Chapter 59

An empty heart was filled with a sense of powerlessness.

This feeling... suddenly reminded him of when he first arrived in the world of Teyvat, facing the powerful laws of Celestia. He and his sister had joined forces but were still defeated by Celestia.

A similar feeling!

Incomparably powerful strength and divine authority!

When these thoughts came to mind in the last moment of clarity, the next second, Aether fell into a beautiful dream.

However, his dream wasn't the prosperous scene of Khaenri'ah in its heyday. Instead, it was of him and his sister traveling among the stars, visiting strange and magnificent worlds.

The corners of Aether's mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly, and before he completely lost consciousness, he murmured, "That's great..."

At this moment, the land illuminated by the new moon became quiet. There were no more noisy disturbances.

"A standard one-shot ultimate move to clear the field."

Takumi held up the illustrated pokedex and turned on the wide-angle camera to record Cresselia's impressive performance just now.

"Well done!"

He gave Cresselia a thumbs up without hesitation.

Takumi put the illustrated pokedex away, having no intention of uploading the video to the group chat. He feared it might scare his friends there, so he recorded it for his own enjoyment instead.

Then, with a thought, he moved Aether, who was sleeping in a beautiful dream, and laid him in front of himself.

Takumi was thoughtful.

The twins, Aether and Lumine, judging by Teyvat's combat prowess, were definitely formidable—demonic even.

And not weak demons, either.

However, when they first arrived, they encountered the laws of Celestia.

To understand, Morax, who held the title of the God of War, could only choose to seal old enemies from the past and could not completely kill them.

Takumi faced a similar situation to Morax.

Although he didn't really want to kill Aether, it didn't prevent him from weighing the consequences.

Perhaps Celestia once encountered a similar problem, which led them to choose to seal Aether and Lumine and leave them to fend for themself in Teyvat.

"Dismantling and burying him... well, the harm would far outweigh the benefit."

"My sister would become hostile to me. It's not good to fabricate an enemy out of thin air."

"Besides, without its leader, the Abyss Order would be in chaos. A civilization, even underground, is easier to control with a leader."

"To promote and popularize Pokémon, it is better to maintain stability and harmony."

"Well, although in the eyes of others, the Abyss Order is one of the most unstable forces in the world, full of chaos and destruction..."

Takumi spoke from the perspective of the creator of the Pokémon generation.

The Fatui, the Abyss Order...

As two major villainous factions, they had valid reasons for existing.

The world must have light and darkness.

It's like an ecosystem.

Without natural enemies, the balance would be broken.

"If they capture and exploit wild Pokémon or use them for evil experiments, that's my bottom line for villainous organizations. I hope you won't cross that line!"

Takumi glanced at Aether, lying unconscious on the ground.

"Other issues are left to Celestia, the Seven Archons, and the Original Demon Gods to worry about. I, an outsider, just want to quietly promote Pokémon."

He asked Cresselia to withdraw the power.

Whoosh!

After a while, Aether sat up, his eyes filled with regret and unwillingness.

"Hey, is the sweet dream over?"

"If you still want to have a good dream, I can..."

Takumi said with a smile.

Aether quickly waved his hands, his face turning pale.

"Forget it, forget it."

Seeing that Aether did not resist after waking up, and seemed honest, Takumi could tell that Aether realized the difference in their combat power.

"Then we can sit down and have a good talk."

"I discovered that the underground world is actually quite vast."

"It can accommodate many Pokémon ecosystems and is even very suitable for the habitat of some Pokémon and the placement of secret realm gates..."

Aether's face was filled with confusion upon hearing this.

What is this person talking about?

Pokémon ecological zone, Pokémon habitat, secret realm gates...? Aether: ???

I feel like we underground people and you surface people are as different as two planets!

Starsnatch Cliff.

After Takumi chased the Abyss Order through the portal, Dvalin was alarmed, roared, and flew away, disappearing far into the distance towards Stormterror's Lair.

Lumine and Paimon were left dumbfounded.

"What do we do now?" Lumine asked.

Wendy hadn't expected the story to take such an unexpected twist, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

"It seems that Club Manager Takumi and the Abyss Order will be entangled for a while."

Jean asked with concern, "Then, who will win?"

Diluc spoke calmly, "I trust Club Manager Takumi. He is like an earthly god with great power."

Saying this, Diluc also glanced sideways at Wendy.

"Hey..."

Wendy scratched his head, understanding the meaning behind the look.

Wasn't Diluc implying:

You, the God of Wind, should at least be half as domineering as Club Manager Takumi when facing the Abyss Order. Do you dare to chase people through a portal to the Abyss Order's home base?

Wendy coughed and decided to stop being cryptic for the moment.

"Ahem, only by performing priestly duties can one accumulate divine power, but I don't like ruling. I think Mondstadt is best as a free city-state."

"All in all, I haven't returned to Mondstadt for a long time, and I've been asleep for so long. So now, I'm undoubtedly the weakest of the Seven Archons..."

Paimon floated in the air, hands on her hips, nodding her little head seriously.

"Hmph, I know you're very weak. Compared to Club Manager Takumi, you seem like the weakest of the Seven, just messing around."

Wendy: "Hey, thanks!"

Jean, Lumine, and Diluc: ...

What a piece of work—there's no way to break through his defenses.

Wendy took the lead, and everyone returned to Mondstadt under the sunset.

"Let's head back first and discuss the battle plan to go to Stormterror's Lair and awaken Dvalin."

"Maybe this time, we will really have to fight Dvalin!"

The group left with their backs to the sunset.

Not long after, another visitor came to the wind-swept Starsnatch Cliff.

He was a man with blond hair and blue eyes, dressed in black and wearing an eyepatch. Thousands of winds blew his cloak violently. The starry sky pattern on the cloak revealed an indescribable mystery and depth.

He was none other than the Branch Keeper, the Twilight Sword—

Dainsleif!