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Chapter 3: I Choose You, Lilligant · Nov 09, 2026

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1 Chapter 1: Victini 2026-11-09
2 Chapter 2: An Outdated Era 2026-11-09
3 Chapter 3: I Choose You, Lilligant 2026-11-09
4 Chapter 4: The Terrifying Energy Ball 2026-11-09
5 Chapter 5: The True Value of an Infinite Pokémon 2026-11-09
6 Chapter 6: Pokémon Levels 2026-11-09
7 Chapter 7: Harsh Lands Breed Harsh People 2026-11-09
8 Chapter 8: Victini, Move Out! 2026-11-09
9 Chapter 9: Ogerpon — What the Heck?! 2026-11-09
10 Chapter 10: Why Are the People Here So Mean? 2026-11-09
11 Chapter 11: Sora Kenji — Son, Your Dad Is Waiting for You to Come Back 2026-11-09
12 Chapter 12: First Meeting with Ogerpon 2026-11-09
13 Chapter 13: A Promise with Ponpon 2026-11-09
14 Chapter 14: Repairing the Mask 2026-11-09
15 Chapter 15: In the Pokémon World, There Are Still More Good People Than Bad 2026-11-09
16 Chapter 16: Recruiting Ogerpon 2026-11-09
17 Chapter 17: Ponpon’s Potential 2026-11-09
18 Chapter 18: Ogerpon vs. Victini Combo 2026-11-09
19 Chapter 19: A Chain of Triggered Abilities 2026-11-09
20 Chapter 20: The True Weight of a Legendary Pokémon 2026-11-09
21 Chapter 21: Bloodmoon Ursaluna 2026-11-09
22 Chapter 22: Sora — Don’t Blame Me for Playing Dirty, Big Guy 2026-11-09
23 Chapter 23: The Hisuian Pokémon That Doesn’t Play Fair 2026-11-09
24 Chapter 24: Bloodmoon Ursaluna, Get! 2026-11-09
25 Chapter 25: Peat Block 2026-11-09
26 Chapter 26: Time to Find a Rich Sponsor 2026-11-09
27 Chapter 27: The Loyal Three Return 2026-11-09
28 Chapter 28: ’C-Can We Make Peace?’ 2026-11-09
29 Chapter 29: The Loyal Three — Defeated 2026-11-09
30 Chapter 30: Leaving Kitakami 2026-11-09
31 Chapter 31: Pachirisu and Buneary 2026-11-09
32 Chapter 32: Capturing Eevee 2026-11-09
33 Chapter 33: Eevee Awakens 2026-11-09
34 Chapter 34: The Reggie Brothers 2026-11-09
35 Chapter 35: Reggie’s Shock 2026-11-09
36 Chapter 36: The Battle 2026-11-09
37 Chapter 37: Ogerpon, Change Masks 2026-11-09
38 Chapter 38: The Unreasonable Ivy Cudgel 2026-11-09
39 Chapter 39: Reggie’s Crushing Defeat 2026-11-09
40 Chapter 40: The Trainer Trapped by His Pokémon 2026-11-09
41 Chapter 41: Eevee’s Evolution Path 2026-11-09
42 Chapter 42: Eterna City 2026-11-09
43 Chapter 43: Cynthia 2026-11-09
44 Chapter 44: The First Meeting with the Sinnoh Champion 2026-11-09
45 Chapter 45: The First Step to Winning Cynthia Over 2026-11-09
46 Chapter 46: The Peat Block Deal 2026-11-09
47 Chapter 47: The Big Shopping Spree 2026-11-09
48 Chapter 48: Target — The Azoth Kingdom! 2026-11-09
49 Chapter 49: Sylveon 2026-11-09
50 Chapter 50: Amaura, Get! 2026-11-09

Chapter 3: Chapter 3: I Choose You, Lilligant

”What Pokémon is that?”

Walking along the deck, Sora Kenji noticed many people casting curious glances toward the Lilligant at his side.

An old man wearing a worn wool cap squinted his eyes, while his granddaughter tugged at his sleeve, standing on tiptoe to get a better look.

”Grandpa, look! Are its petals glowing?”

Everyone’s gaze shifted to Lilligant’s petals. Sure enough, several crystal-clear droplets of dew clung to them, sparkling under the sunlight.

”Phew~~”

Her pinkish-purple petal skirt swayed gently in the sea breeze, like drifting clouds at sunset. The graceful sight immediately drew the attention of many children aboard the cruise ship.

”What Pokémon is that?”

”It doesn’t look like it’s from the Sinnoh region.”

”She’s so cute—like a doll.”

For a Petilil to evolve into Lilligant, it required a Sun Stone, making wild Lilligant extremely rare.

Moreover, as a Pokémon native to the Unova region, Lilligant was a very uncommon sight for many people living in Sinnoh.

”Lilligant~”

Gradually, several children gathered around her.

They gazed shyly at the doll-like Pokémon, wanting to get closer, yet hesitating to step forward.

”Go on, have fun.”

Seeing her reaction, Sora Kenji knew she didn’t mind playing with the children.

”Lilligant (*￣︶￣)”

With her trainer’s permission, Lilligant narrowed her eyes happily, stepped forward, and—amid the children’s cheers—spun gracefully in place, beginning to dance.

”Wow~~”

”Hello!”

”Lilligant, is that your name?”

”You’re so pretty! Can I hug you, Lilligant?”

”...”

Watching how popular she was, Sora Kenji couldn’t help smiling. He tilted his head slightly and spoke softly to Victini perched above him:

”Do you feel lonely?”

”Bini~~”

Victini gently shook her head. She understood her situation—Sora Kenji had explained it to her before.

This world didn’t only have kind people like Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy. There were also many criminal organizations and dangerous individuals.

