Investigating the Hidden Truth (Please Vote)

Inside the Manor's Villa, Mingyou had taken off his shirt and was lying facedown on the sofa, enduring a cruel ordeal.

"Hiss—"

"Don't move!"

Akari gave his back a light tap, her voice stern, then continued spraying Potion on his wounds before covering them with medicated patches.

Honestly... he had finished a Pokémon battle without his Pokémon getting hurt much at all, yet he had come out of it with the worst injuries and still insisted he was fine.

"All right. Stay like that for another ten minutes. I'm going to check on those two."

"Got it..."

Mingyou answered weakly.

As soon as Akari left, Ogerpon and the others gathered around him, their faces full of worry.

"I'm fine. I just need to rest a little. Go on and play. Let me join you later."

Mingyou glanced at the glowing TV screen. The kids clearly loved playing games, but there was only one console, so they had to take turns.

"Mmm..."

"I said I'm fine. Besides, isn't it almost time to eat? No more games once dinner's ready, okay?"

Mingyou tried to change the subject, but it clearly did little good. More than games or food, everyone was worried about him...

A little later, Akari returned and said the other two were all right. Then she asked what had happened. How had they suddenly ended up fighting? Surely it wasn't because of jealousy on their part too?

"No..."

Mingyou explained that Iono and her assistant had been controlled by purple chains invisible to the naked eye. They had ambushed him and tried to kill him. Luckily, he had survived and managed to resolve the situation.

"Purple chains?"

"Yeah. Bloodmoon said they looked a bit like the Hachimaki used at festivals. They looped around like the number eight, with two little