Chapter 357

And in this regard, the plan devised by Gym Leader Qing Yu, who had always been known for his "benevolence," was also very simple:

The old administrator clearly had a close relationship with Pecharunt and was likely to continue to be affected after its death; therefore, he decisively "voluntarily" gave up his position as mayor.

As for the new mayor, it was naturally held by the descendant of the craftsman who uncovered the historical truth and originally made the masks.

That is, Kieran and Carmine's grandfather, Snow-Loyal.

As perhaps the only person in the village who knew the history, he also provided a lot of evidence that could prove the history after the incident.

At the same time, this old grandfather might also be the most normal person in Kitakami, which was why Qing Yu dared to safely hand over all the subsequent rectification work to him.

Although Qing Yu's explosion with Pecharunt this time temporarily caused the village to lose quite a bit, and the three-Loyalist dolls would definitely not be able to be sold in the future.

But maybe it really wasn't a bad thing.

At least in the future, these unreasonable villagers would definitely not dare to slaughter guests so blatantly again.

Moreover, the villagers soon discovered new business opportunities from it:

What they originally sold best were Ogerpon's masks; the three-Loyalist peripheral products actually required more forced buying and selling, otherwise they would not be able to be sold at all.

Even locals could not open their eyes and tell lies, saying that their three Loyalists were better looking than Ogerpon.

Now it's good; once Master Yu came, he directly turned the "demon" into a regular army, and in the future, they could openly sell Ogerpon dolls.

Plus this "God of Wealth" Qing Yu...

When they learned that Qing Yu was a top streamer with a certain influence all over the world, the villagers of Kitakami instantly changed their faces toward him.

As long as they could rub off on Master Yu, there would definitely be countless tourists coming to "check in" at "Qingyu Plaza" in the future; would our Kitakami's blessings be few?

Therefore—

Offer our loyalty to Mr. Qing Yu, the greatest hero in the history of Kitakami!

"So, so many things happened last night?"

Standing at the Pokémon Center in Mossui Town, after listening to Zhulan briefly finish talking about what happened last night, Cattleya only felt that the sky had collapsed!

So many interesting things happened, and she actually didn't know at all, sleeping soundly until dawn?

Of course, compared to this, there was one more thing that made her feel curious—

How did Qing Yu capture another cute one in one night?

Cattleya's gaze subconsciously looked at Qing Yu. A Pokémon that seemed to be wearing a green robe and looked cute was hiding behind him, only revealing half of its head, and was sizing up the surroundings with a vigilant gaze.

She really found it difficult to connect this Pokémon that looked like it had no combat power with the "demon" in the video that wore a mask and easily exploded and killed 1v4.

So cute, really want to touch...

"Poni?"

After feeling Cattleya's gaze, Ogerpon soon retracted her head, hiding her whole body behind Qing Yu.

Clearly, she was temporarily maintaining a certain level of vigilance toward all humans except Qing Yu.

Although after hearing her story, Cattleya also very much understood and sympathized with her encounter of being excluded by humans for a hundred years, but...

Clearly I don't have any malice either, why is only Qing Yu special!

Cattleya once again pulled a little cat face.

Sure enough, happiness is all yours; I only feel noisy!

Regarding this, Zhulan only smiled lightly.

If Cattleya had been at the scene at that time, with her powerful psychic power that even surpassed Alakazam's level, that Pecharunt might not have really appeared.

After all, psychic power was too restraining for the Poison-type Pecharunt and the three Loyalists.

So from the beginning, it might not have been a coincidence, but the result of Pecharunt deliberately avoiding her.

"Speaking of which, theoretically, Pecharunt and the three Loyalists are both unique existences like Ogerpon, and might even be classified into the ranks of Legendary Pokémon or Mythical Pokémon, right?"

Zhulan's gaze watched Ogerpon, who was almost stuck to Qing Yu, and she spoke with a smile.

"Didn't expect that even such existences have good and bad distinctions."

"Perhaps Pecharunt's original intention was not bad, but existences like it are still too dangerous for humans."

After Qing Yu made a high-level summary, he sighed.

The information he knew about Pecharunt was actually a bit more; after all, the Pokémon world could not have GF's promotional videos introducing how Pecharunt decided to go to Kitakami a hundred years ago.

As long as Pecharunt existed, it would subconsciously affect the desires of the humans around it.

Even if it did not have any malice, the old couple who captured it because of their kind hearts were eventually affected by it and became puppets driven by desire.

And their infinitely magnified desires also fed back to Pecharunt, making it become what it was now.

Who dared to say that there were no desires in their hearts?

And as long as there were desires, it was very likely that they would lose their sanity in the process of getting along with Pecharunt and eventually become its puppets.

Therefore, only a dead Pecharunt was truly harmless to humans.

As for leaving it to do research or atone for its sins...

Not to mention whether Pecharunt, whose thinking had already gone completely crooked, could turn over a new leaf, an existence close to a legend would also attract many unnecessary troubles.

If Pecharunt were captured by a more ambitious human, the consequences would be unimaginable.

So, let's just forget it.

Qing Yu's gaze looked not far away at the Loyalty Plaza, which had become a ruin because of the battle last night, and could not help but twitch his mouth.

"Speaking of which, this group of unreasonable Kitakami villagers really knows how to do business; if they can manage this place normally in the future, it might actually have more prospects than it does now."

At first, when the villagers of Kitakami wanted to build a statue for him, Qing Yu refused.

After all, he was still alive, and he was only eighteen; building a statue always felt a bit unlucky...

