Chapter 216: A Nightmare That Can't Be Exorcized

Two men face each other in the abyss of nightmares.

"I didn't expect you to come here on purpose, it seems that you like the things here."

To Akagi's sarcasm, Kem replied with a blank face.

"yes, I can't deny it, you like things. Of course, you may well be the one who has withdrawn yourself to this kind of place. ”

"That mouth hasn't changed."

Akagi stared at Kem coldly, and he rolled up his red scarf.

"Why are you here? Even if you come here, there's nothing you can do. You don't even have the strength of Cresalia, what can you do? ”

"What can I do, I want to know what it is"

Akagi narrowed his eyes at Kem, who said with a blank face. Even now, although he is only a conscious being, you can tell that he is even more sophisticated than the last time we met. It's hard to imagine that we've come this far without doing anything. Coupled with the fact that Kem is Shirona's partner, Akagi thinks he is here to intervene.

"I don't think so, but I didn't come here without thinking."

"yes, I have an idea."

"What is the purpose?"

"Simply put, it liberates people who are stuck in nightmares."

Hearing this, the corners of Akagi's mouth hooked up with a touch of mockery.

"Do you mean to say that you can't get rid of the nightmare that even the power of Creselia can't get rid of?" \"

Are you sure you get it? I think so.

Since he is at the bottom of the nightmare, his friend Akagi is also aware of the state of Darkrai's nightmare. He also knew that those trapped in the nightmare had broken free, floating between the power of Creselia and Darkrai.

"Okay, I know what I can do, there's no need to be so cautious."

"It doesn't make sense for you not to panic. Not many people can get to the bottom of this nightmare. Why did you descend so far? ”

Under normal circumstances, no one can plunge headlong into the bottom of a nightmare. Even if he could realize that this was Darkrai's nightmare, he couldn't go any deeper.

"You know what? I just got a call. ”

"You said you were called? Did anyone call you in this nightmare? ”

"I did get called, so you can't say anything."

"Who called you?"

Akagi glared at him, but Kem's expression didn't change as usual. Akagi blurted out, his voice a little annoyed.

"Who called you? Tell me. ”

"What if I don't tell you?"

"Until you erase it." Even without Pokémon, it's a trivial matter that I want to erase you. \"

At this moment, Darkrai, who was behind Akagi, turned his head to look at Kem. Darkrai looked at Kem with emotionless eyes, unleashing the power of evil.

"What about Akuno! \"

Although it was not directly hit, even the aftermath would cause a lot of damage to the person's body. Since he dodged immediately, he took almost no damage, but if he was hit directly, the damage would be great. I don't know how the injury here will affect my body, but I do know that it will definitely not have a positive effect.

"Oh, that's not good."

"What would you do?"

"Wow, surrender. I'll tell you. ”

Kem raised his hands expressionlessly, much to Akagi's annoyance. He didn't look timid, but there didn't seem to be any sense of crisis in his voice, and I didn't feel any intention of surrendering.

"Darkrai called me."

“… What? ”

Akagi turned to Darkrai. Darkrai, as always, looked at Akagi with an expressionless gaze.

"I don't know Darkrai's true intentions. But this guy has already contacted me twice. ”

The first time was in a deep dream.

The second time was a dream that I had because I was attracted by the power of the membership card.

Through two contacts, Kem realized that Darkrai was calling him. At the same time, Kem knew why he was called, but it was just speculation. And this is just a hunch, there is no evidence. It's hard to say he understood, so he said, "I don't know what he means." ”

"The law..."

But Akagi didn't move. It was as if he had anticipated this reaction. Keim's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Is that so? Did you call him? ”

"Did you expect that?"

"It's not impossible, I just used this guy's power."

“?”

I don't know what kind of relationship Akagi and Darkrai have, but at least it doesn't seem to be friendly. Keim's intentions for predicting Akagi and Darkrai are clearly not quite the same.

"Well, it doesn't matter, even if you come, there's nothing we can do."

“… Perhaps"

Akagi reacted this time.

“? You know there's nothing you can do to get here? ”

"And now? You won't know if you can't do anything until you try. ”

"What would you do?"

"yes, let's get started."

Kem suddenly sat down on the spot. Akagi's expression was distorted, not knowing what the purpose of this was doing.

"What do you mean?"

"I'm not sure. If we're going to talk, we need to sit down first. ”

The sudden words made Akagi's eyes widen. When Cam saw this, his expression unusually distorted into an amusing one.

"Wow, you can make that expression too."

"Do you want to speak? There's nothing to say to you, I'm just creating my ideal world. ”

"You seem to have misunderstood, but the story I'm trying to tell you isn't meant to stop you, I'm just wondering why you started denying your heart."

