"Did he just leave like that? What a tool."
Umbreon watched Kiley and Flygon leave, hardly believing it.
Kiley was like an NPC who had come specifically to deliver a Mega Stone to Heiduo. After having lunch with Heiduo, he simply left.
"Different destinations, after all."
Heiduo shrugged.
Kiley's next stop was Laverre City, while Heiduo was headed to Anistar City, which Kiley had already visited.
Besides, Kiley was traveling for pleasure, while Heiduo had business to handle. Once he was done, Heiduo planned to leave.
That afternoon.
After packing his luggage, Heiduo arrived at Route 16.
Route 16 was known as Melancholy Road because its ground was densely blanketed in withered yellow leaves and piles of fallen foliage. At a glance, it gave people the illusion that the whole world was yellow.
"All right, all right, I know you can't wait."
Heiduo soothed the restless Garchomp. The Mega Stone had practically driven him mad with excitement. He was still young, after all. When Scizor heard about the Mega Stone, he had been much calmer, merely selling himself off as if it were nothing.
After flying up to take a look around.
Heiduo rode Garchomp to a secluded area.
Honestly, Kalos covered more land than Johto, and its proportions of cities, wilderness, and forests were different as well.
The environment here was fairly well preserved. During all his wandering, Heiduo had found the forests largely lush and thriving. Though the soil fertility could not compare to Mt. Silver, it was countless times better than the old National Park.
Was that the work of the ecological guardian?
Heiduo had considered it before. Kalos had no fewer factories than Johto, and its exhaust and wastewater were not exactly handled diligently, so why was Kalos's environment better than Johto and Kanto's?
After thinking