Kieran could not believe what he was seeing. The Ogre he had always admired... the Ogre who, like him, had been shunned by everyone else... the Ogre powerful enough to fight the three Loyal Three alone and kill them...
Now she stood close to another man like a delicate little girl. She even had a Trainer of her own...
No... This couldn't be happening!
Kieran sank to the ground again. He couldn't understand it. He had loved the Ogre so much, and after all these years, he had never given up searching for her.
After everything he had put into that search, the first time he finally saw her, this was what he found...
Ogerpon usually returned to rest very late. The rest of the time, she scavenged for food or watched the Maushold live together as a family. Whenever anyone appeared, though, she hid in fear so they could not find her.
"Mmm?"
Hearing the noise, Ogerpon turned around. Her curious gaze met Kieran's eyes, which were on the verge of breaking down. Those innocent eyes stopped him in his tracks.
At that moment, he felt he finally understood what Mingyou had told him. The Ogre was not as powerful as he had imagined, but she really was like him: someone no one else understood.
"That's why I said you had it wrong. I'm Ogerpon's Trainer, and I'm her family, too. I know what kind of girl she really is better than anyone!"
Mingyou's tone turned serious. He gently stroked Ogerpon's head and continued, "If you want to see yourself as the powerful Ogre in that story, then I can only tell you this: everything Kitakami says about Ogerpon is a lie!"
"What!?"
Kieran's head shot up.
"He's right!"
Just then, Xuezhong arrived. After hearing about Kieran's battle with