Chapter 217

This is probably why she became a big star. If it were anyone else, they wouldn't be able to do so much in such a short time.

Please have a seat.

Sabrina asked everyone to sit down on the sofa. There were still many things they needed to discuss, and she hoped to get answers to some questions she hadn't yet figured out from Cynthia.

"Come help me check if there are any eavesdroppers nearby."

Sabrina suddenly looked at Qiao Ran. She wasn't comfortable with just using Psychic; Qiao Ran's Aura Power was clearly better at detection than hers. To be on the safe side, Qiao Ran's ability was also necessary.

"... All right."

Qiao Ran smiled helplessly and could only nod in agreement.

Qiao Ran closed his eyes slightly, and an invisible Aura Power emanated from his body, constructing the basic outline of the world in his mind.

To avoid a repeat of the misunderstanding from last time, he deliberately avoided the people in front of him. While Lillie and Mei were fine, as he was already quite familiar with them, Sabrina and Cynthia were different. Sabrina's sensitivity to Aura Power was so extreme that she couldn't tolerate even the slightest bit of it. If he scanned her again... she might actually jump up and kick his head off on the spot.

As for Cynthia, although it's unclear whether the other party has the special ability to sense these things, they've only just met, so it would be very impolite for her to take the initiative to do something like this.

"This is... the power of Aura?"

As expected, after Qiao Ran released the Aura, Cynthia seemed to...

I've also developed a little bit of awareness.

Her gaze toward Qiao Ran once again held a hint of surprise.

Withdrawing their power, Qiao Ran and Sabrina nodded to indicate that there was no problem, and then turned their attention to Cynthia.

"You can feel it?"

Sure enough... the Champion Frisk something. A moment of relief flashed through Qiao Ran's mind. Luckily, he hadn't been reckless enough to scan the other party; otherwise, he might be dead by now.

The image of the Old Man Nian Hai was still fresh in Qiao Ran's mind; he had no desire to personally experience the Champion's strength.

"My Lucario has a similar ability, and after spending a lot of time with it, I've become able to sense it a little bit too."

Cynthia continued to look into Qiao Ran's eyes. The Aura Power is a pure mental power. To activate it, one must have sufficient positive emotions. The fact that this boy in front of her could do that surprised her.

Moreover, in the Sinnoh Region, humans who control the Aura Power are called "Aura Emissary," and they are extremely rare, probably countable on one hand.

Although not common, every user of Aura Power has left a significant mark on history. As a child, every time Cynthia flipped through the ancient books that recorded those legends, she would feel the weight of history, as if she were crossing space and walking alongside those legends who saved the world, which made her heart surge with excitement.

"A human capable of using Aura Power..."

"W-what's wrong?"

Qiao Ran noticed that Cynthia was looking at him with a strange smile, which made him shudder. He thought that he had accidentally brushed against her with his Aura Power, causing her to hold a grudge against him.

"Fine."

Cynthia shook her head and looked away. For anyone from the Sinnoh Region, Aura has special significance, and it was no exception for her.

"Alright, enough chit-chat, let's get down to business."

Sabrina interrupted their pointless conversation. She had gone to great lengths to gather everyone here and had even checked the surroundings, not to have them chat about such trivial matters.

"Let me ask you a question first, Cynthia, how did you get here?"

"I...?"

Cynthia closed her eyes slightly and recalled for a moment.

"Actually, before I came here, I was conducting research at a Ruins in the Sinnoh Region, as usual. I was accompanied by another companion."

"However, when I finished my investigation and was preparing to return from the Ruins, this happened."

A hint of helplessness appeared on Cynthia's face.

"Then, my companions who were originally by my side disappeared, and I appeared in this world."

"So... when you came out of the Ruins, it was in another world?"

Sabrina frowned. This situation was even more bizarre than what she had encountered before. Did this thing also have the ability to travel through time?

And... this method of time travel... could it be that this guy doesn't know any more information?

"Well, afterwards I went back to look at the place I came out of, but I found that the Ruins seemed to have changed again... The Murals that recorded history had disappeared, and it looked like an ordinary cave, with messy weeds and traces of Wild Pokémon everywhere."

Cynthia also found it strange. At first, she was very anxious and wanted to find a way back, but after several attempts to no avail, she gradually calmed down.

After that, she began searching for various Ruins in this world and inquiring about her companions. Since she came here through Ruins, it was very likely that she could return to her own world through a similar means.

"The Ruins you were in... what Ruins were they, or rather, what were they related to?"

Although somewhat interested in the "other companion" that Cynthia mentioned, Sabrina continued to inquire about the Ruins.

Faced with Sabrina's question, Cynthia hesitated for a moment before finally giving the answer.

"It's... Legendary Pokémon from our Sinnoh Region."

"That Ruins is related to the Deity who controls time."

"His name is Dialga."

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Dialga?

The people present were all stunned for a moment, exchanged glances, and looked at each other with a hint of confusion in their eyes.

