On the eve of winter.
Baimu had completed his relatively brief trip to Dahara City--
Well.
Not really completed it.
He had only proposed a plan. Its actual execution still depended on Lugia, Dr. Krane, and Hoopa—the three key figures. To mediate between them and prevent misunderstandings, he even had to become a key figure himself.
The burden on his shoulders had unknowingly grown heavier again.
But there was nothing he could do about that. There could be no gain without effort. Just like he had troubled Hoopa, he had to buy it an awful lot of doughnuts in return.
Several dozen minutes earlier, N and Dr. Krane had already been sent back to the Orre Region. Lugia had temporarily remained on the isolated island to verify whether the Purification Spray was effective.
If he wanted to take it to search for Lugia and its offspring, he had to extend its Darkened state from once a day to once a month or even once a season. Otherwise, if it started fighting Lugia and its offspring, the ensuing clash would be earth-shaking. It might even affect Hoenn's ocean currents.
Hmm...
It might even draw Kyogre's attack.
After all, the Hoenn Region was Kyogre's territory. Lugia and its offspring had merely been driven away by Team Rocket and forced to relocate to the waters near Hoenn.
In the future, with the appearance of the Legendary Stone, the battle between Hoenn's three gods of land, sea, and sky would unfold across the region's waters. That was spectacle enough. They could do without a battle between Shadow Lugia and an ordinary Lugia.
By the coast.
Baimu leaned against the stone railing, with Hoopa on his left and Blissey on his right.
One human and two Pokémon held doughnuts as they admired the scenery and