Chapter 295

"I really didn't expect to meet you here! So that's it, the helper Boss Jue mentioned before is you!"

"Nice to meet you! I am Shauntal of the Unova Elite Four! My hobby is writing novels! Although you already know, let me introduce myself again!"

"By the way, the shopkeeper is so young! You look younger than me!"

Although they communicate online often, this is the first time they have met offline. Shauntal was a little embarrassed, and even her face turned red, but that was not the shyness of a girl facing a boy, but because...

The novel she was muttering about was heard by someone, which was embarrassing!

Xiang Guangtai was not surprised by this.

Shauntal would sneakily write novels in the special edition. If she was caught, she would show an embarrassed smile, but she would still ask others to appreciate it, just like now.

"Hmm, let me read this novel, but isn't this chapter unfinished yet?"

"By the way, are you really looking for Alder?"

Seeing the wandering Elite Four, Xiang Guangtai suspected that this group of people didn't seriously help him look for him, but Shauntal raised her hand: "Really looking for him! But I can't find him, there is no way."

"Alder Champion often disappears, but there is no need to worry too much. He is the Champion after all! No one can defeat him."

"I don't need to look for him now, I already know where Alder went." Xiang Guangtai sighed and closed the novel notebook in his hand.

Well, this notebook was indeed a psychic notebook sold to Shauntal by himself.

Shauntal laughed happily, her mood very pleasant: "The shopkeeper's notebook is really easy to use! When I hold this notebook and fight with others, inspiration will continue to gush out, and I can't suppress it myself! This feeling of thinking bursting out is really great!"

Xiang Guangtai: "As long as you like it, but why are you in the Chargestone Cave?"

"Because a special person challenged me formally recently. Although I am an Elite Four, wouldn't it be too embarrassing if I lost? So I came here for a little special training."

Shauntal turned the notebook to one of the pages: "Look! It's this!"

"Do you know Thunderbolt? The man said so as soon as we met. It wasn't until the battle ended that I knew his name was Volkner."

Xiang Guangtai was surprised: "Volkner! The Gym Leader of Sunyshore City in the Sinnoh region."

Known as the Fourth Generation Wave Wind Volkner.

Shauntal raised her finger, very confident: "That's right, that's the man known as the strongest Gym Leader in Sinnoh!"

"When we met for the first time, he challenged me without saying a word. It was really dangerous at the time. Fortunately, I was better than him, but that didn't count as a formal challenge. He will soon launch a 6V6 comprehensive battle against me. In order to effectively gain victory, I came to the Chargestone Cave to refine my strength!"

Shauntal patted her shoulder, showing a proud expression.

Xiang Guangtai's expression was strange.

So it was at this time?

Volkner challenged Shauntal?

However, according to Shauntal's subsequent novel content, there are quite a few Trainers who have fought Shauntal, not just Volkner, but also Flint, Alder, Agatha, Bertha, Looker!

Two of the Elite Four from Sinnoh are among them!

Judging from the battle results... maybe it was Shauntal's victory.

And at this time, Shauntal was curiously looking at the Pokémon around Xiang Guangtai.

"Although I have seen a few on the news, it turns out you have so many Pokémon around you!"

"By the way, is this just a Torterra?"

Shauntal looked at Turtle uncertainly. Mainly because Turtle's image is very different from ordinary Torterra, not only the color, but also the shape of the body and trees are different, emitting a mysterious holy atmosphere.

And that huge dragon is?!

Shauntal's expression became slightly serious.

"Legendary Dragon...? The appearance is a bit wrong."

Shauntal looked unnaturally at some gemstones held by Walking Wake, and Aegislash behind it, the big shield was used as a basin, and it was full of many stones!

Shauntal: "You, are you here to scavenge?"

Xiang Guangtai: "Ahem, this is called material collection."

Shauntal's expression became more and more strange.

"Is the Legendary Dragon like this? Although it looks very beautiful and majestic, I always feel that something is missing?"

Is it temperament, or legendary degree?

"In some respects, it is indeed legendary!" Xiang Guangtai touched Walking Wake's mane, and the latter raised its head proudly.

The dragons of Unova haven't been able to return to their original form, right! And I come from the distant ancient times, so how can I not be called a Legendary Dragon?

Shauntal looked at Entei again.

A huge Pokémon like a lion.

This is not a Pokémon from Unova either, I have never seen it.

"This is my friend, not my Pokémon. It's just traveling with me now." Xiang Guangtai introduced Entei: "Entei, have you heard of it?"

"Eh! Are you talking about the legendary Pokémon of the Johto region?"

Xiang Guangtai smiled: "That's right, but my friend's origin is a bit special. It is not the Entei of Ho-Oh's guard, don't mistake it."

And Entei was also examining Shauntal.

"Your soul is very powerful."

As a creation of phantom, Entei can perceive the strength of human spiritual power, and also has part of the ability of the real Entei, which can slightly peep into the human heart.

