Ultimate World

He was forcibly dragged out of sleep by his phone ringtone.

Yan Yang groggily tried to sit up, only to feel a heavy weight—Solgaleo's massive body had practically covered him completely, wrapping him in warm breath and soft fur so tightly he could barely breathe.

"No wonder it felt so stuffy sleeping..." He struggled out from beneath the white lion, caught his breath, and rubbed the big lion's neck with mild complaint. "Were you trying to suffocate me?"

Solgaleo merely gave a lazy snort, his deep eyes half-lidded. Clearly, he had not fully woken up yet.

Yan Yang grabbed his phone. The screen showed an incoming call from Dr. Iku.

"Hello, Yan Yang?" Dr. Iku's voice came through after the call connected, carrying obvious exhaustion along with the relief of a burden lifted. "You... you really are incredible. Thank you for everything you did."

Dr. Iku finally had the chance to ask him properly.

Just yesterday, news had come from the Ultra Guardians that the nightmare sweeping across Alola had finally ended completely.

Dia, the hero who had fought until the very end, had also explained what happened in detail—Yan Yang had actually come alone to support them. The gesture had deeply warmed their hearts.

In truth, not long after the Guzzlord codenamed "Big Eater" descended, the Iku Research Institute had begun an emergency evacuation.

There were simply too many Pokémon housed there, and the institute was close to the city. It could easily have become a target.

The entire evacuation had taken tremendous effort. In the end, they had temporarily settled near the edge of the island, where the League had also established a temporary station.

Everyone had gathered there, anxiously waiting for the nightmare to end.

The destruction of the city had been horrifying. The "Ultra Wormhole riot"