Terrance looked at the simulation displayed on the large screen at the center of the laboratory, deep in thought. Devon had already simulated the wormhole-opening experiment dozens of times. Of those dozens of simulations, only one had failed to teleport the meteorite far away from the planet. Even then, however, they had successfully diverted the meteorite from its collision course with the planet. In other words, according to Devon’s simulations, the success rate of their plan was one hundred percent.
“The results of these simulations are very important, but when we actually face this meteorite, we can’t rely on just one spatial teleportation device. I imagine the League will also prepare other contingencies.” Steven nodded toward Terrance and explained what they planned to do next.
Afterward, Steven intended to personally escort Professor Cozmo and the spatial teleportation device to the Mossdeep Space Center for another simulation. But at that moment, a sudden commotion came from outside Devon.
“Miss Zinnia!!!”
Zinnia, the young woman of the Draconid people, forced her way into the laboratory despite the attempts of numerous security personnel to stop her. The guards clutched their foreheads in despair. Zinnia had a pass to Devon headquarters and was a frequent visitor, so they had never been particularly wary of her. Who could have expected the girl to suddenly barge into a restricted research area…
Young Master Steven was still here… Getting reprimanded or having their bonuses docked would be minor problems. They just hoped they wouldn’t be fired…
After all, the last time Devon headquarters had been infiltrated by Team Aqua, the security staff had undergone a major reshuffle. Although the circumstances were somewhat different this time, the guards were still deeply worried.
“Zinnia?” Terrance put down the proposal in his hands and turned around together with Steven and Professor Cozmo, looking toward the panting girl.
“Mr. Steven!”
Zinnia swept one hand outward and said, “I can’t deny that Infinity Energy is an extremely efficient form of energy, but using this kind of energy repeatedly is repeating history—perhaps something even worse! So I hope we can use a different plan to deal with this meteorite crisis. We Draconid people received a prophecy long ago. According to the guidance left by our ancestors, summoning Rayquaza is the best solution.”
“Please give us one more chance.”
Rayquaza…
“But during the previous incident involving Groudon and Kyogre, you Draconid people failed to summon Rayquaza. With that precedent, how could Devon possibly dare entrust Hoenn’s fate to you?” Steven said calmly. Although Infinity Energy had caused destruction many times throughout history, there was no doubt that it was Devon’s trump-card technology, trusted by every member of Devon.
“I don’t accept that… This time, we will definitely succeed. We’ve already found a solution.”
Zinnia continued arguing with Steven, but Steven showed no intention of compromising. In the end, Zinnia’s expression turned resolute, and she left Devon headquarters directly.
Throughout the entire exchange, Zinnia had not looked at Terrance even once, because she already knew that the Rayquaza from before had not been the real Rayquaza, but Mew transformed into one.
That meant she was still the inheritor of the Draconid people. Now that the meteorite disaster was approaching, she had to shoulder her responsibility.
“Come to think of it, the arrival of this meteorite is actually exactly the same as the prophecy the Draconid people made a thousand years ago. Is that really a coincidence?” Terrance said in surprise after Zinnia left.
He had not connected the two matters before, but Zinnia’s intrusion into Devon today reminded Terrance of the origins behind the construction of the Sky Pillar.
A thousand years ago, a meteor fell at what was now Sootopolis City, awakening Groudon and Kyogre. The inheritor among the Draconid people stood atop the rainbow-colored meteorite and prayed for Rayquaza’s return, and that prayer caused Rayquaza to undergo Mega Evolution! After Rayquaza fought fiercely against Groudon and Kyogre, Groudon and Kyogre were successfully driven back into the depths, while Rayquaza returned to the skies. Following that incident, the Draconid people built the Sky Pillar so that future generations could more easily summon their god. Murals were also painted on the pillar, foretelling that a meteor would strike the world one thousand years later and laying out a plan to summon Rayquaza to protect the planet.
A thousand years ago, the Draconid people had been an extremely powerful force throughout the world, but now they had already declined.
Zinnia was the inheritor of this generation. She bore a tremendous responsibility and had the mission of awakening Rayquaza to protect the planet…
This had originally seemed like an absurd prophecy, but now that the enormous meteorite had truly appeared, Terrance suddenly shuddered as he realized that the prophecy of the Draconid people had actually been true…
“At first, Devon was also shocked that the Draconid people’s prophecy had really come true… But because so much time has passed, no one pays any attention to their prophecy anymore. Most likely, no one would even connect that ancient prophecy with this disaster.”
“Then why not give the Draconid people a chance?” Terrance asked in confusion. Wouldn’t that make things even safer?
“Things aren’t that simple. Devon is also under a great deal of pressure. You know what happened last time. The Draconid people failed to summon Rayquaza, which caused dissatisfaction among many of the representatives and made them disregard these ancient people even more. If Devon still insists on trying to summon Rayquaza this time, I’m afraid the spatial teleportation plan won’t be approved so easily. So we can’t place all our hopes on them, even if they really did predict this disaster in the past.”
“Before this plan is formally approved for implementation, it’s better for Devon not to complicate matters unnecessarily. Besides, my father seems to have become rather dissatisfied with the Draconid people as well…” Steven said with a smile.
That was true… If they brought up the Draconid people again, it might remind many of the representatives of what had happened before.
When Groudon and Kyogre went berserk, Devon had pushed aside objections and fought to give the Draconid people a chance to summon Rayquaza, yet the Draconid people had failed. If Terrance had not played a crucial role in the incident and turned the situation around, Devon would probably have been accused afterward by certain people of delaying the battle at a critical moment.
Now… it was better not to be greedy.
Even so, Terrance was still somewhat astonished. Could the Draconid people, who had predicted this crisis a thousand years ago, have possessed prophets like Olympia of the Kalos region? That kind of ability was truly absurd. To think they could predict something a thousand years into the future.
“Terrance, could I ask you to do something for me?”
“What is it?”
“Judging from Zinnia’s attitude when she left, I’m afraid that girl won’t simply let this go. Until this matter is resolved, could you keep an eye on her, in case she does something extreme?” Steven said solemnly.
Terrance frowned slightly, thinking that things probably weren’t that serious… but in the end, he still nodded and agreed.
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