Welcome and Exclusion

"Yo, Sennogi! Where is this friend from? He's so handsome!"

"That's right, Little Sennogi's vision is good, this young man, he is really spirited!"

"Don't say it, he and little Sennogi go well together, one is handsome and the other is pretty."

As soon as Sennogi and Rope walked into the village, there were a lot of villagers looking towards them. Looking at this pair of young men and women, there were all kind smiles on their faces. Of course, there were indeed a few hints of teasing.

Sennogi didn't retort, she just spat out her tongue towards them, and then she took Rope's hand and quickly walked towards the crowd outside.

The laughter of the passersby then grew even more joyous.

After walking out of the crowd, Sennogi somewhat reluctantly let go of Rope's hand and turned her head to say to Rope, "I'm sorry, these villagers are my elders. I also grew up under their watch. So they will make jokes about me. I apologize for their offense."

Rope was unconcerned and shook his head, "What's there to apologize for. People complimenting me on my good looks can still make me unhappy?"

Rope looked at Sennogi with a light smile.Sennogi knew that he really didn't hold grudges, but was still more or less unhappy.

'You're happy when people compliment you on your handsomeness, and you're half-heartedly mentioning the fact that you're in tune with this girl...'

Rope didn't care about some of Sennogi's little temper tantrums and opened his mouth, ''That said, Sennogi, I'm a stranger. Aren't the people in your village worried that I'll do something bad?"

The villagers of Sennogi's town were all very warm, so warm that Rope was a bit startled. It was reasonable to say that these villagers should more or less have some caution or even malice towards outsiders. But now it seemed...they were really just purely enthusiastic towards themselves.

There was even a slight feeling of favoritism...

Rope had no idea where these inexplicable favoritism towards himself came from.

"Sen Mizu Town doesn't have many people who would come though. Because it's just too dangerous. But we're still known as a scenic spot here!" Sennogi said this with a bit of smugness.

"Every year, a lot of rich people come here for vacations or weddings!"

Rope's mouth twitched.

Not that it was anything else, either. It was mainly because he could feel those Pokémon with a strong flame of life and a strength of at least Primary Elite Four level bottoming out in the outskirts of Sen Mizu Town right now...

Is this how rich people spend their money? Even Elite Four Pokémon can't stop them from killing themselves?

This is an Elite Four Pokémon! In the hands of an Elite Four level trainer, it could become an instant combatant just by changing some habits!

"It's really... quite impressive."

It wasn't clear if he was talking about the awesomeness of the rich and powerful who dared to take risks, or the awesomeness of Sen Mizu Town's ability to make people take risks.

But after thinking about it, even if there wasn't a Sen Mizu Town, there would still be a Thousand Hills Town, a Thousand Valleys Town...

Then I guess it's still a bit more awesome for the rich and famous.

Sennogi wasn't sure what was going on, but all in all she was pretty happy to hear Rope say it was pretty awesome.

Rope doesn't bother explaining anything though.

They also met quite a few people who greeted them along the way. One by one, they all scrutinized Rope at first when they saw her walking with Sennogi, but it didn't take much time before they nodded their heads in satisfaction. In their opinion, Rope still pleased them at least in terms of face value.

As far as character goes... take your time, but if it's not good for Sennogi, they'll just kick Rope out. In Sen Mizu Town, it's not the place for an outsider to act like an asshole.

Don't say you're an ordinary person, even if you're a powerful trainer, you still have to stay in their town honestly. If you dare to do anything untoward...

The guards kept in the temples may be dry-eaters. But the priests weren't exactly a workhorse!

But these things didn't have much to do with Rope anymore. In his opinion, the town in front of him really deserved the word prosperous. It was hard to imagine that such a scenic town sixty-three years ago had been destroyed overnight. And the entire wetland, after sixty-three years, had also become a desolate desert.

Rope let out a deep sigh...

Sennogi turned her head to look at Rope and asked with a somewhat puzzled opening, "What's wrong? Not happy."

"No, just a little emotional, your village is great."

Rope pursed her lips seriously.

"It's really great!"

"That's right! Our village is just great!"

Sennogi had a smug look on his face. Even though this Rope guy seemed to be very uncomplicated, but he still recognized his village anyways!

Rope and Sennogi were just strolling around the town on the way, Sennogi was like a little bird, chirping at Rope's side, carefully talking about all the attractions.

Rope also listened with emotion along the way. After all, what he had seen in the original world was the story of the chart holder and Koji. And after coming to this world, it was his own story that was being told.

One was very knowledgeable about the history of the first ancient times. But on the contrary, he did not know much about the history of these recent decades. After all, there weren't any particularly colorful characters in the recent decades.

If we were to say it hard, the well of talent in the Alliance was opened by Professor Oak's generation after Elder Fuji and the others.

At that time, the talent was really abundant and really impressive. Of course, in the last ten years or so their talent has simply been spewing out like a volcano erupting.

Although it was said that the champions of each generation were all human beings, even the previous champions were all blue in the face after seeing the new champions of the past few years.

Red and the others could even be said to have stood at the pinnacle of trainers.

Rope on the other hand this guy is standing on top of the pinnacle.

You could say that the rivers and mountains have been growing for hundreds of years. You can also say that the great power is coming, and the group is rising.

So the stories of these years were all there for him to hear.

And just when Rope and Sennogi were chatting, some people had already told the one who was exchanging with a certain big man from outside on how to exchange trade for the next half year about Rope and Sennogi.

So when he heard about it, his first reaction was to frown before leaving the room with a brief apology to the big man.

"You say Sennogi is currently touring around the village with a youth he hasn't seen before?"

The mayor frowned and spoke with some doubt.

