I Want to Take on Ten!

"Beep—"

Amid a shrill whistle, the rapidly advancing Typhlosion was stopped by Officer Jenny and a blue-faced, yellow-furred canine Pokémon.

"Pokémon are prohibited from carrying people through the city at speeds exceeding forty kilometers per hour!" she sternly warned Heiduo atop Typhlosion.

The Manectric beside her wore an equally serious expression.

Heiduo, who had nearly been flung off by the momentum, removed his goggles and casually apologized before turning his gaze toward the enormous, castle-like structure in the distance.

—The Tower of Mastery.

In the anime, it was said that long, long ago, Gurkinn's ancestor had come to a small island, discovered two stones there, and successfully enabled his Lucario to undergo Mega Evolution.

That was the origin story of the Tower of Mastery.

But Heiduo did not know whether Gurkinn's ancestor had been the first person in the Kalos region to achieve Mega Evolution.

For that matter, he did not know whether Gurkinn had any connection to the Draconids, who had likewise inherited the knowledge of Mega Evolution.

He could only hope Gurkinn was easy to talk to.

Heiduo sighed. In Pokémon Adventures, the crazed Lysandre had used Mairin, who wore an E-Suit, to completely destroy the Tower of Mastery, leaving very little plot involving it.

Gurkinn had also gone from being a stern old man to a ring-granting old grandpa who handed out wealth, giving away Key Stones and Pokémon alike.

He had even nearly led his granddaughter to her death at Lysandre's hands.

After bidding farewell to Officer Jenny, who repeatedly reminded him to stay safe on the road, Heiduo headed for the Pokémon Center in Shalour City.

Lumiose City did have Officer Jennys, and Officer Jennys handled its everyday public safety. But life could be strangely coincidental—Mairin and the others had never once encountered an Officer