also suffers. Then no one can change anything. But now, we have a slim but precious chance to change everything..."

Giratina’s eyes flickered beneath its golden helmet.

To maintain the order of the Reversed World, Giratina, as the Reversed World’s ruler, would not stand idly by Arceus’s rampage.

It had to admit, this trainer had unique charisma. Fighting alongside again wouldn’t be bad.

"This chance is in our hands."

"Our interests align;

our stance is united."

Teacher Lu’s voice was full of conviction as he looked at the bowed heads of the three gods and smiled:

"Humans need your help... and you need theirs as well."

The mist around the ruins quietly dissipated. A ray of sunlight broke through the clouds, shining on the extraordinary young man, like a divine revelation.

Giovanni’s eyes flickered and suddenly smiled.

At that moment, he was captivated by the mentor’s speech. The power of persuasion was mesmerizing and inspiring respect.

Liu Bo, sitting in his wheelchair, compared the rough baseball cap boy and the elegant black-haired youth.

"Young people still have hope," Liu Bo whispered.

Cynthia propped her chin with a delicate hand, gazing at Lu Ye with meaning.

From what she knew of Teacher Lu—

His real purpose might just be to recruit a few more fighters to resist Arceus together...

Lu Ye smiled and looked directly at Dialga, whose diamond-like body shone in the sunlight.

After a long moment, Dialga spoke solemnly, "You have moved me, human."

"I will lead you to the origin point of Arceus’s betrayal."

Dialga raised its head and gazed toward the distant horizon, "Before that, we must first return to Arceus’s shrine, where it all began."

"Arceus’s shrine?"

Lu Ye was stunned. "Isn’t the Sacred Capital Ruins right here?"

The two space gods shook their heads. Giratina explained,

"The Sacred Capital Ruins are the passage to the Gate of Beginnings. The human shrine dedicated to Arceus is near the Spear Pillar, the Michina Shrine."

Lu Ye: "..."

Michina is the setting of the movie 'Arceus and the Jewel of Life,' and where Ash currently resides.

A chill spread through his heart.

Now all the plots connected!

In the end, no matter how much Arceus messed up, the three Sinnoh gods could only resist but not defeat the alpaca.

Ultimately, it depended on Ash from Michina to prove the bond between humans and Pokémon to Arceus!

Wait.

Lu Ye’s expression changed.

Could it be... this time I, Lu Ye, must also travel through time and space and give it my all?!

He slowly looked up and felt seven or eight earnest gazes on him, forcing a bright and friendly smile.

Oh no... the speech worked too well. Now I’m stuck!

What a mess, Teacher Lu!

Lu Ye rubbed his forehead, "Let me call a few more helpers first."

Under all eyes, Lu Ye shouted towards Togepi playing with Togebro in the air:

"Togepi! Send a message to Mew! If possible, have it come find me!!"

"Chaji dui~!" Togepi waved back.

Then Lu Ye spoke to the shadow at his feet, "Haunter, contact Darkrai. We’re going to fight as a team!"

"Gengarrr~" Haunter poked its head out of the shadow, grinning.

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Once located, Palkia could use its 'Spatial Power' to teleport them over.

Additionally, Teacher Lu had one trump card—Regigigas, currently dormant in Snowpoint Temple.

After the last glacier rescue, Regigigas hadn’t returned to its stone ball but sat on its throne sleeping.

Snowpoint Glacier wasn’t far from Michina.

He could use the 'Power of Time and Space' controlled by Rotom to communicate and call Regigigas to assist.

Mainly, Teacher Lu’s Aura power couldn’t function at long range...

If it were like a giant radar 'Power of Transcendence,' he could call reinforcements anywhere.

Everyone looked at the commanding Teacher Lu.

A-Jin couldn’t help but ask, "Teacher Lu... how did you convince so many legendary Pokémon?"

"Helping each other out," Lu Ye’s eyes flashed. "Is that called convincing?"

What followed was confusing talk about "calling reinforcements on the road doesn’t count" and "lighting up seven or eight TP points at once."

A-Jin nodded, half-understanding.

Giovanni put his hands in his pockets, meeting Xiao Yin’s gaze.

"I’m going to help them." Xiao Yin looked at A-Jin and Lu Ye’s figures.

"I never said I’d retreat," Giovanni said.

"I thought..." Xiao Yin glanced at the massive ship behind Giovanni and whispered, "You came for the legendary Pokémon capture."

