I'm the Owner of the Pokémon Day Care In the World of Pokémon-Chapter 1388: The Birthplace of Diancie

Seeing Diancie collapse, the Carbink servants immediately gathered around.

"Your Highness, are you all right?"

Diancie looked dejected and said, "Dace, am I too useless?"

Dace replied, "It's not your fault, Your Highness. There was simply too little time, far too little time."

Diancie had only been born for such a short while, and the Sacred Diamond had already begun to wither too soon, leaving no time for Diancie to grow properly.

Though Dace and the others were anxious, they understood that it wasn't their princess's lack of effort. Being impatient would not change anything.

"No, if only I had tried harder," Diancie said, tears welling up in her eyes.

Thinking back to how she had once cared only about playing, Diancie was filled with deep regret.

"We still have time, still have time. Your Highness, if you keep practicing, you will definitely succeed. I firmly believe in you," Dace comforted her. Merrick, Bort, and Allotrope also spoke words of encouragement.

"Mm..." Diancie softly responded, though it was unclear if she truly took their words to heart.

Ash and the others also stepped forward to console and encourage Diancie.

Yuga remained silent as he watched from the side. He wasn't particularly surprised by Diancie's failure. She had only just grasped Fairy Aura and hadn't even mastered it yet. Failing was completely normal.

In truth, Yuga had a way to help Diancie. However, since they hadn't reached the final moment yet, he didn't want to reveal his solution too soon. Otherwise, it would give the impression that the problem was too easily solved.

Things that come too easily are often not cherished.

Just then, a Carbink suddenly hurried inside. It was about to say something when Dace stopped it with a stern look.

Dace led the Carbink aside and whispered, "What happened?"

The Carbink explained the situation in a hushed voice, and Dian's expression instantly turned grim.

"I see. You may go now," Dace instructed.

He had expected that something bad would happen at a time like this. Sure enough... trouble had arrived.

When Dace returned to Diancie's side, she asked, "Dace, did something happen?"

Forcing a smile, Dace replied, "It's nothing. Just some careless individuals accidentally damaged a few Energy Crystals. It's not a big deal."

Diancie sighed, "With the Sacred Diamond's energy depletion worsening, we must be more careful when mining Energy Crystals."

"Understood, Your Highness. This kind of thing will not happen again," Dace said with a reassuring smile.

Shortly after, Dace hurriedly left, while Yuga and the others were led to a place where they could settle down in the Diamond Domain. However, due to the failure to create the Sacred Diamond, the joy of Diancie's return was significantly dampened.

Yuga and his companions were arranged to stay in a meticulously prepared room, which appeared to have been set up on short notice, showing the Diamond Domain's great respect for their arrival.

The room had special beds prepared for human guests, crafted from polished minerals that looked like jade, appearing exceptionally beautiful.

Of course, things like blankets and bedding were not something the Diamond Domain possessed. The Carbinks had prepared some leaves, but since Yuga and the others had brought their own bedding, the leaves were unnecessary.

That night, Yuga found himself unable to sleep. Tossing and turning, he suddenly heard a noise outside. When he stepped out to investigate, he saw Diancie secretly practicing.

Not wanting to disturb her, Yuga was about to slip away when he noticed that Minister Dace was also standing nearby, quietly watching Diancie. It seemed that he had arrived much earlier than Yuga.

As soon as Yuga spotted Dace, Dace also noticed him and took the initiative to walk over.

"Mr. Shimizu," Dace greeted respectfully.

"Dace," Yuga responded. "Are you worried about Diancie?"

"Yes," Dace replied. "As time grows more urgent, I fear that Her Highness may become too anxious and end up making things worse."

Yuga nodded in agreement. That was indeed a possibility.

"Please, Mr. Shimizu, help Her Highness," Dace pleaded. At this point, Yuga was the only one who could aid Diancie.

"I will do my best," Yuga promised with a nod.

Then, the human and the Pokémon continued chatting for a while.

"By the way, what exactly happened during the day? You seemed really anxious," Yuga suddenly asked, recalling the moment when that little Carbink had rushed in to report something. His intuition told him that Dace hadn't told Diancie the whole truth.

