Guilt

"I'm sorry, Florges!"

Yuga held Florges tightly, tears in his eyes as he spoke to her.

"I'm sorry!"

"I'm sorry!"

"I'm sorry!"

...

Yuga kept murmuring in his mouth, never realizing how much Florges had suffered and how many emotions she had suppressed.

As Yuga's voice reached her ears, Florges's expression kept changing, and the red glow in her eyes flickered faster and faster.

She turned to look at Yuga's moist profile, and the red glow in her eyes suddenly disappeared, and her expression no longer contorted.

The green leaf patterns on Yuga's hand continued to emit a soft light, connecting Yuga and Florges, conveying their most sincere emotions to each other.

It was as if Yuga could sense Florges's suppressed thoughts, and at this moment, Florges also felt Yuga's regret for her and his value for her.

Ah, I have always been the most important Pokémon to my trainer!

Such a thought flashed through Florges's consciousness.

In that instant, the red glow in her eyes, her contorted expression, and her fierce aura all vanished.

Then Yuga felt Florges's body go limp, collapsing into his arms.

"Florges, are you okay?"

Sensing Florges fainting, Yuga anxiously called out to her.

Venusaur and Breloom felt the terrifying aura from Florges disappear, and they both breathed a sigh of relief. Venusaur also reverted from its Mega Evolution form.

But as they looked at the once-beautiful Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark, now reduced to a barren landscape, they could only sigh helplessly.

Even the Amber Castle of the Vespiquen and her Combees had not been spared; it had completely collapsed by now, including the simplified version of Amber Castle belong to Vespiquen No. 2.

As Florges fainted, the red flower tuft around her neck turned blue again, returning to its original appearance.

"System, how is Florges?"

Yuga silently called upon his "golden finger."

[ It should be the aftermath of the imbalance in her attributes and the divine rampage. There shouldn't be any major problems. Just prepare some Fairy Gems to balance the Fairy-type energy inside her, and she should recover soon ] the system explained.

Yuga asked, "What exactly is this divine rampage you mentioned?"

The system paused before responding:

Florges, Charizard, Dragonite, and Lapras all have ancient human-made divine artifacts within their bodies.

These four gems can help their trainers cultivate divinity.

And divinity is the sign of a Pokémon being called a Legendary Pokémon. The reason Legendary Pokémon are considered legendary is because they possess divinity.

However, the process of cultivating divinity is lengthy and requires accumulation, or else ordinary Pokémon can't withstand the divinity possessed by Legendary Pokémon.

Among the four Pokémon, Florges currently possesses the most powerful and mature divinity within her.

Her divinity comes from the ancient Forest God, Celebi.

So it's very special, and Florges has developed some unique abilities because of it.

Besides, Florges's species as Garden Pokémon are also special. They can control flowers, gardens, and Sea of Flowers, and the larger the territory they control, the stronger they become.

When these abilities originating from divinity and species merge, Florges becomes truly unique.

At some point, Florges had unconsciously taken complete control of all the flowers in Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark, becoming the ruler of the entire Sea of Flower, just like the Forest God is to the forest.

When Florges's inner desire to become stronger became too intense, the flowers in the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark would respond to her, wanting to help their Queen achieve her wish.

To fulfill the Queen's wish, all the flowers in the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark began to offer themselves—their flowers, leaves, roots, and even their last traces of life—all were devoted to their Queen.

The divinity within Florges's body had long merged with this Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark, even though it was still weak. However, because the Flower in The Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark wanted to assist its Queen, it pushed her divinity to grow rapidly.

The weak divinity was forcefully accelerated, leading to a rampage, and Florges, unable to control this divine rampage, lost her rationality.

Originally, Florges's divinity and the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark should have complemented each other.

Through the offerings of the Sea of Flowers, Florges's divinity would have grown stronger over time. In return, the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark, nourished by the divinity, would have become more vibrant and lush.

However, the one-sided devotion of the Sea of Flowers prematurely accelerated Florges's divinity. While there was some "malnourishment," she had indeed become much more powerful at the cost of the Sea of Flowers's demise.

Due to the growth of her divinity, when Yuga used his Insight ability to look at Florges, the results were similar to what happened with Gardevoir.

Although Gardevoir lost its status as a Legendary Pokémon, the remnants of divinity in its spiritual form were still present, which explained its considerable strength.

With the divine rampage, Florges was able to render her six pseudo-Elite level companions completely powerless.

After listening to the system's explanation, Yuga felt that he was truly an inadequate trainer. He had never seriously understood Florges's inner thoughts.

Florges was usually so well-behaved that Yuga unintentionally overlooked her.

Now, when he thought back, Florges was so innocent and lively when she was still Flabébé and Floette, always seeking attention and playfully acting spoiled.

Although she had matured through evolution, her inner desires remained unchanged. She still wished to be carefree and joyful by Yuga's side.

However, she was Yuga's first Pokémon, bearing the title of the "Big Sister" of the team, and she believed that she needed to set an example for the others. So, she couldn't express her true feelings freely.

But the more she suppressed her emotions, the more painful they became, and the more they built up, the more vicious her outbursts became.

Yuga gently touched Florges's cheek, filled with guilt.

She was Yuga's very first Pokémon, his longest companion, and the one he had nurtured step by step.

Although Yuga had never said it aloud, Florges was undeniably the partner he cherished most, both among his Pokémon and in his heart.

Yuga used his special abilities to help Florges alleviate her physical fatigue while asking the system, "Now that the Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark has turned into this, what should we do?"

The Flower Sea Sub-Ecopark was now reduced to nothing but soil and rubble.

[ Rest assured, Host. This system will conduct replanting, and it will be restored to its original state by tomorrow. [

"That's great?" Yuga was surprised.

[ The system promised that it would be responsible for maintaining, caring for, and managing the Sub-Ecopark, including the replenishment of vegetation. ]

Yuga sighed in relief. He had been worried about the future of Grass-type Pokémon, but now he didn't need to be concerned.