Pokémon: My Titles Know No Limits! [587]

In the Crown Tundra, there was exactly one Pokémon that matched Mew’s description.

However, August, knowing exactly who it was, didn’t hurry out to look for it.

“Alright, stop looking already...”

August pulled Mew, who stubbornly clung to the window glass, desperately searching for the “big-headed goat,” back into the room. He distracted Mew instantly with a single sentence:

“We’ll have fruit pie tonight!”

Hearing this, Mew’s eyes instantly sparkled, completely forgetting about the “big-headed goat.” Instead, she tugged excitedly at August’s sleeve, urging him to hurry up and cook.

Giovanni watched August and his food-obsessed Mew with an utterly blank expression.

But at that moment, out of the corner of his eye, Giovanni caught a glimpse of something at the window where Mew had just been.

A rabbit with a giant, dark-green bud on its head stared at him expressionlessly.

Yet, just as their eyes met—

Giovanni blinked, and the window returned to normal.

Giovanni: “......”

Just my imagination. It really had seemed like a big-headed rabbit for a moment there.

Right then, Giovanni heard a voice next to him:

“You saw it too, right? Just now...!”

He turned his head, only to see Zinnia—clear-eyed and foolish—saying excitedly, “That Pokémon just now must be super powerful!”

Perhaps this subordinate of August’s wasn’t entirely an idiot?

But just as Giovanni began entertaining that notion, Zinnia’s expression turned utterly fanatical: “A Pokémon like that is perfect as Lord Rayquaza’s opponent!”

Giovanni’s face stiffened instantly.

He started to question if he’d been brainwashed by August’s Kanto Branch; he’d actually had such an absurd thought just now.

The entire Kanto Branch, August included—every last one of them is insane!

While Giovanni was busy reconsidering his life choices, Zinnia casually waved goodbye to August and dashed outside to search for the mysterious Pokémon.

Although fruit pie was promised, the village hadn’t stocked enough ingredients lately due to disturbances from wild Dynamax Pokémon.

So, August directly had Hoopa retrieve butter (made from Miltank milk), flour, and berries from the Kanto Branch’s storage.

August mixed butter and flour, adding water to knead dough for the pie crust. He chopped berries, stirred them with sugar and a secret seasoning blend for the filling, then put it all in the refrigerator to chill.

However, when he turned around to grab the prepared pie crust, he saw Mew had covered her entire head with it—two eyeholes poked through—pretending to be a ghost as she chased Gengar and Hoopa around the room.

A Psychic-type Mew chasing two Ghost-types around pretending to be a ghost was, in some ways, quite the spectacle.

“......”

August turned silently toward Gardevoir, giving her a look that clearly said, Why didn’t you keep an eye on Mew?

Gardevoir looked equally helpless.

She’d only gotten distracted for a second, and by the time she snapped back to reality, Mew had already transformed herself into this state.

Just as Mew chased Gengar around the table, August swiftly grabbed her by the scruff of her neck and lifted her face-to-face.

“Make another pie crust right now, or you don’t get any pie tonight,” August said, squeezing Mew’s cheeks.

Mew instantly looked as if struck by lightning.

Hastily removing the pie crust from her head, she tried frantically patching the two holes she’d poked.

But looking at the mess she'd made, Mew actually blushed in embarrassment, displaying a rarely-seen shy and sheepish expression.

Why the hell are you blushing?!

August sighed helplessly and had no choice but to take the crust from Mew’s hands, re-kneading it himself.

Gardevoir watched silently from the side, speechless.

Keep spoiling her like that…

When Zinnia returned, the fruit pie had just come out of the oven.

“Smells amazing!” Zinnia exclaimed. “Looks so tasty!”

Meanwhile, Mew had already tied on her napkin, holding a fork in one paw, a knife in the other, her face brimming with expectation.

As soon as August placed the pie onto the table, Mew instantly tossed away her utensils, using Psychic to grab a slice directly and shove it into her mouth.

Close behind was Hoopa, tossing out a ring and snatching a slice through a portal—thoughtfully grabbing an extra piece for Gengar as well.

Next was Gardevoir, gracefully spearing a slice with swift precision.

Zinnia also grabbed a slice happily.

