Chapter 473: Heh, What a Daughter Con
"Lucario, what should we do?"
"Lucario?"
Cynthia, hearing Will didn't respond to her, doubtfully turned her head to look.
Only to see her big dog's eyes blooming with the blue light of Aura, blankly staring at a corner of that huge Sunlight Tree.
Along with the blue light appearing, there was also a watery sheen filling his eye sockets.
"Lucario? What's wrong with you?"
Cynthia reached out, worriedly shaking Will.
"...I don't know, my Aura is affecting me."
Will lowered his head, catching a drop of tear with his palm, shaking his head blankly.
Normally speaking.
Aura can be affected by mood.
Will had never encountered accidents.
Today he did.
His mood was originally calm without ripples, but at this moment he was affected by his Aura.
His Aura was jumping for joy, but there was also sadness.
But he didn't know the reason.
"Are you really okay?"
"I'm fine, Cynthia, look at those Tyrunt, are they surrounding something?"
Will shook his head; he controlled his Aura and mood well, pointing forward.
"Mm, that's..."
"The Mythical Pokémon, Diancie. I think the Carbink running out from underground are exactly looking for her."
Will muttered softly.
At this moment.
In the territory of the Tyrantrum clan, Diancie, who popped out from nowhere, was surrounded by a group of Tyrunt.
They were using their noses to sniff this pink stone that suddenly jumped out.
Diancie stood in place, not afraid either.
Even bowed to the Tyrunt, mumbling saying something.
A Tyrunt doubtfully tilted his head; his two big eyes were full of confusion.
Perhaps Diancie's chattering annoyed him.
This Tyrunt directly rushed forward and knocked Diancie to the ground.
"Lucario."
"Mm."
Will nodded, scooped Cynthia up horizontally, and leaped out.
Outside.
"How can you be so rude? You are still a baby."
Diancie, getting up from the ground, had already prepared to dodge subsequent attacks.
However, after getting up, she found herself not being attacked by Tyrunt again.
Thought this baby had already repented.
Before she had time to be happy, she found two other creatures standing in front of her at some point.
A bipedal dog-like Pokémon.
A human female.
It seemed these two were the ones who blocked those babies.
"Little things, step back, step back."
Will looked at these Tyrunt staring at him with two big eyes, waving his hand casually.
The Tyrantrum lying over there noticed the situation here, getting up one after another and surrounding this place.
But Will wasn't worried.
This time the Dragon Stone still functioned stably.
These Tyrantrum and Tyrunt didn't have any malice or hostility towards him.
But regarding this unknown Pokémon that suddenly appeared and intruded into their territory, they still had to carry some vigilance.
Especially since the cubs were all beside this unknown Pokémon.
"Let's go."
Will reached out and petted a Tyrunt who stretched his head over.
Then turned around, grabbing Cynthia with one hand and holding Diancie with the other, directly bounding and leaving quickly.
Although Diancie is a Rock-type Pokémon.
Her size of 0.7 meters is not considered too small.
But her weight is unexpectedly quite light, only about a dozen catties.
Will took them to a relatively open area, confirmed there were no Pokémon approaching within a radius of five hundred meters, and only then put Diancie down.
"Thank you, two adults, for your help; those children are not big but their strength is truly not small."
Diancie bowed to Will and Cynthia after landing.
This voice was similar to the Diancie appearing in the movie in Will's impression, and both were very polite children.
"Your size is not big either."
Will said unceremoniously.
"Yes, this is also a point that makes me feel very inferior."
Diancie nodded helplessly.
"Mishi."
Just at this time, the faint cries of Carbink came from not far away.
Diancie's eyes widened, diving headfirst into the bushes nearby.
A few Carbink bounced over from the other side.
Exchanged a glance with Will and Cynthia, gave an Ultraman nod, and then bounced away again.
"Hehe, this group of children is really interesting."
Cynthia couldn't help chuckling looking at their retreating figures, then looked at Diancie who crawled out again organizing her skirt.
"Why do you want to hide? They are all looking for you."
"I want to go out to play..."
Diancie lowered her head.
Her two small hands gripped her own skirt; looked like she also knew her running out privately caused some trouble for everyone.
"Just telling them, you should also be able to go out to play, right?"
"Can, but Majima and the others will send many people to follow me; going out like that is too conspicuous, will attract many bad guys."
Diancie sighed, extending both hands and spreading them to the sides,
"As the Princess of the Diamond Domain, I have no freedom."
Majima seems to be the name of a certain Carbink, presumably a figure similar to a minister in the Diamond Domain.
