Perhaps hurt by Ralts's indifference, or perhaps truly because of the Indigo League, Lorelei left the small island that very day.
Before leaving, she promised she would return and told Riku that if he ever went to the Indigo Plateau, he must call her as soon as possible.
Riku naturally agreed without hesitation.
Lorelei's departure, however, brought joy to the three legendary birds and Groudon.
The moment she left, the four legendary Pokémon returned to the small wooden house.
When they saw the adorable shiny Ralts, all four were stunned.
Especially Groudon—it circled Ralts like a goldfish enthusiast admiring a rare specimen.
If one didn't know better, they'd think Groudon was a giant dog excited to see a new little master born into the family.
Compared to the four legendary Pokémon, Farfetch'd was a bit miserable.
Since Riku needed it to manage the berry forest and cultivate leeks, Farfetch'd didn't return to the wooden house with the others.
In fact, it had never lived there even once since being captured.
It seemed to prefer the freedom of the berry forest over staying inside a house.
While everyone was happily teasing Ralts and enjoying themselves, Riku and Groudon suddenly looked toward the direction of the berry forest.
Riku had just received a system notification: wild Pokémon were invading the berry forest, and unripe berries were rapidly being stolen.
At the same time, Groudon sensed an irritating aura—
Not just irritating, but utterly loathsome.
Taking the three legendary birds with him, Riku picked up Ralts and rushed to the berry forest.
There, he saw a black shadow rapidly plundering the unripe berries.
Some berries had only just begun to bud, yet this shadow didn't spare even them.
"Stinky fish, I'll chase your ancestors down!" Riku shouted.
Though Riku didn't recognize it, and the three legendary birds remained silent, Groudon immediately knew what it was.
Furious, it nearly lost control and almost returned to its full size, ready to unleash a full-force Law attack.
Had it done so, the entire small island would've been destroyed in a single slap.
"What is this thing...?" Riku frowned slightly.
He didn't recognize the shrunken Kyogre.
Even the legendary birds wouldn't have recognized it without Groudon's outburst.
"Farfetch'd, what are you doing?" Riku asked, noticing the Pokémon just standing there blankly.
His tone carried clear disapproval.
Farfetch'd was truly at a loss.
How could an ordinary Pokémon imagine that the dignified god of the sea, Kyogre, would show up like a thief—
No, like a robber, frantically stealing berries?
Take action? That would be suicide.
Even if it dared to act, it wouldn't stand a chance.
Even if Kyogre just stood there and let Farfetch'd attack for an entire day, it wouldn't so much as scratch a scale.
"Roar—!"
"Damn it!"
"Did you hear me? Stop right now!" Groudon bellowed.
"Do you want to die? I'll fight you to the death, I swear it!!"
Riku was startled. "Red Shrimp, you know that fish stealing berries?"
"Know it? I more than know it!" Groudon growled, grinding its teeth.
"I want to peel its skin, eat its flesh, and grind it into fish paste!"
"Whoa... isn't that a bit much? It's just stealing berries..." Riku blinked, then as if realizing something, said, "Oh, I get it now."
"I was wondering why you didn't bring your girlfriend back before. So, you got dumped?"
"That Pokémon stealing berries—is she your little female shrimp?"
"Bullshit!!" Groudon was so angry it even cursed at Riku.
"Master, I respect you, but please don't insult me like that!"
"How could that thing be my little female shrimp?!"
"My bad, my bad," Riku quickly apologized.
"I misspoke. Ms fish—is that better?"
"By the way, the relationships in your ocean are really wild. Fish and shrimp hooking up? As expected of Pokémon—truly amazing!"
"Pfft—"
Riku's roast nearly made Groudon spit out a mouthful of old blood.
Even Kyogre, in the middle of berry theft, was knocked into a tree by the sheer absurdity of the words.
"Gagaga—"
"Jijiji—"
"Gugugu—"
The three legendary birds couldn't hold it in anymore.
Even while facing two legendary Pokémon, they burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha!"
"Master, you're amazing! You're the best!"
"That's right! The ocean's love lives are messy—fish and shrimp together!"
"I heard that when Red Shrimp couldn't take it anymore, he even messed with coral! That's how Precipice Blades was created!"
"Tch! You three dumb birds, shut up!" Groudon roared.
"You can joke about me, but not about my ultimate move!"
"If you joke again, I'll actually sneak you a Precipice Blades!"
"Hopeless." Riku shook his head speechlessly.
He was actually starting to believe that Precipice Blades was some embarrassing love-child move.
Seeing Groudon wanting to fight the birds next, he sighed internally.
"Red Shrimp, enough nonsense."
"Call your girlf... friend over."
"Don't worry, for your sake, I won't punish her."
"Don't! Master, please just kill her directly!" Groudon said in panic.
"I really don't mind..."
"Enough! If you reptiles say one more word, I won't be polite anymore!"
Kyogre's voice suddenly echoed in Groudon's mind.
"I'd love to see how you're going to be impolite!" Groudon retorted.
"Come on!"
"My master is right here. If you've got the guts, return to your true form. Use your powers if you dare!"
"And don't forget—you stole all those berries today, and they weren't even ripe. Even if my master doesn't kill you, he'll definitely punish you!"
"Bullshit! Didn't your so-called master just say he wouldn't pursue it?" Kyogre barked back.
"Hmph!" Groudon sneered proudly.
"That was only because of me! If I say punish, he'll punish!"
"What are you going to do? stinky fish!"
"Tonight, I'll have my master fry your skin, break your bones, and turn you into fish soup!!"
"You—!" Kyogre was so angry it was practically dying of rage.
Suddenly, its eyes rolled in fake pity, and it floated pitifully in front of Riku.
"Roar roar—"
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