"I originally planned to take a ship to Cianwood City and make plans from there, but I never expected to end up enduring the sun and rain out here." Qing Wu was speechless.
Qing Wu felt that every time he traveled to a different region, things always got off to a bad start.
The sun was blazing overhead. Qing Wu felt as if he were about to be sunburned raw. If Sharpedo had not used Aqua Jet to speed up, carrying away the sun's heat with the water, Qing Wu felt he would have been roasted into dried meat.
Mahogany Town was located in the northeastern part of the Johto Region, very close to the Lake of Rage. After three days and two nights drifting across the sea, Qing Wu finally reached Cianwood City, then took a plane to Ecruteak City, the city nearest Mahogany Town.
Mahogany Town was another town where snow fell year-round. Mahogany Gym stood in the outskirts of the town.
The Gym Leader, Pryce, spent most of his time in a wheelchair. He relied on two Seel to go into town and purchase daily necessities for him.
Qing Wu quietly rented a small stall in Mahogany Town, specializing in rare Berries. Secretly observing the quantity of Berries purchased by the Seel, he discovered that it was only enough to provide Pryce and his Pokémon with normal food and drink.
"It seems Blue and Xiao Yin definitely aren't in Mahogany Gym." Qing Wu staked out the small hill near Mahogany Gym for several days and discovered that Pryce merely carved ice sculptures there as usual, without making any major moves.
"How strange. Pryce stays in the Gym as usual and hasn't gone out, so how does he check on Blue and Xiao Yin's training progress? And Pryce