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Those inscriptions—were they really spells? Roy couldn't be entirely certain. After all, he wasn't a master of ancient languages and literature, and he didn't know much about such things.
However, those inscriptions seemed to be written using light itself. Originally, before Solgaleo's arrival, because all the light had been absorbed by the star child Cosmog, they had appeared lifeless and dormant.
But now things were different. Solgaleo's arrival seemed to inject vitality into them instantly, causing them to shimmer and glow once more.
In Ultra Megalopolis, this tower had once been the core of the city's power source, and everything had functioned without the slightest deviation.
However, a deviation had occurred when Ultra Megalopolis was shattered.
Two deities had been born from it as well.
Solgaleo, who had been strengthened in virtually every aspect, was also thinking much faster than before. This could be seen from when he'd used that clever escape technique earlier.
So now, when Solgaleo noticed that the inscriptions were emitting mysterious light again because of his presence, he understood the general reason after making a few mental connections.
Of course, most of it was also because Solgaleo felt a strong sense of familiarity emanating from these spells.
Under normal reasoning, he shouldn't have felt such a powerful connection. This sensation felt as though he was originally part of it somehow.
Solgaleo suddenly thought of something. He turned his head abruptly and saw Roy's knowing, meaningful eyes.
"La?"
Could it be that the light of my birth was the light absorbed by this guy???
Seeing Solgaleo's expression of disbelief mixed with faint disgust, Roy began considering how to explain this matter to Solgaleo properly.
After thinking briefly, Roy came up with a good approach.
So Roy quickly put away that teasing smile, pretending to look serious and contemplative—so swiftly that even Solgaleo thought the expression he'd just seen must have been a mistake.
Roy lowered his head and let out a long, heavy sigh. "Oh, I'm afraid you've figured it out by now."
"The light you were born with was originally absorbed from Necrozma's body. No—to be more precise, the same is true for Lunala."
Before Solgaleo could fully process this, Roy quickly adopted a grieved expression.
"You know, Necrozma was victimized, and I never expected the Illuminati to use such despicable methods."
"Otherwise I definitely would have stopped them!"
Saying this, Roy even pretended to wipe away tears, while simultaneously raising one eye to secretly observe Solgaleo's reaction.
Sure enough, when Roy displayed his sorrowful emotions, Solgaleo had no other thoughts at all. Out of concern for his friend, he now only wanted to quickly figure out how to imprison this great villain again!
Even better if he could never escape!
The innocent Solgaleo was once again deceived by this crafty human, completely forgetting to consider that the person before him was quite experienced at manipulation and was a complete master of performance.
"La~"
Solgaleo completely abandoned his disgust for the light within his body and rubbed his radiant head affectionately against Roy's back, trying to make Roy feel better.
It's okay, it's okay—don't blame yourself~
Roy was crying on the outside while laughing on the inside. As a master-level performer, he also understood the principle of quitting while ahead.
Roy hugged Solgaleo's lion-like head in his arms, with a smile on his face that was almost impossible to suppress. Fortunately, Solgaleo couldn't see his expression from this position.
It was also the first time for Solgaleo to encounter such an emotionally vulnerable Pokémon Trainer, especially seeing his trembling shoulders, which made Solgaleo feel genuinely distressed.
"La~"
It's alright, it's alright—don't cry! You're the best!
Roy, who was trying hard to hold back his laughter, finally raised his head, released his grip on Solgaleo's neck, and let out a deep breath. Acting was quite exhausting work.
Seeing that Solgaleo's attention had been completely redirected by him, Roy breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, if Solgaleo kept dwelling in a state of self-loathing, even a deity would have no way to prevent himself from spiraling into despair.
So Roy continued.
"But fortunately, we've found him now, and as someone with the same source of power for the imprisonment, there are only you and Lunala!"
"Right now, Lunala is seriously injured too, which means!"
Roy's tone grew increasingly excited, and the atmosphere gradually built toward a climax.
This could be seen from Solgaleo's increasingly raised head. He was now eagerly anticipating Roy's next words—the very sentence he had in mind!
And Roy understood Solgaleo's personality very well, so he could naturally deliver exactly what he wanted to hear.
"Only you! Can imprison this villain! It's all up to you, Solgaleo!"
"La!"
Solgaleo roared, lifting his head high with defiance, as if he could already see himself standing at the pinnacle of righteousness, vanquishing evil.
Following Solgaleo's mighty cry, countless streams of majestic light surged toward the floating inscriptions.
When those spells made contact with Solgaleo's light, they had initially shown only a hint of vitality, but now they acted as though injected with powerful energy, absorbing the light voraciously and continuously channeling it into the pitch-black Pokémon's body at the center.
Even though the Pokémon was being treated this way, and logically speaking should have been suffering from the light's impact and should have made some kind of noise in response—
Necrozma remained as calm as though he were simply sleeping peacefully, with his limbs curled up and his head resting on the cold, marble-like floor, without any reaction whatsoever.
This also demonstrated that the light within Solgaleo had indeed originated from Necrozma, and now it could be used to strengthen those spells and reinforce Necrozma's imprisonment.
Roy's mind raced as information rapidly processed and reorganized within his thoughts.
In other words, the imprisonment of Necrozma back then had been accomplished using Necrozma's own light!
This conclusion left Roy somewhat shocked.
At the very least, Necrozma wouldn't have imprisoned himself, which meant that long ago, there had existed such a powerful Pokémon or being that could manipulate the energy within other Pokémon to serve its own purposes!
It was just... it was just... absolutely thrilling!
A gleam appeared in Roy's eyes—one that belonged to someone coveting such extraordinary power.