Pokémon: Starting From Zero as a Legendary Pokémon

Three against one.

That sounded a little shameless.

But the gap probably wouldn't be that huge… right?

Fortunately, Ogerpon had no idea what Korrina was thinking.

Otherwise, she definitely would've protested on the spot, declaring this to be the worst slander she'd ever suffered.

The Loyal Three?

Those frauds were worthy of being compared to her, Ogerpon?

"She's a warrior I acknowledge."

Volcanion suddenly interjected.

"Her strength is no less than mine."

Mm.

In reality, he'd been defeated—and even spared afterward.

But well…

Volcanion was a tsundere.

That was just how tsunderes worked.

"Poni~"

Ogerpon didn't expose him.

She didn't care about empty titles.

And since Volcanion was already a companion, she was more than happy to preserve a little dignity for him.

Volcanion: We fought bitterly and ended in a draw!

Ogerpon: Mm. A draw sounds fine.

"Want more?"

Seeing that Korrina still seemed hungry, Sora helped her to another serving.

"Oh, thank you."

Korrina thanked him again.

"It's just… Senior Sora seems way too low-profile."

"With so many rare Pokémon, I only found out about you today."

Korrina said she could have Shalour Gym help promote Sora and spread his fame.

"Thanks."

Sora declined with a smile.

"But I'm still in training right now. I don't have those kinds of plans for the time being."

He didn't specifically ask Korrina to keep his identity secret.

But at the same time, he didn't want to actively use the media to make himself famous everywhere.

"Ahh, that's such a shame…"

"Haha, there'll be opportunities in the future."

Since he'd chosen to capture Legendary Pokémon, Sora believed they deserved a stage worthy of them.

That had always been his attitude toward Legendaries.

He wouldn't deliberately show them off—

but neither would he hide them away.

Besides, with his current strength, there was no one capable of stealing these Legendaries from him anyway.

Ogerpon: I'll allow you a 99-meter head start before my hundred-meter vine club catches you.

Volcanion: My Hydrogen Cloud is already starving for action.

Victini: Crush them all, nya!!

Sora genuinely couldn't imagine what kind of lineup someone would need before deciding it was a good idea to rob his Pokémon.

"Phew~~ I'm stuffed. So satisfying."

Korrina had spent quite a while sprinting through the forest earlier and was genuinely starving.

She didn't stand on ceremony with Sora either, happily devouring four full plates before finally leaning back in satisfaction.

She was still a little girl, not yet a refined young lady.

Concepts like restraint didn't really exist for her yet.

Sora didn't dislike that at all.

In fact, he appreciated her straightforwardness.

"I still haven't asked what brought you to the Nebel Plateau."

Sora washed dishes by the lakeside while Korrina came over to help, insisting this counted as proper payment for the meal.

"I only recently got news from Azoth."

"Since I was worried about Sister Magearna—uh, I mean Princess Magearna—I hurried over right away."

Korrina was surprisingly good at housework.

She cleaned the plates thoroughly and even took over washing the cooking pots enthusiastically.

"About that."

Sora smiled.

"There's no need to worry. Everything's already been resolved, and everyone's doing well."

He then briefly explained the current state of the Azoth Kingdom.

Jarvis had been arrested.

The Pokémon that had been controlled were now under royal care.

Princess Magearna also planned to establish a conservation sanctuary on the Nebel Plateau to shelter abandoned Pokémon.

"When the time comes, we'll also provide assistance to wild Pokémon."

The Azoth royal family certainly didn't lack money.

If they could offer Pokémon more support and convenience, neither Magearna nor Sora had any reason to refuse.

"That's a really great idea."

Korrina had also felt angry whenever she'd heard stories about abandoned Pokémon in the past.

Unfortunately, she'd been too young and insignificant to do anything meaningful.

Now that Sora and Princess Magearna were taking the lead, Korrina immediately wanted to contribute as well and hurriedly offered her support.

"If there's ever anything you need help with, I'll say so."

"You definitely have to!"

Korrina directly invoked the name of Shalour Gym, declaring that Sora was free to make use of them whenever necessary.

That carefree "selling grandpa's land without caring" attitude left Sora both amused and helpless.

"But what about the dominant Pokémon of the Nebel Plateau?"

Korrina suddenly thought of an issue.

"Will they really allow humans to build a conservation sanctuary?"

Shalour City bordered the Nebel Plateau, so Korrina understood the region no less than Princess Magearna did.

She knew perfectly well why humans had never managed to develop the area.

"Ahem."

Sora smiled.

"To explain briefly—the dominant Pokémon of the Nebel Plateau have already all submitted to our Ponpon."

"Huh?!"

Korrina thought she'd misheard him.

Submitted to who?

If he'd said Volcanion, she wouldn't have found it strange at all.

But submitted to Ogerpon?

How was that remotely reasonable?!

"Poni-ah!"

As if trying to prove her own might, Ogerpon immediately struck a bodybuilding pose, radiating a completely adorable "Ponpon is super strong!" energy.

"You really can't tell at all…"

'She's so tiny…'

After thinking for a moment, Korrina suddenly made a request to Sora.

"Senior Sora, could you battle me in a Pokémon match?"

A request for battle was incredibly common among Trainers.

There was no such thing as excessive politeness between Trainers.

If eyes met, a battle could start at any time.

"Sure."

Sora looked toward his Pokémon.

"What format do you want?"

"3-on-3. I only brought three Pokémon with me."

Korrina continued:

"And I really want to experience this child's strength firsthand. Is that okay?"

After hearing that Ogerpon had fought Volcanion to a draw, Korrina desperately wanted to see her power for herself.

As for Volcanion—

she never even considered challenging him.

Just looking at Lucario beside her told the whole story.

Simply standing near Volcanion made people instinctively think:

"Dear Arceus, this thing is terrifyingly strong."

Impossible.

Absolutely impossible to beat.

The gap was so huge she couldn't even muster the courage to challenge him.

"Ponpon?"

"Poni!"

Ogerpon loved battling and didn't mind playing with the little girl in front of her.

"Then I'll choose the remaining two slots myself. No objections?"

"Of course!"

There was no need for either side to hide information.

Mienshao, Machoke, and Lucario—

and Sora's Pokémon—

had all been chatting and eating together moments ago.

Everyone knew exactly which Pokémon the other side had.

Besides, Sora had no intention of bullying Korrina.

Aside from the specifically requested Ogerpon, he didn't plan to send out any of the other three Legendaries.

"Amaura, Sylveon."

To keep things fair, Sora directly revealed his lineup to Korrina.

"You two first. Ponpon will anchor the final slot."

"Wuu~~"

"Bui~!"

Sylveon looked incredibly excited.

Finally.

Finally, it was her turn to shine!

This time, she absolutely had to let Sora see how much she'd grown during this period!

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