Stripped of Their Eligibility, the Trialgoers / Chapter 280: Big Brother, Mimikyu Won't Get Mad, Will It?

But they had overlooked the power of technology, overlooked techniques like "Energy Cubes"...

Deprived Qualifications, the Trial Challengers

As Tapu Lele explained, the Guardian Deities gradually came to understand the full story.

When they learned that the special person Tapu Koko had mentioned was actually the Trainer currently acknowledged by Cosmoem, they were both shocked and felt that it was only natural.

Before evolving, Cosmog had no power, yet it was brimming with curiosity. Still, as a "young god," it was born with the arrogance of a god.

Curious about everyone, friendly as long as it was fed... It seemed like a lack of vigilance and brains, but from another perspective, was that not a kind of equal treatment toward all living things, and the ease of never believing anything could possibly happen to it?

Of course, that mindset was not worth encouraging.

Because Cosmog was genuinely weak...

Only after evolving into Cosmoem did it gain powerful defenses and no longer need to worry about its safety, but evolving was incredibly difficult.

Without the protection of a "god," if it followed nature's survival of the fittest, creatures like Cosmog would absolutely go extinct.

Its strength being utterly mismatched with its mentality was why the Cosmog species had such a low survival rate.

Only exceptionally outstanding Trainers who sincerely cared for them could earn their recognition.

They had also looked into the background and achievements of Roy, this Trial Challenger. He truly was outstanding.

"Ko!" Tapu Koko said seriously.

...In that case, Roy was not suitable to become an Island King.

The other three Guardian Deities agreed as well.

What was an Island King?

A "divine envoy" chosen by the Guardian Deities.

In other words, a spokesperson for the Guardian Deities, one of their subordinate employees...

And once Cosmoem evolved, it