Pokemon: Spiritual Master-Chapter 707: Johan: "I Can Represent!" (Two-in-One - )

"Teacher Johan!"

Seeing Johan slowly descending from the sky while holding onto Tapu Bulu’s hoof, Anabel and the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

When truly facing major events, the pressure on those standing at the forefront was enormous.

Though Anabel and the others weren’t afraid of trouble, they feared that their insufficient abilities might lead the Alola region into crisis.

Now with Teacher Johan’s arrival, regardless of anything else, at least they had a reliable backbone to stabilize everyone’s hearts.

Thud—

Johan, with a slightly pale complexion, landed steadily and exhaled lightly.

"Moo~"

Tapu Bulu looked at him with a slightly strange expression, as if it had discovered some "secret."

Johan didn’t look at it, avoiding having any "clues" seen through. He caught his breath slightly and steadied his footing.

Standing on solid ground was still reassuring.

So this was the feeling of ’as long as I stand upon the earth, I will not be defeated,’ Johan thought.

I must have been "influenced" by Boss Giovanni’s "Mysteries of the Earth."

Yes, that’s right!

"Rotom, record!" Johan said softly.

"Understood, Rotom!"

The Rotom Pokédex floated out, activating its filming and analysis functions to start recording.

The happiest time was when Gengar went out to battle, because then no one could interfere with its filming.

At the same time, Anabel and the others also gathered around.

Johan recognized Anabel and Nanu, and though he hadn’t met Hapu and Olivia face-to-face, he could roughly guess their identities. However, the "Royal Masked Man" hiding not far away...

Seeming to notice Johan’s gaze, Professor Kukui grinned showing his white teeth, somewhat panicked as he gave him a thumbs up.

Why does Teacher Johan’s gaze seem strange?

He couldn’t have been seen through, right? Probably not, probably wasn’t seen through... Professor Kukui felt uneasy.

Fortunately, Johan nodded slightly then looked away, subsequently greeting Anabel and the others.

Meanwhile, Anabel also briefly explained the course of events and developments, as well as the troublesome situation they currently faced.

On the other side.

Aether Foundation President Lusamine gently wiped her forehead, looking at the descending Johan.

"So this is the ’legendary’ Teacher Johan?"

"President Lusamine, if this continues, we won’t be able to hold out much longer." Faba hurriedly approached.

For some reason, he felt "danger" in his heart, especially when President Lusamine looked toward Teacher Johan.

As if his title as "President Lusamine’s most trusted person" was slowly being lost.

Lusamine withdrew her gaze, looking at the Naganadel and Poipole in the sky, her eyes showing some fervor.

Then she quickly lowered her head again, operating the instruments.

"Soon, it’ll be completed very soon!"

"President Lusamine, do you need my help?" Faba asked.

"Put those materials into the instruments."

"Right away!"

Faba happily did the "manual labor."

"That’s basically the situation." Anabel quickly explained the simple course of events.

Actually, the on-site situation was quite clear, so she didn’t need to explain too much.

Johan had originally harbored some worry that a Solgaleo or Lunala might appear, which would make things quite troublesome.

Now with this group of Naganadel and Poipole...

Though their numbers were troublesome, at least Johan had somewhat guessed the reason for their appearance here.

However.

While they were briefly communicating, the group of Naganadel in the sky had already reacted and launched attacks without hesitation at Gengar and Dragonite, who had defeated their companion!

The reason they were strong, the reason they had such coordination, was because they were sufficiently united!

"ROAR!!!"

Roars rose and fell.

Johan immediately put away his complex thoughts.

Just as Anabel had described earlier, this group of Naganadel and Poipole flew high in the sky, relying on their extremely long attack range, poison’s special properties, plus their own agility, making them very troublesome and difficult to handle.

Even for Johan.

Facing Naganadel flying so high, he would find it somewhat troublesome.

But only "somewhat."

Five Naganadel, after breaking free from their opponents’ entanglement, immediately raised their metal needles and shot out poisonous liquid containing deadly toxins at Gengar and Dragonite.

Facing the thick poison, Gengar picked its nose and put on a completely unconcerned attitude.

