Time flew. Half a month had passed since Akari left. Though the tourist season was over, visitors still came to Kitakami now and then, with no sign of stopping.
The railway connecting Kitakami to Johto, Kanto, and Sinnoh had been completed yesterday. Once inspections and other work were finished, it was expected to open in a month.
The station stood three kilometers south of the Verdant Town bus stop, not too far away. To protect Kitakami's natural environment, the railway did not cut straight across the region.
Mingyou looked forward to seeing how Kitakami would develop once the station opened. Today, though, he had something more important to do...
He went to a corner of the Orchard with Iron Valiant. Larvesta was there too, perched on Iron Valiant's head. They stopped before a tree laden with dragon fruit. The powerful fragrance had even drawn Reshiram over, and it watched with open curiosity.
The dragon fruit were large, with orange skin that rose in flame-like ridges. Cut one open, and the flesh was pure white, without a single seed. A dream for anyone who hated picking them out.
[White Sun Dragon Fruit (B+): Soft in texture and sweeter than ordinary dragon fruit, with a distinctive fragrance. Ideal for making jam. Helps ward off cold. Eating it increases a Pokémon's rate of familiarity with Fire-type energy. A Dragon-type Pokémon recognized by Reshiram gains the Power of Truth upon eating it, greatly increasing its Special Attack.]
[Additional effect: A Pokémon that has gained the Power of Truth can learn Blue Flare and Fusion Flare by eating it.]
"Mm, that's pretty good."
Mingyou tasted it and nodded in satisfaction. He shared the remaining half with Larvesta and the others. Reshiram, meanwhile, helped itself to a dragon fruit straight from the tree and ate it