Hearing Cam's words, Akagi glared at him.

"What happens when you know?"

"There's nothing I can do. I just need to know who you are, and Pokémon Darkrai. ”

Akagi's eyebrows twitched when he heard Kem's words. Judging by the look on his face, he didn't jump in without a plan. On top of that, it is impossible for Sirona's partner Kem not to think of this. Akagi had such a hunch.

Akagi thought for a moment. At that moment, all that flashed through my mind were memories of the past. I began to deny my heart and strive for the perfect day.

I guess that's not possible after all

Thinking of this, Kem sighed, but Akagi did not speak. Of course, there is a reason why Kem wants to know about Akagi, but it doesn't make sense if Akagi doesn't agree with the idea in the first place.

Just as he was about to give up, Akagi sat down in front of Kem.

"I don't know what you're thinking, but there's no point in doing anything here. So I'll heed your hints. ”

“?”

"Let me tell you about the imperfection of the heart, its ugliness."

Akagi closed his eyes and heard a voice full of anger.

"I have enough time"

Looking at the two facing each other, Darkrai looked up at the world of nightmares.

He stared at the consciousness of the people in the nightmare, and after understanding Cam's intentions, he slowly closed his eyes.

Three days after Cam fell asleep

While tending the city, I tried to find a way to get to the nightmare world where Kem was, cutting my sleep to the limit, but I still couldn't find it.

"That's too bad, isn't it?"

I borrowed a lot of materials from the Mio Library, but it was all in vain. I went through all the materials related to dreams, nightmares, and sleep, but I didn't mention how to enter the world of nightmares.

“… What should I do?"

It's been three days since Kem fell asleep. He didn't look angry, but if he continued like this, he would gradually become weaker. His nourishment is provided by drip, and his joints are moved by the devotion of Bashamo and Lucario. He may be fine for the time being, but with amateur care, he will eventually become weaker.

On the other hand, people who have been plagued by nightmares for the past few days have begun to sleep more peacefully. While the people currently under protection have not woken up, those who suffered from nightmares have completely disappeared. In this way, the speed of the weakening will be greatly slowed down, and Sirona and the others will have plenty of free time.

However, even with all my time, I couldn't find a way to dive into the nightmare and couldn't find any inspiration. Impatience slowly invaded Sirona's chest.

\"Mr. Hakunai\"

Before she knew it, the light had come to Sirona's side. It seems that he was too focused to notice any signs.

"Light"

"You have a good rest, you haven't slept in the past two days, right?"

"It's okay, a little bit more."

When Sirona tries to reach for the tablet, Light stops her hand. His expression was distorted with sadness.

"I understand your desire to help Mr. Kham. But I can't go on like this. I need a break."

"But..."

"Don't do that"

Hikari snatched the tablet and angrily put his hand on his hip.

"I can't do this anymore. Tomorrow is another day off. I'm going to Myoshi. \"

"Hikari"

"I know you're worried about Mr. Khem, but I'm also worried about Ms. Sirona. If Ms. Shirona breaks down, this is the second time I've talked about this with the former and the child, isn't it? "Isn't it?"

\"Whew, yes. \"

Sirona exhaled as if she was tired. I smiled bitterly and thought to myself that if I was worried about a girl more than a year younger than me, I would not be an adult anymore.

"What are you laughing at?!"

Sirona comforts the panting, angry light. She's a champion who is always taken care of, and Sirona thinks that if Kem sees her like this, he might scold her.

"I'm sorry, I'm going to rest."

After saying this, Bai Nai stood up.

At that moment, Sirona's hand touched the pile of books. The book collapsed and fell to the floor.

“A…”

Sirona collects the books that have fallen on the floor. As I was collecting books, I realized how tired I was, and a book that fell off the shelf caught my attention. This is not a borrowed book, but a book owned by Sirona herself.

This document is from Sinnoh Mythology.

Take it in your hand and flip it over. Shirona remembers most of this document, in part because she owns it herself. For Sirona as a mythological researcher, the content of this material is very important, and there are many things in it that she thinks will be useful for future research.

"Is this book about the myth of the Sinnoh region?"

Hikari asked as he jumped out from behind Shirona, who was reading a book. In response to Hikari's question, Sirona nodded.

\"That's right. You also know the information of Dialuca, Palkiru, and Giratina. \"

"This is the Pokémon I met on that spear pillar!"

\"That's right. They are Pokémon known as gods, controlling time, space, and antimatter. \"

Although it is only said to control it, the Pokémon actually has abilities similar to the ones it controls, such as "Roar of Time", "Subspace Cut", "Shadow Stealth", etc. To people of the past, it does look like a symbol of time, space, and antimatter.

