"Hah, hah, Ray... Rayquaza?"
The azure giant dragon moved his head in front of the cloaked young man, then opened his bloody mouth wide—
"Roar!!!!"
The strong airflow made Lorze unable to open his eyes. The hood on his head was blown off with a whoosh, revealing his messy hair, but Rayquaza twisted his body quite satisfied.
Facing this situation, Lorze gave a thumbs-up, leaving Rayquaza somewhat baffled.
Actually, it was because... having fed on the water and particles in the atmosphere for a long time, Rayquaza surprisingly, yet reasonably, had no bad breath!?
"Hehe~ It's nothing, I just mean your teeth are really sharp and beautiful."
"Not bad, not bad! Haha! You have a sweet mouth. Of course, more importantly... among humans, there are truly very few who can injure me to this extent~"
Lorze slapped his forehead: "Right! Big Sister Mewtwo and the others..."
Rayquaza arrogantly put his short little arms in front of his chest pretending to cross them, a hint of sly glint flashing in his fierce scarlet eyes—
"Tsk tsk, quite worried about your little girlfriends, huh~ Don't worry, I held back. They are all fine."
Tapping the ground lightly with his tail, Lorze looked in the direction he pointed: Mewtwo, Latias, and Kirlia were quietly stacked together, seemingly just unconscious.
After spraying Potions, Lorze recalled them into their Poké Balls and sat somewhat tiredly on the ruined stone bricks.
"So, about the giant stone..."
"Take it if you want! I'm already full anyway~"
"That's easy to say... Big Sister Mewtwo and Latias were both knocked out by you, and there's no signal here."
Rayquaza rolled his eyes and stretched his still-wounded body: "Gegege, isn't that simple?"
"Wait, don't tell me you're going to... But aren't you injured too?"
"Hmph! It's more than enough to send you and the giant stone back."
"Since you said so, then I won't be polite!"
Enhancing his legs with telekinesis, the young man in the black cloak took a flying leap and sat steadily on top of the giant dragon's head!
Pulling up his hood with both hands, Lorze patted Rayquaza's head somewhat excitedly—
"Rayquaza, take off!"
"Vwoom—"
A long, ancient dragon roar echoed from the deserted high tower. The azure giant dragon flew towards Rustboro City with the giant stone and the young man!
"Hey, Rayquaza, you usually eat the impurity particles in the water and atmosphere, right?"
"Little human, do you have any dissatisfaction with my diet!"
"No, I was just saying... I want to invite you to taste this."
Sending a few high-quality Pokéblocks into Rayquaza's mouth, the giant dragon began to chew with relish.
"Vwooooom——————"
The sweet and sour jam filling bloomed on the taste buds of his tongue, making the Sky Dragon's body twitch violently!
"Hey, hey, hey! Steady, steady!"
Rayquaza smacked his lips. That strange feeling... truly left an endless aftertaste.
"What is this... I have never tasted it! Delicious! It's just... this amount isn't even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth!"
"I still have a lot here. I'll give them all to you until we reach Rustboro City."
After that, Rayquaza's flight speed suddenly slowed down, constantly demanding Pokéblocks from the young man... Lorze showed a wry smile, but still fed him while stroking the giant dragon's head...
"Delicious, delicious! Give me more!"
In his ears, there was both the whistling sound of the wind and the chewing sound of the giant dragon beneath him. You're clearly the powerful and handsome strongest of Hoenn, how did you turn into a Husky!?
As they approached Rustboro City, the young man suddenly spoke—
"Rayquaza, can you show off that thing? You know, that thing... hehe."
"Tsk tsk, considering you let me taste such delicious food, I'll let you have it your way once. After this, remember to bring such delicious food and visit the Sky Pillar often!"
"Got it!"
"Vwoom—"
Several streets in Rustboro City plunged into shadow. Bursts of dragon cries entered the ears of the pedestrians on the street. They subconsciously looked up and found that the green giant dragon coiled in the sky was blocking the sun!
The looking-up people witnessed the whole process of Rayquaza transforming into his Mega form as if revering a god. Panic ensued, until—
They saw the person wearing a mask and a cloak on top of the giant dragon's head.
"Is that... the person who saved Alto Mare!?"
Someone in the crowd screamed, which quieted the chaotic crowd.
The mysterious man who saved Alto Mare a few days ago? Indeed... it looks like him alright. Could it be that this giant dragon is his Pokémon?
This is way too... cool, isn't it!?
"They were really bluffed by you."
"That's because Rayquaza is domineering enough, hehe~"
After a round of mutual flattery, the giant dragon brought both the young man and the giant stone to the ground, and then left Rustboro City from the crowd's eyes, winding his body and flying towards the east!
Inside the President's Office of the Devon Corporation Headquarters Building
Facing the young man who came to report the mission, Joseph Stone still hadn't recovered from the shock.
Although his cloak was full of dust, slightly torn, and there was a scratch on his cheek, he had seen that giant dragon just now very clearly, and even saw the young man sitting on top of Rayquaza's head and the noisy crowd... Swallowing hard, the President asked tentatively—
"L-Little Lorze, did you... catch Rayquaza!?"
Lorze laughed awkwardly and scratched his cheek: "I wouldn't say catch, it's probably more like friends."
Even so, it was shocking enough... That was an existence regarded as the guardian deity of Hoenn.
"The mission reward will be sent to your account later. Next, I'll have to trouble you again to escort the giant stone to the Kalos region, right? Steven happens to be there too, he will meet you."
"No problem! It just so happens I haven't seen Mr. Steven in a long time, and I promised him something too."
Lorze couldn't help but think about how he had said he was going to stand Mr. Steven up just a few days ago. He really didn't expect the karma to hit him back so quickly.
But Kalos, huh... there are also many cute Psychic-type Pokémon, like Delphox, Meowstic and such, hehe...
I'll just help Mr. Steven look for Diancie along the way~
On August 16th, the young man, embraced by three Psychic-type Pokémon on his left and right, sat in the cabin of Devon Corporation's helicopter.
"You guys stop playing around, I want to read the news! Eh hehehehe!? S-So ticklish!"
In the PokéNav held over Lorze's head, what he was browsing was the headline of the Hoenn Weekly—
"Mysterious Giant Dragon Appears in Rustboro City, Its Master Suspected to Be the One Who Saved Alto Mare Previously!?"
The young man chuckled dumbly: I don't understand, I'm just a passing Trainer who wants to be intimate with Psychic-type Pokémon~