After adding Akari as a friend, Mingyou put down his phone. "I won't be coming to Kitakami Center for the next few days, so you don't need to wait for me here."
"Taking a break? No problem. Message me when you're coming back. Actually, calling would be better. I might not see a message right away and end up missing you."
Akari smiled as she answered, then took the fruit she was selling today and said goodbye.
Mingyou watched her leave. The smile gradually faded from his face as he thought back over what had just happened—and that Arceus phone...
He did know of a Trainer named Akari. That was why he had been so surprised when they first met. But after observing her, he'd felt she wasn't the same person.
After all, the Akari he remembered could punch out the gods of time and space, kick Giratina around, and tear Arceus apart with her bare hands. How could she be an ordinary girl with amnesia?
"I guess once you leave home and travel this far, you're bound to run into all sorts of interesting things. Maybe that's what Trainers who love traveling enjoy about it."
Mingyou sighed for no particular reason. He still preferred a quieter life, though, enjoying the changes that came naturally with it.
He stopped dwelling on it. It had nothing to do with him anyway. He was better off thinking about what to do over the next few days...
By sunset, Mingyou had stocked up at Momozawa Shop and returned to the Villa.
Ogerpon and the others rushed out to greet him, eager to find out what was for dinner. They were also delighted that they could spend the next few days with Mingyou.
"Tomorrow, we'll stay home and help Sinistcha make tea bowls. The