The Promise Made 60 Years Ago

"You might want to calm down, Celebi."

Rope said nonchalantly as he grabbed Celebi's onion head.

Celebi ate the pain and struggled frantically.

The village chief on the other side was jumping up and down with his eyebrows and feet. No... this is at least a god! Can you have some basic respect for a god! Even if you are a trainer! But trainers and Pokémon are equal in status, okay?

The chief was actually sour. Anyone who is a trainer, or even if they're not a trainer, has an inexplicable awe and pursuit of Legendary Pokémon. This was evident from the fact that some of the local novels in the Pokémon world were generally titled something similar to "That Time I Was Chosen by the God of **".

If Rope remembers correctly, the content of the heaviest one he has read is about a trainer who was abandoned by his own Gardevoir and took in Ho-Oh, who would become a humanoid, and then became a powerful trainer and had no shame with Ho-Oh every day.

I can only say... some books really can't be shown to the gods...not for fear of any accidents to the authors, but mainly for fear of the gods moving their mortal hearts. (Misty)

Rope didn't push too hard, so Celebi easily broke free from Rope's clutches.

She turned her head and looked at Rope with a serious face, ''You don't mind me! I'm going to get the Origin of Grass and then go save my companions! This is also good for you, isn't it? As long as I absorb this energy, you won't have to accompany me to that time and space."

Celebi knew of course that time travel wasn't a great experience.

Not every modern person could adapt to life 60 years ago. Let alone a time hundreds, if not thousands, of years ago. The ones that traveled to the past and then adapted quickly are pretty much bullshit in and of themselves.

If you're really capable, try not touching your cell phone or computer for a day first.

Even if there are a lot of things to be busy with, after really facing the problem of the same thing, which originally only took about half a day for oneself with the help of various tools, but now it takes three or four days, most people can't help but fall into annoyance.

Of course, the bigger problem is still the food. It really wasn't everyone who could adapt to that kind of food without seasoning.

"I won't go back on what I promised you before, I'll go back and help you." Rope had a serious face, "But I think it's best if you don't have any ideas about the various origins."

Rope looked at the indignant Celebi and said seriously, "If you really think you're so powerful, then I think it's best for you to think about whether or not you have the ability to tame the Origin."

"It's only right that you know a lot more about Arceus than I do. How is it that the awe I harbor for this power fails when it comes to you?"

Rope was genuinely confused as to why they were all so interested in the Origin.

Wasn't power best when it came from one's own cultivation?

"Do you think everyone can be like you!?"

Celebi snorted coldly, looking at Rope as if she was looking at an untouched child.

"Of course you're good, I've seen your past and you've only really started traveling less than two years ago until now. Two years and you're already at the top of this world, watching others struggle for strength."

"But do you know how long we actually have to struggle for that little advancement in strength?!"

"The upper limit of the strength we can achieve on our own, there is no way to break through it again in the middle of these unknown how far away years. And Plate, this power that belongs to Lord Arceus but can be used for us, is the best thing we can rely on to become stronger."

"You think we have a choice?!"

Watching Celebi's emotions getting more and more agitated, Rope also knew that it was best for him not to say anything right now.

The village chief on the side was even more survival wise. Not knowing when he plugged his ears, he stared dead at his toes, as if a large gold pearl had grown out of nowhere.

Rope shook his head somewhat helplessly. Looked at Celebi and didn't say anything.

Celebi's expression also gradually calmed down. Even if this Celebi's temper was bad, Celebi was still Celebi after all. Anger and resentment would not stay in their hearts for long after all.

Celebi had witnessed so much darkness and light in the midst of time, and were still able to maintain a relatively kind heart under such circumstances, so it had to be said that there was indeed something powerful about this race as well.

"I'm sorry, I was rude."

Celebi bowed to Rope after her emotions calmed down and bowed.

But before Rope could respond, she continued, "But I still don't feel that my preparation to absorb the Origin of Grass is a wrong thing. Unless you can give me an acceptable argument."

Rope pondered for a moment, then spoke, "Although I don't know what the original history was like, I think that the matter of you taking the Origin of Grass should not have been in the original history."

The unhappy expression on Celebi's face froze for a moment.

There wasn't was definitely not. If Rope hadn't mentioned it, she wouldn't have even known about something like the Origin.

This humanoid Arceus hadn't left very heavy traces in history, to the point where it seemed like only these dozen or so villages had statues of him being worshipped.

That in itself was a very bizarre thing...that kind of implied powerhouse not being on the mural itself was a very bullshit thing. Not to mention that there aren't even many legends.

So not only Celebi, but also Hoopa, who was stronger than Celebi and knew more secrets than Celebi.

It is said that by now basically all the gods have black history in Hoopa's hands.

That's probably why Hoopa can't die no matter how hard he works.

Being strong was part of it, people being in unwilling to fight him to the death was the other part. After all, even if he died, it wasn't a very profitable deal for your community to die.

"So what? I'm the guardian of the timeline, I'm privileged to modify the timeline to a certain extent!"

That's not bullshit at all, knowing that the biggest challenge any rule has to face is, one, the creator exploiting the loopholes in their own design. Two, the enforcers themselves breaking the rules and having no one else to police them.

That's why it's said that 'the Shang ruler died by the Shang law, and the Qin law was established.' And that's why it's constantly emphasized that knowing the law and breaking it makes the crime worse.

Unfortunately, Celebi was the latter. It was logical that the Space-Time Dragons should be able to supervise them. But the Space-Time Dragons weren't hard-working guys, and they avoided things as long as they could, and unless it was really related to their interests, they appeared to have a pain in the ass to manage the timeline.

Managing the timeline could not be considered a good job, even if it was busy, the key was that it was also easy to make mistakes and take the blame.

