Roy led the two to a deserted clearing by the sea. The distance from Goldenrod City to Violet City was less than two days' walk, so they definitely couldn't walk there.
He then took out two Poké Balls and released his Golurk and Dragapult.
"Clay doll."
The moment Golurk appeared next to Roy, Cynthia instantly sensed a powerful aura emanating from Golurk, and instinctively placed her hand on Garchomp's Poké Ball.
However, upon learning that the Golurk was Roy's Pokémon, Cynthia's expression changed instantly, her mouth agape, unable to utter a word.
The aura emanating from the Golurk filled Cynthia with uncontrollable astonishment.
Roy wasn't this strong a year ago, but now this Golurk is almost at the level of High-level Elite Four.
This made Cynthia both happy and unhappy, after all, her current Trump Card Garchomp, was only at the mid-level Elite Four level.
The Golurk's enormous size, standing over 6 meters tall, instantly piqued Professor Carolina's curiosity.
She had seen Golurk before in the Ruins of the Sinnoh Region, but this was the first time she had ever Golurk one as big as Roy's.
Compared to Roy's Golurk, those other clay giants were like sons seeing their fathers; how could Roy's Golurk be so big?
"Professor Carolina, this Golurk is the Golurk that once guarded the Ruins of Alph."
Upon learning that the Golurk was also brought out from the Ruins of Alph, Professor Carolina's initially curious expression turned serious, and she conjured a magnifying glass and began to observe the Golurk.
After examining the Golurk from the front and finding nothing unusual, Professor Carolina moved to the back of the Golurk.
She suddenly noticed a string of mysterious characters on the back of the Golurk.
"This is...
Time flows on relentlessly.
It is the past, it is the future, it is the present...
Space is an endless extension.
And the mind is also a space...
The mysterious script was no problem for Professor Carolina, who specializes in ancient history, and he deciphered the text on the back of the Golurk piece by piece.
She had discovered many poems of this style during her time in the Sinnoh Region, but she didn't know who the authors were.
At the same time, she also knew that the time in the poem referred to Dialga, the Time God; space referred to Palkia; and mind referred to the guardians of the three lakes in the far north (Lake Acuity), far west (Lake Verity), and far east (Lake Valor).
The string of text contains so much information; it seems that the Ruins of Alph are definitely not simple.
While Professor Carolina was observing the Golurk, Roy moved closer to Cynthia.
At this moment, Cynthia was still pondering what tactics her Pokémon should use to defeat this Golurk that exuded a powerful aura.
Roy glanced around and saw that Professor Carolina was still studying the runes on the Golurk's back.
Roy took out the Ancient Crown, which he had obtained from the Ruins of the Ancient Gengar, from his Spatial Bracelet.
"Beautiful Miss Cynthia, as a token of my appreciation for the ice cream you just had, here's this for you."
"What's this?"
Cynthia looked at the historically significant crown in Roy's hand with curiosity in her eyes.
Upon learning that it was Roy's Present, Cynthia smiled helplessly, unsure of what to say to Roy seemed to lack emotional intelligence.
When other people give girls gifts, they usually give them jewelry, bags, cosmetics, etc., but Roy gave her an antique instead.
However, she doesn't dislike it.
She took the crown from Roy and examined it closely. The many beautiful patterns on the crown instantly captivated Cynthia.
Roy, your Golurk...
Just as Professor Carolina was about to inquire about the paper, she turned around and saw the ancient crown in Cynthia's hand.
"This is!"
Professor Carolina took the ancient crown from Cynthia's hands and sighed as he looked at its exquisite patterns.
Upon learning that the crown was Present for Cynthia, Professor Carolina returned it to Cynthia. Although the ancient crown was very precious, she couldn't bring herself to take away her granddaughter's Present.
At the same time, Professor Carolina remembered the question he needed to ask Roy.
"Roy, do you know what those words on the Golurk's back mean?"
"The words on the Golurk's back? I'd forgotten about them if you hadn't mentioned them."
Roy had actually noticed the string of text before, but he didn't recognize it, and since the system hadn't scanned it, he didn't pay much attention to it.
"Alright, let's head out now, so we don't keep Professor Oak and the others waiting."
"Okay, let's go, Golurk."
The Golurk retracted its arms and legs, which transformed into four nozzles, and then turned its body sideways.
Without the slightest hesitation, Professor Carolina jumped onto the back of the Golurk.
Cynthia wanted to sit on the back of the Golurk with Professor Carolina, but Professor Carolina refused.
The reason was that she wanted to study the meaning of the inscription on the back of the Golurk, so she had Cynthia and Roy squeeze onto Dragapult.
Besides, she was old enough that she was perfectly comfortable sitting on the Golurk all by herself.
Seeing the large empty space next to her grandmother, Cynthia wanted to argue, but Professor Carolina ignored her and focused on examining the other runes on the Golurk's back with a magnifying glass.
Reluctantly, Cynthia walked to Dragapult's side. Looking at Roy's silly grin, Cynthia felt a surge of joy, but she didn't show it.
"What are you looking at? Let's go!"
Looking at Dragapult beneath Roy, it was the same Drakloak blessed by Rayquaza more than a year ago, now evolved and still very strong.
This was the second Intermediate King level Pokémon that she had seen Roy.
Do you want to sit in the front or the back?
"Behind... in front."
Hearing that Cynthia wanted to sit in the front, Roy stepped back to make room for Cynthia.
Cynthia straightened her skirt and straddled the saddle in front of Dragapult.
Then she felt a pair of strong arms envelop her, and the hands that connected to those arms gripped the handles on the saddle.
Upon sensing Roy's presence behind her, Cynthia's body stiffened for two seconds.
Roy suddenly caught a faint scent of Mina and a unique young girl's fragrance emanating from Cynthia, and subconsciously said:
You smell so good!
Suddenly realizing that his words might have sounded a bit frivolous, Roy quickly added another sentence.
I'm serious.
"Shut up! Get out of here!"
After being teased by Professor Carolina, Cynthia's face remained flushed, like someone slightly tipsy. After Roy said that, Cynthia felt her whole body getting hot and turned her head away, unwilling to talk to Roy.
She just couldn't understand why Roy had only grown a head and muscles in the past year, but hadn't grown a brain at all.
Seeing that Cynthia didn't seem angry, Roy scratched his head, smiled, patted Dragapult, and instructed:
"Dragapult, let's go! Ruins of Alph!"
"Doryu!"
Dragapult soared straight into the sky.
The sudden acceleration caught Cynthia off guard, and she fell backward into Roy's arms.
The already burning heat spread to her entire body, and Roy also felt Cynthia's body heat up, asking if she was alright.
After feeling his waist being pinched, Roy didn't ask any more questions.
After getting used to the speed of the Dragapult, Cynthia quickly moved forward and left Roy's embrace, but felt a little empty.
Roy couldn't see the expression on Cynthia's face at all; he only wanted to praise Dragapult for doing a great job.
As the Golurk saw Dragapult take off, it also spewed out gray-black energy from its four nozzles and chased after Dragapult.
After Roy left with Cynthia and Professor Carolina, two League Prosecutors riding Charizards landed their Charizards at the port of Goldenrod City.
Looking at the ships docked in the harbor, the two men were at a loss for words. They had been ordered to pick up Professor Carolina and take him to the Ruins of Alph.
But after waiting for a long time, they still didn't see the other person.
"Captain, Professor Carolina did disembark at this time, right?"
"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer..."