After a friendly discussion, Baimu reached an agreement with the Legendary Giants: he would not use Heart of God on them again without permission.
In return, they would speak more plainly from now on, making it easier for both sides to communicate—
Regirock openly welcomed him to chat anytime. Regice and Registeel promptly shut it down in a fury.
They had had enough of him!
"Haha!"
Baimu couldn't stop laughing. Still, after some reflection, he realized Heart of God was rather rude.
Shiny Rayquaza and Lugia had never objected, though, so he had fallen into the habit of using Heart of God to greet every Legendary Pokémon he met.
It really did work. If a first meeting started at fifty points of goodwill, one conversation could push it straight to a hundred.
Then he grew curious about when the Legendary Giants had learned to speak modern language.
After they summoned the Dynamaxed Regigigas?
Or had they known it from the start?
It was the former.
Thousands of years asleep under Imprison had dulled their self-awareness. Their bodies had activated first, while their minds remained stuck for quite some time.
That was the main reason they had struck him as more like Alchemy Golems than Pokémon.
Then, at the entrance to the Choice Ruins, the Five Regis had gathered together.
Their reunion had triggered a hidden mechanism inside them, forcibly rebooting their minds.
Only then had they fully awakened.
That was why they had stepped forward to block the Dynamaxed Regigigas's arm and protect Baimu.
After all, the Legendary Giants had guarded ancient humanity for countless years.
Even after those humans betrayed them and sealed them away across Hoenn, they would still rush to protect people in danger—even when the danger came from their own creator.
Tch!
Baimu felt moved and