"Teacher Johan, be careful!"

Seeing this, Hapu couldn’t help but call out in warning.

She didn’t know what the title "Teacher Johan" meant, but seeing how much Anabel and Uncle Nanu valued and respected him, he certainly wasn’t an ordinary trainer.

It’s just that her Flygon had earlier fallen to the poisonous siege, so she called out in warning.

Though Anabel and the others trusted Teacher Johan, they had also witnessed the Naganadel’s strength. If he were enveloped by these toxins, Gengar might be fine, but Dragonite...

After being poisoned, battling would become very troublesome.

In fact.

Johan understood the power of deadly poison better than any of them.

In terms of poison-using tactics and strategies, he wasn’t boasting, but all the people present combined might not match him.

But hearing Hapu’s warning and seeing the slightly worried expressions of Anabel and the others, Johan still smiled slightly to reassure them.

Then.

They watched as...

"Ka-kaah!"

Seeing the poison getting closer, Gengar couldn’t help but grin mischievously, then grabbed its mouth with one hand above and one below, pulling hard!

Gengar’s mouth immediately opened wide.

In one gulp, it swallowed all the poison!

"Ate, ate, ate it?" Hapu’s eyes widened.

Even Anabel, who knew Johan’s capabilities, couldn’t help but open her mouth in shock upon seeing this scene, not knowing what to say.

Olivia and Nanu exchanged glances, both seeing astonishment in each other’s eyes.

Gulp—

Gengar’s swallowing sound was a bit loud.

No way.

Really eating it?

"Ka-kaah~ (´∀`)"

Gengar patted its belly and licked its tongue.

So delicious!

Hum—

A light purple glow appeared on Gengar’s body, but quickly disappeared.

At this moment, not only were Anabel and the others below dumbfounded, but even the opposing Naganadel and Poipole were stunned.

What was this situation?

Whether Naganadel or Poipole, this was the first time they’d seen such a thing.

"Heh." Johan chuckled lightly.

The deadly poison that Anabel and the others found most troublesome could probably only fill a gap in Gengar’s teeth.

"ROAR!!!"

Seeing this, the Naganadel refused to believe it and again aimed at Gengar, their needles spewing out even more, thicker, and stronger toxins than before.

However, the result was the same - Gengar opened its mouth and swallowed all the poison.

"Ka-kaah?"

Got any more?

Gengar looked at the Naganadel with slight expectation.

The Naganadel: "..."

Just kidding, we’ve been nibbling on Arbok poison fangs like jelly since we were little, alright?

Though Poison-type wasn’t Gengar’s most proficient attribute, if you ignored Gengar’s Poison-type attribute because of this... well, those opponents who were badly poisoned when battling Gengar would have something to say.

"ROAR!!!"

By this point, the Naganadel understood.

Their most prized poison was useless against Gengar.

Fortunately, they weren’t purely Poison-type Pokémon.

Following one Naganadel’s call.

Hum hum hum—

Streams of dense Dragon-type energy began gathering, accompanied by intense energy fluctuations, like energy cannons being set up.

But sensing this Dragon Pulse power, Dragonite became somewhat excited.

"Draaa!!!"

It called out energetically, and surging Dragon-type energy immediately appeared on its body.

"Extreme Speed!"

Johan commanded without hesitation.

Whoosh—

Dragonite and Gengar almost simultaneously disappeared from their original positions, vanishing from the Naganadel’s sight.

When the Naganadel were searching for their traces.

They only saw a thick arrow tinged with greenish light shooting toward them at extreme speed.

Outrage!

What Anabel and the others found most troublesome was the Naganadel’s poison, aerial advantage, and speed, right?

And speed was what Dragonite feared least!

Bang!!!

Dragonite solidly struck a Naganadel’s belly, instantly shattering its charged Dragon Pulse!

"Ninetales, Tinkaton, Tyranitar."

Johan threw out Poké Balls in succession.

"Oowoo—"

"Bangi!!!"

Snow slowly fell as the surrounding temperature plummeted.

Sand gradually flew up, churning within the wind and snow, the two forces seeming to merge together.

