Not long ago, in the Ore Kingdom.
Amid the Diamond Storm filling the sky, Leafeon and Ogerpon, who had been suppressed and locked in a grueling battle for a long time, suddenly caught their breath. Then, as if they had broken through some boundary, their auras rose steadily, and they naturally completed their breakthrough.
Their battered bodies, pushed to the brink of their limits, were infused with renewed vitality. Leaf Blade and Thorn Whip Stick erupted, and the sword light shooting into the sky along with the shockwaves stirred up by their formidable power temporarily tore open the Diamond Storm, giving them a chance to catch their breath.
Zacian and Zacian revealed satisfied smiles. They had to admit that their counterparts from another world had remarkably sharp eyes.
No, perhaps it was more accurate to say that divine artifacts capable of choosing their own masters were good at choosing?
Seeing this—
Queen Diancie stopped maintaining Diamond Storm. Countless Pink Diamonds shining with dazzling light turned into specks of radiance and vanished, as though they had never existed.
This Diamond Storm had been unleashed at a level she had controlled according to Leafeon and Ogerpon's usual limits. Once they broke through it, it meant that Leafeon and Ogerpon had successfully surpassed their limits and entered the next stage, so there was naturally no need to keep it going.
At the side, the Diamond Minister promptly flattered her. "As expected of Her Majesty the Queen. With a single move, you accomplished what this old minister could not."
"No, this is not my achievement alone." Queen Diancie shook her head soberly, refusing the Diamond Minister's flattery. "This was merely the foundation built through your efforts over this period, blossoming and bearing fruit under my final test."
"The ones worthy of praise are Leafeon