Shauntal's soul is very powerful, and although her heart is complex, there is no malice, full of curiosity and desire to explore, which makes Entei feel quite interesting.

However, Shauntal was startled when she heard Entei's voice.

"It spoke!"

"Humph... It is not rare for Pokémon to speak. The language of Pokémon and the language of humans have commonalities."

Entei made a thick laugh, and Shauntal was full of curiosity after a small fright!

The scene in front of her was too dreamy! Her inspiration kept bursting out!

And that strange Pokémon that kept eating electricity on the shopkeeper's head and twitching continuously, ah, the twitching appearance also has aesthetic feeling!

And most importantly...

"Shopkeeper, your strength must be very strong, right! I guessed before that you should be a very powerful Trainer. Now it seems it is true."

"I have a request, can the shopkeeper agree to me?"

The fire of fighting spirit ignited in Shauntal's eyes: "Have a battle with me? Now is a great opportunity to refine my strength!"

There are indeed many Elite Trainers in the Chargestone Cave, but to be honest, compared to the Elite Four, they are still a bit weaker, and the team composition is not up to standard. They often only have two or three Pokémon, which can only be considered dessert before the main meal for Shauntal, and can't let her train with all her strength at all.

By the way, the team... doesn't seem to be the shopkeeper's full strength. Shauntal's gaze aimed at the Master Ball on Xiang Guangtai's waist.

That Master Ball that wasn't opened seemed to have a Pokémon inside.

But even without counting the last mysterious Pokémon, the lineup in front of her... even if there are Pokémon like Riolu that haven't evolved, even if these Pokémon are playing around like scavenging, but as an Elite Four, Shauntal can feel that the kind of oppression that these Pokémon vaguely reveal.

These are not ordinary Pokémon! Even from the appearance, it can be judged, but that superficial appearance only makes people slightly vigilant, while ignoring the substantial threat hidden by these Pokémon!

"Very strong... very powerful."

The shopkeeper must have worked as a Gym Leader or Elite Four in which region before, right?

Shauntal guessed in her heart, but this question seemed to have been asked by someone in the group before and was denied?

Who was it in the group... Forget it, since it was denied, there is no need to ask more. Obviously, the shopkeeper doesn't want to talk about this matter.

"Battle, and a battle with the Elite Four..." Xiang Guangtai was moved, but shook his head: "Although I am very interested, sorry, I still have work to do."

Saying that, he touched Sawsbuck: "My friend is about to return to its hometown, I have to escort it to Mistralton City. Let's talk about the battle another day, and Boss Jue is still waiting for me."

Shauntal was curious: "Escort to Mistralton City?"

Xiang Guangtai explained Sawsbuck's origin and said that escorting Pokémon home is also the work of the Ranger, which made Shauntal even more surprised: "The shopkeeper is also assisting the Ranger?"

Then she showed an "I understand" expression, making Xiang Guangtai confused.

Little did she know that Shauntal thought that being able to be selected as an assistant Ranger by the Ranger Union meant that the strength must not be weak.

Having multiple identities, the shopkeeper's past is indeed mysterious!

"Since that's the case, I'll go with the shopkeeper! Maybe there will be some gains when I go to the mountains of Luo Si!"

Shauntal smiled: "Anyway, the training here is basically over! I have basically fought all the Trainers in the Chargestone Cave, and the leaders of those wild Pokémon have also been defeated by me. Now I have a 98% certainty of fighting that challenger!"

She said, while observing the Pokémon around Xiang Guangtai, and recording their behavior and activities, which made Xiang Guangtai curious: "Are you a Pokémon observer before writing novels?"

Shauntal laughed: "No, I am a pure novelist! But novelists have to collect materials everywhere! The shopkeeper's Pokémon are very special. I think if I write a new book with the shopkeeper as the prototype, maybe it will become a bestseller!"

"Although I haven't met you before, you are always shrouded in a mysterious atmosphere, and it seems that many wonderful things have happened to you. Just feeling this way, my fantasy can't stop, so I am quite looking forward to this trip to the mountains of Luo Si!"

"Is that so, then you might really see incredible materials." Xiang Guangtai responded to her with a smile.

Stone steps appeared in front of him. After climbing up, he came to the exit of the Chargestone Cave. Faint light shone from outside the cave, accompanied by muffled explosions and noisy sounds.

Mistralton City, the city of wind and flowers. However, the sky over Mistralton City is now overcast, and the wind is constantly blowing, as if predicting the arrival of some kind of power.

"Yo—"

Sawsbuck became restless. Its eyes kept scanning in the darkness. Past memories emerged in its heart. It rubbed against Xiang Guangtai, then looked in one direction.

Its home is over there.

The houses in Mistralton City are not tall, and their unique red roofs are the symbol of this city.

The city is located between vast farmland and greenhouses. The architectural style combines industrial practicality with rural simplicity, forming a sharp contrast with the surrounding emerald vegetable fields and the silver-gray airport runway in the distance.