Giovanni stood silently, frowning.

The blowing sand covered his face as he pulled his hood down.

"No." Giovanni said, "I came for you."

Liu Bo started moving his wheelchair, ready to leave.

Lu Ye held the back of the wheelchair and pushed it towards the airship.

"You too, leaving without telling me. Let me help you, haha!" Lu Ye laughed.

Liu Bo was stunned, gently stroked the Swinub in his arms, and closed his eyes silently.

Forget it... maybe my broken body can make up for my mistakes.

Everyone boarded Giovanni’s airborne fortress. The three Sinnoh gods hovered in the air, forming a triangle.

Michina blocked Palkia’s spatial positioning, but they could first teleport to a nearby hidden spot before heading to Arceus’s shrine.

Cynthia put her hands in her black coat pockets, eyes hidden under golden hair, staring at the heavy storm clouds.

Lu Ye stood beside her and heard Cynthia whisper, "Can we solve this this time?"

The three Sinnoh gods circled the warship, working together to build the spatial transmission.

Storm clouds gathered;

Teacher Lu was unusually silent, the weight of responsibility on his shoulders felt real and heavy for the first time, and he said softly:

"I promise you."

Lu Ye stared at the storm clouds as a space-time rift slowly opened, lightning crackled, and propellers and engines roared.

"We will succeed."

Lu Ye’s expression was serious, his black hair fluttered in the wind, his gaze resolute.

"I said we will succeed."

...

Sunset at White Poplar Town.

The twin space-time towers intertwined rhythmically. A shadow stood at the bell tower’s peak, its black sash fluttering.

Darkrai’s white mist swirled as its deep blue eyes stared toward Michina.

It sensed a familiar Aura, the Aura of delicious food and bonds.

Taste didn’t matter much... the main thing was the bond with that human!

Darkrai shook its head, driving away a strong déjà vu, and vanished from the bell tower’s peak.

The next moment, Darkrai appeared over White Poplar Town, black cloth flowing in the wind as it flew toward Michina.

No matter which Pokémon, Darkrai of White Poplar Town was confident for the coming battle.

"It can’t be Arceus, right!"

Darkrai sneered and disappeared from sight.

**

Sinnoh Region, Snowpoint Temple.

Brandon, in charge of temple repairs, was handing over work to Candice, the Snowpoint keeper.

"Look, no more problems."

Brandon wiped sweat from his arm and laughed, gazing at the golden-lit Snowpoint Temple at dusk,

"Unless Regigigas revives again... but it won’t be so frequent, haha!"

Candice nodded lightly, suddenly asking, "Mr. Brandon, did you feel the earth shaking?"

A rumble shook the ground. Brandon frowned and quickly looked toward the temple, mouth agape.

The scaffolding that hadn’t been dismantled shattered, and the stone-like Regigigas slowly rose, its signal lights glowing brilliantly.

Rumble—

Amid Brandon and Candice’s shock, Regigigas lifted its head and was enveloped by a strong spatial wave.

Regigigas disappeared in a white glow, leaving only ruins and the two bewildered people.

Brandon: "..."

Candice comforted, "Mr. Brandon, please accept my condolences."

Brandon fell into thought—maybe it was better to hand over this work to someone else, like Sinnoh’s leader Damos...

**

Kanto Region, Tree of Beginning.

"Mew~" Mew held a game console, tilting its head softly, "Mew?"

An unread message from Togepi relayed Teacher Lu’s request, inviting Mew to visit his home in Sinnoh if possible, mentioning the house was quite big.

"Mew~ ꉂꉂ(ᵔᗜᵔ*)" Mew circled happily in the air and laughed.

As the guardian of the Tree of Beginning, Mew could only leave briefly.

But it was enough—Mew’s teleportation range covered thousands of kilometers, crossing regions with ease.

If it didn’t have to return, Mew would have liked to go to Teacher Lu’s house and game with Togepi all night.

"Mew~" Mew circled, flicked its tail gently, and ripples appeared in space.

The white glow faded, and Mew disappeared from sight.

Only the game console and the newly released "Pokémon" remained in the Tree of Beginning.

...

Sinnoh Region, Michina.

Ash met the guardian of Arceus’s shrine, Sina, and learned the legend about Michina and King Damos.

"Arceus lent the five Plates of Water, Grass, Thunder, Dragon, and Ground to my ancestors, but they never returned them as promised and even attacked Arceus."