Initially, Giovanni refused to stoop so low as to scramble with Pokémon for food, considering his dignity as Team Rocket’s leader. But when he reached out his fork and knife at last, he froze awkwardly mid-motion, realizing something wasn’t right.

Where’d the pie go?

Giovanni’s hand hovered stiffly in midair, unsure whether to extend further or just retract.

Thankfully, August wasn’t a man with such low humor, and quickly placed a second pie onto the table, easing Giovanni’s embarrassment.

At that moment, Giovanni actually felt a flicker of gratitude toward August.

Instantly alert, Giovanni stiffened.

Something’s wrong—very wrong!

This must be some scheme of August’s!

Unaware of Giovanni’s inner struggle, August turned toward Zinnia, who was stuffing her face, and asked, “You went for a stroll outside. Did you find anything interesting?”

Zinnia pondered seriously for a moment. “Making snowmen was pretty fun.”

August: “......”

So, while I was busy making dinner, you ran outside just to build snowmen?

August gave a mocking snort. “As a worshipper of Rayquaza, you actually enjoy playing with snow? Don’t you know Rayquaza takes quadruple damage from Ice-type moves? You've betrayed Rayquaza.”

Zinnia’s simple brain processed this for a second before panic surged onto her face. “I-I didn’t mean to!”

August mockingly snorted again. “Too late. Explain yourself to Rayquaza later!”

Having just finished his pie and sipping tea, Giovanni nearly choked to death upon hearing August and Zinnia’s conversation, coughing violently.

Fortunately, Mew quickly shot a Heal Pulse toward Giovanni, helping him recover.

Idiots, Giovanni thought bitterly upon catching his breath.

He still couldn’t believe he'd actually been captured by someone like this.

...

After everyone had eaten, August placed the remaining pie onto the windowsill.

Then he dragged Mew and Gardevoir off to bed.

With the World Championship still ongoing back in Hammerlocke City, he had to sleep early for tomorrow’s heavy workload.

As the moon rose into the sky, Clefairy and Clefable danced hand-in-hand beneath its glow, their movements expressing nostalgic yearning.

Just then, inside August’s room, a figure quietly opened her eyes.

Carefully moving aside the covers, she glanced at the meditating Gardevoir and deeply asleep August. Making no sound, she quietly floated toward the door, opened it just enough to slip out, and left without alerting Gardevoir.

Floating down an empty hallway, she eventually reached the windowsill in the living room, gazing eagerly at the pie bathed in pure moonlight.

But just as she eagerly reached out to grab a slice, her body suddenly stiffened, sensing something staring directly at her.

She slowly, carefully turned her head—but didn’t see August anywhere.

She sighed in relief, assuming it was just her own nervousness.

Yet, from the corner of her eye, she glimpsed something outside the window.

There, through the glass, illuminated faintly by the eerie glow of moonlight, was the face of a big-headed goat, staring expressionlessly back at her.

“Mew!!”

Mew’s fur instantly stood on end as she shrieked, a scream that rang throughout the entire guesthouse.

...

“So let me get this straight. You went out to ‘patrol’ the fruit pie in the middle of the night, and you spotted that ‘big-headed goat’ stealing the pie again?” August asked Mew, having been jolted awake by her piercing scream.

Mew nodded vigorously, solemnly swearing that she'd definitely seen the very same "big-headed goat" from earlier, boldly devouring the entire fruit pie right in front of her.

After finishing her story, she even puffed up her chest proudly, as if she were some heroic defender who’d thwarted the mysterious Pokémon’s sinister plot!

August’s face turned completely blank.

Then he picked Mew up, took a small mirror from Gengar, and held it up directly in front of her face.

Through the reflection, Mew clearly saw a ring of jam smeared around her own mouth.

Instantly, panic flashed across Mew’s face, and she hastily tried to wipe away the evidence—but only succeeded in spreading jam all over herself.

August’s face grew even more blank.

At this point, Mew finally accepted defeat, slumping down in despair, admitting to her misdeeds.

Her sneaky plan to eat secretly and frame another Pokémon had failed miserably!

On the side, Zinnia watched Mew’s downfall with gleeful schadenfreude.

August didn’t overly scold Mew; instead, he just “firmly” pinched her cheeks and handed the embarrassed Pokémon over to Gardevoir.

