Devon Corporation

Rinshin Town.

After more than four hours on the road, Baimu and Aggron finally arrived.

"Making money sure isn't easy."

He let out a weary breath and looked back at the Big Monster, whose breathing was a little heavy. "Thanks for the effort. We'll celebrate properly tonight. We've earned it."

"Grr... roar!"

Aggron set the heavy stone on the ground, and his breathing soon steadied.

Baimu had worried that Jenny might come looking for him, but in the end, he had called in Steelix to help carry the stone so Aggron wouldn't collapse from exhaustion. As it turned out, Steelix wasn't that conspicuous as long as he flew low enough.

The two Pokémon took turns moving forward, so neither had to work especially hard. It was almost like an outing.

Later, they even found a road and caught a ride. After all that, they covered in just over four hours a distance that would have taken Ash and his friends a day or two.

Cause for celebration.

All that remained was to take the stone on a train to Rustboro City.

Unfortunately, Aggron was too tall and heavy to be allowed into a carriage, while Mawile, despite her monstrous strength, thought the stone was dirty. That left Baimu to handle it himself.

"At least I can carry it this far."

Baimu managed to lift the stone and boarded the train under the puzzled gazes of the people and Pokémon around him.

Luck was luck, but it seemed to come at a price. Nuzleaf had ruined his nectar, and only after chasing him had Baimu found the Power Herb and Sun Stone.

To turn the Leaf Stone and crystal into hard-earned cash, he had to haul them all the way to Rustboro City.

For all he knew, the price Junshu had