Su Hao: "..."
This urgent?
Articuno nodded. It would be a lie to say it wasn't anxious, and it disdained lying.
Articuno had not forgotten the Icicle Plate Fragment Su Hao had promised it.
That guy Zapdos had mooched off a Zap Plate Fragment not long ago and had made astonishing progress recently. It was already showing signs of surpassing both Articuno and Moltres, leaving Articuno anxious and flustered.
At their level, breakthroughs were no longer something that could happen whenever they wanted. As embodiments wielding the power of rules, progress in cultivating Authority was not so easily achieved.
Cultivation with no end in sight and no tangible sense of progress could even crush one's will.
It did not have many ambitions. Aside from occasionally fantasizing about Lugia and Giratina becoming its underlings in its dreams, its greatest goal was to become the leader of the Legendary Birds, leading them in both reputation and strength.
Most of the Authority related to ice was controlled by those Class One Legendary Pokémon. If it wanted to improve, aside from burying itself in cultivation, items formed from the source of Ice-type power like Icicle Plate Fragments were its way forward.
Unfortunately, after Su Hao left the Divine Bird Sanctuary, although he had obtained three Plate Fragments in succession, none of them had been Icicle Plate Fragments.
The Dread Plate Fragment on Yveltal, the Flame Plate Fragment on Heatran in the Pokémon world, and the Iron Plate Fragment on Nihilego.
Taking the opportunity to update Articuno on recent events, Su Hao selectively told it about what he had experienced during this time.
After hearing everything, Articuno could not help revealing a complicated expression.
It no longer mentioned the Icicle Plate Fragment. Turning its face away, it mumbled, "Ahem... in that case, I'll give you