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Tapu Lele's character was both innocent and cruel in equal measure. Similar to Mew, she possessed a simple mind with no real concept of good or evil in her heart. However, this didn't mean she lacked intelligence—rather, she was easily influenced by her emotions. Now, seeing Little Nebula's reaction, Tapu Lele immediately calmed down, sensing that she had made a terrible mistake.
Observing Roy, who remained on high alert, Tapu Lele suddenly found herself at a complete loss for what to do next.
Should she apologize? She had never done such a thing before. If this was truly a misunderstanding, she felt incredibly embarrassed as a Pokemon. Tapu Lele was deeply distressed by this unexpected turn of events.
Meanwhile, seeing Tapu Lele suddenly become completely silent, Roy's emotions shifted like rolling thunder. Gods were inherently moody beings, and humans sometimes struggled to understand their unpredictable emotions. Although he had made contact with numerous legendary Pokemon and maintained excellent relationships with them, Roy had never forgotten this fundamental truth.
Rather than pondering why the guardian deity was enraged, the key priority was finding a way to survive this encounter.
He silently retrieved a Escape Rope from his bag—this was a life-saving item that Sebastian had given him before his journey. Crafted by Caroline herself, it could teleport the user hundreds of kilometers away instantly.
Roy prepared to gather his Pokemon closer together, activate the Escape Rope, and transport everyone to safety simultaneously.
As for confronting Tapu Lele head-on? Absolutely not—that would be suicide.
If this were an Elite-level opponent, Roy could launch his "Beatdown of Justice" strategy and feel confident about competing effectively. But against a legendary Pokemon? Sorry, but he wasn't accepting that appointment!
Although Elite-level and Legendary-level Pokemon belonged to the same general power category, the latter had mastered divine authority, and their level of existence had been fundamentally elevated. Therefore, there existed a massive disparity in combat power between the two classifications.
Between Tapu Lele and Roy, there was a gap of three entire grades: Master, Elite, and Legend. No matter how skilled Roy was at overcoming challenges above his level, he still needed to respect basic limitations.
Not only that, but the guardian deities of the Tapu family possessed combat power that ranked among the top tier even within the legendary classification.
Facing such an opponent, Roy had no confidence in achieving victory. The only sensible option was to flee immediately!
Being targeted by a Guardian Deity meant this Alola region would no longer be safe for him! Perhaps in three years, when he returned with greater strength, he could make the guardian deities regret their actions!
Just as his Pokemon silently approached him and Roy prepared to activate the Escape Rope, Tapu Lele's figure suddenly vanished from the night sky. The psychic aura covering their surroundings gradually dissipated as well.
"Ah..." Roy froze in place, completely bewildered.
What exactly did Tapu Lele's actions mean? She had suddenly launched a night attack, released a devastating technique, and then simply fled? Could this have been some kind of test from the guardian deity?
Most importantly, would he be able to continue his island challenge safely?
Roy remained puzzled and turned to his Pokemon team. "Are you all alright?"
[Yes,] Lucario responded through their aura connection. [Not only are we fine, but our physical condition is... remarkably improved.]
Hearing this, Roy quickly examined his Pokemon's status more carefully.
Metagross, who had borne the brunt of Nature's Madness while defending them, had sustained the most severe injuries. Cracks of varying degrees had appeared across all four of its arms during the confrontation.
However, now its arms had completely returned to normal. Not only that, but like its teammates, Metagross appeared full of energy with its condition in excellent shape.
The exhaustion from the day's battles and the drowsiness from being awakened in the middle of the night had all been completely swept away!
Roy quickly understood what had happened.
"It's the scale powder."
The luminous scale powder scattered from Tapu Lele's body had the ability to activate living organisms and provide healing effects for injuries and ailments.
Of course, when large amounts of these scales made contact with skin, they could cause intense itching and discomfort—a torturous experience.
The powder served as both healing medicine and potential torture device, depending on the user's intentions.
Before departing, the scale powder she had scattered was clearly the beneficial variety, activating and revitalizing all of Roy's Pokemon.
This was undoubtedly a gesture of goodwill—or perhaps a sign of apology.
Roy suddenly understood the situation completely.
During the heat of battle, he'd had no time to consider the underlying reasons for the conflict. Now that things had returned to normal, his sharp mind immediately recognized that this had been a misunderstanding caused by Little Nebula's presence.
After realizing it had all been a misunderstanding, Roy felt relieved but simultaneously heartbroken about the missed opportunity.
If she wanted to express an apology, couldn't she have communicated directly? Even if there had been a fight, couldn't they have shaken hands and made peace afterward?
Friend, you made me miss out on potential compensation! Running away like a shy child was completely outrageous!
Roy was filled with regret. He had actually missed a chance to gain something valuable from this encounter. As a trainer, his awareness level clearly wasn't high enough yet.
After repacking their campsite, Roy and his Pokemon continued their rest.
Perhaps due to the scale powder's activation effects on his body, Roy enjoyed the best night's sleep he'd had in quite some time. He even dreamed about Tapu Lele.
Don't misunderstand—it wasn't any kind of inappropriate dream.
What Roy experienced in his dream was Tapu Lele's Nature's Madness, the exclusive technique of the guardian deities.
