Two weeks have passed, and Roy has become a regular at the Dome Arena, bringing his four Ghost type Pokémon to battle every day. He has also become quite well-known in the Beginner Division.
With Primeape knocking out Hitmonlee with a single punch, Roy secured his 10th consecutive win of the day.
It was supposed to be a 30-game winning streak, but a level 39 Houndoom that didn't play its Koichi broke Litwick's winning streak.
There's nothing we can do about it.
The Houndoom had clearly watched Litwick's previous match with the Mightyena, and waited until the Haze disappeared before going to cause trouble for Litwick, never venturing into the Haze at all.
Despite Litwick's repeated attempts to Minimize within the Haze, eventually becoming the same size as his figure, Houndoom's Bite still managed to hit Litwick.
After packing his things, Roy said goodbye to Erika, took the Misdreavus playing next to Erika, and prepared to leave the battlefield.
After two weeks of battles, Litwick reached level 35, and Duskull is about to break through to level 36 and evolve soon.
With the promotion of Erika, her Popularity Points is about to reach 200,000.
It'll probably happen tomorrow night.
Roy.
Roy was about to leave the battlefield, turned around and found that it was Alai, the Dragon Tamer whose winning streak he had previously ended. Roy didn't understand why Alai had come to see him.
It seems that apart from their previous few matches, the two have had almost no interaction.
Is there something you need?
Alai was still hesitant to speak, just like the week before last, but judging from his heavy dark circles and expression, something must have happened.
After Alai for a long time, seeing Roy say, "If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now," Alai disregarded his hesitation and asked:
"Roy, I want to ask you, do you know of any Ghost type Pokémon with a triangular head?"
"The head of a triangle?"
Alai pulled Roy aside and told Roy about what happened two weeks ago before Roy fight.
His home is in Meteor Village, north of Rustboro City. Meteor Village is inhabited by the Meteor People, who claim to be descendants of the Dragon God and have worshipped the Dragon God Rayquaza for generations.
Alai is also a Meteor People, and his home is located on the outskirts of Meteor Village, not far from Meteor Cave.
The Meteor Cave here is not the Meteor Cave from the game, but rather the place known as the Descent of the Dragon God.
It is also known as the Dragon Tomb.
Whenever a Dragon-type Pokémon realizes its time is coming to an end, it comes here to wait for the Dragon God to take it away.
But recently, a strange thing has been happening in Alai's house: the various Berry stored in his house and the food on the dining table have been mysteriously disappearing.
Even the Dragon Scale that the clan chief had given him had mysteriously disappeared.
His parents were not Dragon Tamer, but ordinary Meteor People, and had no idea what had happened; they only felt fear in their hearts.
Although Alai has a fairly strong Dragonair, it's natural for people to feel fear when facing unknown creatures.
However, as the only Pokémon Trainer in the family, Alai mustered his courage and tried to remain calm, telling himself that it must be some kind of Rattata or similar Pokémon.
So he decided to wait and see what kind of thing dared to steal from his house.
He lay in ambush all night and finally spotted a dark figure with a triangular head before dawn.
However, the dark shape was floating in the air, so he was certain it wasn't some kind of Pokémon like Rattata.
The shadowy figure noticed the Oran Berry Alai had just bought on the table, picked Oran Berry up, and floated out of the house.
So he followed it and discovered that the small dark figure had actually floated through the wall and into the Meteor Cave.
Meteor Cave is essentially Dragon Tomb, where deceased Dragon-type Pokémon are buried, and it is also a forbidden area for the Meteor People.
He initially thought it was the spirit of a deceased dragon Pokémon, so he told his family.
So the family reported it to the chieftain of the Meteor People.
But things are different when it comes to Meteor Cave.
It was said that Alai dared to venture to the outer perimeter of Meteor Cave without permission. The clan leader initially intended to punish Alai, but considering Alai's talent Pokémon Trainer, he ultimately only gave him a reprimand.
And Alai is not allowed to discuss anything related to the Meteor Cave again, and this is a one-time exception!
To dispel the Ghost type rumors that Alai had mentioned, the chieftain spent a night at Alai's house, but nothing happened.
The rumors were disproven on their own.
But after the clan chief left, the same thing happened again in Alai's house.
The next day he arrived at the battlefield, and during Alai's first battle with Roy, he was surprised to find that he Pokémon also sense the aura of the shadowy figure from Roy and the opponent's Pokémon.
So after his last battle with Roy, he wanted to ask Roy if he knew anything about this as Ghost type Pokémon Trainer.
But the thought of the clan chief's warning made him back down, yet strange things continued to happen in his household.
His parents have now moved to live with other relatives, and he is now living alone.
He couldn't sleep well every day and ignored the clan leader's warning. A figure came to mind: Roy. He Volo could go to Meteor Village to help him solve his troubles.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to sleep well every day, let alone compete.
He also promised that if Roy helped him solve his troubles, he would give Roy a piece of Fire Stone he had previously obtained.
After listening to Alai's explanation, Roy did not agree immediately, but fell into thought.
However, he always felt that something was watching him.
Following that feeling, Roy's eyes glanced down and he discovered that it was the Dragonair beside Alai who was staring at him.
Seeing Roy looking at him, Dragonair quickly turned his head away, looking guilty.
Roy felt that Dragonair probably knew something, but he didn't say anything.
First of all, judging from Alai's condition, he definitely didn't have his life force drained by Ghost type Pokémon; it was probably just from staying up all night.
Secondly, Roy has a good impression of Alai, so he can help with this.
"I think I should know what Pokémon it is."
Do you know?
After hearing what Alai said, the first thing Roy thought of was a Ghost type Pokémon, specifically Ghost Pokémon with a triangular head.
Sigh~~
First, we can rule out Giratina, since I already have one.
Furthermore, since the Giratina cannot appear in the human world at will, that leaves only...
The Dreepy family.
However, there are a few things Roy isn't sure about: would Dreepy, or its evolved form, really steal human food and Berry?
Seeing Roy's knowing expression, Alai was thrilled. It seemed that Roy, this Ghost-type Trainers, really did know something.
Roy agreed to Alai's promise, and at the same time asked himself if he could bring one more person with him when he went to Meteor Village the next day.
Alai wanted to refuse, but what if Roy wouldn't go either because of her refusal? Wouldn't she still not be able to get a good night's sleep?
In the end, they agreed to Roy's request.
The two agreed to meet outside Meteor Village the following night to discuss the matter further.