The sandstorm made the snowstorm larger, while the freezing made the sand particles harder and more painful when they hit.

"Cha?"

Seeing the sky full of Naganadel and Poipole, Tinkaton’s eyes lit up. She immediately grabbed stones that Tyranitar had just condensed from beside its feet.

Raising her hammer, she threw without hesitation, not even aiming.

Just kidding, aim?

Didn’t she see the sky was full of targets?

Flying high was one thing, but this hammer girl was also professional at "bird hunting" - it was instinct, carved into her bones.

"Oowoo!"

Ninetales crouched on all fours, a strange aura flowing toward it like veins.

Having experienced the auras of Melemele Island and Ula’ula Island, it was already accustomed to this aura power, quickly absorbing and converting it into its own strength.

In the already cold region, the temperature continued to plummet.

A wind and snow that connected the sky and ground suddenly surged.

Some weaker Poipole, just under this suddenly dropping temperature, began swaying and falling toward the ground.

Flying high?

No problem, the higher you fly, the colder it gets.

"Bangi!"

Tyranitar roared skyward.

This was a barren great canyon, a desert - its territory!

In the "Desert Tyrant’s" territory, you still want to be arrogant?

The sandstorm that originally couldn’t quite reach the height instantly swept upward, and more Poipole couldn’t withstand the sandstorm’s assault and slowly fell.

"So incredible..." Acting Island Kahuna Hapu swallowed and said quietly.

They all had no way to deal with this group of Naganadel flying so high, at most sending some flying Pokémon or those with longer attack ranges to respond.

But even with long attack ranges, by the time attacks reached high altitude, not only had their speed decreased, but how much power remained was unknown.

The Naganadel were actually the same.

But the Naganadel had the advantage of numbers, allowing for large-area coverage, plus poison didn’t need much impact force - the focus was on the poison’s strength.

But now.

Those that could fly took flying stances to strike.

Those that couldn’t fly... could also interfere and attack through other means.

Moreover.

Whether Gengar, Dragonite, or Ninetales, Tinkaton, and Tyranitar, all displayed powerful explosive force, posing huge threats to the Naganadel and Poipole.

"Is this the strength of a Champion-level trainer?" Olivia also sighed.

As natives of the Alola region, being Island Kahunas or Island Kings already represented the highest combat power of their region.

But when seeing the strength Johan displayed, they still deeply felt the gap between the Alola region and outside regions.

So this was the top-level combat power a region should truly possess.

They had been too arrogant, too self-satisfied.

Perhaps the Alola region really should establish an Alola League and connect more with the outside world, allowing both the region’s average strength and top-level strength to improve.

Professor Kukui didn’t know what they were thinking, but if he did, he’d be very grateful to Johan, as this would greatly reduce the resistance to establishing the Alola League.

At the same time, he might also say... don’t use Teacher Johan as a reference - his "standard" was too high.

But just when they thought Teacher Johan was already going all out, Johan threw out two more Poké Balls.

"Regieleki, Regidrago!"

"Regi—"

"Regi—!!!"

One electric, one dragon - the two Regis made their grand entrance.

Since this wasn’t formal combat anyway, exceeding the Pokémon count didn’t matter.

Regieleki and Regidrago’s strength was quite reliable.

This still wasn’t enough.

"Victini, Marshadow!"

"Vii~"

"Marsha?"

Victini, who had been invisible on Johan’s shoulder, and Marshadow, hiding in his shadow, both came out.

"Good grief."

Nanu, who had been relatively calm on the side, couldn’t stay calm anymore after seeing Johan’s moves.

Two Regis, two Mythical Pokémon, plus Johan’s own Pokémon, and the true strength these Pokémon hadn’t fully displayed yet - such a lineup...

Even facing legendary first-tier deities, they’d have the ability to fight head-on, right?

Not to mention Johan had so many friends and his reputation as a "legendary tamer."

"N-nine?"

Compared to Nanu knowing about these Pokémon, Hapu and Olivia were more concerned about the numbers.

The number of Pokémon a trainer could simultaneously command was limited, because a person’s energy and reaction ability were limited.

