A blazing sun, a blue sky, and the Wilderness Gobi.
Hidden amid the vast mountain ranges of Mt. Coronet was a stretch of Gobi desert, surrounded by oddly shaped little peaks that made both hiding and escaping easy.
Dian stood openly before one of those peaks, silently awaiting the arrival of the other two factions.
He gave little thought to the Underground Researchers. Of the entire Hunter J Group, only Hunter J herself warranted caution. The rest were nothing but pushovers.
He examined his current state of mind and found neither arrogance nor conceit, but an extraordinary calm.
He calmly felt,
He naturally felt,
That Hunter J alone could stand as his opponent now!
That was the confidence he had earned through countless battles!
His strength
Came neither from the Sword of Silver Sovereignty at his neck nor from the owner of the Red Feather, who seemed rather busy lately, but from the Pokémon he carried and those currently training,
The partners he had painstakingly raised!
"Melo!"
Meloetta had been quietly hiding behind Dian all this time, behaving so well and showing such consideration that he was deeply touched.
Meloetta leaned close to his ear with a soft cry, then pointed toward the empty sky.
A ripple of light flashed across the azure heavens, and a small but heavily armed warship abruptly appeared, blotting out the blazing sun.
Pokémon Hunter J had arrived!
"Meloetta, go to the back and hide behind Chuangyi and Officer Jenny... If things get dangerous, don't hold back. Use them to block the attacks."
Dian stroked Meloetta's long green hair and slightly anxious little face... Meloetta was probably quite powerful, but had virtually no experience and thus could not bring that strength to bear,
Except by using Ancient Song, which made no distinction between friend and