Sawsbuck stopped in front of an old red-roofed house and knocked on the door with its horns, but several consecutive knocks did not get a response.

The owner seems to have left here, making this house an empty house with no one living in it.

Disappointment appeared in Sawsbuck's eyes. The expected thing finally happened. The local Pokémon Center couldn't contact its former owner because he had already left the city.

"This house is... Eh, is this Mr. Wado's house?"

Shauntal was quite surprised: "So this Pokémon is Mr. Wado's?"

Xiang Guangtai: "I also heard about this old man at the Seasonal Research Lab."

Shauntal nodded: "Yes, Mr. Wado is a famous painter. He traveled around the world when he was young. He used to draw illustrations for my novels, but Mr. Wado hasn't had any news for the past year."

Xiang Guangtai approached the door.

"A strong emotion can be felt from inside the door: disappointment, pain, sadness, hesitation... The owner of this house has experienced a very difficult period of time."

Shauntal was surprised: "Eh? What kind of power is this?"

Xiang Guangtai: "A kind of psychic power. The world is full of all kinds of emotions. Some Psychics can perceive these emotions, including the emotions left by the soul and the emotions in nature."

Shauntal's eyes lit up, and she quickly recorded this content. Xiang Guangtai was curious: "Didn't Ms. Caitlin show this power?"

In the special edition, Caitlin showed the ability to connect with humans, and it was an ultra-long-distance non-positioning connection.

"Caitlin... I only know that she will be terrifying when she goes out of control, but because of the items you sent her, her control over psychic power has become very strong, but I never knew that psychic power could perceive other people's emotions. Hmm, those Psychics didn't say these words, and Caitlin didn't say it either! It seems that psychic power is also divided into many types!"

"In my opinion, Caitlin's power is more like hand-to-hand explosion? I saw her destroy a house directly when she lost control of her emotions! By the way, what do you think my mood is now?"

"Curiosity, surprise, joy, full of inspiration and activity." Xiang Guangtai perceived Shauntal's emotions, and then added: "Ms. Shauntal, your expressions are all on your face."

"Ya haha, it's really embarrassing. I am such a person who can't hide my feelings. After all, I am a novelist." Shauntal blushed.

Xiang Guangtai perceived the emotions inside the door. Those emotions finally drifted to a distant direction. Looking in the direction where the emotions left...

"That is the Celestial Tower."

Xiang Guangtai looked at Sawsbuck: "Let's go to that tower and see, your owner should have left something in the tower."

Shauntal wrote down the scene at this time in her notebook.

"【The traveler and the deer returned to their hometown, the unforgettable pain lingers in the past home, the summer vines entangle the empty eaves, the traveler's power can know the emotions of the world, the empty soul goes away, that is in the high tower of heaven where the righteous soul sleeps】"

"The person N-sama is waiting for has arrived. He came very fast. The previous information was accurate, although he was lost in White Forest, but a team member spotted him in Driftveil City. Sure enough, he reached some agreement with Boss Jue and is probably going to the underground of the mountains of Luo Si."

On the outskirts of Mistralton City, a member of the Seven Sages reported to the red-robed sage in front of him.

Rood's eyes were a little heavy. The speech activity in Mistralton City had just begun. In fact, in Rood's view, this task was relatively easy.

Unlike the entertainment-filled Driftveil, Mistralton City always has a faint sadness.

This is because the departed Pokémon sleep here.

People will go to the Celestial Tower to mourn. It is said that the tower has incredible power, which can make people feel the desire to survive. People will ring the big bell for the departed Pokémon to commemorate the past time and soothe the souls of the Pokémon.

"The original activity plan was that the first speech in the city would be responsible by Zinzolin, and the second speech at the Celestial Tower would be responsible by me."

"And the mountains of Luo Si also discovered abnormal movements, so Bronius took people to investigate. According to the information from the Sage Giallo, it can be determined that the Trainer and Boss Jue entered the depths of the ancient city. Perhaps the underground of the mountains of Luo Si also appeared ancient human heritage similar to ancient spiritual power. Ghetsis-sama also attaches great importance to this."

"The speech at the Celestial Tower should go very smoothly."

"Having experienced the departure of Pokémon, people should have a clearer understanding of liberating Pokémon. Fighting will bring misfortune, and friends will be hurt."

Rood's gaze did not look at the Celestial Tower, but in the other direction of Route 7.

The sky became more and more overcast, the wind did not stop, as if one or even multiple terrible forces were about to arrive!

"Before the 'King' completes the invitation, let's prepare the venue for them. The people in the Celestial Tower will be the audience for this duel. If the King wins, they will give up the Pokémon in their hands. If the King fails..."

"That kind of thing is impossible."

"Because the friends the King wants to invite are legendary Pokémon!"

"We are lucky to witness all this!"

(End of chapter)