Chapter 135 — Sun Wuming Feels a Bit Awkward

"Never mind, it's not anything important anyway."

After thinking for a while and still unable to remember, Sun Wuming put the photo back in its place.

However, his reason for choosing to stay wasn't just because he wanted to see her husband.

The main reason was...

Sun Wuming placed his palm against the wall on the other side of the room and muttered to himself:

"Indeed... there's a faint energy coming from this direction."

Then, Sun Wuming curved his fingers and gently knocked his knuckles against the wall.

BOOM!

The pure white wall instantly broke open, creating a hole just big enough for one person to enter.

Looking inside, he discovered there was another secret room behind this one.

And it wasn't small either.

Sun Wuming walked inside.

In the bright, spacious secret chamber, he saw display cases of various sizes lined up.

Inside them were small Pokémon frozen in place, their faces showing despair and terror.

Though the secret room wasn't particularly cold, the sight before him was enough to send chills down one's spine.

This was why Sun Wuming had Baidu, Marie, and the others leave first.

Such scenes weren't suitable for children to see.

"They're still alive."

Sun Wuming sensed the energy of the Pokémon in the display cases as he muttered to himself.

It seemed Lusamine had used some advanced technology to freeze these Pokémon's mobility with low temperatures, while barely maintaining their normal life functions.

Putting them in a state similar to being vegetative.

"She's completely a femme fatale..."

Sun Wuming's lips curled slightly, and as his words fell, his knuckles tapped lightly on the transparent glass of the display case.

The frozen Pikachu, Psyduck, Staryu, and other Pokémon were released from their cases one after another.

However, when Sun Wuming tried to feed them Senzu Beans, he shook his head helplessly.

It was no use - their bodies were completely dead, making it impossible for them to eat normally.

Their condition was far worse than the exhausted and fainted Luna from before, or Cynthia's Garchomp with its twisted neck.

"Xerneas has fallen into slumber now, so the only remaining method is..."

After thinking for a moment, Sun Wuming threw out a Poké Ball to summon Hoopa Unbound.

"Hoopa, you understand what I mean?"

Sun Wuming asked.

[Hoopa understands]

Using the same manner of speech as Confined Hoopa, Hoopa Unbound threw out a golden ring.

Shortly after, a shiny Fearow... no, Ho-Oh emerged flying from the golden ring.

When it saw Hoopa Unbound, Ho-Oh's eyes first flashed with anger.

It had heard of the Ultra Beast's reputation as a super demon god, but never expected to be targeted itself!

Although Ho-Oh was considered a representative of friendly Pokémon, it was no pushover.

It had been traveling the world looking for pure-hearted humans when suddenly it was pulled to another place.

Ho-Oh immediately wanted to blast Hoopa Unbound with Sacred Fire.

"Could I ask for your help?"

Sun Wuming's voice immediately caught Ho-Oh's attention.

Looking down, it saw a human cradling a group of dying Pokémon while looking up at it.

Ho-Oh's expression changed slightly, instinctively wanting to ask what had happened.

However, Sun Wuming was already speaking:

"This is the evil result of human actions. Would you be willing to save them?"

Without hesitation, Ho-Oh gently flapped its massive wings, and rising flames softly enveloped the Pokémon.

Soon after, the previously frozen Pikachu, Psyduck, and other Pokémon slowly opened their eyes.

This was the power of the Pokémon world's top-tier healing ability.

Ho-Oh's Sacred Fire.

A power said to be able to even revive the dead!

"Pika!"

After waking up, instead of thanking Sun Wuming, their savior, the Pikachu and others quickly hid behind Ho-Oh.

This was understandable - Lusamine's actions had given these poor Pokémon PTSD towards humans.

"Even though their physical wounds have healed, their hearts are left with lifelong trauma?"

Sun Wuming shook his head, wondering if saving them had been the right thing to do.

[There's no need for doubt, human. At any time, the act of saving life is never wrong]

A gender-neutral voice resonated in Sun Wuming's mind.

Clearly, Ho-Oh was using telepathy to communicate with him.

"Heh, thanks. I'll have Hoopa send you back."

Sun Wuming smiled calmly.

To be honest, when he saw Hoopa Unbound summon Ho-Oh, he had been a bit worried.

After all, randomly pulling legendary Pokémon through space was quite provocative.

If Ho-Oh had gotten angry and launched a Sacred Fire, this island would have been done for.

Couldn't he have just summoned Celebi or Cresselia instead?

Fortunately, Ho-Oh had a good temperament, and Sun Wuming had a legitimate reason for summoning it.

This prevented Ho-Oh from getting angry.

[How pitiful...]

Ho-Oh looked lovingly at Pikachu and the others before being teleported back by Hoopa Unbound.

But even Ho-Oh couldn't have known that not long in the future, when it would see this human again, it would witness just how terrifying an angry Sun Wuming could be.

...

...

The next day, just as the sun was rising over the horizon.

Sun Wuming, who was guarding outside Lusamine's room, heard footsteps.

