You Think You Can Open the Door?!

After Gardevoir finished sharing the information it had discovered with Sato, it immediately added through Telepathy, "Momo, I think that divinity..."

"Mm, there's a problem!"

Sato nodded solemnly. He would never let Zweilous attempt something that was obviously fatal.

But since he had already fallen out with Grandma Long and learned Dragon Village's greatest secret,

he was truly unwilling to simply leave without doing anything.

"Let's go take a look."

After pondering for a while, Sato said directly.

He then treated his Pokémon's injuries as quickly as possible, helping them recover most of their fighting strength.

Gardevoir had also found the passage to the Underground Palace in Grandma Long's memories. As expected, it was inside her home.

Under cover of Gengar's Space Barrier, Sato and Gardevoir quietly slipped back into Grandma Long's house and found the Secret Passage leading to the Underground Palace in the storage room.

"Gengar, the environment below suppresses you too much. Stay at the entrance and keep watch."

Before entering the Secret Passage, Sato softly spoke to the air beside him.

"Gie~"

Gengar solemnly performed a Buddhist salute toward Sato, then obediently retreated to the entrance of the Secret Passage, looking as though it would guard the place well.

"Alright, Gardevoir, let's go down."

"Gardevoir!"

Gardevoir, controlling Grandma Long, who had been bound hand and foot and deeply hypnotized, slowly followed Sato into the Secret Passage.

The Secret Passage was a bottomless spiral staircase. The pitch-black, enclosed environment made both Sato and Gardevoir somewhat uncomfortable.

Bang! Gardevoir gently lifted its left hand. As energy flickered, it condensed a small silver-white ball of light.

The glowing sphere bobbed vividly up and down, brightly illuminating the Secret Passage for Sato and Gardevoir. Combined with the intricate, distinct patterns on its surface, it resembled a genuine Little Moon! A