But he really couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the villagers; words like "Master Yu's kindness can never be repaid" and "swear to die loyal to Paldea" all popped out.

What can I say?

However, after leveling Kitakami overnight, he didn't need to take action for the subsequent reconstruction plan; the new mayor and the commissioners sent by Paldea would soon start re-planning.

Qing Yu could finally enjoy his wonderful vacation again.

Crystal Pool, a volcanic lake located at the top of Oni Mountain, one of Kitakami's signature classics, the "Kitakami Six Selections."

Qing Yu and his party's destination today was here.

Because of the legend of the "demon," plus the fact that many unfriendly Pokémon lived on the mountain, very few guests dared to climb Oni Mountain.

Even Paldea actually did not know much about this lake water, which possessed a large amount of special crystals.

But now the "demon" had already been captured by Qing Yu, there was nothing to be afraid of anymore!

As for those Pokémon that dared to block the way, they just happened to become experience packs for Sylveon and Riolu.

Oni Mountain actually was not very high, so the process of climbing and fighting did not last too long, and soon Qing Yu was the first to climb to the top.

(Crystal Pool)

When seeing a large piece of colorful crystal condensed in the lake water, Qing Yu soon revealed an "as expected" expression.

He really hadn't guessed wrong.

These crystals in the Crystal Pool were the Terastal raw ore in Area Zero!

"Poni..."

At the same time, Ogerpon also revealed a nostalgic expression.

Even she, who had been hiding behind Qing Yu during the climb, took the initiative to walk out and slowly came to the lakeside, as if wanting to reach out and salvage the crystals inside.

Seeing this, Qing Yu became even more certain of his guess—

The Crystal Pool might indeed be a natural landscape of Oni Mountain, but the crystals inside were clearly related to Ogerpon... or rather, the man who brought the Terastal raw ore to Kitakami.

Whether it was the gems embedded on the mask or Ogerpon's performance right now, they all confirmed this point.

And the humans who had come into contact with Area Zero a hundred years ago should only be the members of the Heath expedition team, or their descendants.

It was also at this moment that the lake surface suddenly began to tremble slightly.

"Poni?!"

Ogerpon, who had been immersed in memories, immediately stopped her steps, carefully guarding against the enemies that might appear under the lake surface at any time.

Qing Yu also became nervous instantly.

Soon, a slender black shadow appeared under the shaking lake surface.

After the loud noise of the water exploding, a behemoth suddenly leaped out of the water, came to the shore, and let out a roar with an intimidating meaning.

"Mio!!!"

A huge Pokémon with a body like a sea serpent appeared before Qing Yu's eyes.

Milotic!

But unlike Zhulan's Milotic, perhaps because of the impact of long-term contact with Terastal raw ore, this one was even larger in size.

Its body was also covered with a layer of deep purple light, and the Terastal energy overflowing from the top of its head formed a shape similar to a demon.

Clearly, like the wild Pokémon that strayed into Area Zero, it had absorbed the energy of the Terastal raw ore and gained the ability to use Terastalization in its normal state.

Qing Yu suddenly recalled that it seemed this battle would also be triggered when he first came to the Crystal Pool in the game.

Was it the guardian guarding the Crystal Pool?

"This Milotic is very powerful; it is completely not on the same level as the Pokémon we encountered just now."

Even Zhulan felt its powerful aura, instantly furrowed her brows, took out a Poké Ball from her pocket, and prepared for battle.

"It seems we have to fight another battle."

Qing Yu sighed, and just as he was about to command Ogerpon, he discovered that after seeing this Milotic, a happy expression soon appeared on her face.

"Poni-yo~"

Ogerpon trotted toward Milotic, waving her hands repeatedly at the same time.

It seemed she knew Milotic.

"Mio?"

And after seeing Ogerpon, Milotic, who had looked like it might attack at any time, instantly softened, and its eyes narrowed into a slit.

Milotic soon took action, sliding quickly on the ground to Ogerpon's side, then wrapped around Ogerpon with its soft and moist body, emitting a sweet, coquettish laugh.

Seeing this, Zhulan breathed a sigh of relief.

She also raised a Milotic, so she knew the meaning of this body language.

Only when the relationship was extremely close would such an action of trying to expand the contact area be made.

"This Milotic seems to know Ogerpon, and their relationship is also very good?"

Qing Yu was also stunned, and then suddenly realized.

"So that's it; could this Milotic have been left behind by that man in the legend a hundred years ago?"

This could also explain why one could not capture this Milotic in the plot, and had to defeat it to get close to the Crystal Pool.

Because of Ogerpon's existence, they saved a troublesome battle.

Ogerpon soon finished interacting with Milotic, and after the two Pokémon communicated for a while, Milotic soon retracted its long tail that had been blocking the Crystal Pool.

The security system of the Crystal Pool was easily resolved by the "face-swiping hacker" Ogerpon without any effort.

After politely nodding to Milotic, Qing Yu soon walked up, cupped a handful of lake water in both hands, and observed it carefully.

Not only the crystals at the bottom of the lake, but even in the water there were tiny Terastal fragments, almost exactly the same as the contents that needed to be filled in the Terastal Orb every time...

After confirming his guess, Qing Yu soon took out his Rotom Phone and took pictures of everything he saw.

In the situation where Area Zero was temporarily blocked, perhaps the research on the Terastal phenomenon could continue through the Crystal Pool?

In short, let's hand over the information to Chairman Casseroya Lake first.