It carefully took an envelope and a pen from its satchel with its fleshy claws. "Ooh~" (Just answer the question above.)
Lin Feng accepted the envelope in confusion.
After opening it, he found only a sheet of white paper inside, with words printed in neat regular script.
"What do you think is the meaning of Pokémon existence?"
That was the question.
At the same moment he opened the envelope, an extremely faint trace of Psychic Power settled on him.
Lin Feng was startled, but not panicked.
His True New Body Physique gave him confidence when facing any Pokémon.
After sensing it carefully,
Lin Feng found it even stranger. This Psychic Power had no harmful intent whatsoever.
It had only one function: recording his current location.
Combined with the strange question and the strange sense of familiarity brought by this Dragonite,
A thought suddenly surfaced in his mind...
Could this be... that artificial legendary Pokémon testing humanity?
Then he needed to answer this question properly...
Staring at the paper in his hand, Lin Feng fell into deep thought.
Mewtwo's Satisfactory Answer, Golden Aptitude
"The meaning of Pokémon existence..."
Lin Feng held the pen and thought for a moment before finally writing a single sentence.
"Existence itself is a kind of meaning. No living creature has the right to question or judge the meaning of another creature's existence. That includes you."
He carefully placed the paper back into the envelope and sealed it. Then, under Dragonite's bewildered gaze, he took a large bag of Stamina Energy Cubes from his Storage Ball and handed it over.
"You've traveled a long way. Thanks for delivering the letter. Please pass a message to the owner of this envelope for me. Consider it an exchange."
Recalling Mewtwo's image in his mind, Lin Feng said slowly, "After experiencing too much suffering and war, you may come to believe that the world is filled with nothing but suffering and war.
But think about it—does what you've experienced truly encompass this entire world? The world is vast. If you get the chance, go out and see more of it. Experience an ordinary life. Only then will you come to understand the whole world."
"Ooh?"
Dragonite accepted the bag of Energy Cubes and tentatively took one out to eat.
Its eyes immediately lit up.
Congratulations, host. Dragonite's Joy Value has risen from 40% to 60%. Reward: three bags of Advanced Golden Fertilizer, one Advanced Rare Candy, and one Advanced Special Scale Fruit. (After consumption, it can greatly increase a Pokémon's Special Attack and Speed.)
"Hm?"
Hearing the system notification, Lin Feng raised an eyebrow.
Dragonite's Joy Value clearly had not increased by much this time.
Yet the rewards had genuinely surprised him.
Did greater Pokémon strength mean better rewards for increasing their Joy Value?
Lin Feng felt that he had discovered another trait of the system.
"Ooh~"
Dragonite grabbed a handful of Energy Cubes and tossed them into its mouth. Its lips curled upward as it nodded repeatedly, then it took the envelope, spread its wings, and flew into the sky.
It vanished from sight in the blink of an eye.
Seeing that speed, Lin Feng could not help but feel envious.
When would he be able to catch a Flying-type Pokémon too...
Then he wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Phew... false alarm."
He did not summon Servine. Instead, he hurried home through the night...
At that moment,
In the Kanto League region.
On a solitary little island.
Inside a castle-like building.
A pink humanoid Pokémon was looking at a letter in its hand.
"The meaning of Pokémon existence?"
:Battling? Companionship? Helping me become a powerful Trainer?
:Of course it's battling! I love the passion and excitement of Pokémon battles!
:I simply like Pokémon, so I want them to stay by my side.
:Dragonite is so big. Can you make Dragonite my Pokémon?
As it looked at these disorganized answers, Mewtwo's gaze gradually turned cold.
Among all the letters it had sent out, most answers regarding the meaning of Pokémon existence could not escape the word "battle."
This was no different from the way Team Rocket had taught it to think.
So...
War, plunder... was that the meaning of Pokémon existence?
Or rather, was that the value humans saw in Pokémon...
Anger accumulated within Mewtwo's heart.
Intense Psychic Power erupted inside the castle, causing the entire island to tremble slightly. The sky turned as black as ink, stirring the surrounding waves and filling people with fear.
"So I was created for war and plunder too? Fine... then I'll unleash..."
"Ooh~!"
At that exact moment, a Dragonite flew in carrying a satchel, with a bag hanging from its other hand.
Those were the Energy Cubes Lin Feng had given it. There was still one left inside, and it could not bear to eat it.
"Is this a new batch of letters?"
Mewtwo forcibly suppressed its anger and used telekinesis to take the satchel from Dragonite. It laid out the envelopes one by one and was just about to inspect them when—
It noticed Dragonite holding a bag and staring at its contents with obvious reluctance.
"What is that? Let me see."
"Ooh?"
Dragonite hurriedly tried to hide the bag behind its back, but its arms were too short to conceal anything at all.
"Hm?"
This action only made Mewtwo more suspicious.
It directly used Psychic Power to take the bag.
Dragonite: "! Ooh!"
It wanted to resist, but then it remembered what it had seen outside earlier.
On second thought, it decided to let it go. It had already eaten so many.
There was no need to get beaten over one bite of food.
"One Energy Cube?"
Looking at the contents of the bag, Mewtwo frowned deeply.
Why was one Energy Cube being hidden so carefully?
The Energy Cube slowly floated up. Mewtwo was not afraid of poison, so it gently took a bite.
The moment it chewed,
Its eyes immediately lit up. "Hm?"
Its state of mind quietly shifted, and its anger subsided.
Swallowing the remaining Energy Cube in one bite, Mewtwo asked casually, "Where did this Energy Cube come from?"
"Ooh ooh..."
Dragonite endured the humiliation and pointed with its claw at one of the envelopes among the mail.
Mewtwo picked up that envelope.
The instant it looked at it, it was first stunned, then its expression turned serious. There was clearly only one sentence in the envelope.
A single glance should have been enough, yet it stared at that letter for several minutes. In the end, a hint of satisfaction and relief appeared on its face.
It said with feeling, "After so long, I finally have an answer that satisfies me..."
The Dragonite beside it froze. It knew that this immensely powerful Pokémon had been searching for an answer to a question. To that end, it had rescued most of the Pokémon imprisoned within Team Rocket and brought them to this island, sending it to deliver letters.
All so it could seek that answer in the Human World.
It had searched for a long time and sent letters to many humans, yet it had never received an answer that satisfied it.
Now...
It had finally found one?
Dragonite hesitated for a moment before finally relaying Lin Feng's words.
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