"Teacher Azure also knows about Tornadus?"
Cyrano, standing beside Aiden, wasn't particularly surprised to hear his words.
After all, the "Azure Wings" account didn't just post tactical tutorials—it occasionally updated with educational videos about Legendary Pokémon as well.
She had heard long ago that Aiden was knowledgeable about the deities of other regions, and it seemed to be true—
Cyrano thought to herself, growing even more curious about this young teacher with such extensive knowledge.
"Mm, I've studied it a bit."
Aiden didn't hide anything, nodding straightforwardly.
Tornadus.
Along with Thundurus and Landorus, they were classified as the "Forces of Nature" in the Pokédex—Legendary Pokémon.
They were deities that controlled the weather in Unovan legend, with Tornadus and Thundurus responsible for stirring the atmosphere, allowing the weather to cycle through the seasons.
However, these two brothers generally had quite bad reputations—
After all, Tornadus would cause storms whenever it flew too fast, and Thundurus was even worse, bringing thunder and lightning wherever it went, often causing wildfires. Since ancient times, they had frequently caused tremendous trouble for humans.
Unfortunately, these two also had particularly playful natures, often going on strike to run around the world.
So in the legends passed down in Unova, they mostly appeared as cautionary tales—a pair of deities with very nasty personalities.
But as everyone knew, Legendary Pokémon in the Pokémon world mostly came in groups of three.
The third member of the "Forces of Nature," the eldest brother Landorus who watched over Tornadus and Thundurus, was the most stable of the three.
Its appearance didn't bring disaster to humans—on the contrary, any land it passed over would become exceptionally fertile, guaranteeing good harvests the following year.
So Landorus was respectfully called the God of the Harvest.
Additionally, it carried the standard duty of the third deity in the Pokémon world—when its two good-for-nothing younger brothers got too carried away playing, it was responsible for using force to calm them down and remind them of their duties.
That was probably why Landorus's Therian Forme ability was Intimidate?
So in terms of PR, it was much better than the other two Forces of Nature.
"I see—"
"That does sound like a troublesome deity!"
After hearing Aiden's brief introduction, Nemona expressed her agreement with a sigh, while also feeling troubled.
"Even if we wanted to challenge them, it would probably be difficult to catch up with that terrifying speed, right?"
She had also seen Tornadus just now.
True to its name, it had whooshed past in an instant—only a blurry figure visible.
"So Unova has researchers who specifically predict their routes. As long as they don't approach cities with human populations, they're generally left alone."
The one who took over the conversation was Drayton.
As the grandson of the highly respected Mayor and Gym Leader Drayden of Opelucid City, he had some understanding of major and minor matters in the Unova region.
After all, he would likely succeed to the Gym Leader position in the future.
"However, things should get much better once summer passes. It seems the Cloud Deities all leave Unova from autumn through spring, heading to other regions to stir the atmosphere."
The atmosphere didn't exist only in Unova—their duties meant they couldn't remain in one region indefinitely.
But Unova's understanding of the "Forces of Nature" seemed to be missing one—
Aiden thought to himself.
Besides the three Cloud Deities, there was actually another female Force of Nature called "Enamorus."
She was the embodiment of life, appearing whenever winter snow melted and life began to sprout, thus called the God of Spring.
Ancient poetry about Enamorus had been left behind in the distant Hisui region.
In the games, release dates could explain this, but in reality, it was absurd that people in Unova didn't know about Enamorus's existence—
Could it be related to the three Cloud Deities?
Aiden silently noted this hypothesis in his mind, but didn't speak it aloud.
7 PM.
Aiden and the Naranja Academy students were temporarily staying in the faculty dormitory of Blueberry Academy.
As exchange students, Nemona and the others quickly hit it off with the Blueberry Elite Four, noisily playing party games together.
Aiden actually had an itch to play UNO too—
However, as a reliable teacher, he knew that if he showed up, it would probably make the Blueberry Academy kids feel restrained, so he had to let it go for now.
Social terrorists like Nemona were truly too rare!
Since he had time to relax, Aiden thought for a moment and simply took out his phone to call Caitlin's Rotom Phone.
