Roy and Steven returned to the mountains where they had entered Meteor Village.
Alai, who was still on duty halfway up the mountain, also saw Roy and Steven and immediately went up to ask what was going on.
Roy gave an OK sign.
After learning that the reason the Berry was missing was the little guy perched on Roy's head, Alai looked at Dreepy curiously, and indeed it had a triangular head.
Roy lied, saying that Dreepy had stolen the Berries because she was hungry, and promised that no one would bother their house again.
It wasn't a real Ghost type, but a Pokémon. Although I'd never seen this kind of Pokémon before, as long as I could solve his problem, it would be fine.
Upon learning the truth, Alai visibly relaxed; he could finally get a good night's sleep after finishing his shift today.
While Roy and Alai were talking, Dreepy quietly flew down from Roy's head and gave a scale left behind by Dragonite to Dragonair.
The Dragonair holding the scales seemed to know what had happened. Unlike Dreepy, he knew that the Dragon-type Pokémon in Meteor Cave were all nearing their end.
That's why he secretly went to the forbidden area to deliver Berries without telling his Pokémon Trainer.
Tears welled up in Dragonair's eyes, but he wiped them away with his tail, cleverly concealing his emotions so that Alai wouldn't notice.
Alai took out a Medium-quality Fire Stone from his Spatial Bracelet and handed it to Roy, as the promised reward.
Roy did not refuse and accepted it.
After saying goodbye to Alai, Roy and Steven went down the mountain and returned to Route 114.
Roy took out Alai's Fire Stone.
How should we divide it?
"This is his payment to you; I have enough stones from the Meteor Cave."
Steven naturally looked down on a mid-quality Fire Stone; in his eyes, Fire Stone was not as important as a Mystery Crystal that could shine.
Seeing that Steven didn't think much of it, Roy happily put the Fire Stone into his Spatial Bracelet, preparing to Fire Stone it into fragments to use as material for making Pokéblock.
After leaving the territory of Meteor Village, Steven put his trekking poles back into the backpack on his back.
Seeing a one-meter-long trekking pole placed inside a backpack that was only 40-50cm long, Roy looked on with curiosity. How did it get packed in there?
Steven patted the backpack on his back:
"This is Spatial Backpack developed by Devon Corporation. Its capacity is twice that of the largest 50-cubic-meter Spatial Bracelet, making it an essential item for home and travel."
Is it also used for storing things?
He said that Steven had put the stones he collected into his backpack before, and it didn't look bulging at all. It turned out that there was a hidden space inside.
But if you already have Spatial Bracelet, why would you need a backpack like this?
Roy thought for a moment and asked:
"Then why don't I just carry two more Spatial Bracelets and put one of Spatial Bracelet the other? Wouldn't that be more convenient?"
"If you don't like it, I won't send it to you another day. I had originally prepared a black one for you, but now it seems..."
"No, it's such a nice backpack, I just love the black one."
Upon hearing that Steven was going to give it to him, Roy immediately became excited and praised Steven's backpack for its beautiful color.
Seeing Roy's mercenary demeanor, Steven's lips curled up. Unbeknownst to him, the two had become friends who would embark on adventures together.
When the two arrived at the outskirts of Rustboro City along Route 114, Roy found a black luxury car already waiting for Steven.
Upon seeing Steven, the butler in the driver's seat immediately got out of the car and opened the back door for Steven.
Roy watched with envy in his eyes.
Sigh... When will I be able to ride in a luxury car like Steven's?
Sensing Roy's thoughts, Gengar's voice rang in Roy's mind.
"That's easy."
"You have a plan? Did the teacher leave me money to buy a car?"
Upon hearing Gengar's words, Roy's eyes gleamed.
"I don't have the money to buy a car, but why don't you apply for a job as his driver? I'm sure he'll hire you given your relationship."
Roy:...
He hates Gengar mouth is extremely venomous.
Sitting in the luxury car, Steven rolled down the window and shouted to Roy:
"Roy, remember to call me next time you have an adventure like this!"
Roy waved to Steven, took out his Roadster Bicycle from his Spatial Bracelet, and drove off in the opposite direction from Steven's luxury car.
Along the way, they stopped by the League Shop and bought a Luxury Ball capture Dreepy.
When he returned to the Academy, it was still quiet. It was only 6:30 a. m., and the Academy gates had just opened.
Back at the Back Mountain Villa, Roy, unusually, didn't do his morning exercise today. Without even changing his clothes, he lay down on the sofa to catch up on sleep. After tossing and turning all night, he was exhausted.
Gengar was supposed to urge Roy to go for his morning exercise, didn't wake Roy up.
The Gengar instructor decided to give Roy and his Pokémon a break.
He can feel tired just watching Roy train every day, let alone Roy himself.
I don't know what his Pokémon Trainer was thinking. If you ignore Roy's height and his Machamp, he's just a kid who's not even 13 years old.
However, he didn't dare to tell Agatha.
The Primeape inside the Luxury Ball jumped out, saw that Roy was already asleep on the sofa, and took a blanket from the bedroom to cover Roy.
After eating two Pokéblock, just as I was about to leave to go out for my morning exercise alone, I saw the Pokéblock that Roy had made for the Misdreavus yesterday, which was still emitting a faint, Ghostly Purple gas.
He remembered Roy saying he should use the Rage Fist when Roy was present, but now, half a month later, he was only able to use the Rage Fist three times, and that was only with the help of Roy's magical power.
If it were 20 Rage Fist, who knows how long it would take... but if we used the Ghost-type energy from the Pokéblock Roy created...
But...
After thinking for a moment, Primeape decided against taking the Pokéblock emanating a Ghostly Purple aura from the table, worried that Roy would be angry when he woke up.
To calm Dreepy down, the Misdreavus took her to the villa's Flower Bed to see the flowers she was growing.
As for the Dusclops...
The Litwick heard even snoring from the Dusclops's Luxury Ball. Something wasn't right.
He remembered that the Dusclops had been sleeping when Roy set off, and was still sleeping at this hour?
But the thought that even with all that, the other person was still stronger than him...
When will I be able to evolve?
The Litwick stub jumped onto the windowsill, looking down at the Misdreavus and Dreepy below, a hint of disappointment in its eyes.
Actually, he had been reflecting on his loss to Houndoom last time, although Roy comforted himself that it wasn't his fault, but rather that the opponent was too defensive.
However, the fact that Roy's winning streak was broken is undeniable.
He was originally Roy's first Pokémon, but now his level has plummeted to the bottom. Even Dusclops has evolved, and he's still...
"Ghost."
Gengar came to Litwick's side, and the big purple guy noticed Litwick's troubles. Unlike Roy, he wouldn't lecture him with grand principles.
He only knew that instead of worrying alone, he should solve the problem, for example, by training single-mindedly like Primeape.
"Candle"
Yes! I need to train too!
Gengar took Litwick back to the back mountain to train its skill proficiency.
Now only Roy and the Dusclops inside the Poké Ball remained in the room.