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Chapter 247 247: The Collector’s Ambition

Gilruta was a wealthy tycoon in the Kanto Region—and a notorious Pokémon collector.

His hobby was simple:

Collect rare Pokémon… and turn them into part of his private collection.

Shiny Pokémon, mutated Pokémon—even Legendary Pokémon—none were beyond his reach.

But as his collection grew, so did his ambition.

Ordinary Legendary Pokémon were no longer enough to satisfy him.

Now—

His target was Lugia, the Sea Guardian—a being far more mysterious and powerful than the legendary trio of birds.

To capture Lugia and make it the crown jewel of his collection.

For this goal, Gilruta had spent nearly a year preparing.

Using his immense wealth, he constructed a massive airship powered by the most advanced technology in the Pokémon world.

With it, he believed—

No Pokémon could ever escape his grasp.

The colossal ship sailed across the skies above the Orange Islands.

Inside, a female assistant holding a data tablet reported to Gilruta, who sat leisurely on his throne-like chair.

"Mr. Gilruta, the spacecraft has locked onto the three islands. Among them, Ice Island shows the strongest energy signature. I recommend beginning with Articuno."

Gilruta trusted his assistant.

He nodded.

Then, he took a floating chess piece and placed it over Ice Island on the holographic map.

"Articuno… a fine piece of art," he sneered.

"Let's begin with the so-called Ice God."

Sisia Island

The newly appointed shrine maiden, Florula, was leading the island's annual ceremony.

At the banquet—

Misty angrily bit into an apple.

She clearly didn't like the so-called priestess at all.

First, that ridiculous "welcome kiss" stunt with Ash—

And now, she was asking him to complete some ceremonial trial.

Annoying.

Watching Misty fume and Ash look completely confused, Brock could only sigh helplessly.

RUMBLE—!!

A sudden thunderclap split the sky.

The atmosphere across Sisia Island shifted instantly.

Dark clouds gathered overhead.

Winds howled.

Waves roared violently against the shore.

Florula originally wanted to delay the trial until tomorrow—

But Ash refused.

"Today's work gets done today! That's my motto! Let's go, Pikachu!"

Floe Island

Standing by the shore, Sam looked toward the distant horizon.

Something felt… wrong.

A massive storm was forming over the ocean.

The sky had darkened, as if something catastrophic was about to happen.

He wasn't the only one who sensed it.

Lorelei felt it too.

"Sam, let's head to the Orange Islands," she said, her expression serious.

"I have a bad feeling about this."

"Yeah. I was thinking the same thing."

Without hesitation, Sam released Lapras.

The two of them rode across the sea—

Heading straight toward the heart of the storm.

Ice Island – Sky

High above the island, the massive airship hovered among the clouds.

Inside—

A cage.

Though it looked like an ordinary birdcage, it was anything but.

Trapped inside was a majestic Pokémon with ice-blue feathers—

Articuno.

It struggled violently.

But it was useless.

Even the Ice-type Legendary Pokémon was powerless against a cage built with the pinnacle of human technology.

Watching Articuno's struggle, Gilruta smiled with satisfaction.

"So this is the Ice God?" he mocked.

"In the end, you're nothing more than a specimen in my collection."

Now that Articuno had been captured—

Only Moltres, Zapdos, and most importantly—

Lugia remained.

He spread his arms wide, laughing wildly.

Soon—

His collection would be complete.

Meanwhile—

Lorelei's communicator buzzed to life.

The Orange Islands Meteorological Center had finally traced the cause of the sudden weather chaos.

"Miss Lorelei, we've identified the source of the abnormal weather patterns."

"It's caused by a disruption in deep-sea currents."

"Only large-scale disturbances in ocean currents could create such drastic atmospheric changes."

"As for the cause… Articuno from Ice Island has disappeared."

"The balance that maintained the Orange Islands has been broken."

"…What?" Lorelei's expression changed completely.

"Articuno… is missing?"

The Three Legendary Birds of the Orange Islands weren't ordinary.

They maintained the region's natural balance.

Their power far exceeded that of typical Legendary Pokémon.

And now—

One of them was gone.

For the first time—

Even Lorelei felt true unease.