As expected.
Baimu was not surprised by the location of the trial. If it had been anywhere else, he would have been.
What he was curious about was the trial itself.
A successor was essentially a prospective elder of the Draconids. The trial could not be easy, and there might even be a small chance of losing his life.
If it came to that, he could quit while he was ahead. No problem.
He had no intention of competing with Zinnia for the position, so there was no need to invest too much. He had agreed to take the trial mainly to honor his promise. He had accepted a Key Stone and a Mega Stone from the Draconids, so he ought to follow their arrangements.
And he wanted to satisfy his curiosity.
What did Sky Pillar look like in the anime? No Pokémon fan would pass up a chance to explore it. He might never get another opportunity!
"Where's Sky Pillar? How do we get there?"
He put the question to her.
Whether outsiders had yet to discover it or the Pokémon League was secretly protecting it, he could not find detailed information online about the island where Sky Pillar stood. It was absent from every map he could buy, too.
If he had known where it was, Baimu would have gone straight there for a look.
"Just follow me. You still have half an hour to make your final preparations." Zinnia generously gave him time to adjust.
"Thanks, but let's go now. I've made all the preparations I need."
He shook his head and smiled at the Whismur hiding shyly behind her waist.
Unfortunately, the little fellow named Xijiana seemed to have forgotten the young man who had often fed him tasty Pokéblocks in Meteor Village. He tried to