"Arceus, having lost the Plates, returned to the Gate of Beginnings to sleep and will come back on the next solar eclipse to punish humans."

Sina took out a crystal-clear gem and lowered her eyelids, "This is the Life Orb formed by the five Plates. I wish to return it to Arceus to seek its forgiveness."

In truth, this Life Orb was fake. Sina’s ancestor Damos was betrayed by his subordinate Marcus, who secretly switched the Life Orb.

But Sina did not know this. Ash pondered, "So Michina has this history..."

Pikachu on Ash’s shoulder tilted its head softly, "Pika chu~"

From behind Ash in the corner, three sneaky heads peeked out, grinning mischievously.

"It’s Arceus’s treasure meow~"

"If we present it to the officials, they’ll surely praise us!"

"Such a great feeling~~ so nice!"

"Tonight is the appointed day," Sina said, "Messenger of the beasts, please come with me."

Ash and Sina walked outside the shrine.

The staggered buildings of Michina were bathed in afterglow, and the shrine’s marble columns looked magnificent.

At the start of the eclipse, the mountains darkened, and a rift appeared at the edge of the sky. A holy figure hovered in the air.

Arceus awakened in the Gate of Beginnings, looking around at this familiar town, its eyes glowing red.

"Michina... I have returned here again."

Hatred, betrayal, sorrow... Arceus’s eyes flickered slightly.

Because Arceus had once invested feelings in humans, it now felt deeply disappointed.

"By agreement, I will punish humans."

Arceus spoke coldly, its voice devoid of any emotion.

"Please, please wait!" Sina said, "I know you are disappointed in my ancestor, but that was their doing. We are willing to return the Life Orb to you!"

Arceus coldly glanced at the Life Orb in Sina’s hand and laughed.

"Humans, you are greedy and ignorant, trying to deceive gods a second time."

Sina’s pupils contracted;

the Life Orb shattered in her hand, "This orb… is fake?"

Arceus’s eyes were icy cold, and the halo on its back blazed, gathering dazzling white beams.

These beams surged with unattainable power—Arceus’s exclusive move:

‘Judgment Light Shards’!!

Boom—

Michina erupted in fiery light during the eclipse, resembling an apocalyptic catastrophe.

Sina was stunned, and Ash shouted:

"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!!"

"Pika—chu!!"

Pikachu unleashed its Thunderbolt, enveloping Arceus!!

Arceus’s gaze remained cold. This Pikachu shared an extremely deep bond with humans.

But this was the end.

Arceus gathered dazzling beams behind it and shot them at Ash and Pikachu.

Ash spread his arms to shield Pikachu, trying to withstand the ‘Judgment Light Shards’ with his body.

Bang!!

The judgment beams were stopped by a strong spatial wave that caused the shrine to rumble.

"Roar!!" Palkia opened its claws, which shone brilliantly, and looked at Arceus pleadingly.

Arceus’s eyes did not change. Feeling something, it suddenly vanished.

The shockwave formed by ‘Temporal Roar’ stopped time at its previous position!

Dialga appeared through the spatial rift and roared fiercely at Arceus: "Roar!!"

"You..."

Arceus was about to speak when its expression changed slightly. Antimatter power from the shadows beneath locked it down.

Crimson eyes lit up behind it. Giratina emerged from the shadows, its six platinum claws clanged as it charged at Arceus!

Boom—

The entire sky cracked with lightning and thunder.

Arceus slowly stood up, confusion flashing in its eyes, and floated back into the air.

"You too have betrayed me?"

"Maybe no one betrayed you, Arceus."

A voice replied, "Hatred blinds you from seeing the truth."

Arceus silently looked toward the voice.

It was a solemn black-haired youth with clear and sharp eyes, standing among the three Sinnoh gods.

Behind him were the old man in a wheelchair, the black-coated man, and the blonde woman with folded arms.

This powerful scene stunned Ash in place.

"Teacher Lu..."

"Ash."

Lu Ye took a deep breath and smiled,

"It’s time to fight as a team."

Boom!!

The sky exploded with thunder. Giratina flapped its hellish wings, Palkia swung its blade-like light, Dialga roared proudly.

A dazzling rainbow shone over Michina Shrine.

Arceus stood beneath the lightning-filled sky, eyes blazing red.

"Prepare for judgment, humans."

...