Based on his understanding of this young lady known as the "Sleeping Beauty," he definitely couldn't reach her during normal daytime hours.
At this time, even if she had pulled an all-nighter, she should be awake by now?
Sure enough, as he expected, the call was quickly answered.
Caitlin appeared in the holographic image wearing pink pajamas, her hair freely floating behind her, and leisurely let out a yawn.
"What is it—?"
"Cynthia already went back to Sinnoh, why are you calling me—"
Her tone carried a hint of laziness—clearly she had just woken up not long ago, still somewhat groggy.
"Nothing much, just letting you know I've arrived in Unova."
Aiden replied casually as well.
After all, when Caitlin had called previously, she had told him to remember to call her once he and Cynthia came to Unova.
She could be considered half a host in Unova, and even if she wasn't a Champion yet, that time shouldn't be far off.
"It's just this, no need to tell me—wait?"
Caitlin's reaction was initially flat, but then she suddenly remembered something. After blinking, she asked:
"Cynthia didn't come with you?"
"No, after coming to Paldea last time, she accumulated a lot of League affairs to deal with, so she probably doesn't have time for now."
"—I see!"
Caitlin in the holographic image pouted, her expression seeming somewhat unhappy.
What do you mean you came to Unova alone!
The polite remarks from last time—the important part was Cynthia! Cynthia!
Without Cynthia, she felt like there was nothing to talk about with this guy. They'd definitely end up arguing the moment they met.
Forget it, at most she'd treat him to one meal, and invite a few Gym Leaders and Trainers she knew to join—
If there were outsiders present, this guy should at least show some restraint, right?
Caitlin thought to herself, but quickly realized something was off.
Because the people she knew in Unova were all girls, and they all greatly admired "Teacher Azure."
Among them, Gym Leaders Skyla and Elesa had both learned interesting tactics from Aiden, and had apparently wanted to meet him for a long time.
That alone wasn't a problem—the main issue was that the one who came wasn't Cynthia, but Aiden—
How could a girls' night possibly allow a man to join!
If it caused Cynthia to misunderstand anything, she didn't even want to imagine—
So Caitlin quickly abandoned this idea.
And during her silence, Aiden was thinking about something else.
Besides Galar and Paldea, other regions had evil organizations with significant local influence.
And in the Unova region, that was Team Plasma, dedicated to the "liberation" of Pokémon.
But before coming to Blueberry Academy, he hadn't deeply investigated information about the Unova region.
So, should he ask Caitlin?
Aiden thought for a moment, then slowly spoke: "I'll probably be staying at Blueberry Academy for an exchange period this time, so treating me to dinner or whatever can wait—there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
"However, I wanted to ask if you know about the organization called 'Team Plasma'?"
"Team Plasma?"
Caitlin thought for a moment, then quickly realized.
"Oh, you mean those people who give speeches in various towns every day?"
"I think I heard they're called Team Plasma or something, but the things they say in their speeches are all twisted logic, quite annoying."
"However, it seems some people do believe in them and voluntarily gave up their Pokémon—"
When mentioning Team Plasma's ideology, Caitlin unconsciously furrowed her brow.
"These people don't consider the Pokémon's own feelings at all, too one-sided. Anyway, I can't accept their views."
"Right, why are you asking about this?"
"Nothing, just heard about them."
Aiden shook his head, not explaining further.
After chatting casually with Caitlin for a few more sentences, he hung up the phone and fell into thought.
Based on Caitlin's reaction, Team Plasma probably hadn't exposed their ambitions yet, so the timeline should be before the events of Black and White?
Then N should still be under Team Plasma's control right now?
Objectively speaking, within Team Plasma, including some of the "Seven Sages," there were indeed many good people full of "idealistic" sentiments, but unfortunately the organization had been crooked from its very establishment.
It was merely an evil organization satisfying Ghetsis's personal desires—even after splitting later, it couldn't escape his influence.
Including N's existence—
A child of Pokémon and humans, under normal circumstances, was impossible.
But N was this exception. Shortly after birth, he was taken in by Team Plasma, and was even designated as the "King" of Team Plasma from childhood.
