"Lighting mode!"
Cynthia had no idea what Roy was saying to thin air. Just as she was about to take out the special lamp she had bought from her Spatial Bracelet, she noticed that a lantern-shaped Pokémon had appeared on Roy's shoulder again.
"Lamp!"
The Lampent activated the lighting mode, causing the candlelight inside the lightbox to burn even more Overgrow, illuminating the interior of the cave.
The Misdreavus was excited to be back in its old home, and it floated around the cave, leading the way for Dreepy and introducing her home before she came with Roy.
"Doryu."
Roy led Cynthia to the place where they had found the Plate, which was also the Misdreavus's former bedroom. As for the bed, Roy had already moved it away.
Roy has already cleaned this place.
Looking at the empty cave, Cynthia was somewhat disappointed, but she still used a magnifying glass to search for clues about the parchment on the ground, not missing any corner.
Finally, perseverance paid off, and Cynthia found a few fragments of parchment, but the writing on them had all disappeared, turning to dust at the slightest touch.
Only the one Roy has is relatively complete.
However, based solely on the parchment scroll, it is still impossible to fully determine the specific information contained within.
"Roy, may I borrow this parchment scroll?"
Cynthia's eyes were filled with anticipation.
"Borrow?"
Roy asked, puzzled.
Hearing Roy's doubtful tone, it still didn't work?
Cynthia could understand; after all, it was such a precious item, and she certainly wouldn't lend it to someone so easily.
Roy's next words sent her emotions on a rollercoaster.
"Didn't I just say I was giving it to you? It's just a parchment scroll."
Roy put his hands behind his head and said nonchalantly.
"This thing is useless to me, so I'll give it to you to study. Besides, you gave me an Ice Stone, so consider it a return gift."
"Really... for me? Thank you... Roy!"
With this scroll, once the remaining evidence to verify the history of Hisui is found, Grandma can piece together the entire mythological history of the Hisui Region, and perhaps even the origin of the universe...
Cynthia became more and more excited as she spoke, completely unaware that she was shaking Roy's arm.
It wasn't until she realized what was happening that she understood her actions were perhaps a little too intimate.
And now it's already night, and only she and Roy are in the cave...
The soft light from the Lampent made Roy's face appear even more serene.
Cynthia quickly let go of Roy's arm, not daring to look at Roy, and walked out of the cave with a flushed face. She was in a very good mood, after all, she had Harvest quite a lot today.
After battling Roy, the issues of the Spiritomb's Pokéblock and its subsequent positioning in battle were resolved, along with the ancient parchment scroll in my hand.
She wanted to take the parchment scroll back to show her grandmother; she was sure her grandmother would love it.
Cynthia was so engrossed in the joy of obtaining the mythical artifact that she didn't notice the sheer cliffs outside the cave.
"Careful!"
Upon hearing Roy's reminder, Cynthia realized with a start that she was about to step into an abyss, but she had already taken that step.
Just as Cynthia was about to slip and fall off the cliff, a tremendous force from behind suddenly Cynthia back.
Cynthia felt as if she had just brushed past death. When she opened her eyes, she sensed the unique aura emanating from the boy.
It feels like I'm right here in Roy's arms?
Looking up, Cynthia met Roy's gaze and immediately took a step back, retreating from Roy's embrace.
To ease the awkwardness Cynthia went to the cave entrance and released Garchomp. Garchomp, already prepared, spread its wings and glided to Cynthia's side.
Garchomp didn't understand why Cynthia's face was so red; it was the first time she'd ever seen Cynthia with that expression.
"Roar!"
"Mind your own business!"
Cynthia patted Garchomp's back; this level of patting was like Tickle to Garchomp.
Why didn't Garchomp's Rough Skin inflict damage on Cynthia?
"It seems this Ability is also controllable," Roy, who was following behind Cynthia, Analytic.
Speaking of which, it would be pretty good if my Dusclops had the Rough Skin Ability; it could even reflect damage when attacked?
"Do you... do you want to come along?"
The mosquito-like sound came from Cynthia's mouth on Garchomp's back; Roy might not have heard it if he hadn't had good hearing.
"May I?"
Before Cynthia could agree, the Garchomp beneath her nodded in Cynthia favor.
"Roar!"
Seeing this, Roy took a big step and sat behind Garchomp. At this moment, he was less than 10cm away from Cynthia in front of him, and he felt as if Cynthia was emitting heat.
Back on the cliff, Cynthia, who was walking ahead, was filled with joy at obtaining the sheepskin scroll, but her mind was also filled with the image of the boy's strong embrace.
Thinking back to Roy's embrace, she couldn't help but complain that he should have just pulled her back.
The two walked to the fence at the back of the mountain. Cynthia did not go back to the villa at the back of the mountain with Roy to find Professor Birch. Her clothes were dirty because she was looking for the fragments of the parchment scroll in the cave.
So she planned to go back to the reception area to change her clothes first, and told Roy that she would go to Roy's villa later to help Professor Rowan organize the data.