Power of Love

There was a knocking on the board.

Lucian stood outside the door, looking at these two so-called 'gifts' in his hand for a moment.

What was the use of this little treasure chest and the gold coins inside? It was pretty to look at. A love necklace?

Lucian had never been in love, so he didn't know what it was for. The Sheepskin Scroll was quite antique-looking, but would Cynthia really like something made from the skin of an unknown breed of 'sheep' Pokémon, even if it was something like literature?

There was also a letter. The letter wasn't much of a problem, after all, Lucian wasn't the kind of person who had nothing better to do than pry into other people's privacy.

"Come in!" Cynthia's light voice came through the door.

Lucian pushed open the door and walked in, and the first thing that caught his eyes was a pile of papers stacked high. There was a great sense of 'the rooftop is forty-eight thousand feet, and this wants to fall to the southeast.' The meaning of this. Of course, Lucian didn't know this poem. So he could only lament.

"So much work, hard work Cynthia!" Lucian's face surfaced a rare feeling of relief, after all, usually this kind of large amount of work was placed on his own desk.

To actually have a day where you yourself are watching someone else work hard?!!!!

Cynthia looked up from her mountain of paperwork, her originally pretty face also looked a bit haggard, and there were faint dark circles around her eyes. Her hair was also a bit messy. It is really buried in the work, do not cultivate the appearance.

But despite this, Cynthia still gave off a different kind of disheveled beauty. It's better to say that her beauty is more distinctive.

"On the Importance of Face.

Lucian was flabbergasted by this Cynthia, but only for a moment.

Because the words Cynthia opened her mouth made him break his defense.

"Ugh, Lucian you're back!" Cynthia's voice was big with a little girl's cheer, but Lucian was instinctively feeling bad.

"Come on then, take your work away, it's this pile, and this pile!" Cynthia's scallion-white fingers gestured at the two piles of papers on her desk.

Then Lucian realized. After taking away her own work, Cynthia's work was probably left with a pile of papers stacked maybe 10 centimeters high to deal with.

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Lucian held his eyes and helplessly said, "I'll bring my work back to deal with in a few minutes, but first you can deal with the gift that Professor Rope gave you."

With that, Lucian pulled the treasure chest necklace, the parchment scroll and the letter out of his pocket.

Cynthia heard this even the fatigue on her face was a little less, but that excitement also subsided quite a bit, with a great feeling of being as light as water and as elegant as a lotus.

"Thank you Lucian." Cynthia thanked Lucian in a slightly solemn manner.

Lucian waved his hand, "It's just a favor, after all, it's just a delivery for you guys while I'm on vacation. Saved me a hand-me-down when all was said and done."

Of course it was just a joke, no one was short of money for companion gifts.

Lucian came back on a long-haul plane. But she didn't dare to take a long-haul flight when she went there, because airplanes don't fly as fast as Staraptor. And it would be really difficult to let the eggs hatch on a crowded airplane. You know, Pokémon is a creature that more or less recognizes death. After hatching from the egg, the first human it sees will have a natural favoritism towards that human. Therefore, generally speaking, it is their own eggs that hatch by themselves.

Lucian rushed there by Mk Eagle, which means that he bought Rope a rare two days, so that Rope can comfortably hatch Chimchar's egg by himself.

So Lucian really is all about heart and hard work.

And of course, Rope understands that. That's one of the reasons Rope didn't avoid Lucian at all when he said those things. He didn't treat Lucian as an outsider. Honestly, were those things really something that could just be made known to anyone? Professor Juniper was a researcher, or a researcher who had quite an affinity with Professor Oak. With Professor Oak's guarantee, there's nothing Rope can't trust. And it goes without saying that Lance is the best friend, and Rope is certainly not untrustworthy.

Lucian was the only one who was a new friend. It's also because of this heartfelt behavior from Lucian that Rope doesn't treat him as an outsider. Otherwise... that kind of hidden secret can be told by anyone? Rope wasn't a fool, really if he could tell anyone he might as well water a paper...

Cynthia took Rope's gift from Lucian's hand, a satisfied smile on her face. Then collecting her expression, she put her things on the table, then asked, "How did you enjoy Kanto?"

Lucian said a quick thank you towards Lucario who brought over a chair for him, then sat down and said to Cynthia, "It was alright, the shopping center in Saffron City is really big enough and the stuff in there is nice. the scenery in Mt. Silver is nice too, and the Pokémon in there are even stronger. Especially Tyranitar's pack. It's really strong. Red is also strong, but it seems to be in a rather difficult stage."

"What stage?" Cynthia asked with some curiosity. She couldn't quite think of anything that would be difficult for Akira, the one who commanded decisively and acted decisively as well.

"Misty, the Gym Leader of Cerulean Gym in the Kanto region, and a little girl named Verde are following him around for special training. And..." said Lucian, pushing his eyes up in some amusement, "It seems like they're both interested in Red, but Red doesn't seem to know how to choose, so after Lance and I got to Mt. Silver, Red hung out with the two of us all day long! ..."

Cynthia smiled at that too, the story Rope had told her about Misty, Yellow (Amarillo del Bosque Verde) and Red. And to make things so difficult for Red, it must have been planned by that Rope guy.

"Can falling in love really change people that much?" Lucian asked, suddenly puzzled. He hadn't been in love, and he didn't really have a favorite. Or most of the Elite Four champions for that matter.

After all, human energy was limited. Something like becoming an Elite Four Champion wasn't something you could pull off with talent alone. After choosing this grueling path, they are destined to spend most of their time in the company of Pokémon, tempering themselves amidst dangers and tribulations.

And by the time they reach their goal, they seem to be used to being alone in life. And there are few people around who have the strength to be seen with the corresponding attraction.

Gym Leader, Elite Four, Champion, Professor...

It seems like a lot, but in reality there are only a few in each region.

To find the right man among such a few? You think people will settle?

"Really, it's going to change a lot Lucian," Cynthia smiled, but her eyes were locked on the letter with the envelope that read 'From Fairy Cynthia herself, your Rope presents'. The tenderness under her eyes rippled like water waves.

Lucian: ...

Clogged, just a little bit clogged in the heart...