The youth who came to report the incident nodded, "Sennogi and him seem to know each other well, not like they just met. But it's true that we haven't seen this fellow before."

That youth recalled the way Sennogi held Rope's hand in his mind...

Damn, so envious!

"What does that guy look like?"

The Mayor met the youth's puzzled eyes and spoke very calmly, "That man, is he handsome?"

The youth's mind couldn't help but conjure up Rope's face, and the reporter ruthlessly, in good conscience, opened his mouth and said, "Indeed quite handsome."

The mayor nodded.

"Help me to check this person's background and where he came from. If it's an outside trainer, then see if you can keep this person. If there's some kind of big background behind this guy, then check out this person's personality and every other aspect of his wind rating."

The more the town mayor instructed, the more absurd the youth felt.

Even the town mayor didn't care that Sennogi just found a guy who appeared somewhere unknown?

Is this really not a problem?

The town mayor looked at the youth and clearly saw the doubt in his eyes. So he smiled and said, ''I myself don't have half an opinion on Sennogi's marriage, as long as the other party's can treat Sennogi well, I don't have half an opinion. Of course, the premise is that Sennogi herself likes it."

The mayor said it very seriously. Everyone used to think that this was the mayor's reason for not being willing to marry Sennogi off. After all, Sennogi's age was quite old, but not too old.

If she's not in a hurry to get married, she's not in a hurry to get married, so it's not a big deal.

But judging from the current situation...was the mayor really not joking? Is he really...only looking at Sennogi's opinion and the other person's character?

Although he knew that he wouldn't stand much of a chance even if that was the case, the youth just couldn't resist feeling a twinge of regret.

It was like seeing how the sword that had been passed down in his family could not be used in his own hands, but when he sold the sword, the person was instantly able to utilize the full power of the sword.

There was a feeling of being ntr in your face.

But under the town mayor's gaze, and a clearer self-awareness, the youth still gathered his emotions and went to investigate these things that the town mayor had ordered down.

But when he left, the mayor's eyes were no longer as calm as before...

His brows were locked and his eyes were filled with suspicion and ferocity.

The white-haired girl's eyes were filled with joy and comfort.

"Really, so Sennogi was able to meet that person today because of your prophecy, little Mizu."

Mizu spoke with some embarrassment at the middle-aged priestess's terrifying gaze, "Er, it was indeed because of me... I didn't think I'd prophesy any results at first. I just simply assumed that it was misdirected to the body of a certain special being."

The other priests present were also helpless.

Mizu's argument did make sense, even they could not guarantee accuracy in every prophecy. After all, there might be a certain existence that was somehow pointed to by your prophecy.

Or just simply be idly bored to intercept the message you passed on to another, point it at themselves, and watch the fun.

Of course...more often than not, you don't even get the slightest reaction.

The only one present who could guarantee that every prophecy would be able to get a message was the High Priestess, though there was still no guarantee of accuracy either.

The High Priestess looked at Mizu, who was a bit embarrassed, and smiled, "A very nice gift of prophecy then! No need to be embarrassed, it's not a bad thing for Sennogi, or even for us."

The priests below couldn't help but frown, wondering what exactly the High Priest meant.

The matter of saying that Sennogi was their little princess really wasn't just a joke, it was true, everyone favored Sennogi.

Even those who were unfamiliar with Sennogi had a natural affinity for her.

Now the High Priestess said...Sennogi being with this person was Sennogi's good fortune...

"It's..."

A priest subconsciously was about to open his mouth to retort. But it suddenly occurred to them that the one who had said this was the High Priest, someone who had the respect of everyone for his own divine differences and over ten years of dedication.

"You will all understand what I mean by that later." A mysterious smile crossed the face of the High Priest.

"If Sennogi is going to ask if she can bring that one to the temple to have a look around, then just let them come in, all the places are open for them."

At these words, the priests at the bottom were once again nonplussed.

"All the places are open?"

Amidst the chattering. A relatively young looking priest with an ugly face spoke up, "High Priest, are you really sure? All the places are open? Including..."

"Including, the Origin God Statue."

The Great Sacrifice spoke formally... so everyone stopped talking.

Even the priest who had risen up to question her eventually just silently shook his head, then stopped speaking.

The entire sacrificial hall was plunged into an embarrassing silence.

The High Priestess remained comfortable and didn't have any other thoughts.

At the side of a fountain, Sennogi, who was a bit tired from shopping, sat down.Rope, though not tired, sat down next to Sennogi.

Sennogi was having a great time, she had always gone crazy with Mizu when she was little. But after Mizu became a full-fledged temple priest, there were very few opportunities between them to be able to get out together, to wander around and play around with such abandon.

Not that there wasn't someone who wanted to accompany her. I don't know how many boys wanted to accompany Sennogi around. But Sennogi didn't want to.

It wasn't because of her face value...although that was an important thing.

It was more because Sennogi herself really didn't have any feelings for those boys.

She didn't know that the guard at the entrance to the temple liked her?

She knew. But she didn't like the guard, so she kept a good distance. Wouldn't give the man room to think much.

That was the most kindness she could give them.

But Rope was different...she felt an inexplicable affinity for Rope.

Rope didn't think about it as much as she did.Rope simply thought it would be fun to go shopping like this.

Soon, though, Rope looked like she suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, Sennogi, I remember that this should be Sen Mizu Town for you."

Sennogi nodded.

"But why do you keep referring to yourself and them as villagers?"

Rope actually knew the answer...

"Because Sen Mizu Town is what others call us." Sennogi, with a matter-of-fact look on her face, said, "We call ourselves 'Village of Water'."

"Oh. Why?"

"Because that's what we've been calling ourselves since the beginning, along with Village of Darkness, Village of Rock, and so on..."