Chapter 490: The Anomaly

Chapter 490: The Anomaly

April 5th.

"Roar!"

With a long cry, an orange figure cut across the sky.

"Thanks for your hard work, Charizard."

Hikaru let out a long breath.

Due to the drop in temperature, he had changed into a cotton-padded jacket at Sakura's insistence.

Vast white mist, continuous mountain ranges. At this moment, they were at the foot of a snow-capped mountain.

And in front of them was a small town where humans were stationed, the only human town in this area.

Walking into the town, Hikaru, along with the two girls, bought some daily necessities. They didn't stay long and went straight up the mountain!

Latias was afraid of the cold and unwilling to stay outside.

In the end, Xue Nai released her Alolan Ninetales.

In this world of ice and snow, it was best to have it lead the way.

It was said that this ice and snow mountain range was intricate and complex. Without a Flying-type Pokémon, one would surely get lost after entering. Even with a Flying-type Pokémon, one had to be wary of the blizzards that flashed from time to time.

For Hikaru, who possessed Aura Force, such rumors were naturally of little consequence.

Crunch...

The weather today seemed quite nice. The sun was shining, with only a few white clouds drifting in the sky.

The group stepped on the snow, one foot deep, one foot shallow.

Among them, Sakura was the most active. From time to time, she would crouch down curiously to observe the surrounding plants.

This made it seem less like they were on an expedition and more like they were on a tour.

She had seen very few snowscapes.

The only time was a snowfall in Kyoto, which was quickly cleared by a Pokémon using Sunny Day.

"Vulpix, Vulpix..."

Alolan Ninetales dutifully walked in front, its flowing white tails accentuating the snowy scenery, raising its aesthetic appeal even further.

None of them were ordinary people, and with Hikaru's Aura leading the way, even on this ice and snow mountain range with a height of over a thousand meters, it only took them an hour or two to climb halfway up.

Along the way, Ninetales's expression changed from its initial relaxation to one of solemnity.

"What's wrong?"

Xue Nai bent down and stroked Ninetales's head.

"Vulpix, Vulpix..." (Something's wrong. I clearly smelled the scent of my kind at that spot just now, but now it's gone.)

The group wanted to take Alolan Ninetales to see its own kind.

This was also Alolan Ninetales's wish.

Mainly, it wanted to see its own species.

On this point, Hikaru could sense that Gardevoir also had a similar thought.

More importantly, it probably wanted to find its mother, right?

But the origin of the secret realm space came from the God of Space and the God of Time. To understand the structure of the secret realms, one had to find those two.

How easy was that?

Gardevoir was well aware of this, which was why it hadn't made the request to Hikaru.

"They've covered their scent with ice and snow, but the tracks can't be covered."

Hikaru said softly.

This decision to find the Alolan Ninetales' species had given Hikaru a new idea.

In the future, if there was a chance, he would definitely take Charizard to Charicific Valley and Gardevoir to the Mu family's home.

Even if they couldn't find their "relatives," he wanted to at least let them find some sense of kinship.

This sense of kinship given by one's own kind was something Hikaru couldn't provide.

Alolan Ninetales couldn't smell the scent. It took a step back and looked at Hikaru with confusion.

"Come with me."

Hikaru was also getting impatient.

So, the guide changed from Alolan Ninetales to him.

Following the tracks provided by his Aura Force, Hikaru walked towards a steeper area, but this wasn't a big problem. When they encountered difficult climbing spots, Ninetales would freeze the terrain into a staircase.

More and more Pokémon were hiding and watching them.

In a wild area, the one thing that wasn't lacking was Pokémon.

Some were even bold enough to run right up to them.

It was a Glaceon. With its delicate figure and ribbon-like ears, it was undoubtedly very cute.

It wasn't shy at all, bringing along a somewhat timid Sandshrew and running right up to them.

"Sandshrew, they have an Ice-type version too?"

Sakura was a little curious.

"If it doesn't adapt to the glacial environment, it will die. One can only say that living beings are the creations of natural selection."

Hikaru took out a few Ice-type Pokéblocks and fed them one by one to the two bold little creatures.

Both Pokémon were only at the elite level, yet they weren't afraid of the Master-level Alolan Ninetales.

Naturally, Hikaru had no reason to fear them.

"Eevee~"

Glaceon, like a big sister, quickly took the Pokéblocks, handed one to Sandshrew, and said proudly, "Eevee~" (See? I told you there'd be good food if you followed me.)

Sandshrew, on the other hand, timidly glanced at Alolan Ninetales. Seeing that it didn't say anything, it prepared to eat. But the moment it took the first bite, its eyes lit up.

?(ˉ﹃ˉ?): So yummy~

In fact, Glaceon had the same expression.

But Hikaru was at a loss for whether to laugh or cry. He lectured them a bit, "Not every human is a good person. If you encounter them in the future, you have to be more careful."

Of course, it was also possible that this Glaceon would be caught by a good trainer.

"Eevee..." (I know, I know... huh? How can I understand what you're saying?)

Glaceon belatedly came to its senses, only to find that Hikaru and his group had already walked far away.

But it didn't think too much about it. Looking at the few remaining Pokéblocks and the Sandshrew that was eating to the point of tears, Glaceon wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.

So it patted Sandshrew's head with its paw and finally remembered what it wanted to say. "Eevee, Eevee!"

It was probably something like: "Look at you, acting like you've never seen the world. How embarrassing would it be if word got out!"

Sandshrew, having been patted twice, felt a little wronged, but since Glaceon was the big sister it acknowledged, it didn't dare to say anything and could only follow with the remaining Pokéblocks.

The two Pokémon soon arrived in front of a small cave.

With a cry from Glaceon, two or three Vanillite flew out from inside.

They were chirping, which was rather cute, but it was clear that these were just...

Seeing the food, they began to gobble it up.

After eating and drinking their fill, they leisurely flew back into the cave.

Glaceon smiled with satisfaction.

It wasn't easy for it to take care of these little ones.

The Sandshrew beside it yawned and also crawled into the cave to sleep.

Everything seemed very peaceful.

But in the cave, a purple energy suddenly appeared without any warning. This energy, as if it had a will of its own, looked at the Pokémon in the cave.

The few Pokémon, full and satisfied, were completely unaware of any abnormality.

Meanwhile, this wasn't the only place where purple energy fluctuations appeared. They appeared all over the world, some sparsely, some densely.

Sakura Country...

Mount Fuji,

A roar that shook the heavens and the earth.

What appeared in its wake was a behemoth.

In the nearby sea of Sakura Country, the sound of something sharp breaking through the water appeared....

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