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Roy remembered that in the Pokémon Pokédex, there was an entry about the mysterious Mimikyu.

"Mimikyu, who naturally fears loneliness, believes that if it becomes as cute as Pikachu, it can be loved by everyone, which is why it disguises itself with a cloth that resembles Pikachu."

This record wasn't entirely reliable, as it only explained the individual behavior of a single Mimikyu, and couldn't explain why all Mimikyu collectively disguised themselves as Pikachu...

The rumor that "the real body is Pikachu's departed soul" seemed more credible.

Regardless, Roy felt that Mimikyu's 'fear of loneliness' and 'desire to be popular' must be accurate.

Indeed, when Roy deliberately said, "I really like this doll," and praised it for being cute, the Mimikyu, which had been pretending quite convincingly, suddenly lost its composure and displayed a hint of joy.

After hearing Roy's words, Ivy took a closer look at the Mimikyu...

EMMMM.

How should she put it? The puppet couldn't be called ugly, but it definitely wasn't adorable either...

The painting style was slightly abstract and scribbled, giving off a somewhat mournful atmosphere.

Was it because she couldn't keep up with young people's aesthetic tastes?

Ivy doubted herself a little.

Roy suddenly asked, "Senior, I heard that in spiritual domains that aren't fully integrated, Pokémon are extremely aggressive for unknown reasons. Is this also true in the Alola spiritual domain?"

The topic change was rather abrupt. Ivy froze for a moment before responding.

"That's right, the same applies to the Alola Spiritual Domain."

After speaking, Ivy hesitated briefly and asked, "Have you heard of Totem Pokémon?"

"Yes, Professor Christian told me about them," Roy recalled. "Totem Pokémon are not only leaders of Pokémon groups but are also surrounded by a special energy field. They're endemic creatures of Alola's spiritual domain, right?"

Ivy nodded and said, "Due to the special existence of Totem Pokémon, the Pokémon in Alola's spiritual domain are more aggressive than those in other spiritual domains. The number of professional-level Trainers stationed there by the Pokémon Alliance is more than three times higher than in other spiritual domains... Let me share some news with you—we've only surveyed less than one-fifth of the Alola spiritual domain so far."

Hearing this, Roy was surprised.

"It's been almost a year. With the Alliance's resources, only that much has been surveyed? Are Totem Pokémon really that powerful?"

As far as Roy knew, so-called Totem Pokémon were essentially Pokémon that had absorbed 'Totem Aura,' greatly enhancing their abilities. They weren't fundamentally different from ordinary Pokémon—no mutations or special evolutions—but they were typically larger in size.

In other words, Totem Pokémon were stronger than Wild Pokémon, but only to a limited extent.

"The weakest Totem Pokémon discovered so far have all reached the 'racial limit value,' meaning A-level or A+ level. Many Totem Pokémon have reached professional level. Currently, the strongest Totem Pokémon we've observed might even be at 'Elite level'..." Speaking of this, Ivy's expression became somewhat emotional.

Finding "Elite level" wild Pokémon was extremely rare.

"Of course, if it were only to this extent, it wouldn't halt the Alliance's progress," Ivy explained. "But the Alliance suspects there may be living 'Legendary Pokémon' in Alola's spiritual realm, and possibly quite a few of them. Due to previous incidents with the Illuminati, they're highly vigilant toward humans. Acting rashly could worsen relations and potentially cause a war between the two sides."

Roy pondered this.

The only Legendary Pokémon in the Alola Region were the guardian deities of the Tapu family...

Were they also alive?

Roy glanced back at the Mimikyu puppet.

Including the Alola spiritual domain, Pokémon in unfused spiritual domains were generally ferocious and aggressive. Why didn't the smuggled Mimikyu display such behavior?

There might be something special about this little creature.

With this in mind, Roy decided, "Senior, I want this puppet and this stone."

Seeing Roy's determined expression, Ivy no longer tried to dissuade him.

However, before leaving, Ivy wanted Roy to select a magical item from the 'Exhibition Area.' She felt that regardless of what she said, she couldn't let a junior from her school leave empty-handed!

Roy, who had already gained quite a lot, didn't want to ask for more, but Ivy was insistent. He had no choice but to pick a Spell Tag.

After leaving the National Pokémon Research Center, Roy placed the Psychium Z-Crystal in his box, carried the Mimikyu still disguised as a doll, and headed straight back to the villa.

Upon arriving home, the first thing Roy did was go to the training room beneath the villa and release all his Pokémon.

Vulpix immediately jumped onto Roy's shoulder, nuzzling him in greeting.

Lucario, Wartortle, and Elekid were puzzled. Usually, Roy would release them in the lobby after returning home. Why was it in the training room this time?

Did they have to train as soon as he got home?

"Bray?!"

Elekid cried out excitedly, expressing that if additional training was needed, it would be happy to participate.

"Don't worry, you'll get your warm-up session later," Roy assured.

