Inside the Pokémon Center, a heavy silence hung in the air.
Lu Liangpeng rubbed his temples hard, clearly struggling to choose his words carefully. Finally, he let out a strained sentence:
"Uh... well… his intentions were good..."
Su Bai dug his nails into his thigh to keep from bursting out in laughter.
Now that he had a rough idea of what was going on, the tension had faded.
Two identical Articuno appearing in the same region? That was impossible. If legendary Pokémon like that doubled up in one area, the world would've plunged into chaos long ago.
The answer was already obvious—and Wang Tao's heroic act now felt like pure comedy in Su Bai's eyes.
Zhu Jianyuan glanced at him in confusion.
At a time like this, how was this guy struggling to hold back laughter?
The group on top of the snowy mountain were some of Haicheng's strongest trainers.
If anything serious had happened to them, where would the city even begin to recover?
He was just about to question Su Bai when the image on screen shifted.
The imposing second Articuno suddenly began to tremble.
Its fierce expression twisted… as if it were holding back laughter?
Then, to everyone's shock, it opened its beak—only to let out an unexpected sound.
"Mew! Mewmew!"
A crisp, cat-like mewl echoed from the creature, and then—its body started to rapidly change!
In a blink, the majestic form of Articuno collapsed onto the ice.
Its beautiful feathers shimmered faintly, slowly becoming transparent.
Within that glow…
The fearsome legendary was no longer an Articuno.
It had become an unfamiliar, small, pink Pokémon… rolling on the ground in uncontrollable laughter!
Its playful squeals and carefree rolling left the trainers on the mountain utterly stunned.
"D-ditto? Is that a Ditto? What kind of Pokémon is that? Su Bai, are you messing with us?!"
"This really isn't funny, you know!"
Liu Yunlan picked up her Poké Ball with a sigh, addressing her communicator with a tired tone.
"We literally just survived a life-or-death battle, okay?"
Sure, Wang Tao's antics had been a little funny, but she was still too shaken to laugh.
The Articuno's entrance had been so intense, her heart nearly leapt out of her throat!
And among the few who could pull something like this off, Su Bai's Ditto was the most likely culprit...
Everyone else wore similar expressions of disbelief.
Even Murong Nan was staring at the pink Pokémon with a look of pure grievance.
As for Wang Tao—he lay on the ground, face blackened from the earlier explosion, teetering on the edge of tears.
He got nuked by his own Pokémon, for this?!
From Su Bai's end, his hurried voice rang through the communicator, barely hiding his amusement:
"It's not Ditto, I swear! Really! It's not!"
"There's another Pokémon out there that can transform into others."
"And that's what you're looking at right now…"
"Its name… is Mew—a Mythical Pokémon!"
"Oh—and by the way, congratulations. You've officially been acknowledged by both Mew and Articuno. They won't be attacking you anymore. You're safe."
As Su Bai's explanation reached them, everyone's jaws slowly dropped.
"Mythical Pokémon?"
"Like… the same class as Meloetta, Diancie, and Zeraora?"
"This little guy?! And it can transform too?"
"Isn't it kind of… mean though? Pretending to be Articuno just to scare us like that?"
"Well, it did scare me out of my mind…"
Amidst their stunned chatter, the giggling Mew finally floated off the ground, a smug sparkle in its eyes as it looked around proudly.
Not only did it sound like a kitten, but it even looked like one—a small, pink creature with short fur and a long tail.
Its large, blue eyes were full of mischief and intelligence.
"Mew! Mew!"
Facing the crowd's stunned silence, Mew gave a cheerful chirp, clearly pleased with itself.
And then, soft glowing droplets of water began falling from the sky.
"Is this… Life Dew?"
Liu Qiaoqiao reached out curiously, letting a drop fall onto the back of her hand.
The dry, cracked skin caused by the earlier cold was instantly soothed by the moisture.
Warmth flooded her body, washing away the fatigue and pain.
"Whoa… this Life Dew is incredible!"
Li Xiaoyu gasped as the fractured bones in her arm began rapidly healing under the gentle rain.
Nearby, even Wang Tao—still dazed and fried from Voltorb's betrayal—was starting to regenerate new skin, his wounds closing visibly.
Compared to Lapras, whose Life Dew could only heal minor injuries, this Mew's version was on a whole different level!
"This is the power of a Mythical Pokémon… it's amazing!"
"My hand is healed!"
"All my injuries are gone!"
"I don't think I even need to see Nurse Joy anymore!"
Cries of astonishment rang out as the last of the healing droplets fell and the rain slowly faded. Everyone's wounds had completely vanished.
"It seems you really did come in peace," said Zhou Xiaofei as he walked over to Mew. The Mythical Pokémon floated down to his height and gently patted his head like a wise elder.
But inside the Pokémon Center, the situation was already spiraling out of control.
There was one reason.
Mew was just… too adorable.
That soft pink fur, the impossibly cute expression, those sparkling blue eyes—
It instantly won over everyone in the room.
"Wow! It's so pretty! So cute!"
"I hereby declare—I'm no longer just a Meloetta and Diancie fan! I'm officially a Mew fan too!"
"Are all Mythical Pokémon this beautiful? Even Zeraora is cool as heck… I really want one now…"
"Dream on. You think Mythical Pokémon are that easy to get?"
"Even Lapras is strong, but Mew's version of Life Dew just blasted past it!"
"Mew can transform, too! Having Mew is like owning every Pokémon at once!"
"Ditto can transform too… though, yeah, that one's just as hard to find…"
The excited chatter echoed endlessly, and the Pokémon Center was overtaken by sheer Mew-mania.
Even Articuno didn't generate this much hype when it appeared—Mew had completely stolen the spotlight.
This cute, prank-loving little thing had exploded in popularity the moment it revealed itself.
Seeing everyone's eager expressions, Su Bai picked up the communicator and turned on the loudspeaker:
"Mew is an extremely, extremely special Pokémon."
"The reason you can see it right now… is because it wants to be seen."
"It can turn invisible whenever it wants. According to legend, it only shows itself to those with pure hearts and a deep longing to meet it."
"You've also seen its ability to transform into other Pokémon—even mimicking their moves perfectly."
"In the terms of our modern world, you could say this little guy is the ancestor of all Pokémon!"
"Its genetic code contains traces of every Pokémon species, allowing it to use every move in existence."
"It's incredibly intelligent too—able to memorize anything."
"And nearly all Mew are naturally kind-hearted, though they can be… a little mischievous—as you just witnessed."
As Su Bai's voice came through the communicator, Mew nodded eagerly and gave a cheeky little pose as if to say, "He's absolutely right!"—head held high and eyes twinkling with smug pride.
Zhou Xiaofei scratched his head and asked curiously, "So, why did Mew appear now?"