Nature's Madness, which seemed to blend seamlessly with the natural world and harness the power of the entire environment, had left an extremely deep impression on Roy's mind.
Undoubtedly, this represented a higher-level application of sage techniques.
The guardian had integrated fairy energy into terrain-based moves, forming an exclusive "natural domain."
Tapu Lele's Psychic Terrain, Tapu Koko's Electric Terrain, Tapu Bulu's Grassy Terrain, and Tapu Fini's Misty Terrain—all had forged their own natural domains based on this fundamental principle.
They would then pour, sweep, and crush their entire natural domain toward their enemies.
This was the true essence of Nature's Madness!
The sage techniques manual that Roy had thought he'd seen the "upper limit" of suddenly revealed a new path forward.
Roy felt that his journey was worthwhile based on this single inspiration alone.
"The guardian deities use terrain effects to integrate sage principles..." Roy opened his eyes, still lying on his sleeping bag with his hands behind his head, muttering thoughtfully. "The fundamental principle of terrain moves involves the manipulation of natural energy, so the compatibility is extremely high. When combined properly, they can generate a sublimation effect to form natural domains."
"But it's not just terrain moves that can form domains..."
"As long as the techniques involve natural energy manipulation, there should be corresponding possibilities for transformation."
"For example, weather control..."
Weather manipulation was one of Ninetales' specialties. This concept was definitely worth experimenting with.
Roy made up his mind about this new research direction.
However, their current environment wasn't suitable for safe practice and experimentation.
Taking out his toiletries from his travel bag, Roy brushed his teeth and washed his face, then prepared a hearty breakfast for his Pokemon before the group formally began walking toward the flower fields.
Shortly after entering the flower field area, Roy found himself surrounded by a large group of Pokemon.
Ribombee, Pelipper, Blissey, and Togekiss formed an army under the command of their leader, a Totem Ribombee.
Except for some Pokemon wrapped in Totem auras, they were all in a "violent" state, displaying hideously distorted expressions.
Even Blissey, normally a gentle Pokemon that served as nurses throughout the China region, had a twisted nature at this moment. Its expression was abnormally ferocious, with drool dripping from the corners of its mouth and a face that suggested it would devour anything in its path.
This completely ruined Roy's childhood memories. There were many humans in this world who had been delivered by Blissey, and Roy was no exception.
He'd heard from his parents that he'd been fed by a Blissey when he was young—don't misunderstand, it was baby formula, not anything inappropriate.
The Blissey and Chansey evolutionary line could be considered the goddesses of childhood, equivalent to incarnations of maternal love.
Beloved by children, even when people grew up, they maintained natural feelings of kindness toward these Pokemon.
If Blissey's current terrifying expression were photographed, it would definitely create a picture scary enough to stop children from crying.
Despite their violent states, these Pokemon surrounding Roy chose not to attack immediately. Instead, they suppressed their aggressive instincts and waited in place.
Soon, the "king" they were waiting for appeared before Roy.
The Totem Ribombee.
This Totem Pokemon had an unusually small body and was quite different from typical Totem Pokemon.
In fact, compared to its subordinates, her body appeared smaller and more delicate, lacking any intimidating presence whatsoever.
"Buzz!" Totem Ribombee let out an adorable cry.
"Welcome, challenger," she seemed to communicate.
Following Totem Ribombee's greeting, several regular Ribombee approached carrying small cups and offered them to Roy.
Each cup was filled with honey that looked incredibly sweet just from appearance alone.
The politeness and hospitality were absolutely impeccable.
Roy accepted a cup, took a sip, and was instantly overwhelmed by the delightful sweetness that filled his mouth.
"This is delicious."
"Buzz!" Totem Ribombee giggled with apparent delight at Roy's positive reaction.
Roy immediately developed a favorable impression of this Totem Ribombee—what a well-mannered and polite little one.
This Pokemon was like an angel! That ill-tempered Tapu Lele from last night could learn something from this example!
Roy, thinking along these lines, remained unaware of an important detail.
At that moment, the violent Pokemon surrounding them were shocked and began whispering among themselves.
[Boss, what's wrong? Why are you being so polite?]
[Something's not right here!]
[Idiots, this human carries the scent of Tapu Lele's scale powder!]
[My big brother was on watch last night. According to him, Lady Tapu Lele apparently visited this area!]
[I understand! I know why the boss is trying to please this human!]
[Pelipper, what do you understand?]
[The blessing of the guardian deity speaks for itself.]
Totem Ribombee appeared very cute and petite, seemingly harmless to humans and Pokemon alike.
However, how could any being capable of commanding such a vast army and making violent Pokemon bow their heads in submission truly be so innocent?
On the contrary, to compensate for her lack of external intimidation, Totem Ribombee had to demonstrate methods far beyond those of normal Totem Pokemon.
As the saying goes, the cuter the profile picture, the more ruthless the user behind it.
The same principle applied to Fairy-type Pokemon—the cuter the fairy, the more dangerous it typically was.
Totem Ribombee had won the war for "Four Totems" through cunning tactics, feigning weakness to eliminate all her competitors.
Her alternate name among the local Pokemon was far more sinister:
The Pollen Demon.