Ideal Nation

After a conversation.

Anthea and Concordia fell silent.

Baimu looked at them uneasily. Though neither of them was as radical as N, they were both steadfast Pokémon rescuers who had protected countless injured Pokémon.

"So this region has similar technology too..."

The pink-haired Anthea sighed.

"It's nothing new for those with malicious intentions to dream of stealing Pokémon's power."

Concordia, with her rabbit-ear hairstyle, was much calmer. "But in this world, there are also many, many people who genuinely love Pokémon and value their bonds with them."

She lowered her head slightly to thank Baimu. "Thank you very much for telling us about this. However, it would be more effective if you told N about it yourself instead of having us relay it."

"Yes, please." Anthea lowered her head as well.

This...

Baimu scratched Mawile's head and said amid her impatient wriggling, "All right, I'll go."

He stood up briskly and put Mawile back where she had been.

"Chito!"

Mawile frowned. Though she wanted to keep learning from Anthea and Concordia, her Trainer's situation truly concerned her.

After thinking it over again and again.

"Chito."

She bowed to Anthea, Concordia, and the Pokémon in farewell, then chased after Baimu.

Watching this, Anthea and Concordia could not help but smile. What was it that made them persist in building an ideal nation for humans and Pokémon?

It was right before their eyes.

Backyard.

N was communicating with a great many Pokémon.

They were not Baimu's, Awu's, or his own Pokémon, but the ones he had paid to rescue from Underground City yesterday.

In principle, N did not want to engage in monetary transactions that treated Pokémon as goods. But to avoid causing Baimu trouble, he had no choice but to buy them.

He did not lack money.

After Team Plasma's downfall,