Iono's Ghost House Livestream (4,000 Words)

After the introductions were out of the way, Mingyou happily got Iono's autograph and even a photo with her.

Latias stood nearby, studying the cute young woman with open curiosity...

So this is an internet celebrity? Why can the Magnemite on her head move when they aren't alive? Is she some kind of Magnemite host?

Or is the cute young woman underneath already dead, and the two differently colored Magnemite on her head are actually controlling her?

Just then, Iono's assistant pushed up her glasses and said, "Let's see where you'll be staying first. You've come all the way from the Paldea Region, so you'll need a good rest to adjust to the time difference."

"No problem. Everything's ready!"

Mingyou led them to the Community Center in Verdant Town. The Administrator hadn't shown up; Mingyou was handling their reception today.

On the way, Iono looked around with interest. But the ground was covered in withered leaves, and the scenery felt nothing like the fragrant fields she had imagined.

"Is it always this deserted?" she asked. "The fields are bare, and I've hardly seen any Wild Pokémon. Did something happen? A disaster or something...?"

"No. It's pretty much like this outside the tourist season, especially now that it's cold. It should look better once it snows. If you're just here for the scenery, early summer or early autumn is best."

At Mingyou's explanation, Iono bared her Sharpedo-like teeth, waved a sleeve at her assistant, and cried, "We got tricked!"

"I didn't realize either..."

The photos of Kitakami that the assistant had found online had all looked beautiful. But they were city people, and Levincia looked like summer year-round. Neither of them had known what a Kitakami winter would be like.

Now they were the clueless city folk...

Walking ahead, Mingyou heard