Looking up, he saw Lillie and the others had returned.

The little Cosmog that had been cradled in Lillie's hands was now gone.

In its place was a... large dog? running by her side.

"Another dog?"

Sun Wuming raised an eyebrow as he observed this white dog that was more massive than Zacian but far less imposing in presence.

"No, that looks more like a lion, doesn't it?"

Serena commented quietly.

At this moment, Sun Wuming saw traces of Cosmog in the large dog's eyes.

Had it evolved?

"Master, who would have thought that little Cosmog was actually Solgaleo, the legendary sun god of Alola?"

Baidu revealed the dog's name.

Sun god?

Sun Wuming instinctively thought that this meant there must be a moon god too?

After all, having two representative deities was an old tradition in every region.

Lillie continued:

"Nebby can help us enter Ultra Space. It has the ability to freely travel through Ultra Wormholes,"

At this point, Lillie paused briefly, her watery eyes showing a hint of pleading as she continued:

"However, Nebby can only carry a limited number of people."

Marie nodded, "So we think this spot should be saved for the strongest person."

Lillie suddenly bowed deeply:

"Please help us, Mr. Wuming. We've been troubling you all this time!"

Sun Wuming smiled at her words, "Isn't this interesting too?"

As he spoke, Sun Wuming rotated his arms a couple times and said:

"I've always liked seeing things I haven't seen before."

Lillie raised her head with tears in her eyes and smiled, then turned to Solgaleo:

"Can you help us find Mother? Nebby... no, Solgaleo."

"Grrr~"

Solgaleo let out a low growl in response.

Turning around, its forehead emanated a scorching sunlight, and in the next instant released a beam.

Above everyone's heads, a net-like ripple appeared - exactly like the Ultra Wormhole that Lusamine had opened earlier using Cosmog.

Solgaleo then crouched down, clearly indicating for Lillie and Sun Wuming to climb on.

"Master, please be careful!"

Baidu and the other girls looked worried.

No matter how many times they had witnessed Sun Wuming's strength, when it came to another dimension, everything was unknown.

Who knew if Sun Wuming's powers would be effective there?

"Don't worry, when have I ever disappointed you?"

Sun Wuming playfully ruffled Baidu's head, messing up her hair.

Then he climbed onto Solgaleo's back along with Lillie.

The sun god leaped into the Ultra Wormhole.

...

...

Solgaleo ran through a colorful rainbow space. Sun Wuming looked around and found this alternate space quite beautiful.

He had thought it would be pitch black like Uchiha Junto's Kamui space.

Within this dazzling, enormous space, there were various Ultra Wormholes, as if the openings on the other side connected to different worlds.

At this moment, Solgaleo made a leap, jumping into one of the Ultra Wormholes.

Suddenly, what appeared before Sun Wuming and Lillie was a completely new world.

A dark sky, surrounded by colorful stone forests, filled with a mysterious and spine-chilling sense of horror.

Around them floated countless, at least dozens of jellyfish-like Pokémon.

"Are those Pokémon too?"

Sun Wuming raised an eyebrow.

"Mother!"

Just as Sun Wuming was looking around like a tourist,

Lillie suddenly cried out and ran toward the not-so-distant path ahead.

Sun Wuming looked up and saw a graceful figure sitting on a large moss-covered rock in the distance.

And just as Lillie reached Lusamine,

The white jellyfish that had been floating in the air above, densely packed, seemed to respond to a call and all gathered above Lusamine's head.

Among them, a particularly distinctive golden jellyfish slowly descended to Lusamine's right side.

"Ah~ The world of Ultra Beasts, where only the love between Nihilego and me exists~ What a beautiful paradise~"

Lusamine sat with her legs crossed, resting her chin on her hand, exuding an intense yandere aura.

However, when she saw Lillie, Solgaleo, and the leisurely approaching Sun Wuming,

Lusamine's expression instantly changed from ecstasy to madness.

"But who gave you permission to enter this beautiful world that belongs only to me and the Ultra Beasts!?"

"Eeek!!!"

The golden Nihilego at Lusamine's right also let out a piercing shriek, as if saying "Get out!"

Sun Wuming observed this yandere beauty for a moment, then quietly found a moss-covered rock nearby to sit on.

In this situation, as an outsider, it seemed inappropriate for him to intervene in their conversation, better to leave it to mother and daughter.

"What are you saying, Mother?"

Lillie spoke to Lusamine in what was probably the loudest voice she had ever used in her life:

"What about me... Brother Gladion, and our missing father, what are we supposed to do?!"

Missing father?

Hearing these words from Lillie, Sun Wuming recalled the battle with Hoopa Unbound not long ago in the Central Sea region between Alola and Kalos.

The face of that old man dressed like a farmer overlapped with the face of the man in the wedding photo he had just seen in Lusamine's room...

99% similarity

Sun Wuming showed a mysteriously awkward expression and mentally chanted:

"It's all Hoopa's fault, it's all Hoopa's fault, it's all Hoopa's fault, it's all Hoopa's fault..."