"Oh my God, it's so powerful, it really feels like a god."

"We just treat them like gods, but they actually support the concepts."

Sirona said, looking away. In front of Shirona's gaze is a photograph taken in the town of Alamos. Although there is nothing symbolic of Giratina, the city has a "Tower of Time and Space" that symbolizes Dialuca and Palokiru. Since there is such a tower, it means that they have faith in God.

\"Then again, what is the antimatter of Giratina? \"

"Antimatter is matter made up of antiparticles, which have exactly the same mass and spin as other matter, but have exactly opposite charges that make up elementary particles. When matter and antimatter meet, they interact with each other."

“??????”

"Ahh

As an academic, I almost couldn't resist talking about it, but I was talking to an ordinary girl who had just graduated from school. Light is not stupid in any way, but there is a huge gap between the level of knowledge and Bai Nai as a scholar, which is also helpless or rather, this is also a matter of course.

"In a nutshell, it's about substances that cancel each other out when they meet. Something that hits each other's weaknesses and disappears. ”

\"I see, it seems to be a dragon. \"

"It's good as an image."

Even knowing antimatter alone would be of little use to her future life. At least as long as I live a normal life, I can barely hear it.

Shirona turned the page and continued to talk about Giratina.

"Giratina is the being who supports the world that tears the world upside down. The inverted world supports the world we live in from the other side. The two worlds are inextricably linked, living next to each other, but never touching each other. It never happens. ”

"So that we can live a normal life because we have Giratina to support us."

"Exactly."

"But Giratina doesn't appear in a lot of myths. Why? ”

The Dialuka and Palokiru appear mainly in mythology that circulates in the Sinnoh region. However, there are not two, but three gods in the Sinnoh region.

The other is Giratina. Giratina, who was once the great being who created the three gods, was expelled from the center stage against Arceus. Perhaps because of this, he rarely appears in Sinnoh mythology.

"It seems that Giratina once opposed the creation of the existence of the likes of Dialja. As a result, she seems to have disappeared from the public eye. ”

"So, on the other side, Giratina was banished to the world of reversal. \"

But then there was a problem with light.

\"? So why does the folklore of Giratina still exist? There aren't many opportunities to see it, so I think folklore wouldn't exist anymore if there was a world of the opposite."

"That's because Giratina has the power to appear in this world. It has the power to connect the contradictory upside-down world with this world"

Sirona stopped talking at this point. Light tilted his head and asked Sirona if something had happened.

"Mr. Sirona? What happened? \"

"Hey, light. Can Pokémon travel to the dream world with the power of Creslia? \"

“? Ah, yes. I think it's possible. ”

Sirona's expression changed from gentle to serious. Although she didn't know what Sirona meant by this, Sirona was surprised, but she answered Sirona's question correctly.

Hearing Hikari's answer, Bai Nai put her hand on her chin and thought for a while.

\"Miss Sirona? \"

"Hikari, maybe we've found a way to get Kem U back."

“?”

"It's very difficult and there are a lot of obstacles. But I think you should try it instead of doing nothing like this. ”

Sirona seemed to understand something, but Hikari didn't understand what was going on.

"Uh, what do you mean?"

"Oh, I'm sorry. I'll tell you more. ”

Sirona brought a chair and invited Hikari to sit down. Hikari sat down as instructed, and Hakuna sat down across from her.

"And how do you get to the Nightmare World?"

\"Hikari just said that with the power of Creslia, it is possible to travel to the dream world. \"

"Yes"

"So, the dream world that can be accessed through the power of Creselia and the nightmare world of Darkrai coexist. However, the two cannot go back and forth with each other. So, if there is an existence that can connect the two worlds, wouldn't it be possible to dive into the world of nightmares? ”

"But the power that connects the world"

However, Light was surprised by this. In the book that Sirona just read, there is an existence that has the power to connect the world. With the power of that being, it may indeed be possible to connect dreams and nightmares.

\"Miss Sirona\"

\"That's right. I will borrow the power of Giratina. \"

Hearing Sirona's words, Hikari's eyes widened. Giratina has the ability to connect the inverted world with the real world. Therefore, Bai Nai believes that if he can go to the dream world with Giratina, he can enter the nightmare world from the dream world and go to the bottom of the nightmare.

"Of course, with the power of Giratina, we may be able to do it!"

"Isn't it? I think it's much better than doing nothing. ”

\"I think so too! But how did you meet Giratina? \"

Giratina doesn't appear much in Sinnoh mythology, but she is definitely one of the gods. You can't easily run into them.