Six was the theoretical limit for the number of Pokémon a trainer could command, based on years of experience.

Any more would require establishing a legion centered around one or more Pokémon, like Agatha did.

The number of Pokémon Teacher Johan had summoned at once had reached nine!

And it seemed he was commanding them quite smoothly.

They once again felt the strength gap between themselves and top-level trainers from outside the Alola region.

Whether from the Pokémon’s strength perspective or the trainer’s ability perspective, there was a gap.

Originally, the dozen or so Naganadel seemed difficult to handle not only because they cooperated, but also because each one’s individual strength wasn’t weak.

But now...

It seemed like no problem at all.

So all of them together really weren’t as good as one Teacher Johan.

This was why so many regions and leagues competed to recruit Teacher Johan... Professor Kukui sighed inwardly.

If Teacher Johan was willing, he’d also want to recruit Teacher Johan to the soon-to-be-established Alola League.

By then, forget Champion - he’d be fine with giving Teacher Johan the League President position too!

But if Johan knew Kukui’s thoughts, he might pack up and run away overnight. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

Champion and League President?

And in a newly established league?

With so many big and small matters, it would definitely drive Johan crazy.

"Gengar!"

While these people’s thoughts were churning, Johan called over Gengar.

"Ka-kaah?"

Gengar emerged from the space behind him, tongue licking the corner of its mouth, swallowing a drop of poison.

The purple chubby patted its belly, somewhat regretful.

Not even half full.

These Naganadel stopped using Poison-type moves, what a pity.

"Come, let’s go meet that Naganadel leader." Johan patted its head and smiled.

"Ka-kaah?"

Gengar’s sneaky eyes rolled, saliva secreting in its mouth.

The Naganadel leader?

That poison must taste... even better, right?

Taking Gengar with him, Johan circled around to where the Naganadel leader was entangled with the four island guardian deities.

Earlier, it was the Naganadel leader dragging down the island guardian deities, preventing them from interfering with the other battlefield.

Now it was reversed - the four island guardian deities were dragging down the Naganadel leader, preventing it from affecting Johan’s "cleanup."

"ROAR!!!"

The Naganadel leader was quite anxious, but even though its strength was great, it had only barely been able to hold off three island guardian deities before.

Now with all four island guardian deities gathered, just to hold it back, it naturally had no possibility of breaking through the encirclement.

However, seeing Johan and Gengar approach, the Naganadel leader gradually became more violent.

It saw clearly.

It was because of this human’s appearance that the battle situation was directly reversed.

If not for this human...

"Tapu Koko! Tapu Bulu! And Tapu Lele, Tapu Fini, let me communicate with this guy." Johan shouted loudly.

"Moo?"

The four island guardian deities looked at each other.

Tapu Lele and Tapu Fini were meeting Johan for the first time, while Tapu Koko and Tapu Bulu, after exchanging glances, represented the four island guardian deities in agreeing to Johan’s request.

Johan smiled slightly in thanks.

"Naganadel!"

Using aura, Johan’s voice echoed in the Naganadel leader’s mind.

"ROAR!!!"

Facing Johan, the Naganadel leader was filled with rage, roaring angrily.

Johan ignored this rage and continued:

"So, your group came to the Pokémon world, came to the Alola region, to find a habitat, right?"

Hearing this, the Naganadel leader was stunned.

It looked around - the four island guardian deities hadn’t relaxed their vigilance.

The Gengar beside Johan that looked carefree and playful also made it feel enormous threat.

It knew that with just its own power, it couldn’t do anything to this human.

However, it also became curious and puzzled about Johan’s words.

Suppressing its anger, using telepathy, the Naganadel’s voice also echoed in Johan’s mind.

"How do you know, needleless one?"

To Naganadel, beings were divided into those with needles and those without.

As expected.

Johan sighed inwardly.

In the original Sun and Moon anime, Ash’s Poipole belonged to a group of Poipole in Ultra Space, with their leader also being a Naganadel. Originally it should have been extremely powerful, but had become particularly weak due to age.

Actually, in the original Ultra Space, it was a sunny, resource-rich world like the Pokémon world, inhabited by large numbers of Ultra Beasts.