"That's right, you can go ahead and modify the timeline, no one will argue against your right on that one."

Rope didn't think it was odd that Celebi had privileges either. Privilege would always exist. The difference was just whether or not it was made very obvious.

Rope said seriously, "But do you think He will let you use His power as you please?"

Celebi was instantly about to bring up Sennogi to have a go at Rope, realizing that Sennogi was nothing more than an ordinary human, and even she could use this power with ease, so as a god, what couldn't Celebi do?

But just as she was about to open her mouth, Rope directly raised her hand and said to Celebi, "Sennogi is able to use it because Sennogi was chosen by the Origin."

Sennogi had a special affinity for the power of the Origin since she was a child, and rather than Sennogi being highly receptive to the Origin, it was more likely that Sennogi was more pleasing to the Origin.

So the Origin would actively cooperate with Sennogi.This was under the situation where the Origin was conscious.

As for the Origin not being conscious...just think about the guy from the Village of Evil.

There's not much of an end to it other than blowing himself up.

Rope's words were spoken nonchalantly, but Celebi was becoming more and more alarmed by what she heard. Of course she knew how much she weighed.Celebi itself was not a race known for its battle prowess.

And when she saw the Origin of Grass, she admitted that she was indeed attracted to it. Yet she didn't feel the Origin of Grass close to her either.

To forcefully tame this power then... was it really something she could do on her own?

Celebi asked herself.

Rope, on the other hand, looked unconcerned, realizing that there were still two Origin's hanging around his waist right now. Though no more were added, that was because Rope didn't feel the need.

Because as long as there was one of these things in his possession, then sooner or later Katsuhisa was going to come looking for him. It was to be that as long as one grasped this thing, one didn't even have to care about what plot Katsuhisa actually had against him.

As long as the other party wanted this thing, then they were definitely going to come to themselves.

As for Katsuhisa threatening herself with someone close to her.

Rope would dare to show Katsuhisa...

There is no power that cannot be destroyed.

Even if that would undoubtedly make Arceus hostile to himself is all.

"So the word is out, if you still intend to touch the Origin of Grass..."

"You won't stop me?"

"No, I'll stop you head-on."

Saying that, flames were already coming out of Rope's hands.

The Mayor was a bit surprised. Why was it that when these two guys started arguing, they couldn't really hear anything themselves. All that could be seen was that the two guys were still at each other's throats at first, but soon there was nothing else to say. It was as if one had been convinced by the other.

Rope and Celebi are not fools, so many hidden secrets, in front of an ordinary person to shake the sack like all to shake out, this is not a good thing for this ordinary person.

For Rope and the others, it's even worse.

That's why the second half of their communication used telepathy. It was also fortunate that Celebi had such abilities.

Otherwise, the village chief wouldn't be able to stand at this moment.

Celebi looked at Rope, who had a serious face, closed her eyes, and let out a long breath of relief before giving Rope a fierce glare and disappearing in a flash.

Rope also loosened his clenched fists and shook his head somewhat helplessly.

"Er, are you two okay?"

The Mayor suddenly felt like he could hear voices again.

"No still say what a big deal, just having a little tiff."

Rope said easily with a smile on his face.

Even if Celebi did have something against him it was nothing. After all, in his opinion what he did wasn't wrong.

And Celebi shouldn't really have said she was angry with herself either.

"Then, Lord Forest God..."

The village chief was still concerned about Celebi who had suddenly disappeared. after all, that was also the first god he had ever met.

"It's okay," Rope said as he waved his hand, "It's just a disagreement, and she's still with us."

Hearing Rope's remark, the village chief subconsciously scanned around and saw nothing, so he involuntarily shivered.

Rope also knew by looking at the village chief's reaction that what he said had indeed caused ambiguity.

But it wasn't a big deal, so Rope simply didn't care.

Then with a serious face, he said to the village chief, "Village chief, I have a favor to ask of you."

Seeing Rope's serious look, the village headman likewise returned to his image of a serious face.

"You name it, as long as it's something I can help with, I will definitely help you."

Saying the most cautious words of help with a righteous face, one could only say that the village head was indeed very careful.

Rope smiled and said, "Don't worry about it, it's not anything very scary la, I'm not a devil either."

The village chief didn't respond, mainly because he didn't dare to retort.

"Emm, I need you to keep an eye out for me to see who besides me would come here and look for this idol."

Rope pondered for a moment, then opened his mouth seriously and instructed.

"Okay, I..."

The village chief was just about to answer with his mouth full, it wasn't a big deal and it didn't matter if he answered.

"Don't be in a hurry to promise me yet."

Rope interrupted the village chief.

"I'll be asking this question again in more than sixty years."

"Alas?"

The village chief was a bit puzzled. Why would the time span be so large say.

The title of Celebi Forest God was widely known, but few people knew that this Forest God was famous amongst the gods because of the power of time and space.

"That's the way it is, I will seek out the village chief of that generation to inquire about it when the time comes, and I hope that you will be able to get the village chief to tell me the answer to this question."

Rope's face was solemn.

"But what if there is no one else besides you?"

The village headman was a little puzzled; after all, Rope wasn't asking if there was anyone, but who.

"I'm pretty sure that someone will come."

Rope replied simply, and then said to the village chief, "When the time comes, I'll ask 'who has come to see the idol.', and whoever that village elder is, I would like you to tell him to give me the answer."

The village headman also knew what Rope meant by this; he was already a man in his forties. Rope was now saying that he was going to come and ask this question more than sixty years later. Wouldn't that be an obvious question to ask the next, or even the next village chief.

"Okay, I know, we will definitely finish what you have given us."

"Thank you." Rope bowed to the village chief and said seriously.