Luo Mu and Lugia vs. the Gods of Land and Sea!

After a murmur filled with endless confusion.

The moment Zinnia realized her attempt to summon Rayquaza had failed, her face immediately turned pale.

She did not understand.

She had clearly pushed everything to the limit, so why had the Dragon God not answered her call?

It even had no intention of intervening in the conflict between Groudon and Kyogre.

Had she truly displeased it that much?

Where exactly had things gone wrong? Was the battle between Groudon and Kyogre not intense enough? Then what had happened in Larousse City?

Or was the single Key Stone in her hand simply insufficient to summon its descent?

At this moment, Zinnia fell into confusion.

As though all strength had left her body, she dropped to her knees with a thud and sank into painful self-doubt.

How long she would need to emerge from this state was another matter.

Meanwhile.

In the waters near Muns Island, Hoenn Region.

Accompanied by an ethereal, songlike whale cry, the one rushing toward the chaotic battlefield was—

Lugia, the Legendary Pokémon known as the Sea God and the God of Monsoons.

And—

"Teacher Luo Mu!"

Nemona stared at the black-haired young man on Lugia's back, her face brimming with excitement.

The hearts Zhen Si and Shizuka had been holding in their throats finally settled completely.

Now that Teacher Luo Mu had arrived, the current crisis was no longer a crisis.

"Is that... Lugia!?"

Supported by Dragonite, Lance immediately recognized the name of the enormous white bird carrying Luo Mu.

As a native of Johto, how could he not know Lugia's name? It was a deity that had once stood alongside Ho-Oh atop Ecruteak City's two great towers and received humanity's worship!

Had the incident in the Orange Archipelago allowed Luo Mu to establish a connection with Lugia, leading