Then, he placed the Mimikyu puppet in the center of the training room and said loudly:

"Mimikyu, I know you're a Pokémon. Stop pretending."

The air fell silent.

The Mimikyu remained motionless like an ordinary doll, its head drooping limply.

The other Pokémon looked at Roy with confused expressions.

Roy thought for a moment, then suddenly said affectionately, "I really like you, Mimikyu. Don't hide, come out quickly!"

Vulpix frowned, its eyes suddenly becoming sharp.

...Let me see which little Fairy dares to compete with me.

Lucario's expression grew serious. Just now, it had keenly sensed emotional fluctuations coming from the puppet.

This puppet... was conscious!

The moment it realized this, Lucario stood vigilantly in front of Roy.

Roy smiled reassuringly. "It's okay. If it had harmful intentions, there would have been several murders at the research center by now."

If not for this reasoning, Roy wouldn't have brought the Mimikyu back alone.

Looking at the still motionless doll, Roy had no choice but to resort to his last option.

Brute force.

"Wartortle, Water Gun!"

Wartortle perked up, his mouth swelling as he released an extremely powerful jet of water!

The Mimikyu doll was instantly sent flying against the wall, falling heavily to the floor.

Then, a strange and frightening scene unfolded.

The Mimikyu doll seemed to dissolve, gradually shriveling and melting. The patterns on its disguise became extremely blurred and abstract, like "a woman who didn't remove her makeup getting sprayed with water."

Wartortle covered his face with two small paws and let out a sound of disgust: "Eeee—!"

Ugly... Vulpix breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the threat had been eliminated.

Soon, the disguise completely melted away, leaving only a vague black shadow on the ground, proving that 'something' was still there.

"Come out," Roy said slowly. "Mimikyu, I know that your body is a Ghost hiding under the disguise."

After a brief silence, a brand new Mimikyu emerged from the shadow.

Mimikyu's head resembled Pikachu, but Roy knew that the two small black holes on the doll's body were actually Mimikyu's eyes, and the head was just part of the disguise.

"Kaka~~~"

Mimikyu's voice was completely different from its doll-like appearance, sounding more like some kind of wild creature baring its teeth.

Through the power of his Aura ability, Roy understood Mimikyu's meaning:

"What can you do with me?"

"Why did you sneak out of Alola's spiritual realm?" Roy asked.

"Click, click (there, not good, I don't like it.)"

Not good? What did that mean?

Roy was puzzled, but before he could ask further, Mimikyu suddenly transformed into a black shadow and fled toward the exit.

It moved so quickly that Roy had no time to issue a command.

However, Lucario, attuned to Roy's thoughts, rushed forward without hesitation and intercepted the fleeing Pokémon.

Metal Claw!

The sharp claws infused with steel energy directly tore Mimikyu to shreds.

Lucario froze momentarily—it hadn't expected the opponent to be so weak. Had it... died?

At that moment, a black claw suddenly emerged from Lucario's shadow, lunging straight for it.

Shadow Claw!

Although Lucario wasn't in its 'Aura Boxing ' Condition at the time, its instincts had been honed to a highly refined level. Even before its brain could react, its body instinctively flipped backward in an 'Iron Bridge' posture, avoiding the attack.

It had dodged the move, but alarm bells rang throughout Lucario's mind as it sensed a deadly threat.

Its eyes suddenly became unfocused, its pupils losing clarity, and its body growing slack...

The next moment, six black shadow ghost claws suddenly appeared from the shadows, attacking Lucario from all directions.

Bullet Punch!

Steel energy surged through Lucario's limbs. Its waist tensed, and its body rotated like a windmill.

All six ghost claws scattered momentarily.

Afterward, Lucario, now airborne, opened its mouth toward the shadowy figure on the ground.

Metal Sound!

"OOOOOM-!!!!"

The ear-piercing sound wave rushed into the shadow space, directly striking Mimikyu.

"Crack—"

Mimikyu jumped out from the shadows and quickly distanced itself.

It looked at Lucario in surprise, never expecting that this Pokémon could respond so perfectly and subtly to its hasty attacks.

Roy pleaded, "Mimikyu, I just want to talk to you..."

Mimikyu remained silent.

Alright. It seemed that verbal therapy wasn't working.

Roy suddenly found the situation a bit amusing. His previous Pokémon had either been adopted, given to him by others, sought him out to learn from him, or been "abducted" for food.

So much so that Roy had actually forgotten the most common method when humans and Pokémon first meet!

"Come on, Mimikyu."

The corners of Roy's mouth turned upward, revealing a slightly excited smile.

"Let's battle—"

Sensing Roy's rising fighting spirit, Mimikyu blinked.

The next moment, a very special energy field suddenly emerged from beneath Mimikyu's disguise, enveloping its entire body.

Roy narrowed his eyes and said in surprise:

"—Totem Aura?"