Naturally, his views were influenced by Team Plasma's ideology.
From his ability to gain the recognition of either the Black Dragon or White Dragon, it could be seen that N's heart wasn't bad—he had the potential to become a hero.
It was just that the ideology instilled in him from childhood made him gradually become extremist.
Another problem child—
Aiden sighed.
He could actually just leave it alone—after all, Team Plasma was basically among the weakest tier of villainous organizations.
Freezing Opelucid City seemed absurd at first glance, but if Alder had been slightly more competent, or if the other Elite Four had detected the danger early and acted, the Unova League wouldn't have been outmaneuvered by Ghetsis.
However, since he had already come to the Unova region, he might as well see if he could encounter the legendary "Tao Trio."
And counseling problem children was his professional specialty—
Reshiram, the Vast White Dragon of Truth,
Zekrom, the Deep Black Dragon of Ideal,
And their "vessel," Kyurem.
The three dragons were originally a single entity, but separated for certain reasons, forming their respective different ideologies.
The Twin Dragons would periodically select "Heroes" in the human world who aligned with their ideals, granting them their power to prove that their ideology conformed to reality.
They were also among the extremely rare Legendary Pokémon that would actively appear before humans.
As for Kyurem, due to losing part of its power and being unable to stabilize its physical form, it had fallen into slumber, still frozen in ice in some cave to this day.
N would likely be recognized by one of the Black or White Dragons—if this power was exploited by Team Plasma, the consequences would be severe.
Aiden sighed inwardly.
Why did it feel like he couldn't find peace wherever he went—
But then again, Unova didn't seem to have any reliable people either, already being in a period of rebuilding the League's hierarchy.
The Elite Four were almost entirely new-generation, and Champion Alder's absolute ace, Volcarona, had died from overexertion, causing this Champion uncle to fall into despair and lose interest in battling.
In Black/White, Alder was just a wandering vagrant, dedicated to finding a gifted youth who could inherit his Champion position.
So the Unova League was definitely unreliable!
The more Aiden thought about it, the more absurd it seemed, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
What was the point of thinking so much? Even if the sky fell, with his current human-Pokémon connections, he could probably handle it.
What Legendary Pokémon couldn't solve, Teacher Azure will teach you how to solve!
Late at night, Aiden opened his eyes in a daze.
For some reason, he vaguely felt something staring at him—quite scary.
—
Just like when he sensed the gaze of the Black Rayquaza, he had always been quite sensitive to detecting such stares.
So, Aiden subconsciously turned his head toward the window.
This glance nearly gave him a heart attack.
"What the—what is that?"
A huge, bright blue, sapphire-like eye was focused on him through the glass window.
Opening his eyes in the middle of the night to suddenly see an extremely bouncy pair of beautiful big eyes—Aiden not being scared half to death already showed he had quite a strong constitution—
Noticing he had awakened, the unknown creature quickly withdrew its gaze and flapped its wings, retreating several meters backward.
Aiden stepped forward and opened the window, finally seeing its true appearance.
A dragon—and quite a good-looking one at that.
Pure white, lightweight feathers shimmered in the moonlight. Those powerful white wings flapped occasionally, bringing gusts of wind.
Two bright silver rings encircled its neck, and two clusters of long feathers extended from its head like white twin-tails.
However, if one had to name the most distinctive feature, it would definitely be that unique torch-like structure at the end of its tail—a flame not yet lit.
Turbo Blaze—
Aiden immediately recognized this Pokémon.
It's you!
The Dragon of Truth—
Reshiram!
When gazing at Aiden, Reshiram's expression was proud and solemn.
However, for Aiden, this expression was just right, fully displaying the White Dragon's sacred aura.
It's so beautiful—
Truly the most visually stunning among Legendary Pokémon!
Seemingly sensing what Aiden was thinking, a trace of confusion suddenly flashed in Reshiram's eyes.
But quickly, it resumed its proud demeanor.
[In thy view, what is truth?]
An ethereal voice echoed in Aiden's mind, making him blink.
You Legendary Pokémon, why do you all love playing this cryptic communication game so much?
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