"Yo, J, you're looking pretty pale. Are you sick?" came the mocking voice of an older man.
"What do you need this time?" J asked. Although she had never seen exactly what he looked like, she knew he was a regular client of hers, and someone with powerful connections in this world. It was precisely because people like him needed someone to do their dirty work that Hunter J had come into existence in the first place.
"I want Regigigas!" The older man fell silent for a moment before giving the name, then chuckled sinisterly. "As long as you can get it, the price is negotiable. I trust you won't disappoint me, J!" With that, he ended the video call.
"Yuan Ye, start researching Regigigas and confirm its exact location..." J immediately began issuing orders, and everyone aboard the airship sprang into action.
On Mt. Coronet, Liu Qing looked at the spot where the six people had been reduced to ash. At some point, he had grown accustomed to killing those who threatened him, but he did not like that side of himself. A wave of weariness washed over him. Stroking Salamence's forehead, he said, "Thanks for that. I would've been in trouble just now without you!" Then he looked at the six Pokémon gathering around him and smiled faintly. "And thank you all, too!" The Pokémon seemed to sense his mood and gave gentle cries.
Just as Liu Qing was about to ask Blissey to prepare another lunch, however, he and his Pokémon all turned toward a nearby ice cliff. A majestic Absol stood atop it, its gleaming fur as white as snow. The fur beneath its neck flowed softly in the mountain breeze, giving off a gentle glow in the sunlight, while the sickle on its forehead shone