"Ah? Mm!"
Baimu nodded, inexplicably feeling that this white-clad girl with a cool expression looked somewhat familiar.
But he could not remember where he had seen her.
It was a little strange.
He could easily recall details from anime plots and game content, so there was no reason for him to recognize someone yet forget where he had met them.
As Baimu felt mildly surprised, the white-clad girl continued, "A fire suddenly broke out south of the forest. Totem Lurantis and its partner are over there. It is not too serious, so you can wait a little longer."
A fire?
Had a wild Fire-type Pokémon caused it?
In the Pokémon world, natural causes of forest fires included lightning strikes, spontaneous combustion, volcanic eruptions, and arson by Fire-type Pokémon.
There were not many Fire-type Pokémon living in forests, but there were certainly some.
He looked toward the southern sky, but the canopy was too dense for him to see the situation clearly.
Shiny Gengar thoughtfully flew upward. When it saw smoke and flames in the distance, it lowered its head and called out.
"Gengar!"
"I got it! Thanks for the warning."
Baimu called out to Gengar, then thanked the white-clad girl and asked, "Are you a mountain forager?"
"I am an Apothecary. I came to Lush Jungle to gather medicinal herbs." The white-clad girl showed him the bamboo basket on her back. It was indeed filled with plants he considered inedible, perhaps suitable for making incense.
An Apothecary!
A bolt of thought flashed through his mind.
He vaguely guessed why the white-clad girl looked familiar—
The Apothecary girl from the simulation!
Though he could not immediately confirm her identity, it was probably her.
"An Apothecary..."
Baimu pretended to ponder, then said, "Where are your Pokémon? There are many wild Pokémon in