Arceus first created Palkia, the Space God, Dialga of Time God, and others who shaped the material world...
Cynthia couldn't immediately recall the name of the third deity she had just seen.
"Giratina, the god of the Distortion World, is called the Great God of the Giratina by the old man."
Roy reminded him.
When Roy blurted out the name Giratina, Cynthia was also surprised, because there was very little information and history about Giratina in the world.
It's usually historians and Mythology who pay attention to this kind of news.
"You're not completely clueless, are you? You do know about Giratina."
"Of course, we're old friends."
"What? You know Giratina?"
Cynthia joked.
What was said without malice may have been taken to heart by the listener.
That's more than just knowing each other. Roy glanced down at the damaged Poké Ball at his waist, then thought better of it.
I don't know him/her, and we're not familiar with each other.
Cynthia didn't know was that Roy had also gone with Giratina to fight another cosmic virus in space Deoxys, and a messenger from the Spirit World.
After being interrupted, Cynthia gathered her thoughts and continued to tell Roy:
After creating the material world, Arceus then created the Lake Guardians the spiritual world: knowledge, emotion, and consciousness.
That is, Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf, who respectively reside at Lake Acuity in the northernmost part of Sinnoh, Lake Verity in the westernmost part, and Lake Valor in the easternmost part.
Then came the appearance of the first Pokémon, Mew... until Heatran of the Hisui Region was born from a fireball...
As Cynthia began her NPC-style explanation, which couldn't be skipped, even though the person opposite her was a stunning beauty, Roy was almost falling asleep.
"Roy! Don't sleep, listen carefully as I'm going to teach you!"
Seeing Roy looking like he was about to fall asleep, Cynthia gently turned Roy's face, which was almost touching the desk, with both hands. Was her lecture really that boring?
This scene was witnessed by Phoebe, who wanted to play with Cynthia. She wanted to see if Cynthia had finished reading the ancient book and if she could play with her for a while.
Upon entering the study, Furong saw Cynthia cupping Roy's face in her hands, the two only a few centimeters apart. Having only ever seen this scene in romantic dramas on television, Phoebe's cheeks instantly flushed red.
"Sorry to bother you, Sister Cynthia, I didn't see anything!"
Phoebe covered her face, screamed, and ran out of the study.
"Phoebe, it's not what you think."
Cynthia, disregarding the ancient book in her hands, arrived at the door of the study, but Phoebe had already run away quickly and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Knowing the misunderstanding was beyond explanation, Cynthia returned to the study. Just as she was about to complain about Roy, who had caused the misunderstanding, she turned around and found that he had already fallen asleep on the desk.
Are my lectures really that boring?
When the two returned to the cabin, Phoebe was eating the snacks Roy had bought, her head down, and wouldn't look up no matter how Cynthia called her.
Phoebe could no longer look Cynthia in the eye, but she still lowered her head and promised:
"Don't worry, Cynthia. Although I saw it, I absolutely didn't tell anyone. No! I didn't tell anyone except Gengar."
Phoebe's confident expression left Cynthia at a loss for words. Roy leaned close to Cynthia's ear and whispered:
"Phoebe's Gengar has a nickname: 'Mt. Pyre's Know-It-All.' Gengar knows, it means all the Ghost type Pokémon in Mt. Pyre. Pokémon know."
Cynthia: Speechless...
After dinner
Now, no matter what the two of them do, Phoebe is secretly watching them. She is already thinking about whether Cynthia should stay in her own house or Roy's house if she is to live on Mt. Pyre.
Roy then suggested taking Cynthia to see the room he used to live in.
Pushing open the door, everything was exactly as it had been.
Both the furniture arrangement and the cleanliness of the floor clearly indicate that it has been professionally maintained.
Although Phoebe said she wanted to take over Roy's house, the furnishings inside were exactly the same as before he left.
"It's so clean, does someone clean it every day?"
Roy silently turned his gaze to Phoebe.
An elderly man passing by said:
"You little rascal, you should thank our Phoebe. This old man doesn't have the strength. If it weren't for her cleaning your room every week, you would have been a complete mess by wild Ghost type Pokémon by now."
"I'm just worried that his house is too messy and might attract some evil spirits that might then wander into my room. I don't mean I want to clean his room for him."
Phoebe, having been exposed by the old man, stubbornly replied.
Seeing Phoebe's hypocritical words, Roy reached out and ruffled Phoebe hair twice, messing up her newly styled hair, which made Phoebe angry again, and she chased after Roy and punched him.
Suddenly, Mt. Pyre gained a bit more human presence and lost a bit of its Ghost type aura.
While the two were playfully bickering, Cynthia stared silently at a coffin lid in the room. There was no bed in the room, and yet there was a blanket inside the coffin lid—there was only one possibility...
She never imagined anyone would sleep here.
Roy carried Phoebe on his back. As Punishment for Roy recent behavior, he had to become Phoebe's mount and carry her for half an hour.
"Um, it's actually quite comfortable. Would you like to lie down for a bit?"
Roy knew that Cynthia might not be able to understand, so he decided to let her experience it for herself.
Cynthia hesitated for a long time before finally refusing.
"Never mind, I... I'll just stay in my usual bed."
She still felt it was a bit strange to sleep in a coffin-like container.
Cynthia and Phoebe went to each other's rooms. There was only one guest room at Mt. Pyre, which was the room Roy had just been in.
So Phoebe and Cynthia will be sleeping in the same room tonight. In Phoebe's room is a purple coffin board. Seeing Phoebe and Roy lie down in it with the same ease, Cynthia felt relieved.
That's why you two are family.
Cynthia took out the camping kit she had bought earlier, a folding bed and blanket specifically for camping, and lay down to think about the contents of the ancient books she had read today.
"Sister Cynthia, I can't sleep. Can you tell me about Sinnoh?"
A sound came from the coffin lid.
Just now in the study, Roy fell asleep before Cynthia had finished her explanation. Now, hearing Phoebe asking questions on her own initiative, Cynthia decided that she must make sure Phoebe understands Mythology, so that she doesn't end up like Roy.
Have you heard of the Hisui Region?
"Hisui? I think I've heard Grandpa mention the Great God of the Giratina..."
Seeing that Phoebe also knew some myths and legends, Cynthia, who originally only wanted to teach Phoebe some basic Mythology knowledge, immediately started talking.
As Phoebe recounted the stories of mythical Legendary Pokémon she and her grandmother had discovered during their archaeological excavation at the Ruins, Cynthia overheard a faint snoring sound.
Whew~
Looking up, he saw that Phoebe had also fallen asleep from his nagging; the two siblings were practically identical.
Cynthia came to the coffin lid and saw that Phoebe had a faint smile on her lips. She remembered that the two old people had mentioned in their conversation that the successor of the Mt. Pyre would have the responsibility of guarding the entrance to the Spirit World. Feeling a little sorry for Phoebe, she helped her cover herself with the blanket.