The Ultra Beasts lived particularly comfortable and affluent lives.

But due to a massive asteroid’s appearance, Necrozma in Ultra Space had to use itself to oppose the huge asteroid to protect Ultra Space.

Though it ultimately succeeded in shattering the asteroid, this also caused its own energy to be depleted, all light to disappear, and it fell into slumber.

From that time, Ultra Space gradually lost its light, the entire space becoming extremely dark.

Without light, plants began withering, no longer producing fruit, and the Ultra Beasts in Ultra Space lost the food they needed to survive.

The old Naganadel in the anime had once said that it should have led the group to find a new, developable habitat, but it was too old and weak to do so, which was why it sent out Ash’s Poipole.

Now, obviously this group of Naganadel living in Ultra Space, having lost their food source, was looking for new habitat.

Whether by coincidence or intention, they had passed through Ultra Wormholes to reach the Alola region.

The scarcity of resources and food made them particularly united.

To survive, they also used all their strength - one being able to hold off three guardian deities was the best proof.

But unfortunately, due to Johan’s appearance, their battle plan failed.

Johan didn’t answer the Naganadel leader’s question, but raised a new question.

"So, Necrozma fell into slumber to oppose the asteroid?"

The Naganadel leader was stunned again, looking at Johan with some disbelief.

"How do you know this too?"

Hearing this, Johan’s heart relaxed slightly.

Good.

It was most likely the "anime version" of Necrozma.

If it were the special manga or game version of Necrozma, things would probably be much more troublesome.

This time, Johan answered the question.

"Because I have some understanding of Ultra Space, of the world you live in, of Necrozma."

"Are you from Ultra Megalopolis?" the Naganadel leader quickly asked.

Hm?

Johan frowned.

Wasn’t it the anime version?

Why was there still Ultra Megalopolis?

After asking, the Naganadel leader showed even stronger hostility than before.

Sensing this hostility, Johan temporarily set aside his inner doubts and waved his hand:

"Don’t misunderstand, I’m not from Ultra Megalopolis, just..."

After thinking, Johan took out the Thousand-Universe Wrist from his inner pocket.

"I’m Arceus’s messenger, so I understand more things."

"Arceus?"

The Naganadel leader looked puzzled.

It looked at the Thousand-Universe Wrist in Johan’s hand, sensing its aura, its eyes slowly widening.

This aura felt very strange, something it had never sensed before.

But from the Thousand-Universe Wrist, it also sensed... an aura similar to Necrozma’s sacred presence, a kind... of ability and aura that seemed like it should belong to whoever created this world.

Johan also looked at the Thousand-Universe Wrist in his hand.

Didn’t recognize Arceus?

Had it never seen one, or simply didn’t exist?

Whether Ultra Space was one of the universes created by Arceus remained questionable.

However...

One llama, one mule - obviously a good match.

Plus, Arceus nearly fell due to an asteroid, and Necrozma had to fall into slumber due to an asteroid - this was also mutually reflective.

Case closed.

Whether the Pokémon world or Ultra Space, asteroids were the greatest "enemy" of all legendary Pokémon!

After seeing the Thousand-Universe Wrist, the Naganadel leader put away its puzzlement.

But still stared seriously at Johan.

"So, what do you want to say, needleless human? You want us to go back, right?"

Going back meant starving to death. Here... there might still be a chance to fight.

As long as they could leave some "seeds," the group might not be without the possibility of prosperity again.

"No, no, no."

Johan waved his hand again.

Using aura to release goodwill.

"Precisely because I understand, I know what kind of situation you’re facing."

Knowing that the Naganadel and Poipole might starve to death if they went back, Johan wasn’t cruel to that extent.

"Hm?" The Naganadel leader was stunned.

Johan continued: "I mean, I know you need a place to reproduce and thrive. Going back, you’ll face a world of darkness and barren land."

"So, I mean, you can stay temporarily."

Stay?

"Temporarily?" The Naganadel leader also caught the key word.

"Of course." Johan smiled and spread his hands. "If your world recovers, and you still want to stay here, we welcome that too."

