Rayquaza, Attack!

Rayquaza, Attack! (Two-in-One, Please Vote!) Hoenn Region, Sootopolis City.

Beneath the towering tree on the small island in the central lake.

Although Groudon and Kyogre's appearance had brought considerable destruction to all of Hoenn Region.

Fortunately, the Pokémon League's plan had gone relatively smoothly. Together with Steven Stone, Lance, and the others defending with all their might, Sootopolis City had not been reduced to complete ruins as it had in the Special Chapter.

Jing He came beneath the tree alone.

Rustle—rustle—

A gentle breeze swept past, making the lush, sprawling tree rustle.

Listening closely, it almost sounded like pleasant laughter.

"Florges."

Jing He gently placed a hand against the trunk, closed his eyes, and slowly spread out his Aura, trying to find Eternal Florges.

"Snivy~"

Snivy stood at the edge of the little island with its head lowered, admiring its own "peerless beauty."

It truly was beautiful.

The sunlight was gentle today, and the breeze was mild. Snivy's body constantly emitted a faint glow as it performed Synthesis.

"Snivy?"

As it looked, Snivy suddenly noticed a Florges behind it in the water's reflection, holding a flower stem in both hands.

But this Florges looked rather unusual. Other Florges, regardless of what kind of flower they took the form of, differed at most in the color of the flowers they held—red, orange, blue, white, and so on.

Yet this Florges had a deep blue body, and the flower it held was very different as well.

Its stem and petals were crimson, while its black stamens resembled spikes, giving it an air of mystery and eeriness.

"Snivy?"

Snivy immediately turned to look behind itself, but there was nothing there.

It clenched its little hands into fists and rubbed its eyes hard.

Then it looked back at the reflection.

It was still there!