This guy…
"Step aside—"
Mewtwo shouted, driving all the Pokémon back. Its pride would not allow it to back down.
It wanted to defeat Fang Yuan on its own.
However.
As Mewtwo raised its head again, Fang Yuan's voice slowly reached its heart.
"Mewtwo, you are wrong."
"Your ideology might apply in other worlds, but here, on this planet, it's completely misguided!"
Even in the midst of battle, Fang Yuan didn't forget to use language to disrupt Mewtwo.
"Haven't you noticed the history of this world?"
"On this planet, there were originally no Pokémon at all."
"Perhaps you come from a complete Pokémon World, but do you know the origins of the other Pokémon?"
"They aren't from the same world as you, but from a world that has been destroyed."
"It was this planet that accepted them as they drifted through spacetime. Although the process was arduous, humans and Pokémon have finally come to coexist harmoniously on this planet. And you, you are the one who is trying to disrupt everything."
"You have not properly understood the needs of all life, only trying to impose your own ideals on others," Fang Yuan said angrily.
If he wasn't deeply impressed by Mewtwo, he wouldn't have talked so much, and would have fought with all his might, to see who would frighten whom.
Fang Yuan sincerely hoped Mewtwo could show some empathy.
"What nonsense are you spouting—"
These Pokémon and the Secret Location... from a destroyed Pokémon World? It was Earth... that accepted them?
This was the first time Mewtwo had heard such a claim.
From the beginning, it felt that the history of this world was strange, but after all, it wasn't a Legendary Pokémon from that destroyed world, and Mewtwo knew very little about these secrets.
Now, hearing Fang Yuan speak directly, Mewtwo was shaken to the core.
"Do you know how Dream died in this world, do you know what Dream's greatest wish was before its death?"
"Perhaps you have entered this world by mistake, but the other Pokémon are bona fide wanderers. Now, the Earth spacetime is facing the same fate as that destroyed Pokémon World. One day in the future, another spacetime collapse will occur, shattering the world. Dream's greatest wish was for this planet to be safe and sound, it didn't want to bring misfortune here because of the integration of the Pokémon World, because this planet welcomed them."
"Since you want to make everything better, why don't you save this planet, punish those bad people? Why outright deny everything, or do you want a shortcut?"
"Dream is already dead, and its wish was actually the same as yours, to make everything better. You are Mewtwo, a Pokémon that has surpassed Dream. What it could not do, you can entirely achieve. Perhaps, this is the reason you came here, the meaning of your existence."
"You were born because of Dream, yet you have surpassed Dream. That's who you are, Mewtwo."
Mewtwo was swayed by Fang Yuan's words, already in a state of confusion.
"Who am I, why am I here, what is the purpose of my existence?" These had always been Mewtwo's questions.
It thought it had found the answers: to defeat Dream, to become the strongest, and to help Pokémon overthrow human rule… But then, encountering Fang Yuan and his words, shook Mewtwo to the core.
"Nonsensical ramblings—"
Though somewhat persuaded, even its will to fight diminishing by half, the conflict within Mewtwo's heart prevented it from simply accepting Fang Yuan's words.
No, it was the strongest; how could it let such an insignificant creature change its stance with just a few words?
No—
Boom!!!
The next second, Mewtwo released a terrifying Confusion, so powerful that the entire Blue Cave and Lake Island rose and floated into the air.
Watching the slowly rising Lake Island, countless people wore expressions of fear.
What's happening…
The Mind Induction conversation between Fang Yuan and Mewtwo wasn't something everyone could hear.
All they saw was Fang Yuan momentarily suppressing Mewtwo before Mewtwo erupted again, and under its control, the entire Lake Island began to float.
Is this... going to destroy the island?
"Anyway, please try to have some faith in humans, believe in the bonds between Trainers and Pokémon."
"Starting with me," Fang Yuan said, still not giving up.
"Mewtwo, let's decide the outcome with the next move. If you win, I will accept the loss. If you lose, become my companion and let's witness everything anew," Fang Yuan declared, raising one hand.
A companion?
Mewtwo, amidst its confusion, remembered that memory from Fang Yuan.
If not for its special identity, special experiences, maybe it would truly envy living like Eevee and the others.
But it wasn't; it was the strongest Mewtwo, with its birth mission. How could it just become a mere human's companion?
"You're bound to lose—" Mewtwo roared, as all of its power converged within it.
Meanwhile, Fang Yuan's side was already filled with one Pokémon after another: Eevee, Armed Magnetic Monster, Monferno, Gengar, Milotic, Dragonite, Venusaur, Rotom, Darkrai, Mane Rock Werewolf, Victini, and so on. Each Pokémon stood behind Fang Yuan.
"No, it is you who are bound to lose."
"You see, you don't understand what bonds are."
"This is our strongest attack."
With that, Fang Yuan lifted his head, his pupils flashing with astonishing sharpness.