The legends of the Sinnoh Region possess extraordinary, world-destroying power, making them arguably the pinnacle and foundation of all regions. However... the one who could cause Cynthia to travel to this world couldn't possibly be Dialga, the master of time, could he?

What does time... have to do with everything Cynthia has experienced?

Could it be that Cynthia herself made a mistake?

"Hmm... it is indeed Dialga, that's the only thing I can confirm."

Cynthia's eyes showed utmost seriousness and determination.

She was born in Celestic Town, a town with a history even longer than the Sinnoh Region. The town even has Shrine dedicated to the Deity, and her grandmother's museum houses "jewels" related to the "Deity."

She grew up listening to these legends.

While there are some things she might get wrong, and she might often struggle when making choices, there are these things she will absolutely never get wrong.

Dialga... ah...

After hearing Cynthia's words, the people present remained silent. With the existing clues, they were also unclear about the connection between them.

They were from other regions and had limited knowledge of Sinnoh, nor did they understand the significance of these things to Cynthia.

Most importantly, they couldn't solve the problem even if they continued to think about it.

"... Let's not talk about that now, there's something else I want to ask you."

Sabrina frowned. After losing the ability to predict the future, she had also lost her greatest weapon. Otherwise, with these clues... she would at least know something.

"Who was exploring the Ruins with you back then? Could it be...?"

Sabrina had a vague premonition that the answer to this choice already existed in her heart.

Cynthia always prefers to explore Ruins alone. Unless there is a other reason, she usually doesn't bring anyone with her. And those she can bring along usually need to have a certain level of strength.

Otherwise, I'll only be a burden to her.

"That's right, it's Caitlin."

Looking at Sabrina, Cynthia's shoulders slumped down immediately.

"She happened to come to Sinnoh Region to visit me around that time, and I felt it wasn't good to just leave her at my house playing games all the time, or she'd get scolded by my grandma, so I asked her to come and help me out a little..."

Caitlin – the Elite Four of the Unova Region with Psychic type, and also the heiress of a certain family. She is also the one who bought a vacation villa on the beach in the Unova Region.

However, after Cynthia finished speaking, the people around her began to look at her strangely.

"Cough... cough cough."

Cynthia coughed lightly, picked up the water glass in front of her, and took a small sip, trying to conceal her barely Frisk embarrassment.

I didn't mean to expose her flaws; I was just stating the facts.

"So, she also disappeared when you left the Ruins?"

Qiao Ran slightly changed the subject and continued the discussion.

"Yes." Cynthia nodded. "It was at that time that not only did she disappear, but I also came into this world."

"Although I don't know exactly where she is, I've been searching for her, even though I haven't found any leads."

Her expression held a hint of helplessness. Although her friend possessed formidable strength and formidable combat power, making her safety a given, her self-care abilities were extremely poor. She often spent her days alone in her room playing video games, making her a very worrying figure.

"Are you sure she's in this world?" Qiao Ran suddenly asked. As someone who could travel between several worlds, the worlds he knew of were no longer just the real world and the Pokémon World. Was it possible that when Cynthia stepped out of that Ruins, Caitlin and she went to different places?

"Yes, what if she went to another world?" Lillie nodded and looked at Qiao Ran.

Her Older Brother and father also disappeared into other worlds, and she couldn't be sure which world they were in.

At least, the places where Ultra Beast live are already different from here.

"Well... I'm not entirely sure either. But for now, that's the only way I can trust it."

Cynthia gripped her arm tightly. Despite being the Champion and possessing superhuman strength, she still lacked the ability to control the Rules. Even she couldn't perform spatial leaps or time travel. Under the influence of certain superhuman forces, she was just an ordinary human being.

She also has moments of helplessness.

"So, what's your situation? Can you tell me about it?"

After briefly recounting her own story, Cynthia became increasingly interested in the people in front of her. If her arrival in this world was an accident, then these people... didn't seem like a pure coincidence.

"My opinion... is actually like this..."

Sabrina was the first to speak. She basically repeated what she had said to Qiao Ran and the others before, with more emphasis on...

The content remains unchanged.

"I see. You don't remember what happened either, and you woke up here... and that was after you had your fortune told about what Watari brought you."

Cynthia nodded, digesting what Sabrina had said.

Wataru, the Champion of the Kanto League, and Cynthia had met him a few times.

"What do you think that might be?"

"It might be some kind of..." Sabrina wasn't entirely sure, but she still offered her guess, "It might be some kind of... stone, or jade or something like that."

"Stone or jade?"

Cynthia touched her chin, making these things a memory. Then, she turned her gaze to Qiao Ran and the others.

"And what's the meaning of your words?"

"Us..."

Qiao Ran and the others exchanged glances, their expressions gradually becoming serious.

In their previous Q&A sessions, none of them tacitly mentioned what exactly happened in the Pokémon World, not even in Sabrina's account.

Cynthia, who traversed the Ruins, probably didn't know exactly what had happened, but... there were still some things she had to face.