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"Moo!!"

Camerupt, whose attention had been on Beedrill, immediately sensed the threat coming from underground. It lowered its head and pawed uneasily with its front hooves.

"What is this?!"

Courtney's expression turned grave. Without hesitation, she ordered Weezing to retreat and gestured for the Sneasel lurking in the shadows to come guard her.

Having once let Camerupt sense Earth Rhythm, she understood exactly what these tremors represented—power!

Bzz!

Beedrill's wings flickered, leaving several afterimages as it appeared in front of Dian. It watched the white light, sensing an aura that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

Dian slowly exhaled, feeling as though a huge weight had lifted from him. Unless something unexpected happened, the day he had worked so hard for had finally arrived.

He slowly closed his eyes. From resolutely abandoning the Mt. Silver Conference in the Johto Region, to giving up so much to seek the protection of Lorelei of the Elite Four, to lying low in Almia for a year, only he knew how difficult the journey had been.

How many choices did a person have in life?

How many years?

How many opportunities?

He had staked a part of his future and a portion of his life on that gray-green figure.

Along the way, Dian had felt lost, too. At times, he had even spent entire nights unable to sleep, but he had still endured.

Now, all that hardship was finally bearing fruit.

Part of the future he sought lay within that white light. At the very least, right now, it left his mind reeling and his heart wavering.

Compared with titles or even fame, this was something real and tangible.

It was truly one of his deepest bonds with this world!

Congratulations, Larvitar.

Dian silently spoke those words in his heart.

He opened his eyes again