Knowing he couldn't resist the allure of the Queen of Ten Thousand, Roy released Dusclops and Misdreavus, except for Palossand, which was too big to release, to greet Gengar.
After being released, Primeape followed Roy closely, gazing curiously at the mountain before them. Was this Roy's home?
Now he eats Pokéblock made by Roy every day that are infused with Ghost Power, and a faint Ghost type aura has appeared on his body.
Drakloak flew overhead, he looked down at the mountain and sensed the rich Ghost type aura emanating from Mt. Pyre. He flew back and forth in the air, just like an aerial husky.
Misdreavus also felt comfortable in this atmosphere. Two Gastly had just disguised themselves as paper dolls, circled around Misdreavus, but Misdreavus showed no interest in Gastly.
She went to Roy's side and snuggled up to Roy.
Spiritomb jumped out of Cynthia's Poké Ball, sensing its surroundings. This felt even better than the Ruins it had lived in before. It leaned out from behind the Odd Keystone, making itself appear taller.
The Dusclops looked at the familiar location and a somewhat familiar Gengar not far in front of it, and greeted it uncertainly.
"Night!"
"Ghost!"
Looking at the one-eyed fat man wrapped in bandages, Gengar still couldn't believe that this was really the same fat, dark-skinned Duskull from before.
Got it!
Let's test their unique moves.
Gengar and Dusclops both stick out their big bellies and bump their bellies together, a gesture that Gengar and Duskull often made when Gengar was still Haunter.
Only after the Bluetooth connection was successful could both parties be sure that the bandaged fat man (the big purple fat man) in front of them was their former partner.
Seeing that the Pokémon were already familiar with their surroundings, when Roy turned around to look at the two of them, he found that Phoebe was already hugging Cynthia's arm and starting to call her "Cynthia- neechan" affectionately.
Cynthia gently stroked Phoebe's short hair, making it seem as if the two were sisters, while Roy himself was an outsider.
"Phoebe, how is the old man's health?"
Why don't you go back and see for yourself?
Just a moment ago, Phoebe was chatting and laughing with Cynthia, but when she faced Roy, she showed a completely different face.
Sigh, still a two-faced person.
Regardless of Roy's thoughts, Phoebe hugged Cynthia's arm and invited Cynthia up the mountain, leaving Roy alone to chat with Gengar and the others.
As they were chatting, Phoebe suddenly felt a gaze on her. It turned out to be Snorunt in Cynthia's arms looking at her.
Do you want a hug?
Upon learning that the Snorunt in Cynthia's arms was Roy's Pokémon, Phoebe took the Snorunt from Cynthia's arms. This was the first time she had ever seen an Ice type Pokémon, and it felt icy cold in her arms.
During the journey up the mountain, Ghost type Pokémon occasionally appear. Phoebe was afraid that these Pokémon would frighten Cynthia and the Snorunt in her arms, so she made Gengar lead the way.
Halfway up the mountain, Roy ran into an acquaintance, Fujibashi, the League Prosecutors who used to drink and reminisce about his Pokémon on Mt. Pyre.
At this moment, the other person reeked of alcohol and was holding a half-finished can of beer.
A year has passed, and he looks even more haggard. Despite Phoebe's explanation, he still comes to Mt. Pyre every day.
What puzzled Roy was that there was a Gastly circling around the middle-aged man.
Roy scanned Gastly with the System Scan and found nothing unusual.
At first, he thought Gastly wanted to scare the other party Absorb fear energy, but Gastly just stared at the middle-aged man quietly without making any move.
Roy knew almost all the Ghost type Pokémon from Mt. Pyre, but this Gastly was the first one he had ever seen.
Do you know him?
Hearing someone speak to him, Gastly looked up and saw Roy. He had never seen Roy before, but Roy wasn't afraid of him at all?
And where did that sound come from?
Stop looking, I was just talking to you.
"Ghost."
Why would I lie to you? It's me.
"Ghost!"
Gastly took a while to accept the fact that Roy could communicate with him, saying that he didn't know Fujibashi either, and why the middle-aged man looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.
Could it be...
Roy suddenly had an idea, an idea that might give him a lot of Popularity Points at once, but now was not the time to put it into practice.
Roy patted Fujibashi on the shoulder, reminding him it was time to go back to sleep.
The middle-aged man opened his somewhat dazed eyes, paused for a moment after seeing the person in front of him, said nothing, and then got up in a daze and walked down the mountain.
Gastly followed the man down the mountain.
When the three arrived at the mountain, the old man and woman, both using Walking Stick, were already waiting outside, knowing that Roy had returned.
"You're back, you brat?"
"Old man, how are you feeling?"
"It's not time to die yet."
The old man revealed the two teeth he had left in his mouth. Seeing Roy return, the two elderly people were in a good mood, as he hadn't forgotten to Mt. Pyre.
They also knew that Roy was still Agatha's apprentice. A year ago, Agatha came to visit them specifically and immediately wanted to take Roy as her apprentice.
This was the third time they had seen Agatha. Unlike the naivety of their first meeting, or the assertiveness of their second meeting, Kikuko had become much more composed and was now of age to take on apprentices.
Seeing the Phoebe entwined with the Cynthia, the two old people looked at the Cynthia with a puzzled expression and asked:
"This person is..."
Phoebe ran up to the old woman and showed her the large golden Gengar around her neck, which was a gift from the blonde older sister.
Seeing Phoebe so happy, the old woman gently stroked Phoebe's back with a tender feeling.
The last time Phoebe was this happy was when Haunter evolved into Gengar. Apart from that, it had been more than half a year since she had seen Phoebe this happy.
Cynthia stepped forward and greeted the two elderly people.
"Hello Grandpa and Grandma, I'm Cynthia from the Sinnoh Region..."
"Come in and we'll talk, come in and we'll talk."
The old woman interrupted Cynthia's prepared self-introduction and pulled Cynthia into the small wooden house.
Cynthia could feel the old woman's warmth and let her pull her into the house, where she sat on a rattan chair.
At first, Cynthia was able to answer the old woman's question, "Cynthia, how old are you this year?"
However, the conversation took a turn for the worse.
"14? A year older than that brat Roy."
Wow, so young! Do you have a boyfriend? If not, you'd better hurry up! Don't let Roy's carefree attitude fool you; he has many good qualities, like...
The old woman suddenly paused when she was talking about Roy's good qualities.
Roy: You tell me! Surely I'm not completely without any redeeming qualities?
"He's a hard worker, yes! Roy is a hard worker."
After racking her brains for a long time, the old woman finally came up with an answer.
Faced with the questions posed by the two elderly people, Cynthia felt a little uncomfortable and glanced at Roy for help, but Roy, who was busy playing with Gengar's big face, ignored her.
Seeing this, Cynthia stretched out her hand and twisted Roy's waist, and Roy immediately surrendered.
The two elderly people noticed all of these little actions and exchanged a smile.
Grandma, actually...
Roy was pinched and in pain, explained that Cynthia was a Mythology Researcher from the Sinnoh Region, responsible for studying knowledge and history related to Legendary Pokémon, and hoped to learn about the history of Mt. Pyre.
From Sinnoh?
Although the two elderly people had never been there, they knew that the Sinnoh Region was north of Hoenn, not to mention that Sinnoh legendary Nether Dragon Deity was also located there.