Roy let the Chandelure adjust to its new body first, while he went to ask Marshadow about the journey to the Johto.
Marshadow said that all that was needed was to deliver Ho-Oh's Flame before the festival in Ecruteak City began a month later.
One month?
His problem should be resolved in less than a month.
"Why don't you come back with me then? That way you won't have to come back again."
Hearing Roy say that, Marshadow's little head clicked, and he thought Roy was right. Why not let those people wait?
In Marshadow's opinion, all the Ho-Oh followers in Ecruteak City combined couldn't compare to Roy. Roy's Pokéblock were delicious, and he was also very pleasant to talk to; he liked him very much.
And so, Marshadow decided to return to Ecruteak City after helping Roy resolve his issues.
After agreeing on the plan, Roy looked at his Chandelure, who had already familiarized herself with the body and was looking at him with expectant eyes.
He knew exactly what Chandelure wanted, and now it was time to witness Chandelure's Mega Evolution.
Just as Roy was about to take out the Chandelure Mega Stone he had exchanged from his Spatial Bracelet, he heard a voice coming from afar.
"Roy, did Lampent evolve successfully?"
Hearing other people's voices, Marshadow quickly darted into Roy's shadow.
Returning to Roy's shadow felt like returning home to Marshadow. Upon entering, Marshadow saw Ancient Gengar scratching its own throat with its fingers.
Marshadow asked what happened, Ancient Gengar only said that it had eaten a very bitter, bitter type of the Dead.
Okay, that must be really tough.
The two elderly people rushed over, saying they were going to rest, but upon seeing the Golden light on the mountaintop, they immediately came up, fearing something had happened to Roy.
For many years, they had never seen the Golden light on Mt. Pyre.
When the two of them came up, they found that the Chandelure had successfully evolved and was now floating beside Roy, looking eager to try it out.
"Roy, what just happened? And what was that Golden light?"
Because he couldn't discuss matters related to Marshadow with others, Roy could only say that he didn't know how the Ghost-type energy and Fire type energy merged together and turned into Golden light.
Is this still possible?
Seeing that the Chandelure had successfully evolved, the two elders once again used their Ghost Power to form a pair of large, purple Ghost-type energy hands, closing the entrance to the Spirit World.
Roy had always wondered how the two old men guarded the entrance to the Spirit World, but he never expected it to be done in such a simple and unpretentious way.
Roy had originally wanted to try to wrap his hands in the Ghost Power and then tear open the entrance to the Spirit World with his bare hands.
But when he thought about how his Ghost Power would drive all the Ghost type Pokémon on Mt. Pyre crazy if he let it out, he had no choice but to give up.
The old woman was about to ask Phoebe to bring Snorunt up for evolution, but Roy said there was no rush. He took out the Chandelure Evolution Stone, which he had redeemed in the System Shop a long time ago but had never used, and placed it in front of the Chandelure.
"Come on, we agreed on this a long time ago."
"Lamp!"
A perfectly crafted Spell Tag emerged from Chandelure's body, Chandelure Mega Stone smoothly entered Chandelure's body.
The perfect quality Spell Tag on the System Panel has been replaced with Chandelure Mega Stone.
Chandelure didn't experience any special feeling after equipping the Mega Stone.
Because he and Roy were already of one mind, he could sense what Roy was thinking.
The two elderly people had no idea what Roy was up to.
Roy didn't hide anything from the two elderly people; if there were people he could absolutely trust, these two elderly people would definitely be among them.
"Chandelure, are you ready?"
"Lamp!"
Great! Very energetic!
The Pocket Watch in Roy's hand appeared, and the three hands simultaneously pointed to the bottom six o'clock position, and a powerful light burst forth from the glass mirror.
"The ghost lights the lamp, the spirit fire reignites, the Chandelure, Mega Evolution!"
The Key Stone inside the Pocket Watch emitted a green light that shone on Chandelure. As his first Pokémon, the bond between the two was naturally undeniable.
The newly evolved Chandelure once again emitted a burst of evolutionary light.
Although the two elderly people knew that this was Mega Evolution born a year ago, they were unaware that Chandelure could also Mega Evolution.
The two of them stood there, stunned, watching Chandelure evolve once again.
After the light of evolution fades, the Mega Chandelure makes its appearance.
The Mega Chandelure has become more slender and upright compared to its pre-evolution form. Its entire body is made of dark purple crystal, which is transparent and hard, with sharp and distinct edges.
The original four flames on the limbs increased to eight, evenly surrounding the body, with the stable purple-blue ghostly flames burning at the ends becoming more solid.
After Mega Evolution, Mega Chandelure's Special Attack reached 175, its Defense and Special Defense both reached 110, and its Ability changed to Infiltrator. (Sigh~)
Ability: Infiltrator
Effect: Allows attacks to Infiltrator the opponent's barriers or Substitutes.
The Mega Chandelure appeared before the two old men and Roy.
Roy barely felt the energy drain on his body during the Mega Evolution process.
After having the Mega Chandelure experiment with Flamethrower and Shadow Ball, Roy nodded with great satisfaction.
Roy, this is...
"That's right, it's the Mega Evolution you're thinking of. That was a Chandelure Evolution Stone I obtained earlier."
Hearing the old woman's surprised voice, Phoebe, who had been waiting halfway up the mountain, rode her Dragapult to the top of the mountain.
Looking at the much more luxurious large desk lamp in front of her, she covered her mouth, not knowing what to say.
The Chandelure in the study Pokédex shouldn't look like this, what on earth is this?
Upon learning that Roy could also Mega Evolution, Phoebe grabbed Roy's arm, expressing that she also wanted the Key Stone and Gengar's Evolution Stone.
Roy agreed to Phoebe's request. He remembered that Steven had a Key Stone, but he would have to look for the Gengarite.