Could Aggron not remember, or did he just not want to say?
The Porygon Phone had its suspicions, but it could hardly force Aggron to talk. He was an ace, after all!
The next day.
The sun blazed overhead.
Scorching heat settled over Pyrite Town once more, and the air shimmered in waves.
"So hot!"
"Chi-do~"
Baimu and Mawile squinted through the floor-to-ceiling window. Behind them, Blissey and the other Pokémon were cleaning up the trash so Liu Ge wouldn't notice anything amiss when he returned.
The two new Dreepy had retreated into their Poké Balls early, unable to stand the dry, sweltering heat. Lately, they had been fighting over Drakloak. Because of their species' unusual nature, several of them could share a single Poké Ball.
Oddly enough, Dragapult could carry two Dreepy, but Drakloak couldn't.
So the two kept brawling over the right to share Drakloak's Poké Ball, making a nonstop racket.
In the end, neither won.
Baimu knew it was inequality, not scarcity, that bred resentment, so he separated all three of them.
Dragapult and Dreepy Big Sister had no such problem. Despite their considerable difference in size, the two dragons had been quite affectionate lately.
Baimu had a feeling he would be seeing a Pokémon Egg before long.
"What's the plan today?"
The Porygon Phone asked its trainer what he intended to do next.
"Keep investigating the River Association, of course," Baimu said. "This time, as a Special Investigator."
Dinis had given him the authority and standing to do it. Not making full use of them would be a waste of his goodwill.
Before long, Baimu was back at Town Hall.
This time, he mainly wanted the mayor to assign him an escort. Going to the River Association alone would be a hassle, and he would have