The next day was the time for the Jubilife Academy exchange group to leave.
The students of the Jubilife Academy boarded the bus one by one. Over the past two months, the students from the two Academies had developed a deep bond through their interactions, and they bid farewell to the students and teachers of the Rustboro Academy, with whom they had only recently met.
Professor Rowan watched as Cynthia and Roy exchanged glances, the tenderness in their eyes impossible to fake. He knew his assistant's heart probably already belonged to Roy.
Sigh~ I shouldn't have let Cynthia go to Sootopolis City alone with that brat. I really don't know how I'm going to explain this to Professor Carolina when we get back.
However, he also Harvest a lot from this trip to Rustboro City, obtaining a lot of data about Ghost type Pokémon he can use to improve the information in his research institute when he gets back.
His eldest apprentice Professor Sycamore, did not take the Bus to the port of Rustboro City; instead, he went alone to the port of Petalburg City, where there were ships bound for the Kalos Region.
Professor Sycamore's feelings are complicated; this day has finally come.
As the Bus slowly started moving, Cynthia waved to Bus through the window. Roy managed to compose himself and Cynthia back.
Seeing the other girl raise her little fist at him with a fierce look, Roy knew that this was still a warning to him not to mess with the little girl.
Sigh~ They're not even together yet.
However, what puzzled him was that he found Sano Tianyu still beside him, waving goodbye to the students of the Jubilife Academy on the Bus, just like him.
"Tianyu? Why didn't you come back to Sinnoh with me?"
"Hey boss, I applied to our director to be an exchange student at the Rustboro Academy."
"Exchange student?"
"That's right. Now, Rustboro Academy and our Jubilife Academy are cooperating deeply and have launched an exchange student program. I was the first one to be exchanged."
I have to study hard for Nana's sake, and then graduate and become a dojo apprentice at the Green Mine City Dojo."
Gym apprentice?
Roy remembered that Mossdeep City seemed to have some requirement for Gym apprentices to have Psychic type. Could this young man playing with steel really awaken Psychic type?
Roy returned to the villa in the back mountain. After Agatha's Gengar, Arbok Professor Birch, and Professor Rowan left one after another, even Fujino moved back to his original dormitory.
The other party is preparing for promotion to the advanced Researcher class, and the back mountain area is still somewhat gloomy and cold.
Although Sano Tianyu stayed at the Rustboro Academy, his heart remained with the Psychic type girl in Mossdeep City, and he was determined to pass the advanced class exam as soon as possible and head to Mossdeep City.
Everyone has their own goals and direction.
In an instant, the villa on the back hill became empty again.
Being busy is good.
Roy had some free time, and just as he was about to take Primeape for some more morning exercise, his Communicator rang.
It was a message Steven sent to himself.
Steven actually came back from Sinnoh?
Having nothing better to do, Roy rode his beat-up little bike to the Devon Tower in Rustboro City, grabbed his elevator card, and went to the Training Ground on the 10th floor.
As soon as I arrived at the Training Ground, I saw Steven, who looked travel-worn. He must have just returned from the Devon Tower as well.
Before Roy could say a word, Steven stepped forward, pinned Roy against the elevator entrance, and pointed at Roy's nose, asking:
"Wallace said you found a girlfriend? Really?!"
Roy tried to dodge Steven's finger, but found that no matter how he dodged, Steven's finger was still pointing at him.
The Snorunt, hiding in Roy's arms, quietly blew a cool breath onto Steven's fingers. Only after being chilled did Steven notice the Snorunt in Roy's arms.
Steven became much gentler towards Pokémon, gently taking the Snorunt from Roy's arms and holding it in his own, but he still didn't give Roy a kind look.
Seeing Roy's evasive gaze and reluctance to answer, Steven knew the answer:
"Roy, you traitor, betrayer, schemer... I'm so disappointed in you."
Steven also learned about Roy and Cynthia from Wallace, of course, it was Wallace initiative, he couldn't stand seeing Roy so carefree.
As the self-proclaimed eldest brother of the trio, Steven must give Roy a good talking-to.
Roy endured Steven's criticism for a full half hour, and even after being subjected to a hundred layers of criticism, he dared not utter a word.
"Is that woman really that beautiful? Is she so captivating to you?"
Is it pretty?
Roy touched the cheek that had been kissed yesterday and chuckled foolishly.
"Nice!"
Roy took out a photo of Ryuga and Lisia from when Cynthia was in the Litwick group chat.
Steven:... Did I come here to show off?
Roy then endured a full hour of criticism.
When Steven said he was tired, the butler handed Steven a glass of water.
"Are you and Wallace both participating in this year's Edge Cup?"
"Yes, we're both going. What, you're coming too?"
"I'm bored anyway, might as well go and join in."
"If I beat you until you cry, I won't be there to comfort you."
After glancing at the unrepentant Roy, Steven Knob; there was no hope.
Steven opened his Spatial Bracelet, and a metal safe with an iron outer shell appeared in his hand.
"Password 10780, it contains what you mentioned before."
What I want?
Could it be...?
Roy entered the password Steven had given him and opened the safe. Inside, three stones resembling colored glass beads and three round stones of different colors lay quietly.
This... this... this is 3 Key Stones and 3 Mega Stones!
"The three glass beads on top should be what we found in the Meteor Cave. As for the three on the bottom, I don't know if they're the stones you showed me back then."
Roy was now completely deaf to Steven's words, scanning the three Mega Stones in the box one by one, and discovered that one of them, an ice-blue one, was the Mega Stone for Froslass that he needed.
The other two, one silver and one yellow, are the Mega Stones for Aggron and Manectric, respectively. Roy also remembers that Steven had an Aggron.
"Now tell me what these stones are for?"
Seeing Roy standing there in a daze, Steven waved his hand in front of Roy, and the Snorunt in his arms also waved back to Roy.
These stones were specially collected by Devon Corporation from different regions. The company paid a considerable price to find stones of this type.