Dragonite flew for nearly another twenty minutes before Julian and Celebi finally arrived directly beneath the ancient giant tree.

Looking at the incredibly thick and perfectly straight trunk, Julian estimated its diameter to be at least three to four hundred meters.

The sheer scale of the ancient tree reminded Julian of the legendary World Tree from Drakoria's myths—said to be the tree that held up the heavens and the earth.

While Julian was still reeling from the tree's majesty, Metagross suddenly floated in front of him.

"Meta~"

Metagross: "They are here."

As soon as Metagross spoke, three Pokémon leaped down from the ancient tree's branches, landing about fifty meters away from Julian.

They were Regice, Registeel, and Regirock—also known as the Ice Titan, Steel Titan, and Rock Titan.

Although Julian already knew there would be Champion-level Pokémon guarding the ancient giant tree, he never expected them to be Legendary Pokémon—and three of them at once.

When he scanned them with his Probing Eyes, Julian's expression darkened even further.

'Damn it.' All three Regis were mid-stage Champions.

If it were just one, Julian could maybe take it down by ganging up on it. Against two, the odds would be 20/80—not in his favor. But three? Running was his only option.

What’s more, individually, each of the three Regis might only count as an average Legendary Pokémon. But when all three were together, their combined power wasn’t a simple 1+1+1=3. Their synergy made them exponentially more dangerous.

A decade ago, the Pyramid Nation had discovered a new Top-tier secret realm. When their Champion ventured inside, they encountered the three Titan Pokémon at the peak of Elite-level.

At first, the Champion was thrilled—three Legendary Pokémon just handed to them on a silver platter! As a Champion, they figured they could easily overpower them.

Instead, the three Regis combined their powers and unleashed a kind of Imprison move, instantly suppressing the Champion’s Pokémon down to the Elite-level.

That seal lasted an entire year before the Champion-level Pokémon finally broke free.

Now, standing before Julian were three mid-stage Champion-level Regis. Even if they didn’t use a combination move, he couldn't beat them.

If they did… Julian suspected that they might even be able to go head-to-head with a First-class Legendary for a while.

Regice: "Human. Leave."

The three Regis' duty was to guard the ancient giant tree. If it weren’t for the Aura Power radiating from Julian, they would have already eliminated him as a threat.

Julian snuck a glance at his Dowsing Machine.

A massive red dot dominated more than half of the screen—it was the largest Julian had ever seen. Indicating that there was an Ultimate treasure inside the ancient giant tree—and not just any Ultimate treasure, but a treasure among treasures.

Next to the massive red dot, there were nine more red dots. Three of them were clearly the Regis themselves, while the other six represented other treasures—each one of them sizeable.

The Dowsing Machine could display a maximum of ten red dots at once, but Julian was certain the ancient giant tree held far more than that.

Now that he had stepped into a trove of treasures, leaving empty-handed just wasn’t in his nature.

But the Regis… he truly couldn’t beat them. If he tried to fight head-on, it would 100% end with him and his Pokémon all going down.

So, he turned to Celebi.

"‘Bro Bi’, it’s your time to shine."

'Bro Bi?!'

That nickname—why did it sound so satisfying?

Celebi was instantly energized, it flew forward, stopping about ten meters in front of the Regis.

The Regis didn’t attack. They just looked curiously at this round, chubby little Pokémon—it radiated a strong natural energy, clearly not an ordinary Pokémon.

Celebi: "You three, this human is my friend. As Celebi, I ask you to grant him passage—as a personal favor to me."

[Red-haired Celebi.]

Too bad both its arms were intact, otherwise the line might’ve had more impact.

Regirock: "Celebi? You’re a Celebi?!"

Even its voice went a little shrill from surprise.

Celebi nodded proudly. It looked like these three hadn’t met a Celebi before—despite being mid-stage Champions, their experience seemed a bit limited.

Among Legendary and Mythical Pokémon, Celebi’s status was second only to the First-class legendaries, so naturally it stood higher than the Regis.

Regice: "No wonder you radiate such strong natural energy… So you’re a Celebi. Though, this is the first time I’ve seen such a round Celebi."

Regirock: "Maybe because its natural energy is more concentrated than normal Celebis. Hence, the… fullness?"

Registeel: "Makes sense."

The three Regis chimed in one after another, concluding that this Celebi was simply too chubby to recognize at first glance.

Meanwhile, the "chubby Celebi" in question was turning red with fury.

Celebi (roaring): "I’M. NOT. FAT. I’M. WELL-ROUNDED!"

Julian, meanwhile, was a bit intrigued. From what the Regis said, it sounded like Celebi’s natural energy was even stronger than average.

How did that even make sense?

Ever since joining him, Celebi had completely abandoned its healthy lifestyle, swapping fresh berries for fried chicken and soda. By all accounts, its natural energy should have weakened. How had it gotten stronger instead?

That didn’t make any scientific sense.

In truth, it was because Julian always made Celebi eat its exclusive Pokéblocks.

He was worried about it eating nothing but fried chicken, fries, and soda all day. Even though Celebi was a Mythical Pokémon with a strong resilience, he couldn’t let it keep trashing its body.

So every day, he made sure it got its custom (Celebi-exclusive) Pokéblocks from the system shop.

Negative plus positive equals zero—those Pokéblocks basically canceled out the harm from the junk food.

As a result, the junk food had turned Celebi into a "Celebi-pig", while the high-quality Pokéblocks enhanced its natural essence—making its natural energy denser than that of an average Celebi.

In other words, junk food and exclusive Pokéblocks each served their own purpose—they didn’t interfere with each other.

Regice: "You may enter. He may not."

Celebi’s reputation carried some weight—just not enough. It could go in, but Julian? No way.

Julian: "Come on, Bro Bi, negotiate harder."

Another "Bro Bi" sent Celebi’s ego soaring, it perked up with renewed spirit.

Celebi: 'He called me bro. Now I have to get him in!'

It even made a sleeve-rolling up gesture.

Julian: 'Don’t be rash. Even if we gang up, we still aren’t a match for the three of them.'

Regice: "Are you looking for a fight?"

As it spoke, all three of the legendary titans gave Celebi an ominous look. Sure, it was a Pokémon of nature, but if it dared break the rules they had set, they wouldn’t show mercy.

Celebi: "No, no, the Celebi race is famously kind and peace-loving. Why would we fight?"

Celebi instantly backpedaled.

Julian couldn’t help but think internally—'Coward. If you really had the guts to throw down just now, I would’ve summoned Mewtwo right away and crushed them.'

'All bark and no bite. Your courage is as small as a bean sprout.'

With the Regis unmoved to threats or persuasion. Celebi floated back, defeated.

Celebi: "Sorry, Bro, these three are too rigid. They won’t budge."

Julian raised an eyebrow. "What did you just call me?"

"Bro Bi" was a tactical title, meant to get things done. Now that the mission has failed, and Celebi was still taking liberties?

*****

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