A Mad Plan

That was right. Although Laika had seemed to be speaking to the Eon Duo, her words had not been meant for them.

She had been speaking to the blue orb in front of her.

Dian looked closely. Rather than an orb, it really did resemble a crystal-clear, pale-blue Poké Ball!

And inside it was very likely Latias, the Infinity Pokémon who had existed since the time of Napolant.

Everything Laika and the others were doing now was probably meant to revive her brother, Latios.

That would explain Latios's and Latias's unusual behavior. If Orlando had summoned the Eon Duo, or if they were descendants of the Infinity Pokémon he had summoned, they might even have some connection to the siblings of the Napolant Kingdom.

That gave them a reason to act as they had. And if that reasoning held, the Eon Duo were probably safe, or Orlando had arranged everything in advance. Either way, Dian had no need to worry about them.

The situation was clear now. Alto Mare had been established as an altar to revive Latios, who had sacrificed himself in the Blue Sky Country. Lester and Orlando had likely planned all of this long ago.

No, Lester had probably held out no hope for it. That was why he had chosen to sacrifice himself in the Blue Sky Country, while the surviving Latias had been placed in the ruins.

Orlando, however, had chosen to rebuild the Napolant Kingdom. But the countless sacrifices, and the sins they had brought, meant Infinity Island would never recognize them. That was why Orlando needed to revive the fallen Latios and regain Infinity Island's support.

Restoring Napolant to its former power was impossible for now, so he had devised a compromise: a government that belonged to the League in name but operated