Dace was silent for a few seconds but didn't hide it from Yuga.

"Several more areas have collapsed, and some of our people have suffered casualties," Dace said with a heavy voice, filled with sorrow. "Her Highness is already extremely worried, so I didn't tell her about this."

"I see." Yuga understood Dace's reasoning and didn't press further.

After another brief silence, Dace kept glancing at Yuga, as if hesitating over something. Just as Yuga was about to head back to sleep, Dace suddenly stopped him.

"Mr. Shimizu, please wait."

"Hm?" Yuga halted, turning his head toward Dace. "Is there something else, Minister Dace?"

"Please follow me. There's a place I want to take you," Dace said.

Although Yuga had no idea where Dace was leading him, he decided to follow.

The underground world had no distinction between day and night. All light sources here came from energy crystals, so even though it was late at night in terms of time, it didn't actually affect the daily activities of the Diamond Domain.

Trailing behind Dace, Yuga navigated through a maze of winding passageways before entering a concealed tunnel that sloped downward. Its destination was unknown.

Yuga had assumed that the place they were in before was already the deepest part of the Diamond Domain, but it turned out there was an even deeper area below.

As they walked, Yuga began to feel increasingly uneasy. He noticed that the surrounding air was becoming hotter and hotter.

Just where exactly was Dace taking him?

Filled with curiosity, Yuga continued following Dace.

Before long, he understood why the air had grown so hot—he saw magma.

They eventually arrived at a vast underground chamber, filled with numerous stone bridges of varying sizes, all spanning across pools of bubbling magma below.

The magma gurgled, releasing bursts of heat. As Yuga stepped onto one of the stone bridges, he could feel waves of scorching air rising from beneath. He couldn't help but think: If someone were to fall in, there would be nothing left of them!

At that moment, Dace finally spoke. "Mr. Shimizu must be wondering what this place is, right?"

"I am," Yuga admitted.

"Very few people know about this place," Dace continued. "Aside from Her Highness, only the four Carbink servants are aware of it. And now, you as well."

Yuga was surprised by how secretive this location was and blurted out, "Then isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to bring me here?"

Dace explained, "These are special circumstances. I only hope this can help Her Highness in some way."

Yuga hesitated for a moment before asking, "Then this place is...?"

"Here is the birthplace of Her Highness the Princess," Dace sighed before answering, "and it is also the birthplace of most Diancie."

Yuga's mouth dropped open in surprise—Diancie's birthplace?

Before Yuga could speak, Dace continued asking, "Do you know how a Diancie is born?"

Yuga shook his head. He only knew that legend described Diancie as a mutation of Carbink, but that was just a legend and had never been confirmed.

"Before she was born as the princess, she was also a Carbink," Dace directly gave Yuga the answer.

"But not all Carbink can evolve into Diancie," Dace said as he led Yuga further along the path.

"The birth of each Diancie is intricately connected to the Diancie of the past."

At this moment, they finally reached the end of the stone bridge. At the end stood a massive stone pillar, rising from the magma. And atop the pillar, blooming in full splendor, were diamond flowers—pink ones.

Stepping onto the stone pillar, Dace continued, "Do you know how Carbink are born?"

Yuga nodded. Aside from natural reproduction among Carbink, minerals deep underground could also transform into Carbink after millions of years of slumber.

Hearing Yuga's answer, Dace nodded. "The Carbink that evolve into Her Highness the Princess originate from naturally forming minerals. But that's not the most important part..."

Following Dace to the center of the pillar, Yuga saw a massive pile of pink diamonds stacked on the ground, glistening in the light.

Pointing at the diamonds, Dace explained, "These were all created by past generations of Diancie. One day, Her Highness the Princess will also create and leave behind her own pile of diamonds here."

Yuga could feel the intense Fairy- and Rock-type energy emanating from these diamonds—something that ordinary diamonds did not possess.

By human standards, this pile of diamonds, forming a small hill, was worth an astronomical amount.

Under Yuga's astonished gaze, Dace casually tossed a few pink diamonds into the magma below.

