The next morning, Dian had just finished packing when he heard a knock at the door.
Knock, knock, knock.
Accompanying the knocking was the hotel owner's slow, soft voice. "Scholar? Breakfast is ready."
Dian froze for a moment before reacting. "Thank you. I'll be right down. Sorry for the trouble." He somewhat understood why Zoroark Shaluo and Zorua Luoya had chosen to stay here... This was the first time he had ever stayed at a hotel that provided food.
The Decolore Islands truly were a peaceful place suited for research. There was little interference and not much bustle, but the simple life was enough.
After breakfast, Dian thanked the hotel owner and set off along the "Great Straight Road" toward the "Mountain Shrine"... By then, he had also heard the news from last night.
A meteor had fallen from the sky. There were several possibilities. Perhaps it was the space-DNA Pokémon Deoxys—but was Rayquaza really that easygoing...? If it really had been Deoxys, then last night's event hadn't been a meteor at all, but a clash between immortals.
The remaining possibilities were Clefairy piloting a spaceship, or Beheeyem operating a UFO rainbow flying saucer.
Of course, there was one other possibility: someone really had been screwed over last night... The kind that left them covered in blood.
Dian hurried toward the Mountain Shrine, ignoring everything along the way... As Decolora's regional scholar, he had a responsibility to investigate anyway, and this was a perfect opportunity.
"Dream!" Misdreavus's figure slowly floated back, and immediately afterward, a streak of black light wrapped around her and Dian. Phantom Dive!
Their figures vanished in an instant, soon reappearing above a scorched river channel.
The originally cracked riverbed had been burned black, and the wreckage of a helicopter lay within it...
Dian exchanged a glance