Chapter 194: How to Borrow Eternatus’s Power

Chapter 194: Chapter 194: How to Borrow Eternatus’s Power

Victini wasn’t particularly clever.

She was extremely outgoing and sociable, but that was where her natural talents lay.

Most Pokémon didn’t truly understand how to use their own power.

They needed a Trainer to guide them.

Victini was no exception.

Everything she knew now—

Every technique and every trick—

Had been taught to her by Sora.

"Alright."

"Take your time."

"The more detailed you are, the better."

As the two Dynamaxed Eeveelutions remained on the field, waiting for the phenomenon to end, Sora quietly listened to Victini’s observations, organizing the information in his mind.

"...Interesting."

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

He felt as though he’d discovered a certain pattern in how Dynamax energy interacted with Pokémon.

How should he put it?

Based on Victini’s description...

Sora realized that Dynamax energy, Dynamax, and Eternatus’s own unique Dynamax—that is, Eternamax—seemed to resemble different states of matter.

In other words...

Solid, liquid, and gas.

Yes.

Exactly like the three physical states.

"If ordinary Dynamax energy is comparable to a liquid..."

"Then Eternatus’s own Eternamax power would be a solid."

"A true enlargement that turns illusion into reality."

When it came to Eternatus...

Sora simply refused to believe it was as weak as it had appeared in the anime.

He’d already reached this conclusion before.

The Pokémon universe he lived in was far stronger than either the games or the anime portrayed.

The upper limit of power here was on an entirely different level.

"So..."

"The Eternatus of this world may truly be an extraterrestrial Pokémon capable of blotting out the sky."

If that assumption were correct...

Then the Dynamax energy leaking from Eternatus itself...

Was merely a weakened version of Eternatus’s own power.

A liquid form, so to speak.

In real-world physics...

Liquids and solids aren’t dramatically different.

But here...

The distinction was fundamental.

Liquid Eternatus energy couldn’t compare with Eternatus itself.

It merely retained the ability to induce Dynamax.

Likewise...

A Pokémon undergoing ordinary Dynamax was like an inflated balloon.

It looked enormous...

But one good poke...

And it would pop.

"Then what about Gigantamax?"

Gigantamax was a special Dynamax form possessed by only certain Pokémon.

Unlike ordinary Dynamax...

These Pokémon didn’t merely grow larger.

Their appearance changed completely, taking on entirely new forms.

From a game-design perspective...

Gigantamax forms simply existed because the developers had created unique models.

Everything else was enlarged uniformly to save development time.

But this was reality.

Game design obviously wasn’t an acceptable explanation.

"If there’s one fundamental difference between Dynamax and Gigantamax..."

"It’s the physical transformation."

Then...

A possibility occurred to Sora.

"Could Gigantamax be the result of a Pokémon actually absorbing part of the Dynamax energy..."

"...instead of merely being wrapped in it?"

Take Eternatus itself.

Its transformation wasn’t an illusion.

It genuinely became larger—

Like the mythical technique of Heaven-and-Earth Manifestation, where one’s body truly expanded to colossal proportions.

But...

Was it really impossible for ordinary Pokémon to achieve something similar?

Not necessarily.

"Ordinary Dynamax remains an illusion..."

"A balloon ready to burst."

"But Gigantamax Pokémon..."

"They’ve already begun approaching true Eternamax."

Ordinary Dynamax—

A fake balloon.

Gigantamax—

A Pokémon that has partially absorbed Dynamax energy, causing genuine physical mutation.

Eternamax—

A true transformation of body and existence.

"If that’s true..."

"Wouldn’t it mean that..."

"As long as a Pokémon is powerful enough..."

"And capable of absorbing enough Dynamax energy..."

"It could continue approaching Eternamax indefinitely?"

It was only a hypothesis.

Sora couldn’t be certain.

But...

The theory seemed remarkably plausible.

"Ordinary Pokémon simply aren’t strong enough."

"Their level isn’t high enough to contain Eternatus’s power."

"But what about my own partners?"

"Especially Ogerpon..."

"And Volcanion?"

The limits of Legendary Pokémon were obvious from how much overload enhancement they could withstand.

Their capacity far exceeded that of ordinary Pokémon.

Sora conducted no further tests that day.

Eventually...

The two Eeveelutions returned to their normal size.

The Dynamax Bands had exhausted their stored energy.

Until they were recharged...

They couldn’t be used again.

Professor Magnolia didn’t ask for the bands back.

After all...

These wristbands were meant to be distributed to Trainers deemed qualified to use them.

And both Sora and Cynthia unquestionably met that standard.

After thanking Professor Magnolia...

They accepted her invitation to spend the night at the laboratory.

Late that evening...

Inside his guest room...

Sora released Victini, Calyrex, Ogerpon, and Magearna.

The moment all four Pokémon appeared...

The previously spacious room immediately became rather cramped.

"...Ahem."

"Everyone, spread out a little."

"It’s getting crowded."

Sora sighed helplessly as he arranged everyone’s positions.

"Oger~"

Little Ogerpon had been stuck inside her Poké Ball for so long that she immediately threw herself toward Sora the instant she came out.

Unable to refuse...

Sora picked her up and gently placed her on the bed beside him.

"Victini."

"You can sit on the wardrobe."

"And Calyrex..."

"I’ll stay here."

Calyrex obediently floated to one side.

Although they’d only known each other for a short time...

The bond between the two had grown astonishingly quickly.

They already understood one another with barely a word.

More importantly...

Recently...

Calyrex had begun to slack off.

Not in the sense of becoming lazy or refusing to work.

Rather...

Ever since Sora had become the team’s strategist...

Calyrex had gradually stopped thinking things through personally.

There were faint signs that the once-wise king was reverting toward the carefree mindset of a wild Pokémon.

After all...

With Sora around...

Calyrex only needed to enjoy delicious carrots every day.

There was no need to worry about anything else.

"My beloved minister..."

"My kingdom is yours to manage."

The fake king:

Calyrex.

The real king:

Sora.

If times had been different...

Calyrex might genuinely have abdicated the throne in Sora’s favour.

There was simply no helping it.

Sora was too capable.

Calyrex increasingly felt that lying back and letting Sora handle everything was perfectly fine.

"You all sensed that Dynamax energy earlier, didn’t you?"

"Calyrex..."

"Magearna..."

"Ogerpon..."

"Did any of you notice how different it felt from Mega Evolution energy and Terastal energy?"

Sora had chosen these three Pokémon for a reason.

Calyrex went without saying.

Among everyone present...

Only Calyrex had indirectly confronted Eternatus in the past.

No one understood the Dragon’s terrifying power better.

Magearna...

Was Sora’s only Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution.

And Ogerpon...

Was a miracle born of Terastal energy itself.

Among powerhouses...

She was an absolute monster.

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