Then his gaze shifted toward the window.

He’d noticed Calyrex secretly watching him during the day, but he’d originally assumed that Calyrex was observing him because he’d rescued Freezington Village earlier. His initial plan was to keep Calyrex waiting until tomorrow before approaching it.

Yet, Calyrex’s presence around the guesthouse, secretly watching even in the dead of night, had thrown August’s earlier assumption into doubt.

Could it be this?

August took the Reins of Unity out of his pocket.

The moment he did, the reins glimmered softly under the moonlight, their surface reflecting a gentle white radiance.

At the very same instant, August again felt that familiar sensation of being watched.

August looked out the window. Beneath a tree stood Calyrex, its giant bud-crowned head facing him expressionlessly.

If some eerie BGM started playing right now, or if Calyrex’s eyes began glowing ominously, this scene would genuinely resemble a horror movie.

“That’s it! That's the one I saw during the day!” Zinnia exclaimed excitedly.

Gardevoir also noticed Calyrex’s presence; immediately, her eyes flashed with blue psychic energy, readying herself for battle.

August swiftly stopped her. Calyrex was not an enemy.

After shaking off the unsettling first impression, August noticed a thin layer of snow had accumulated atop Calyrex’s head, indicating it had stood there for quite some time.

August gave Calyrex a small wave, inviting it inside.

Upon receiving August’s invitation, Calyrex stepped gracefully toward the front door of the guesthouse and politely knocked.

“What a well-mannered Pokémon…” Zinnia murmured in surprise.

“Please come in,” August called out.

The door swung open, and Calyrex entered. Before stepping inside, August saw that it had even carefully shaken off the snow from its body.

In terms of etiquette, Calyrex was simply flawless.

Has it really been lurking around all day just waiting for me to invite it in…? The thought suddenly popped into August’s head.

Compared to the refined Calyrex, the previous duo of Zacian and Zamazenta now seemed like flashy, nouveau-riche celebrities…

At this moment, Calyrex approached August directly, gazing at the reins in his hand with nostalgic eyes.

“Did you come for this?” August asked, shaking the reins gently.

Calyrex made no attempt to hide its intention and gracefully nodded.

August smiled lightly. “Coincidentally, I actually came here for you.”

Calyrex froze at August’s words. Was this human aiming to capture it?

Having lost the faith of its people, Calyrex’s current strength was pathetically weak. It had tried to intervene with the Corviknight during the day but hadn’t even been able to defeat one Gigantamax Pokémon, ultimately relying on August to save the village.

If the human wanted to capture it, Calyrex was powerless to resist.

Yet, August’s next words surprised Calyrex once more:

“Eternatus is about to awaken again. Zacian, Zamazenta, Kubfu—all the legendary Pokémon of the Galar region have united. You’re the only one left—we need you to complete the team!”

As he spoke, August casually patted Calyrex’s head. Originally, he’d meant to pat its shoulder, but the shoulder being directly beneath its huge head made it inaccessible.

Despite its current miserable state, this was the first time anyone had dared pat the head of the former king.

However, Calyrex had no time to dwell on that; instead, it was processing the significance behind August’s words.

Eternatus was about to reawaken?

If this human spoke the truth, wouldn’t that mean the entire Galar region was facing imminent disaster?

Many years had passed, yet the memories of the previous Darkest Day still remained vividly clear.

Thinking of this, Calyrex’s heart filled with worry.

But when it thought about joining the battle as August had suggested, Calyrex lowered its head sadly, glancing at its current weak body, and shook its head.

In its current state, it was utterly impossible to confront Eternatus.

It had lost its faith, lost its strength—even its beloved steed had abandoned it.

Calyrex was no longer the King of Bountiful Harvests it once was.

At that moment, August’s hand again patted Calyrex’s oversized head.

“Don’t sell yourself short! Your foundation is still strong. If you've lost your power, we just have to get it back, right?”

“In fact, that’s exactly why I’m here—to help you regain your power!”

Calyrex stood dumbstruck, whether from surprise at August journeying so far specifically to help it or simply dizzy from being patted repeatedly, it didn’t know. It took a long moment before it finally snapped back to its senses.

Then it saw August gently handing it the Reins of Unity.

In that instant, Calyrex felt as if August himself was glowing.

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