And those bad guys are nothing more than humans who fancy these "moving diamonds" and Pokémon who feed on them.
"Still having knights for protection when going out? Really like a princess."
Cynthia reached out a finger and tapped her lip.
Then glanced at the dog beside her, couldn't help showing a smile.
She also feels like a princess.
"The Carbink running around everywhere to find you have affected many Pokémon clans, and these Pokémon running around everywhere to stabilize their survival environment might bring danger to other Pokémon, and might also bring danger to themselves."
Will reached out a finger and poked the pink round diamond on top of Diancie's head.
Although Diancie had no malice, and didn't know what impact her running out would bring to other Pokémon.
But this doesn't mean the mistakes she made unintentionally can be ignored.
The saying "those who do not know are not guilty" only applies under certain specific contextual conditions.
Noble as the Princess of the Diamond Domain, the queen commanding all Carbink in the world.
Diancie must shoulder the responsibility of managing all Carbink.
Even if she doesn't want to be this Princess of the Diamond Domain herself.
Making up for it.
Is exactly the first thing Diancie must do right now.
Of course.
If Diancie were a selfish Pokémon, she could also ignore it, continuing to hide from the Carbink letting them run around; but Diancie is not.
Mythical Pokémon are mostly good children, and Diancie is no exception.
"Sorry..."
Diancie lowered her head guiltily.
"How about this, we will go back together with you, and then properly help you talk to them, telling Majima not to send people to follow you; we will take charge of your safety."
Will felt her mood, reaching out and stroking her head.
"It won't work, Majima won't feel at ease."
Diancie shook her head disappointedly.
For her, Majima is not only the minister of the Diamond Domain, but also a figure like parents and teachers to her.
From the moment Diancie opened her eyes until now.
All the knowledge and moves she learned were all taught to her by Majima.
To her, Majima is a figure full of majesty; Diancie doesn't dare to disobey Majima to her face, even having prepared mentally for decades just for this matter of sneaking out.
"We'll know after trying; it's also not a thing for you to run around outside alone. What if you encounter robbers and Pokémon Hunters?"
Will crossed his arms over his chest.
"What is that?"
"People who snatch others' belongings and illegally hunt Pokémon."
"Oh, those are truly regrettable people."
Diancie sighed, seemingly feeling regret for those people being born.
"Hehehe."
Cynthia was amused by her appearance.
"If I alone can beat the dispatched knight escort team to the ground, then she should be able to feel a bit more at ease, right?
At least dispatch a few less?"
"I think it probably won't work, because I myself can also defeat the escort team, but Majima will still send a bunch of people."
Diancie sighed again.
Don't know how she, at the young age of around two thousand years old, could sigh so much.
"Heh, what a daughter con."
Will smiled disdainfully.
"..."
Cynthia glanced at him and curled her lips.
Really don't know who was hugging me a few days ago crying out missing his daughter.
"Anyway, try it first and then say; let's go find nearby Carbink first."
"Okay."
Originally wanted to explore casually.
Will and Cynthia also didn't expect to unexpectedly find the reason for the Carbink's rampaging.
As for the energy source on the detector.
The location seems to be in a corner of the underground world; after solving Diancie's matter today, there might not be enough time.
Wanting to come here again next time, probably have to wait until after Cynthia becomes a League higher-up.
That's at least a matter of two years later when Cynthia comes of age.
On the way.
To prevent this little princess from the Diamond Domain from doing flat ground falls.
Will held her left hand, Cynthia held her right hand, letting the little princess hop around freely without needing to care about balance issues.
"Will and Cynthia, have you two been traveling together for a long time?"
Diancie looked left and right.
Her pink eyes were full of curiosity and envy.
She also wanted to go out traveling with her friends, instead of staying in the underground world with only dirt, stones, and diamonds all day.
"Not considered very long."
Will looked up and considered for a moment, then responded.
In his not-so-long years, the time together with Cynthia is only a short six years, probably only accounting for a thirtieth of his life.
"I think it's been quite long."
Cynthia smilingly gave a different answer.
After all, for a human, how many six years can there be in a lifetime?
Will's existence.
Has already accompanied her throughout her entire youth.
In the future.
They will also walk through youth, prime, old age, and twilight years together.
"Six years? That's indeed very short; sometimes I sleep for decades in one nap."
Diancie's view is the same as Will's.
No helping it.
In front of long-lived species or even creatures without the concept of lifespan, the weight of time is completely different from in the eyes of humans.
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