"Let's make this short and sweet."
After a brief contemplation, Hirona smiled gently at Fang Yuan.
She considered herself to have good observational and memory skills.
She hadn't seen Fang Yuan among the crowd on the deck earlier, so where did he pop up from now?
Driven by a woman's intuition, she felt something was amiss when she saw Fang Yuan.
"Bwoo—" At this moment, Eevee, with an honest face and a confident growl, caught Hirona's attention.
As if to say, there was no problem with them.
Hirona: Uhh...
......
Now that Arashi had disappeared, no one was in a rush.
With the experiences of Satoru and Caitlin before, it was expected that Arashi would be teleported back within an hour, at the latest two hours.
After Satoru stopped the cruise ship from returning, he simply prepared to have everyone start dinner there, waiting for Arashi while enjoying the meal without having to save any for him.
Meanwhile, as the sky grew darker, Nastina leaned on the edge of the cruise ship and sighed.
Should she also inform Captain Satoru to help her find Fang Yuan?
She hadn't been able to locate Fang Yuan with her superpower throughout the whole afternoon.
However, Nastina absolutely didn't believe Fang Yuan was in any danger, knowing his strength. Although he might not be as strong as champions like Du or Hirona, he was definitely stronger than Satoru.
"I can't foresee his location."
"Similarly, I can't foresee the situation inside the ruins."
"Plus, he mentioned on the airplane that there might be a guardian Pokémon inside the ruins, and he seemed to know quite a bit about the place..."
Nastina took a breath; if she wasn't wrong, Fang Yuan's disappearance was probably linked to these ruins.
But it should be different from Satoru and Caitlin's previous disappearances.
"Regardless, leaving without saying a word, I need a reasonable explanation." Nastina gritted her teeth.
That's too much, how could he just abandon a girl on her own... Doesn't he fear for her safety?
I... should be considered a girl, right?
As Nastina was pondering, she finally caught a gleam in her eye and sensed Fang Yuan's presence.
However, after Fang Yuan appeared, he didn't seem to rush to explain where he had been.
Instead...
When Nastina slowly approached Fang Yuan, she immediately saw him chatting and laughing with Hirona.
Nastina: ?
A massive grudge surged from Nastina, turning into a chilly wave motion.
This caused Fang Yuan, who was explaining to Hirona, to shudder violently.
"Uh... Nastina?"
Fang Yuan felt a chill and turned to see Nastina, his heart skipping a beat, "Nastina, how was it? Did you have fun this afternoon?"
And this look on your face, like you want to turn me into a doll, what's all that about...!
"So this is Miss Nastina," said Hirona, following Fang Yuan's gaze with a slight smile at Nastina.
Fang Yuan was a trainer with abilities, something Hirona was well aware of.
And Fang Yuan's invitation to this place was from Mr. Chengping of the Goldenrod Gym, which Fang Yuan had made clear.
Moreover, Hirona had learned that Fang Yuan came here with the Goldenrod Gym Leader, Nastina.
However, it was clear Fang Yuan had avoided the heavy subjects and didn't explain thoroughly.
What Hirona wanted to know, Fang Yuan didn't speak a word about.
"Hello, Miss Hirona," Nastina nodded to Hirona and then looked at Fang Yuan with a smile, walking over, "Teacher, you disappeared after boarding the cruise ship, can you give me an explanation?"
Teacher?
Hearing this Psychic-type talented girl, who was on equal footing with Caitlin, call Fang Yuan teacher, Hirona was taken aback.
Fang Yuan had only mentioned that he came with Nastina, but he never said he had taken Nastina as his apprentice.
Hirona stared at Fang Yuan; a trainer who traveled through time and space, and yet he was taking students in this timeline...
And furthermore...
"Disappeared?"
As expected!
She just remembered that Fang Yuan was not among the crowd earlier.
The two women simultaneously looked at Fang Yuan with scrutinizing gazes.
"Bwoo..." On Fang Yuan's shoulder, Eevee shrugged and rolled its eyes, no help there, you're on your own to explain.
"Well..." Fang Yuan said with a smile, "It's nothing, just went to drop by the ruins for a bit."
Nastina, Hirona: ???
"You also entered the ruins??" Hirona asked subconsciously.
Nastina's expression became stern, she knew it, Fang Yuan definitely had something to do with these ruins.
"There's a Legendary Pokémon inside that's a good friend of mine... so I especially went to visit this time. Remember to keep it a secret for me, don't tell anyone," Fang Yuan said earnestly.
This explanation from Fang Yuan required a moment for Nastina and Hirona to digest.
Everyone was scratching their heads over what the situation inside the ruins was, and Fang Yuan just strolled out of there?
"You..."
However, Hirona didn't doubt that Fang Yuan knew a Legendary Pokémon.
After all, Fang Yuan possessed the Overcome Force and had been brought over through time by Celebi... Wait a second, so the Legendary Pokémon inside the ruins was Celebi?
Celebi, Psychic Type, also posessing Space Power that could freely teleport Pokémon and humans, it all matched up perfectly.
"Hmm." Fang Yuan, seeing Hirona's flickering eyes, didn't bother with what she might have guessed and casually nodded in confirmation.
Guess all you want, you'll never guess it was Mewtwo.
"So, what was its purpose?" Nastina slowly spoke up, thinking of the ruins' guardian spirit that went berserk on Satoru and the unknown Pokémon that left Caitlin in a daze, Nastina suspiciously looked toward Fang Yuan.
"Who knows, but rest assured, there's no danger here," Fang Yuan smiled.
What kind of expression is that?
Seeing Fang Yuan's tight-lipped expression, Hirona couldn't help but smile subconsciously; suddenly, however, a shock went through her heart.
Hold on...
The Monferno that rampaged against Satoru... the Armed Magnetic Monster that left Caitlin bewildered?
Why did that sound so familiar?
Hirona recalled with shock,
In Fang Yuan's team, there happened to be a Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, a Monferno, and even, two Gear Groups.
These were details she had processed herself.
Thinking of Satoru's exaggerated description and Caitlin's resentful narrative, Hirona bit her lip.
Could it be... the two unimaginably powerful guardian spirits of the ruins that Satoru and Caitlin encountered were all Fang Yuan's Pokémon?
How could that be, according to both of their descriptions, the strength of those two Pokémon was on par with her Garchomp.
Could this be the confidence Fang Yuan spoke of when he said he could win the World Championship?
While Hirona was shocked, suddenly, a shout came from the cruise ship.
"A'Liu... King A'Liu is back, but he seems a bit off!"
Someone spotted the returning A'Liu and yelled out.
A'Liu, who was teleported into the ruins to battle Darkrai, was sent back in less than 10 minutes.
After exchanging glances, Hirona and Fang Yuan quickly made their way over there.
At that moment, A'Liu was peacefully sleeping, cuddling Drapion, Vespiquen, Heracle Cros, Huge Scissor Mantis, and the Ancient Dragonfly, among other Pokémon.
Meanwhile, he mumbled Sleep Talk, "I wish I could turn into a Caterpie..."
Nastina: "..."
Hirona: "..."
The two women looked at Fang Yuan in silence, this is your idea of very safe?
Are ordinary Trainers supposed to handle this? It's like a social death out here, with so many people watching.
"Uh... King A'Liu really loves Bug Type Pokémon," Fang Yuan said, also bewildered as he looked at A'Liu.
What's going on, aren't you immune to Dark Types?
And what's the deal with Darkrai, why put the Trainer under Hypnosis too???