Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth

Chapter 1152: Epilogue 3 [End]

[Home World]

It had been a hundred years since Julian last appeared in the public eye.

A century was more than enough time for those of Julian's generation to slowly age and pass away.

Yet the deeds and legacy of Julian didn't fade over those hundred years.

Whether through the memories of the older generation, or through images, books, and other media, everything continued to remind people of Julian's existence.

Most importantly, aside from Julian himself, the other members of the Walker family had always remained in the public eye.

Jade, once hailed as the Little Princess of the nation, was now a "old woman" over a hundred years old.

At the same time, following Julian's disappearance, she had become the world's number one Trainer.

On a side note, because of Julian, Jade remained unmarried to this day.

That is to say, after the generation of Julian and Jade, no new generation had been born into the Walker family.

As their grandfather, John could only accept this cruel fact.

Talking about it was useless, so he simply decided to lie flat and give up—after all, he couldn't beat his own grandson and granddaughter, so what was the point of saying anything?

But he still felt deeply unwilling, especially because he was about to die!

---

Inside a premium ward at Pearl Hospital, the Walker family gathered around John's bedside, their gazes filled with worry, the medical staff standing by.

John, who had once been as robust and powerful as a lion, was now so gaunt that he was nothing but skin and bones.

If Julian were to return, he probably wouldn't even recognize that this withered old man, frail as dried straw was the same grandfather who doted on him most.

Looking at Jade, who was holding his hand and crying silently...

John smiled with great effort and said, "Jade, don't cry. If you cry too much, you won't look pretty anymore."

"Grandpa!"

Jade buried her head against the bedside, her body trembling slightly.

John hadn't ended up like this because someone had plotted against him. And with Julian's help, his lifespan should have allowed him to live at least another three hundred years.

Yet now... he had already reached the end of his life.

The main cause was that John had commanded a First-class Legendary, resulting in a massive drain on his life force.

Before Julian left this world, to ensure that his family and nation would have a way to deal with irresistible dangers in his absence, he had specially purchased a treasure from the System Shop.

That item guaranteed the ability to command a First-class Legendary for twenty minutes without any side effects.

And after Jade had fully matured into a Peak Champion-level trainer, Julian handed this treasure and one of Rayquaza's reverse scales to her.

This way, if an enormous crisis ever arose in the future, Jade could command Rayquaza for twenty minutes without suffering any side effects.

And given Rayquaza's strength, as long as the opponent wasn't a peak First-class Legendary, twenty minutes would be more than enough to deal with them.

But an accident still occurred.

For reasons unknown, the Creation-trio suddenly began fighting among themselves.

Though it didn't take place within Drakoria's borders, it wasn't far from Drakoria either.

The shockwaves caused by the chaotic battle among three First-class Legendaries—even if they couldn't affect the entire world—could still easily reach nations that were relatively close by.

Rayquaza, being at the late-stage of First-class Legendary tier itself, alone couldn't stop them.

So Jade could only settle for the next best option: blocking the shockwaves from their battle.

At first, with her Pokémon and those of various Champions from Drakoria, she could barely manage to withstand the aftershocks from the three dragons' fight.

But as the Creation-trio fought more and more frenziedly, gradually moving in the direction of Drakoria, the shockwaves kept intensifying.

Eventually, their power reached a point where Champion-level Pokémon would be injured on mere contact and killed outright if struck directly.

At that point, only Jade's Pokémon and the Pokémon of John—both peak Champion Trainers—could barely withstand them.

But before long, the chaotic melee of the Creation-trio had fully entered Drakoria's territory, and the shockwaves were no longer something even peak Champions could block.

In just a few minutes, the shockwaves had already swept through several border cities of Drakoria.

Although evacuations had been carried out beforehand, many casualties still occurred.

Left with no other choice, Jade summoned Rayquaza.

But Rayquaza's entry into the fray didn't calm the rampaging Creation-trio. Instead, the three dragons turned on Rayquaza together.

Three against one—they utterly overwhelmed Rayquaza into a dazed stupor.

If Rayquaza was defeated, and with Julian absent, who else could stop the berserk Creation-trio?

So John took out the Indigo Orb Julian had left behind and summoned Kyogre.

And unlike Jade, John didn't possess the treasure that allowed someone to command a First-class Legendary without side effects, so he had to pay with his own life force.

With Kyogre joining the battle, Rayquaza could barely hold the three dragons at bay.

Later, Mew suddenly appeared as well, and only then did the rampaging dragons finally calm down completely.

The crisis was subsequently resolved, but John's lifespan had been reduced to a mere half year.

And now, he was already at death's door.

"Dad..."

Quinn held onto John's other hand.

Having remained unmarried till now, her family was everything to her.

John had joked more than once that Julian and Jade had turned out this way because they had learned from their aunt, Quinn.

Henry and Jake's eyes were also bloodshot. Two grown men, yet there was nothing they could do now.

Bang!

The ward door was suddenly thrown open with force, and Evelyn rushed inside.

"Old man—"

Before she could even finish speaking, tears had already begun streaming uncontrollably down her face.

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[One Piece World]

Wano Country, Onigashima.

"Worororo!"

Kaido raised his enormous sake gourd and gulped down mouthful after mouthful of liquor.

"Julian, I really can't understand it. A man with your kind of strength actually has no ambition to conquer the world."

Sitting across from Kaido and drinking with him was Julian.

Standing under two meters tall, with a handsome, clean-cut face and looking as weak as someone who couldn't even truss a chicken.

Julian carried a bounty of 10 billion Berries, far exceeding even the Four Emperors and the former Pirate King, Gol D. Roger.

His emergence had stripped Dragon of the title of "World's Worst Criminal."

Because countless Celestial Dragons had died at his hands.

And due of his existence, the Celestial Dragons no longer dared to step outside the Holy Land—in fact, Julian had personally destroyed more than half of Mary Geoise.

Two of the Five Elders had also died at his hands.

So the World Government placed a bounty of ten billion berries on his head.

"Once you already possess the power to conquer the world, what difference does it make whether you actually do it or not?"

Julian took small sips from his cup.

It wasn't alcohol, but milk.

After all, Slowking was watching him from nearby.

'This drunkard... I really want to beat him to death.'

Slowking glared at the drunk Kaido with obvious displeasure.

"Your crewmate doesn't seem to like me very much."

Being stared at by Slowking like that, Kaido unconsciously lowered his sake gourd.

He had the distinct feeling he was about to get beaten up.

"If you weren't drinking, Slowking wouldn't be like this," Julian said sheepishly.

"Wororororo! Julian, you're the captain! How can you let a crewmate push you around?"

"Drink when you want to drink, kill who you want to kill—that's what it means to be a pirate!"

"Slow~"

A burst of psychic power erupted, and Kaido was sent flying.

"I'm not a pirate though."

Finishing the last of his milk, Julian suddenly felt a tightening in his chest.

"Grandpa!"

His expression drastically changed, and Julian vanished on the spot.

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[Home World]

Feeling his life ebbing away, John felt that his life held no regrets whatsoever.

Even in death, he would die in the act of defending his nation.

'My dear grandson... Grandpa is leaving now. Don't be too sad.'

His eyelids gradually closed, and the strength in the hand holding Jade's began to fade away.

"No! Grandpa, no!!"

Sensing the change, Jade was overwhelmed with panic and desperation.

"Brother, please hurry back... wuwuwu..."

Jade wept loudly. In that moment, immense helplessness and confusion engulfed her heart.

More than anything... she wished for the pillar she relied upon to return.

"Oi, look at what you three did! Hurry up and restore my grandpa to health!"

Dialga: 'Time Reversal.'