Pokémon: My Titles Know No Limits! [393]

When August finally found Zinnia, she was sitting beneath a large tree, hugging her knees in defeat, sobbing tiny pearl-like tears.

“Zinnia-san… are you crying?”

Lillie, cradling Nebby in her arms, stared in surprise at the scene.

At Lillie’s words, Zinnia’s body jerked. She looked up. “Who’s crying? I’m not crying!”

“But your eyes are all red…”

Lillie peered at Zinnia’s reddened eyes. No matter how you looked at it, it was obvious she’d been crying.

“I just got some sand in my eyes during the battle,” Zinnia protested.

Seeing her like this, August relaxed a little.

As long as she’s still lively, there’s nothing seriously wrong.

“Where’s Lilligant?”

August glanced around—no sign of the Lady of the Ridge.

When he asked, Zinnia snapped back to herself. “Darkrai lured her away…”

“I mean, it was just a Lilligant—how did you end up like this?” August asked, truly baffled.

“You didn’t mess up the balm for Lilligant, did you…? Didn’t I tell you, the balm for Lilligant is the green one?”

Zinnia bristled, indignant. “How could I have gotten it wrong? I’m not an idiot…”

“So then—?”

“I was just about to calm her down with the balm, when suddenly a golden light shot down from the sky. The next thing I knew, Lilligant had gotten massive—like, way bigger than before…” Zinnia waved her arms to emphasize the scale.

August listened, feeling more and more that something wasn’t right.

“You said she got bigger. How big, exactly?”

Zinnia stood on tiptoe, gesturing. “At least six or seven stories tall!”

That’s the size of a Paldea Titan…

The thought flashed through August’s mind.

Just then, Darkrai reappeared, floating down beside him.

August questioned Darkrai, who confirmed everything Zinnia had said—and even offered a few more details.

For instance, when it attacked Lilligant, whose body was now shrouded in golden light, its moves were dramatically weakened. That was why Darkrai hadn’t managed to subdue her, and could only lead her away.

Even Darkrai couldn’t handle her…

Now August was sure: something had definitely changed about the Nobles of Hisui.

From Zinnia’s description of golden light from the sky, August was almost certain—this had Arceus written all over it…

Trouble…

Looks like I’ll have to take care of this myself.

He turned to Zinnia. “Take Akari and Lillie back first.”

“Teacher, will you be alright by yourself?” Lillie asked, knowing she’d only get in the way, but still unable to hide her worry.

August patted her head. “Don’t worry, I’m not Zinnia.”

Zinnia: “?”

Why do I always have to be the cautionary tale?

Before she could protest, August had already snatched her backpack and started ushering her away.

Zinnia stomped off, fuming, glancing back every few steps.

Once he’d sent them off, August called out Gardevoir. “Come on, let’s see what’s really going on with this Lilligant.”

...

Even before he reached the battlefield, August could see her from afar—a Lilligant, glowing with golden light, towering at a size rivaling Dynamax Pokémon.

A crisp, intoxicating fragrance wafted from her, making August feel inexplicably refreshed.

Lilligant spotted August as he approached.

He came closer. “Lilligant, let’s have a battle!”

August was already bracing himself. By Zinnia’s account, this super-sized Lilligant was even fiercer than before.

But to his surprise, when she heard him, Lilligant didn’t attack right away. Instead, she tilted her head.

“Lili~!”

With her new size, even her voice boomed—what should have been melodious now rattled August’s eardrums.

Still, he managed to understand what she meant.

“You’re saying you want to wager something for this battle?”

Lilligant nodded.

August watched as she produced a jade-green Plate and tossed it onto a nearby boulder.

His expression turned complicated.

Feels like I’m being railroaded here…

He glanced up at the sky—nothing but blue, yet he couldn’t shake the feeling that some certain llama was watching him from another dimension.

Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, August faced Lilligant, who was already poised for battle.

He took a deep breath. “Alright—bring it on!”

“Lili~!”

The fight began in an instant.

Lilligant swept her arm. Countless leaves whipped up into a violent storm, surging toward August.

One moment she’d been gentle—the next, she was attacking with wild ferocity.

[Leaf Storm]?

August stared at the incoming torrent of leaves.

You really aren’t holding back!

But if it’s just [Leaf Storm]…

“Gardevoir, [Psychic]!” August commanded.

Gardevoir, with the Plate floating beside her, shimmered with blue energy. Her telekinetic wave crashed into the leaf storm overhead, shattering the leaves into fragments.

But Lilligant pressed her advantage, controlling wave after wave of leaves, relentless.

With her massive size came endless stamina—she could keep up this assault for ages.

Gardevoir teleported herself and August out of the danger zone.

Then August raised his [Mega Bracelet]. “Gardevoir—[Mega Evolve]!”

In the World Championships, you can’t use two items at once, but here in Hisui—no rules, no problem.

He pressed the [Keystone]. Gardevoir was bathed in pink light.

When it faded, she appeared in a dark dress—her Mega form.

Lilligant attacked again.

This time, Gardevoir met her with another Psychic.

With her special attack now massively boosted, Gardevoir’s wave tore through the leaf storm in an instant.

BOOM!

[Psychic] smashed into Lilligant, sending her staggering back several steps.

But that was all.

Even [Mega Evolved], and with the [Mind Plate’s] power, Gardevoir’s attacks could only push her back. Just as Darkrai reported, the golden light around Lilligant greatly weakened their moves.

