Sandgem Town, Rowan Research Institute.
Li Wei had brought only Lucario, Arcanine, and Diancie with him, leaving the others at the Breeding Center.
He would be heading back shortly anyway.
He would come again after finishing work that afternoon.
It was only a forty-minute drive.
Still, Li Wei was not about to drop off Diancie and his cousin and leave. He stayed to go inside and greet the three professors first.
Blue recalled a legend.
"Could it have something to do with the legendary Eternal Flower? Or rather, could there be some sort of similarity?"
"You mean the AZ Kingdom from three thousand years ago...?"
When Li Wei and Diancie arrived, the three professors and Blue were deep in a heated discussion about the connection between the two.
Inside the Rowan Research Institute's conference room, everyone was focused.
When they saw Diancie come hopping toward them, the pink diamonds covering Diancie's body shone with dazzling brilliance...
Professor Oak and the others were immediately struck speechless.
The researchers gathered around the three professors also froze in place.
So beautiful.
They had never seen such a gorgeous Pokémon.
Even Milotic and Gardevoir, renowned for their beauty, paled in comparison.
The institute's dome was made of transparent glass.
Sunlight fell on Diancie, bathing the gems on Diancie's body in a brilliant glow.
"Diancie, say hello."
(Hello, everyone.)
The voices of Li Wei and Diancie finally brought Professor Rowan and the others out of their astonishment.
Even Blue had been just as stunned.
"This is my cousin Vera, an Ancient and Fossil Researcher who works at the History Museum in Eterna City. She's also interested in Carbink and Diancie."
Professor Oak smiled warmly. "Lian's granddaughter, right? Welcome."
Research like this required more than equipment. Pooling ideas and brainstorming mattered too, and the more talented