"AZ, do you know what 'friend' means?"

A tall tramp, holding the shoulder strap of a tattered backpack, with a smiling Princess Diancie beside him.

"What..." the man looked forward and said hoarsely.

"It means helping each other and being happy together. Very important people!"

Dianxi said proudly: "I learned a lot when I traveled~"

"Friend..." The man's cloudy eyes flashed through a trace of recollection.

"Yeah." Dianxi nodded and said with a slight smile: "AZ is my human friend, so if you stay with me, AZ won't be sad, right?"

A smile appeared on the corner of the man's mouth, and he asked slowly: "Why are you traveling, Dianxi."

"Because, my country has encountered a disaster."

Dianxi was on guard and said seriously: "I'm going to find the legendary Xerneas, and with the help of his fairy aura, I can master the power of making 'sacred diamonds'!"

"...Don't tell such important things to strangers casually."

"But, AZ and I are not friends."

The man was silent for a long time, looked up at the sky, and said: "A long time ago, my country was invaded, and I also tried to find the help of legendary Pokémon."

Dian Xi blinked: "Then what."

"Then...I successfully found it and used the power of Xerneas and Yveltal."

The man twitched the corner of his mouth, "So, I believe you can do it too."

Dian Xi politely said: "Thank you, AZ~"

"...I can take you to the Forest of Oruansi." The man paused, "Assuming your entourage allows it."

Yveltal is about to awaken. With his power, I may be able to end my eternal pain...

Dianxi turned around and found that the three little diamonds following her had found her.

At this moment, the three followers were staring at AZ's overly tall figure, trembling.

"No need to worry, this is my friend~"

"Your Highness, Princess... He looks more like a robber!" Little Diamond said.

"Robber? What does that mean?" Diancie blinked.

No, no, no!

The spotlight fell off, the voiceover came from nowhere, and Diancie looked around.

"The so-called robber refers to Princess Diancie, who was taken over by us, meow~"

The threesome were wearing white uniforms and posing in sexy poses. The meow in the middle licked the corner of his mouth to control the machine. The robotic arm grabbed the ignorant Dianxi and stuffed it into a sack.

"According to the cadres' tasks."

Miao Miao glanced at the homeless man who didn't look like a good person, and thought to himself: "We have to hide Dianxi first to ensure her safety until she meets the cadres!"

Little Broken Diamond said anxiously: "Your Highness Princess!"

The man stooped his back and trembled all over. The fear of losing the mosaic came back again, and the despair that his efforts were in vain surged into his heart, leaving only a strong feeling of dizziness and vomiting.

Musashi glanced at the tall man coughing violently with his hands on his hips, and asked strangely: "Is this guy... so physically weak?"

"Looking at the malnourished appearance, don't worry about him. It's more important to meet with the cadres!" Kojiro said.

"Then, let's say goodbye first, nya~" The trio picked up the sack containing Diancie and disappeared into the alley.

The three little diamonds were spinning around anxiously.

Xiaozhi, who came striding over after hearing the sound, glared at King AZ who didn't look like a good guy, and sent Pikachu:

"Don't be afraid, little Diamond, I will deal with this guy!"

Behind him, Citron and Yurika ran out of breath. Serena said loudly: "Don't be reckless, Xiaozhi."

King AZ was irradiated by the final weapon. He was three meters tall, with white hair reaching past his eyebrows and waist. He was dressed in rags and made a living by rummaging through garbage heaps all year round.

The endless life did not bring him corresponding physical strength, but instead seemed like a faintly burning candle that was dying.

AZ was slightly startled when he saw the Pikachu sent by Xiaozhi.

During the war years, people used iron saddles to control Pokémon (the setting of Arceus the Movie), and they didn’t even know what tangerine balls were.

In AZ's memory, Warcraft Messenger is the name for this group of people... Pokémon to them is nothing more than a war machine.

"You..." AZ glanced at Pikachu, who was lying on the ground, and said slowly, "You are the messenger of the Thunder Monster."

"What Thunder Monster?" Xiaozhi retorted: "That's my Pikachu. I'm a trainer from Zhenxin Town. My name is Xiaozhi. Let's have a Pokémon battle with me!"

"Trainer...Pokémon battle..."

AZ shook his head slightly, with a wry smile on his lips.

Warcraft, a tool used for war, now lives in harmony with "trainers".

‘Trainer’ is a term that was only coined in the last hundred years, and AZ still doesn’t really understand the meaning behind it.

"Whatever you want, Warcraft Messenger, your Pikachu can't kill me."

AZ turned around, stepped on his muddy leather shoes, and looked forward: "Now, I want to save my...friend..."

"Pika?" Pikachu turned his head and looked at Xiaozhi.

Xiaozhi also scratched his head strangely.

Yurika picked up Dongdong Mouse and lowered her eyes: "I don't know why, he looks so sad."

The three little diamonds were still circling anxiously.

"What are they talking about?" Serena asked.

"Hmph, now is the time for technology to open up the future! Citron engine, start!"

Citron pushed up his round-rimmed glasses and took out the analysis device from his backpack, "This device can translate into text that humans can understand based on the wave frequency of the Elvish language."

Aiming at the leader, Diamond, the device displays its cry for help.

[Princess Diancie was captured by people in white uniforms! The tall man is going to save Princess Diancie! 】

“It can really be translated!”

Xiaozhi's eyes lit up: "The power of science is so great!"

At this time, the analysis device suddenly flashed electric sparks and was on the verge of reaching its limit.

boom!!

The analysis device exploded. Xiaozhi and Citron were covered in darkness, with afros and curly hair on their heads, and they breathed out a puff of black smoke.

"It's really..." Serena said helplessly: "I just said it's unreliable."

"Anyway, the white uniforms should be talking about Team Rocket."

Xiaozhi shook his head, wiped away the black smoke, and said: "We have to rescue Dian Xi as soon as possible!"

"Brother, what kind of Pokémon is Dianxi?" Yurika said with a rat on her head.

"It's a mutated individual from Little Diamond. I have her ancient picture books here." Citron flipped through his phone and showed it to Xiaozhi and others.

"So beautiful!" everyone said in unison.

"Without further ado, Digger's scent detection can detect when Diancie is walking this way!"

…

Bineck town, clock tower.

The moonlight penetrated through the glass window and cast a silvery glow on the floor.

The mechanical gears of the clock tower were creaking and turning, and the attic was filled with sundries.

The trio of Team Rocket, and the elegant Princess Diancie, looked at each other with big eyes.

"We are really lucky, Meow~" Meow said with a smile, "We have completed the mission of being a cadre so easily!"

"You are robbers, right?" Diancie said.

"We are Team Rocket." Musashi said, "We are here to ensure your safety."

Dianxi raised her head and said noblely: "A robber is a person who casually steals other people's important things...I just learned it!"

"This world is very complicated, Meow~" Meow said wagging her finger.

"A simple little girl like you should stay here and be protected by us," Kojiro said.

"Sorry, I have to go back now."

Dianxi jumped lightly, passed through the middle of the trio, and said gracefully: "I wish you good health."

"I can't let you go now." Kojiro stopped in front of Dianxi.

"Before the cadres come, let's make some diamonds first, meow~" Meow meow rubbed her hands and smiled.
To be continued...