Dawn of Pokémon

For a moment, the air seemed to condense into a solid form, and even the humans in it were frozen like stiff silhouettes.

silence.

After the second hand silently circled the dial for half a circle, the girl woke up from a dream like a newly activated android, tilting her head, revealing a flawless expression of confusion and innocence.

"Who are you talking about?"

Karma: "...Before you say such things, pick up the elf ball first..."

Xiaoye: "...Okay."

After putting away the red and white balls and the dazed bird inside, Xiaoye could no longer pretend to lie with her eyes open, so she could only ask dryly, "Why..."

"It's just a coincidence... I'm sorry, I didn't want to scare you." The young patriarch also had a very complicated expression.

Seeing the tourists' doubts about life written all over their faces, and almost engraved "Could it be that the novices in the regional league pecking each other are a must-see for the high-level trainers circle" on their foreheads, Ye explained in a dumbfounded way, "I haven't seen this for a long time." I have followed the regional league games, but this time it was because my friend’s children were participating, so I watched a few games.”

After thinking for a while, he added, "You guys also played against each other in the game."

"That's it." Xiaoye nodded, finally able to put aside the terrible imagination in her mind.

"But your fighting style is indeed a bit conspicuous. High-speed fighting, coupled with the strange-colored Big Bird, people who have watched this Quartz League may associate you with 'Beidou'." Ye is very good at preaching at the moment. In an adult manner, he patiently warned, "It's better to be more cautious at ordinary times."

"Yes, I remember."

"Of course, don't be too nervous." He blinked, "I don't think you will be recognized easily."

"Because the Bobo population has a large base, individuals with different colors are not rare?" Xiaoye guessed.

Ye: "No, because we all thought 'Beidou' was a boy."

Night:"……"

Ye: "So I just tried to try my luck. I'm sorry."

Night:"…………"

When Xiao Ye was speechless and gave up answering, Ye carefully looked at the person in front of him again.

After eliminating the preconceived notions of gender, the girl's appearance gradually became the same as that of the man in the black windbreaker on the quartz arena. Her physique, fighting style and even her skills were completely the same, without any difference.

Ye didn't know what he thought of and suddenly laughed.

"Sorry." He put a hand on the tourist's shoulder briskly.The feather pendant on the wrist naturally hung down, making the little Pichu in the hood feel a little itchy and couldn't help but sneeze.

"As compensation for exposing your secret, let me tell you something - you asked me before why you didn't go to the police for help, right?"

He sat down beside the scorched ring with the tourists.The dim light of the torch fell on the shoulders of the two men, and the speaker's face was blurred in the light and shadow.

"The wind thief - or the mastermind behind them, stole our family's treasures, constantly monitored, harassed, and attacked us; he clearly had the ability to inflict heavy damage on us more easily, but he only gradually applied pressure and moved slowly, like a villain Like a fun hunter." The young clan leader's face was calm and cold, and the temperament between his brows and eyes was completely different from when he was laughing and joking. "If we cannot withstand the pressure and choose to 'ask for help', we will play into the enemy's hands."

Xiaoye was startled, and heard the hidden meaning in Zongye's words.

"Mr. Ye, do you... know what the enemy wants to do?"

"Yes, I know." The supreme leader of the Fire People said calmly, "They want to take away our "gods". "

The eyes of the tourists could not help but overflow with surprise.

Ye turned his head and looked at the young audience. Even when talking about such a serious topic, he still showed a decent smile that relaxed the atmosphere.

"Although saying this seems a bit like bragging - the ancient books of our clan have detailed records of Niwa-sama's abilities. Compared with the flame birds that modern people have observed and conquered, Niwa-sama's power is more powerful. When it is in the lava After sleeping for 500 years and accumulating energy for a long time, it is impossible to predict what kind of destructive power it will unleash."

When he mentioned "Niwa-sama", Karma's tone became very soft, like a devout believer who can even tolerate the untimely anger of gods.

"As you just saw, I often feel Niwa-sama's mood through the Pillar of the Covenant. Therefore, I know that it is still angry, and the mood has not decreased one bit compared to when it fell into a deep sleep 500 years ago." The clan leader said. He said with a helpless smile, "We have Wupeigu, and have the facial features and clothing that Niwa-sama is familiar with, so we will not be attacked by it as an enemy. But, Xiaoye, you might as well imagine - when the god is full of anger. What will it do when it wakes up and finds that it is surrounded by heavily armed humans and are waiting for it?"

"...I understand what you mean."

After thinking silently, Xiaoye answered.

The memories of the long-slumbering gods still remain in the flames of war hundreds of years ago.If it opens its eyes and sees strangers facing each other with swords, it will definitely judge them as mortal enemies and spit out all-consuming flames at them mercilessly.

"Once Niwa-sama harms innocent people - even if that is not his original intention - he will definitely be sanctioned by the four major ministries and will no longer be tolerated by this era."

The leader of the Fire People said in a tone that left no room for doubt.

"The followers of the God of Niwa will never allow such a thing to happen - this is the root cause of everything we are doing now."

A breeze swept through the valley, causing the outer flames of the torches to slant and scatter little stars.

After a moment of silence, Ye spoke again, "At the same time, this is also the reason why I hope you leave before the Fire Worship Festival."

Xiaoye saw the clan leader staring at her, his serious expression mixed with worry.

She felt a little sorry, but shook her head.

"Please let me stay."

