After finishing her reunion with Heatran, Cynthia finally remembered Sato behind her and took the initiative to introduce him to Heatran.
"Gong~ gonggong~~"
Heatran had a good temperament. It nodded at Sato with a happy smile and even circled around him once, as if memorizing his scent.
"Little Blue En, we came to ask for your help this time. Let's talk downstairs."
"Gong!"
Heatran obediently nodded at Cynthia, then gently stomped its foot, activating the rocks beneath them. The two humans and one Pokemon quickly sank into the mountain.
"Caw!"
Honchkrow panicked for a moment, but Togekiss beside it quickly stopped it.
"Kiss~"
Togekiss shook its head, indicating that its master would not harm Honchkrow's Family Head.
At that moment, Sato's voice slowly drifted up from the deep pit below.
"I'm fine~~ Honchkrow, just stand guard up there~~~"
"Caw~"
Honchkrow shouted loudly before becoming quiet. It glanced at the elegant and graceful Togekiss beside it, then shyly turned its head away.
That had been so embarrassing (ω)
Back on Sato's side, the two of them had already followed Heatran deep into the mountain.
The moment the space opened up before them, the pungent sulfur smell and high-temperature heatwaves rushing at them nearly made Sato lose his breath.
At Namewood Power Plant, they had only approached the quietly flowing underground Lava River.
But now, the two of them had entered the interior of an active volcano!
"Gonggong~"
Fortunately, the thoughtful Heatran had prepared beforehand. The charcoal-fire-like red dots all over its body suddenly lit up, and the dense Fire-type energy around them instantly dispersed. The temperature also dropped to a tolerable range.
Once he had caught his breath, Sato finally had time to look around the inside of the active volcano.
At the very bottom, boiling lava bubbled away, as though