Lucario took the initiative to assume the role of "scout."
I'll go ahead and scout the way.
With that, it vanished from the spot in an instant. Captain Lucario was scouting ahead...
Mimikyu naturally remained hidden in Roy's shadow. She was his close-range assassin.
Roy's group had far too much Intimidate. The wild Pokémon they encountered all showed fearful expressions and hurriedly kept their distance.
Only the bolder ones dared to come up and beg for food.
For example, this Aipom in front of them. "Gah gah—!"
Aipom let out a satisfied monkey cry as it hugged the meat pie Roy had given it and gnawed away wildly.
Aipom looked like a small purple-furred monkey. Its most distinctive feature was its three-fingered tail, its signature body part.
Roy curiously pinched its tail. Aipom did not resist and instead gave him a cheerful grin.
...Kids this foolish were usually the first ones poachers abducted.
Roy said with a laugh, "Little monkey, I gave you food. By our agreement, shouldn't you tell me about the area now?"
Hearing that, Aipom hurriedly swallowed the meat pie and nearly choked.
"Gah gah!"
Aipom slapped its chest with its tail, indicating that it always kept its word and would not break promises like certain humans.
Roy: "?"
I feel like you're taking a jab at me, but I have no proof.
Aipom had lived here for more than ten years. Thanks to its active nature and nimble movements, it knew this area like the back of its hand.
And judging by how it dared to approach Roy for food, this Aipom was a social butterfly among Pokémon, with plenty of friends.
Several areas marked "No Entry" on the official map were all residences of gods.
Yet it did not specify which "god" lived in each