August didn’t hesitate—he took out the calming balms.

“Gardevoir, I’m counting on you!”

Gardevoir nodded, telekinetically lifting the balms from August’s pack.

Before Lilligant could recover her balance, the balms shot toward her like seeds from a [Bullet Seed].

BANG, BANG, BANG—

Each balm burst into a cloud of green mist upon contact with Lilligant, mingling with the golden aura, which visibly faded.

August watched closely. The moment the light around her finally dissipated—

“Now! [Psychic]!”

Gardevoir unleashed a torrent of psychic power, smashing into Lilligant.

Without the golden aura’s protection, the blow knocked Lilligant off her feet, the tremor shaking the earth for a kilometer around.

Before August’s eyes, her immense body began to shrink, returning to a size only a little larger than a normal Lilligant.

“Lili~”

Lilligant struggled upright and bowed gracefully to August.

She picked up the Plate and presented it to him.

As he took the Plate, a system notification sounded in his mind:

[You have calmed the mutated berserk Lilligant. Title acquired: “Big, But Not Necessarily Strong.”]

August blinked, surprised. He hadn’t expected to get a title out of this—it hadn’t even been that difficult for him.

He checked the system rewards out of habit:

[1. Azure Flute]
[2. Arceus (avatar)]
[3. Legendary Plate]

August: “….”

You’re not even pretending anymore. Not even a token fake reward to mix things up? Now you’re just tossing the beads straight at my face.

No way I’m picking any of those. Not in this lifetime.

Thanking Lilligant, August tucked the [Meadow Plate] away and quickly made his exit, leaving a thoroughly bewildered Lilligant behind—still unsure what exactly had just happened.

...

Jubilife Village

When August got back, the Sirfetch’d Chef Squad had already started prepping dinner.

Yes, August had brought the whole Chef Squad with him this time.

A long table was covered in delicious dishes, all very much not in the Hisui style—just looking at them made Akari’s mouth water.

Even the usually stoic Cyllene looked eager.

As August returned, Akari asked, “Mr. August, is everything settled with the Lady of the Ridge?”

August waved a hand. “Please—I’m not Zinnia. Easy as pie.”

Zinnia, who’d been eyeing the roasted Slowpoke tail, shot August a glare.

Lillie, seeing Zinnia’s expression, tried to hide her giggle behind her hand.

Meanwhile, Nebby seized the chance—when Lillie wasn’t looking, it snatched a cupcake and swallowed it whole.

“Nebby, mind your table manners!” Lillie scolded.

Nebby blinked innocently.

What happened? I have no idea!

Except the cream on its mouth gave it away completely.

Lillie could only sigh in exasperation.

“Well, since Nebby can’t wait, let’s eat!” August announced.

No sooner had he finished speaking than—

It wasn’t Nebby who moved first, but Mew.

“Mew~!”

Before anyone could react, Mew had already devoured her favorite cupcake.

Nebby, a second too late, stared at the empty plate, stunned. Then its eyes welled up—and it burst into loud tears.

Now the house was filled with Lillie’s frantic attempts to soothe Nebby, Mew’s guilty tongue sticking out, the others laughing at the scene—the whole place warm with laughter.

...

Because she’d made Nebby cry, Mew was roped into helping August with the dishes.

Later, August strolled through Jubilife’s quiet night with Cynthia.

“How was your day? Find anything good?” he asked.

Cynthia had spent the whole day at the library.

Hearing his question, her face glowed with excitement. “Absolutely! I found several texts I thought were lost forever—they’re invaluable for studying ancient Sinnoh history.”

“Thank you, August!”

If not for him, those sealed-away records would never have seen daylight again.

August smiled. “Glad to help.”

“By the way, you’ve met Cyllene now—what do you think?”

“Cyllene… Cyrus…”

With their identical silvery-blue hair, Cynthia had noticed right away. Add in the Galaxy Team connection—it wasn’t hard to guess that Cyllene was Cyrus’s ancestor.

But Cynthia had no issues with Cyllene at all. In fact, they’d really hit it off in the library.

And while Cyrus’s Galaxy Team was the villains of the future, the current Galaxy Team was nothing but honorable.

Pioneering a new world, researching Pokémon, expanding humanity’s frontier—Hisui’s Galaxy Team had made undeniable contributions to Sinnoh’s history.

Cynthia sighed. “I just never imagined that such an idealistic Galaxy Team would become… what it did in the future.”

“Yeah, time really is a strange thing.”

As August was musing, his [Aura] flared—someone familiar was approaching.

Looking up, he saw Volo in his Ginkgo Guild garb and pack coming his way.

Volo was radiating pent-up energy.

He was here to collect on a debt—August’s people had borrowed a hefty sum from him and then vanished.

Those were hard-earned savings, scraped together over countless business trips. Volo hadn’t been eating or sleeping well, haunted by visions of August and his cronies running off with his money.

So when he heard August had resurfaced, he hadn’t even waited to eat—he’d come running straight here.

But when he saw Cynthia standing next to August, he froze.

Who is this? She looks just like me!

Both Cynthia and Volo had the exact same thought at that moment.

August grinned and waved, like he’d just spotted an old buddy. “Volo! Long time no see!”

The greeting jolted Volo out of his trance. Remembering his mission, he rushed up, eyes red, and grabbed August’s sleeve. “August, pay up!”

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