He had originally thought Cynthia would be free before the end of the month and call him.
But that hadn't happened.
She seemed to have other, more pressing matters to handle, and she had dragged it out for another month.
Heiduo was speechless. After all, he was the one asking her to come over, so it wasn't appropriate for him to rush her. He could only put it off for now.
Cynthia also knew she had gone back on her word and repeatedly apologized, making Heiduo feel a little embarrassed. He couldn't even tell who was asking favors of whom anymore, so he could only keep reassuring her.
In the end, they agreed that by the middle of next month, Cynthia would definitely make time to come to Johto and help Heiduo figure out what was going on with Anomalous Magnet Mountain.
Heiduo naturally had no objections.
The Ranger Union, on the other hand, got in touch with Heiduo.
But the people who came left Heiduo rather surprised.
"Sis Muto! Sis Xu Xiu!"
Standing before him was none other than Muto, the dashing Ranger with short red hair.
At Muto's side was her inseparable best friend, the purple-haired girl Xu Xiu.
"Hi~"
Xu Xiu greeted Heiduo with a smile, while Muto stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.
"You really know how to stir up trouble, kid. You even managed to run into something like this."
"What do you mean, stir up trouble... Sis Muto, you became a Chief Ranger?" Heiduo had just been about to retort when he noticed that Muto's Capture Styler had changed from an ordinary one into an Advanced Styler.
Muto nodded, though she did not look particularly proud. She was already getting on in years—what was there to be proud of about becoming a