"Big Goo, you all seemed to really hate the Five Kings of Hisui earlier. Why is that?"
That afternoon, feeling bored after arranging for Dragapult and the others to train outside, Chen Shi approached the Goodra leader and asked curiously.
Big Goo was the name he had given the Goodra leader. He had named the two early Champion-level Goodra, too.
They were called Second Goo and Third Goo.
Fitting and easy to remember. What could be better?
At first, the Goodra had refused, but Chen Shi kept calling them those names, and there was nothing they could do.
Eventually, they had reluctantly accepted them.
Upon hearing the words "Five Kings of Hisui," the Goodra leader, Big Goo, cried out through gritted teeth.
"Goodra!"
(Because they deserve to die!)
"Why do they deserve to die?"
Big Goo snorted, then began explaining to Chen Shi.
As it turned out, the Pokémon of the Hisui Region had initially respected the Five Kings of Hisui. After all, they had followed the Nameless Hero and even received Arceus's blessing.
The Five Kings of Hisui had lived up to their title as kings, too, always living peacefully alongside everyone.
Later, for some unknown reason, the Five Kings of Hisui had suddenly changed overnight. They had begun forcibly recruiting Pokémon throughout the Hisui Region and invading other Pokémon's territories at will.
They had even demanded monthly tributes of the resources and food each group had collected.
Anyone who refused had immediately suffered their retaliation.
This had continued for roughly three full years. Finally, Zoroark and another group of Goodra had taken the lead, gathering everyone to launch a war of resistance.
The Five Kings had plenty of followers back then, too. Although the resistance had won that battle, it had been a devastating victory.
Countless Pokémon had