"Every so often, we throw some diamonds into the magma, because, who knows? Our next princess may be born from them."

Of course, given Dace's lifespan, he would not live to see the next princess be born.

Yuga suddenly understood—the next Diancie is born from the diamonds created by a previous Diancie.

In other words, these diamonds need to slumber within the magma for countless years, undergoing intense heat and pressure before evolving into special Carbink. Among these special Carbink, the rarest one would ultimately transform into the princess of the Diamond Domain—Diancie.

This evolution process was incredibly long, and the probability of special Carbink being born was extremely low. That was why generations of Carbink servants had to keep throwing diamonds into the magma to ensure that a princess could be born in time.

The crisis in the Diamond Domain had happened because this generation's princess was born too late and did not have enough time to grow strong.

"Then, the reason you brought me here is..."

Yuga was still confused about why Dace had brought him here. Even if he knew the conditions required for Diancie's birth, how could that help the current Diancie?

"Please wait a moment."

After saying this, Dace dove headfirst into the pile of diamonds. It took a long while before he finally emerged again, bringing something with him.

It was an irregularly shaped stone, but embedded within it was a Mega Stone.

"This is..." Yuga asked.

"There is an ancient legend in the Diamond Domain," Dace explained. "It is said that this object can allow Diancie to unleash unparalleled power. But after so many years, no Diancie has ever been able to discover its purpose or use it. So, it was buried here."

"You humans possess knowledge that we Pokémon do not. I thought perhaps you might know what this is or how it can be used."

Yuga looked at Dace with a complex expression and said, "I do know what this is."

"Really?" Dace was overjoyed upon hearing this.

Yuga nodded, then called out, "Gengar!"

Immediately, Yuga's shadow stretched out, and Gengar appeared before Dace with a wide grin, laughing mischievously.

"Gengar, take out your Mega Evolution Stone and show it to Dace."

Hearing this, Gengar's grin vanished. It shot Dace a look full of disdain before reluctantly and slowly spitting out the Mega Evolution Stone it had hidden in its belly.

This was its treasure—how could it be so easily shown to others?

"This is... this is..."

Dace was so shocked that he could barely form words, staring intently at the stone in Gengar's hand. It was almost identical to the one they had been treasuring, with only the central pattern being different.

"This is called a Mega Evolution Stone?" Dace asked. "Do you also know its purpose?"

"Yes," Yuga nodded. After speaking, he took out a Key Stone and said, "Gengar, Mega Evolve!"

As a rainbow-colored light flashed, Gengar underwent Mega Evolution before Dace's astonished gaze. Not only did its form change dramatically, but its aura also became significantly more powerful.

Yuga then explained to Dace the function of the Mega Evolution Stone and how Mega Evolution was triggered.

"Although Mega Evolution is rare, among us humans, there are still some who possess the ability."

Nowadays, Mega Evolution had completely entered the public's awareness. Among trainers, it was no longer a secret—it was just that both Mega Evolution Stones and Key Stones were rare and difficult to obtain.

"You mean, as long as we have this Mega Evolution Stone, our Princess can evolve again?" Dace asked excitedly, trying to contain his emotions.

"In theory, yes, but if it's just Diancie alone, even with a Mega Evolution Stone, it won't work."

Traditional Mega Evolution required three conditions: a Mega Evolution Stone, a Key Stone, and the connection (bond) between a trainer and their Pokémon to trigger the transformation. But as the Princess of the Diamond Domain, Diancie could not have a trainer, so it was nearly impossible to fulfill all three conditions.

Upon hearing Yuga's words, the excitement in Dace's eyes dimmed instantly.

"How... how could this be...? Is there really no way?"

In truth, Yuga already had an idea of how Diancie could Mega Evolve without relying on a trainer, but he didn't want to tell Dace just yet.

"Let's wait a little longer. Maybe very soon, Diancie will be able to create a Sacred Diamond on her own," Yuga said, comforting Dace.

"I hope so..." Dace replied with a troubled expression. "We still need Mr. Shimizu to help our Princess as much as possible." Dace once again made a request.

"I will do my best," Yuga answered.