No matter which direction Luo Mu tried to detour from, that paradise-like Secluded Place always appeared directly in front of him.
After trying several more times, he looked at the Secluded Place, still as tranquil as ever, as though untouched by even a speck of worldly dust.
Even Calyrex sighed and advised Luo Mu, "Looks like the owner here is determined to meet us."
"In that case, let's go in and take a look."
".Seems that's our only option."
Luo Mu nodded. Taking the out Calyrex had given him, he put away his stubborn mindset of insisting on seeing who would give up first.
He and Calyrex tacitly avoided mentioning that Calyrex could have simply used its psychic powers to teleport them elsewhere.
Detouring was one thing, but doing that would be openly taking the Pokémon Egg while refusing to put in any effort.
After all, the person inside had quite an extraordinary identity, and Luo Mu had no idea which version of them he was dealing with.
If possible, it was best not to offend them.
They were only going in at the other party's invitation.
It wasn't as though they would immediately throw him back into ancient times without a word, right?
After mentally preparing himself,
Luo Mu decisively dismounted. Together with Calyrex, he held the Reins of Unity and slowly headed in that direction with Glastrier, Spectrier, Shaymin and Victini perched on their backs.
As they drew closer, the scene before Luo Mu gradually became clearer.
It overlapped perfectly, bit by bit, with Jumu's description and the impressions buried deep in his memories.
A crude yet ancient-looking wooden house stood quietly in the wilderness.
Outside, the breeze brushed through grass as high as one's calves, creating a rustling sound as the leaves rubbed together.
A crystal-clear stream