“Victini, Victini~~” The little one was holding a bag in its arms; upon opening it, it was filled with various crystals.
“Come to think of it, it’s quite strange that Terastallization appears in a place like Kitakami.” Eric guessed that the special environment here had something to do with the legendary Pokémon Terapagos, also known as the little turtle.
Perhaps the little turtle was buried beneath this, or it might be in a state of slumber.
However, Eric didn’t intend to deal with these matters for the time being.
Eric would eventually return to Kitakami to resolve all the remaining issues.
If he wanted to explore the secrets of the Crystal Pool, he could wait until next time.
“Is this Terastallization?” Eric took a Terastallization shard out of the bag; he was not an ability user, so he could not feel the energy contained within the shards.
In this day and age, this substance, Terastallization, was still in an undeveloped state.
Well, Paldea doesn’t count.
The phenomenon of Terastallization had existed there since ancient times, so they naturally knew the secrets of Terastallization.
However, Eric had checked the internet, and in this current period, Paldea had not yet joined the League and was still in a state of isolation overseas.
A similar situation was also happening in the Alola region.
For people in regions like Kanto and Sinnoh, these two regions from the games were known to exist, and quite a few people had traveled there.
But because there was no League, Trainers rarely traveled there.
Research regarding local Pokémon and unique battle mechanics was only circulated locally and had not yet been known to other Leagues.
Otherwise, the fact that Terastallization existed in Kitakami would have been discovered by the Sinnoh League long ago.
“I can only say that Kitakami is sitting on a treasure mountain without knowing it, and it deserves to have developed like this.” Eric had absolutely no intention of helping the stubborn people of Kitakami promote it; he wished for the people here to be trapped in these mountain gullies.
Damn it!
Daring to bully his Pon-Pon, sooner or later he would make this bunch of stubborn people pay!
“Victini, you stay here and keep Pon-Pon company.
Lilligant and I are going to take a trip to Mossui Town.” It was about 6:30 PM now, and there was still some time before sleep.
And it’s good that it’s dark.
With the lights out and it being pitch black, Eric could make contact with Elder Yukito’s family without being noticed.
“Victini~” “Pon-Pon~” The two little ones stood at the cave entrance, waving goodbye to Eric’s retreating figure.
Unknowingly, Ogerpon had already integrated into Eric’s team, and she liked this kind of atmosphere.
“Let’s play a game.” Without Eric’s restraint, Victini happily rummaged through its magical little bag and took out a deck of game cards.
“Mm-hmm.” Ogerpon looked curiously at the beautiful cards, her eyes sparkling.
On the other side, Eric took Lilligant down the mountain.
The night was pitch black, but the two of them didn’t have much fear, and they soon followed the path they had come by to find Elder Yukito’s family.
“We’ve arrived.” Eric looked left and right, and seeing no outsiders, he stepped forward quickly: “Excuse me, is this Elder Yukito’s house?” “Eh?” An old woman with a face full of kindness hurriedly put down her work: “It seems someone has come looking for you, old man.” “I heard it too.” The two old people did not delay and immediately walked out of the house.
“May I ask who you are?” They didn’t know Eric and were quite puzzled by his visit.
“My name is Eric, and I am a folklorist traveling here.” “I came here because there is something I would like to ask Elder Yukito for help with.” After Eric explained his intentions, although the two old people didn’t know what they could help with, they still warmly invited Eric into the house.
“Please have some tea.” Grandma Hideko brought tea, her gaze falling on the Lilligant beside Eric: “Oh my, what a cute child.
Would you like some candy?” “Lilligant~~” Lilligant did not refuse; she could feel Grandma Hideko’s kindness.
“This is my companion, Lilligant.
We are from the Unova region.” Seeing that the atmosphere was right, Eric said bluntly: “The reason I am visiting Kitakami is for a Pokémon named Ogerpon.” “Ogerpon…” Elder Yukito’s expression remained calm, but waves were stirred in his heart: “Do you…
know her story?” Being able to call Ogerpon by her name directly, rather than the ‘ogre’ rumored in Kitakami, it was clear that Eric knew something.
“Yes.” Eric nodded and said: “In addition to being a folklorist, I am also an ability user.” “My ability allows me to foresee things that have happened in the distance and in the past.” “It is precisely by relying on this power that I saw Ogerpon, and the hardships she has suffered.” Eric’s words truly surprised Elder Yukito and Grandma Hideko immensely.
The two lived in a small place like Kitakami, and except for when they were young, they had almost never been out, so they had no idea what the outside world had become.
However, they had heard of the legends of ability users more or less.
“I didn’t expect Mr.
Eric to be such an incredible person.” Grandpa Yukito sighed with emotion: “Since you already know Ogerpon’s story, you must also be clear about the relationship between my ancestor and her.” “I know.” This was a test, and also the final safeguard.
“And this is exactly the reason for my visit.” Eric took Ogerpon’s teal mask out of his backpack, and upon seeing this mask, Grandpa Yukito’s eyes widened instantly: “This!
This is?!” “It can’t be wrong.” Grandpa Yukito took the mask, his aged hand gently brushing over it: “My ancestor’s work, the same style as those three masks.” “Have you already found her?” “Yes.” Eric said: “This mask was given to me by Ogerpon, and it is also a promise between us.” “The mask is damaged.” “She handed the mask to me, and I am to repair it and then return it.” “So that’s how it is…” Grandpa Yukito couldn’t help but smile; he thought of many stories of Pokémon and humans meeting and getting to know each other.
The encounter between Eric and Ogerpon, and the bond with the mask as a promise, made the old man both moved and gratified.
“Rest assured.” “I have properly inherited my ancestor’s craft.” “Although the damage on this mask is severe, it is still within the scope of repair,” Grandpa Yukito said: “However, you will need to help collect the missing gems on it.” However, before Grandpa Yukito could mention the Crystal Pool, Eric placed a bag of Terastallization gems directly in front of him.
“You have even prepared this already?” At this moment, Grandpa Yukito had no doubts about Eric’s identity as an ability user.
Otherwise, how could Eric have found Ogerpon, and how would he know the story of his ancestor and Ogerpon?
He even knew that these special gems were needed to repair the mask.
If this isn’t called foresight, then what is?
“Then there is no problem.” Grandpa Yukito was very confident, stating that it would only take one night for him to return the brand-new mask to Eric.