The Disbanded Team Rocket: What Would the Trio Choose?!

"Yeah, Jirachi was going back to Forina. Everyone there was waiting for Jirachi!"

Jirachi spoke those words, laden with a heavy destiny, in a lighthearted and innocent tone.

As though it was not something it had no choice but to do, but something it wished to accomplish of its own accord.

Hu Yang paused at this, then nodded gently. "Yeah. If that's what you want, then go without worry!"

He was willing to respect Jirachi's choice.

But Jirachi seemed a little sad. It lowered its small head and said dejectedly, "But if I do, I'll never get to see you and the others again..."

"Just like everyone before. When I wake up next time, everyone will be gone."

Absol, the guardian of Forina, had told it that this was death.

Pokémon who had died returned to the earth and became one with all of Forina.

Jirachi did not understand what death was. It only vaguely understood that it would never be able to see those friends again.

Hu Yang understood what Jirachi meant. He fell silent, unsure of how to respond.

Even with a cheat like the modifier, there was little more he could do when facing the predetermined fates of Pokémon—their birth, aging, sickness, and death.

Just like that Clefairy who had passed away.

Hu Yang sighed softly.

At that moment, Jirachi suddenly looked up. Its eyes sparkled as it spoke cheerfully, like a mature child:

"But don't worry, Hu Yang! I'll always be watching over you! Whenever you see the stars twinkling in the night sky, that means I'll be by your side!"

Was Jirachi... comforting him?

Hu Yang was slightly taken aback. Looking at the innocent, adorable Jirachi before him, he reached out and rubbed its head. "Yeah. I'm really happy I got to meet you."

Jirachi