Chapter 77 77: Capture
He wasn't strong enough.
If he wasn't strong enough—then he couldn't protect Magearna.
Refuse?
Stay behind?
And then what?
Stay here…
Until one day—
Another overwhelmingly powerful monster appears,
Beats him down again—
And takes Magearna away?
Just imagining Magearna being used by evil people—
Even reduced to scrap—
Made the steam inside Volcanion churn violently.
No!
"I will never allow that to happen!!"
Volcanion lowered his head, meeting Magearna's pink, glowing eyes.
No words were needed.
They both understood.
"Thank you for acknowledging me, Sora."
Volcanion bowed his head.
He had made his decision—
To step into the unknown,
Together with Magearna.
"Just call me Sora."
Sora smiled, taking out several Poké Balls from his bag and placing them in front of the two Pokémon.
"These are your new homes. Pick whichever you like."
There were many kinds of Poké Balls.
Sora had already upgraded Victini, Bloodmoon Ursaluna, and Lilligant from standard Poké Balls.
Volcanion and Magearna would be no exception.
"Then I'll take this one."
Volcanion chose a Great Ball.
The blue-and-red color scheme suited him.
"Doo-doo~"
Magearna pointed at a pink Poké Ball with a heart pattern.
"A Love Ball, huh? It suits you perfectly, Magearna."
The Love Ball was better at catching Pokémon of the opposite gender—
Though that didn't matter here.
Magearna wasn't resisting.
And while her "gender" wasn't strictly defined—
For a Pokémon with a soul—
It was very real.
Magearna was, without a doubt—
A lovely young girl.
"Then, please take care of me from now on—Volcanion, Magearna."
Sora picked up both Poké Balls and held them out.
"Hmph. I'll show you my true power sooner or later."
"Doo-doo~"
Volcanion remained as tsundere as ever.
Magearna spun happily in place.
The two Pokémon touched the Poké Balls—
Turning into red light and entering them.
No resistance.
No shaking.
Capture—complete.
"I caught Volcanion and Magearna!"
Sora raised the Poké Balls high.
Ogerpon cheered alongside him, celebrating the arrival of their new companions.
The process had been full of twists and turns—
But the outcome was perfect.
"Come on out."
Sora released them again—
Along with the rest of his team.
Sylveon, Buneary, Amaura, Lilligant, Bloodmoon Ursaluna—
His standard team for official competitions.
Victini, Ogerpon, Volcanion, Magearna—
Legendary Pokémon.
Too powerful for most formal matches—
Better reserved as his ultimate trump cards.
Now, with Volcanion joining—
And Ogerpon breaking through—
Even if he faced Hunter J or other villainous organizations—
Sora could handle it calmly.
"Mr. Sora… may I ask for your help with something?"
Kimia spoke respectfully.
After witnessing that battle, she now regarded Sora as someone on the level of a Champion—
Perhaps even beyond.
"Just call me Sora."
He replied casually.
"The Nebel Plateau is part of the Azoth Kingdom, and Magearna has ties to your royal family."
"You could say you're her hometown."
Kimia had chosen to let go.
And Sora acknowledged that goodwill.
"Then I'll be direct."
"I hope you can help me expose Jarvis."
Ever since learning of Jarvis's plans,
Kimia had been worried about her younger brother.
"No problem."
Sora already had his own reasons.
Daring to covet my Magearna…
Jarvis, you've chosen death.
"Perfect timing."
"I happened to confiscate some Pokémon from his subordinates."
Sora handed over all fourteen Poké Balls.
The Pokémon League's control over regions was relatively loose.
Some kingdoms—
Still retained the right to carry out executions.
Azoth was one of them.
Within its borders—
Kimia's authority was absolute.
The only reason she hadn't acted against Jarvis—
Was her gentle nature.
Without evidence—
She wouldn't abuse her power.
"This…"
Kimia took the Poké Balls, quickly asking for details.
When she learned that Doka and Yisha had attempted to attack Sora—
Her expression darkened with anger.
"That's outrageous!"
"How can someone order Pokémon to attack humans?!"
That was strictly forbidden everywhere.
At minimum, it meant severe punishment—
At worst, loss of trainer status and imprisonment.
"The order came from them. The Pokémon aren't at fault."
Sora added,
"Also… something feels off about these Pokémon."
"Off?"
"I'm not entirely sure."
Sora knew from memory—
These Pokémon had been controlled.
Forced to obey.
"You should examine them yourself."
"Come out—Glalie."
He released the Glalie from its Poké Ball.
The Pokémon had just regained consciousness after taking Bloodmoon Ursaluna's Hyper Beam.
It was still weak.
"Ghh…"
Glalie opened its eyes—
Saw Sora—
And Ursaluna—
And panicked immediately.
"Relax. We won't hurt you."
Sora soothed it, while Lilligant began healing.
With Victini's energy added—
Glalie recovered quickly.
"Bini!"
During the healing process—
Victini noticed something.
Inside Glalie's body—
There was a foreign device.
Jarvis's control staff—
Based on Mega Evolution technology—
Used specific sound waves
To manipulate Pokémon's will—
Forcing them to obey.
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