The solution mentioned by Ye may have worked a few days ago - the people of the flames, who would not be recognized as enemies by the flame birds, beat the Upe drums and use the sound of the drums to calm the anger of the gods and turn the crisis into invisible.However, when the only Upe drum that can communicate with the gods is stolen, how will the people of the flames calm down the flame birds?

Make no mistake, that would never be a safe mission.

"I have the ability to protect myself and won't cause you any trouble. In case someone passing by is involved in the battle, it may come in handy." Xiaoye simply rolled up her sleeves and wore her clothes without any disguise. The Heart of the Moon was revealed on her right wrist - she remembered that the hilt of the clan leader's sword was also inlaid with something that looked like a mind gem. She probably didn't need to explain the function of the Heart of the Moon.

Seeing the tourists throwing their cards on the negotiation table without any fuss, Ye was speechless.Seeing that the clan leader was still hesitating, Xiaoye immediately racked her brains and continued to stack up the available materials, "Besides... friends of friends can be considered one of our own, right?"

"Huh?" Ye was stunned.

"The people of the fire have been friends with the Himi family for generations, and my friend's father has many friends of the Himi family - so of course I can't just sit idly by and watch." The tourist said plausibly.

"..."

The patriarch was shocked by this complicated relationship chain.

Xiaoye, who was about to continue "talking nonsense", went through what she had said before in her mind, and suddenly realized that something was wrong.

If what Yuzhen said before was not an exaggeration, the Fire People of the Southern Islands and the Himi Family of the Hoenn Region have been friends for generations since the first year of the Elf Calendar, then... at least the Himi Family should also be the God of Niwa. The recognized "friendly forces" are not strange forces with evil intentions.

So, why was Himi’s name never mentioned in this major event that might overturn the fate of the entire Fire Nation?

The tourist's thoughtful expression made Ye realize what she was thinking.Seeing that Xiaoye was hesitant to ask a question, Ye subconsciously spoke first to try to get rid of the topic, "Speaking of which, our friends from the Himami family helped us a lot during the earthquake last time, which makes me feel embarrassed now. Ask them for help again..."

Night:"……"

Ye: "...I'm sorry, that's a bad excuse."

The previous "violet phobia" had already made Xiaoye realize how outrageous the patriarch's excuses could be, and now she couldn't even think of being surprised.

In the face of a powerful enemy, both gods and believers are in danger. How can it be such a trivial question as "Is it okay?"

"I have no intention of getting to the bottom of it..."

Before Xiaoye could finish her careful explanation, she was interrupted by the other party waving her hand.

"Since you have chosen to stay, I think this matter should not be hidden from you." Ye said.

After reading the meaning of "I agree with you to fight with us" from his words, the young trainer's eyes immediately lit up, causing the clan leader to sigh secretly in his heart - he has thousands of ways to persuade the strangers to leave. , but in the face of such pure goodwill, it is really difficult to express the words of opposition.

"In the past, there was a rule in our clan. Every three days, we would draw a picture of Niwa-sama, briefly record his physical condition and what he had done within three days, and call it the 'God's Daily Record'. Although the last one The record of daily life stopped being written 500 years ago, but its last page depicts Niwa-sama before he fell asleep."

The red-haired man lowered his eyes, hiding his expression in the flickering firelight.

"There is no way to know the specific situation of that war. We can only see from the pictures left at that time that there were three parties involved in the war: we, the people of the flames, the Himi family, and the dependents of the Lightning Bird, whose surname is 'Narukami' family."

Xiaoye was slightly startled, reading a vague sense of familiarity in the description of the profession.

"In modern times, the 'Narukami Clan' in the Hoenn region has a bad reputation among professional trainers because many members of the clan are habitual criminals involved in gangs, and the relationship with the Himi family is also very bad. Before becoming the clan leader, I and I Everyone thought that the war must have been between us and the Himi family joining forces to fight against them."

The young patriarch subconsciously lowered his voice, as if he was worried that others would hear his words.

"But that's not the case." He shook his head. "The daily record shows that Niwa-sama was injured - in addition to the electric shock injury, there was also a large area of ​​frostbite."

"Aside from the blue-feathered God Freeze who protects the Himi family, I can't think of any other Pokémon that can cause frostbite to Niwa-sama who controls the fire." Ye looked at the stranger, and there seemed to be a hidden sadness in the red eyes. His eyes flashed, "During that war, Himi and we did not share the same hatred."

"Perhaps they were also...'enemies' then."

The air was silent for a moment.After catching every familiar word in Ye's narration, Xiao Ye recalled the passage she had seen in the Union National Library.

The brief battle situation in the newspaper was not exactly the same as what the leader of the Fire Nation told, but Xiaoye knew that now was not the best time to talk about it.Because regardless of whether "hostility" was the original intention, it could not change one of the most important facts - in Flamebird's memory, it might have only been a few minutes ago that the Himi family's patron saint beast carved scars on its body.

Then, it is definitely not a good idea to let the Himi clan appear in front of it.

"——So, not only can we not ask for help from them, but we must also try every means to hide this matter." The red-haired patriarch smiled bitterly, "The Himi family's history book also records that 'Ice and Fire have been friends for nearly a thousand years.' , they firmly believe in this and think this is a relationship that they are proud of.”

Before reading the last page of the daily life record, Niwa's family members were equally convinced and proud.

From ancient times to the present, the leaders of the Fire People have kept silent and have never told the secret to Hoenn's friends.Now, Huo Yuanye has made the same choice.

As the leader of the Fire People and a close friend of the Himi family leader - how could he say "We were once life-or-death enemies"?