"Recover?" The Naganadel leader looked dejected and lost, saying dejectedly: "It’s impossible to recover."

"It will recover." Johan was quite certain.

At the latest, when Ash started his journey, it would recover.

But now wasn’t the time to worry about this. He said:

"Whether it recovers or not, you can stay. We can provide you with a habitat."

Hearing this, the Naganadel leader looked deeply at him.

But still didn’t relax its guard, asking gravely:

"So, what do we need to pay? Labor? Mounts? Enforcers? Or... test subjects?"

It didn’t doubt whether Johan could represent so many people present in making this decision.

Test subjects?

Johan frowned.

People from Ultra Megalopolis also used Naganadel or Poipole for experiments?

No wonder the Naganadel leader had shown such great hostility earlier...

"No, none of that is needed. What you need to do is simply not cause destruction, live quietly and peacefully. We can provide you with food needed to maintain your lives."

He paused.

"Of course, if you’re willing, you can also provide some labor in exchange for resources. This depends on your own will."

Johan believed he currently had the authority to represent most people present in making this decision and giving this promise.

Not just because of strength, but also because of the positions he held.

"Just... just these?"

"Just these."

The Naganadel leader’s eyes became somewhat dazed.

Then what had they been fighting so hard for just now?

After a long silence, the Naganadel leader’s voice became much gentler.

Only then did Johan hear it was actually a female voice.

"I... how can we trust that what you’re saying isn’t deceiving us?"

Hearing this, Johan breathed out.

Alright.

He held the Thousand-Universe Wrist in one hand and fumbled in his jacket pocket with the other.

"I swear by the name of Arceus’s messenger, Aura Guardian, Rainbow Hero, Partner of the Sky, Person of Truth and Ideals, Companion of Destruction, Fighting Master, International Police Inspector, Pokémon Soul Master..."

"...that I will keep my word."

The Naganadel leader: "..."

This... such a long string?

You have many titles, you win...

But it still asked for confirmation:

"Can you represent those humans?"

Johan didn’t look back, but said with certainty:

"I can represent!"

If he couldn’t represent them at this point, wouldn’t all his efforts, becoming stronger, and growing be for nothing?

Anyway, even if the Alola region disagreed, he’d just take them all to Hoenn.

Let Hoenn suffer temporarily.

If even the Hoenn League wasn’t too happy about it, then don’t blame him for taking them all to Team Rocket.

Boss Giovanni would definitely be very pleased.

The Naganadel leader cautiously looked at the four guardian deities, then slowly descended toward the ground.

The island guardian deities looked at each other, finally looking at Johan.

Johan nodded slightly, giving them a "don’t worry" look.

Looking at the "proof items" in Johan’s hands, they also chose to believe.

Damn, he got to show off again!

Until the Naganadel leader landed on the ground without being attacked, its anxious heart relaxed somewhat.

"Eat this, recover some strength." Johan took out the universal energy cubes.

The Naganadel leader sniffed lightly. Though very different from Ultra Space food, it was still quite enticing.

After brief hesitation, it opened its mouth slightly.

Johan tossed the energy cube in.

With chewing, swallowing, and feeling the body’s changes, the Naganadel leader’s eyes gradually brightened.

"Delicious!" Its gaze toward Johan changed again.

Johan smiled: "Then, how about having your people come down first? We’ll provide food and recovery medicine."

After brief hesitation, the Naganadel leader chose to trust Johan again.

"Roar—"

The Naganadel and Poipole in the sky looked at each other, then descended toward where it was.

Johan took out large amounts of food, sighing inwardly.

They were all pitiful creatures. Forget it, I’ll report a bit less for these expenses.

"Ka-kaah?"

Gengar rubbed its hands together and approached the Naganadel leader with a grinning expression.

Facing the Naganadel leader’s puzzled gaze, it stated its purpose.

That, um, could you let this old ghost... taste your poison?

The Naganadel leader: "..."

"Whew!"

Lusamine breathed out deeply, staring fervently at the freshly made "Ultra Ball" in her hands.

Though she’d failed many times and wasted many materials, she’d finally succeeded!

She looked somewhat fervently at the Naganadel and Poipole.

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