Until she had enough strength to protect herself, Sora Kenji couldn’t openly reveal her existence to others.

Of course, that was only temporary.

Once Ogerpon joined their team—and once they found more powerful partners—

Victini would be able to play freely, just like Lilligant.

”Hey there, young man—you’re a trainer, right?”

”Yeah.”

Sora Kenji struck up a conversation with the little girl’s grandfather.

”I just came from the Unova region. I’m planning to travel around Sinnoh for a while.”

”Unova, huh? That’s quite far from Sinnoh.”

The old man had heard of the region but had never visited it, nor did he know much about its Pokémon.

”I never imagined they had such a cute Pokémon like Lilligant over there. That’s wonderful...”

”Besides Lilligant, Pokémon like Deerling, Emolga, and Solosis are also very adorable.”

Sora Kenji didn’t mind sharing his experiences from Unova.

Perhaps because of Pokémon—especially in modern times, with the establishment of the League—the world had largely become peaceful.

Aside from a handful of criminal organizations and rogue factions, most people lived stable lives.

As a result, few people were willing to leave their hometowns and relocate elsewhere.

Trainers traveled, but most eventually returned home.

Even more people spent their entire lives in one place.

In this era, where information flow was still limited, their understanding of the outside world could be astonishingly narrow.

Yet Sora Kenji never felt superior because of that.

In his view, someone who devoted themselves to caring for a single Pokémon was no different from a trainer who owned many.

After all—

they were all people who loved Pokémon.

”You’re a trainer, right? If you’re traveling in Sinnoh, are you planning to challenge the Lily of the Valley Conference?”

Another passenger joined the conversation, assuming Sora Kenji was a traveling competitor.

”Wait—that can’t be right. This year’s conference already ended. Are you preparing for the next one?”

”No, I’m not aiming for the League tournament. I’m just traveling.”

”I see.”

”Haha, well then, make sure you enjoy your time here. Sinnoh has plenty of beautiful places to visit.”

”....”

”Hey—that’s a Lilligant. You don’t see those very often.”

The chatter on the deck drew even more attention.

Among the crowd, a teenage boy—around sixteen or seventeen—had quietly approached the children at some point.

He bent slightly at the waist, observing Lilligant from behind them.

”Hmm?”

Sora Kenji immediately looked toward him.

In the next moment, the boy raised his head.

Their eyes met in midair.

”Care for a Pokémon battle?”

No further explanation was needed.

The instant two trainers locked eyes—

the battle had already begun.

”Lilligant?”

”Lilligant!”

Sensing her trainer’s fighting spirit, Lilligant waved goodbye to the children, then skipped back to Sora Kenji’s side.

Her eager expression made it obvious—she was excited to face the young trainer’s Pokémon.

”It’s a Pokémon battle!”

”Ah—Lilligant is going to fight?”

”She’s so cute. Won’t she get hurt?”

”But she looks really excited.”

”Let’s cheer for Lilligant!”

”Yeah! Go, Lilligant!”

”...”

Hearing that a battle was about to start, the passengers didn’t grow nervous.

Instead, they became excited.

That was perfectly normal.

In the Pokémon world, Pokémon battles were an essential part of life.

More importantly, with the sturdy physiques of humans in this world, most ordinary attacks weren’t particularly dangerous.

Even if someone got caught in the crossfire, the worst outcome would usually be minor injuries—nothing serious enough to ruin the excitement of watching a match.

”Are you sure you want to use Lilligant?”

The young trainer considered for a moment before adding:

”You can switch if you’d like.”

”No need.”

Sora Kenji calmly confirmed his choice.

”I’ll use Lilligant.”

They moved to the designated battle area on the deck, quickly drawing a large crowd of onlookers.

Within moments, they were surrounded—even the ship’s staff turned their attention toward the scene.

It only proved once again:

Pokémon battles were the most popular form of entertainment in the world.

”Well then...”

”Excuse me.”

”Come out—Infernape!”

Without hesitation, the young trainer released his Pokémon.

It was the final evolution of one of Sinnoh’s starter Pokémon—Chimchar—known in the anime as the fiery powerhouse often nicknamed the ”Big Brother.”

”Oh?”

Seeing the Infernape, Sora Kenji couldn’t hide his surprise.

Starter Pokémon were never common.

In any region, they were special partners provided exclusively by the League to promising trainers—essentially a monopolized resource.

Encountering one in the wild was about as likely as winning the lottery.

In the anime, rare Pokémon often seemed to appear everywhere.

But after nearly two years living in the Pokémon world, Sora Kenji had developed a very clear understanding of rarity.

Only regional Professors had the authority to distribute starter Pokémon.

And Professors weren’t exactly everywhere.

Most regions only had a handful.

That meant the boy before him was highly likely to be a talented trainer personally recognized by a Sinnoh Professor.

”H-He looks familiar...”

”I think he was one of the Top Four in this year’s Lily of the Valley Conference!”

”A semifinalist from the League tournament?”

”That’s incredible. I can’t believe we get to see a battle of this level in person.”

”....”

Hearing that someone had recognized him, the boy couldn’t hide a faint smile. He introduced himself confidently:

”My name is Brock. Please take care of me.”

”Sora Kenji.”

This wasn’t the moment for pleasantries.

Whether boasting or flattery—those things could wait until after the battle.

”Bini~ binibini~”

”Don’t worry.”

Feeling the weight on his head shift slightly, Sora Kenji offered a quiet reassurance. Then he turned to Lilligant beside him.

”I’m counting on you, Lilligant.”

”Lilligant!”

Aside from Lilligant, Sora Kenji only had Victini—and Victini wasn’t suitable to reveal in public.

As for whether Lilligant could win—

Sora Kenji didn’t have the slightest doubt.

Just as he had always said:

His Lilligant was incredibly strong.

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