A Conversation with Suzuki Ai

Wallace wore a faint, intoxicated yet satisfied smile, as though admiring the perfect masterpiece he and his partner had created together.

He raised both hands like a conductor and gave the next command. "Aqua Ring!"

"Wooo~~"

Milotic let out a soft, lingering cry. The rainbow halo and mist surrounding it seemed to receive its guidance, following its elegant movements. Its long body swayed gently before suddenly leaping from the water!

Countless crystalline droplets rose with it from the surface, yet instead of falling back down, they floated upward as though alive, glittering brilliantly beneath the lights!

The droplets swiftly gathered and spun, forming three distinct, steady rings of water around Milotic's body—one around its upper body, one around its middle, and one around its lower body.

The clear water slowly revolved, faint light seeming to flow within it. It made Milotic's slender form appear ever more mysterious and holy, like an incarnation of a water deity!

Then Wallace called his partner's name with deep emotion. "Milotic!"

Completely enveloped by the flowing water, Milotic seemed to merge as one with it. Carrying that fluid barrier of water, with the lingering dreamlike mist trailing behind it, it began to "swim" gracefully through the air!

It first drifted lightly before Wallace, as if saluting its creator, then smoothly circled behind him. Its long body rose high behind Wallace, its beautiful head passing just above his own. Together, they formed a breathtaking image of Trainer and Pokémon in perfect harmony, as though they were one!

Milotic then swam onward, carrying the Aqua Ring around its body and the spreading mist as it slowly circled the enormous round pool.

Wherever it passed, a faint mist settled evenly, shrouding the entire pool in a hazy, poetic atmosphere.

Just as Milotic swam back to the center of