"Forget that for now. Pirates have boarded the ship!"
"Pirates?"
Ye Lan froze, then nearly burst out laughing. The smell from the bathroom stopped him short.
Those pirates could never have imagined that an Officer Jenny was aboard this ship—and one with an Arcanine at the peak of Junior Elite Four level!
"So? Sister Li's already subdued them, right?"
"She has, but she thinks the pirates took you hostage. She's still questioning them!"
Qin Chuan clicked his tongue. No matter how Jenny Li threatened the pirates, they insisted they didn't know where Ye Lan was. He had thought they were just tough.
It turned out they genuinely had no idea. Who would have guessed Ye Lan was hiding in the bathroom?!
Ye Lan coughed awkwardly and changed the subject, hoping Qin Chuan would forget the scene he had just witnessed.
Just then, the crystal bracelet on Ye Lan's wrist began to vibrate.
Ye Lan sent his consciousness into the Crystal Space to investigate. The Blue Orb Fragment no longer wanted to soak in its favorite Healing Water. It even defied the Rainbow Wing's long-standing dominance, careening around the Crystal Space like an out-of-control truck.
Name: Blue Orb Fragment (one-third) Category: Legendary Pokémon-related item (Kyogre) Status: Brimming with Water-type energy; consciousness beginning to awaken (caused by absorbing large amounts of Healing Water) Ability 1: Carries a faint trace of authority over the ocean. The more complete the orb, the stronger that authority becomes. When complete, it can awaken the long-slumbering incarnation of the ocean—Kyogre! Under the influence of that authority, the host receives the ocean's blessing while at sea, making favorable outcomes more likely in matters of luck and otherwise! Restriction: The benefits cease upon leaving the ocean and returning to land.
"What's going on? Is this happening because