Celestic Town.
The Adamant Orb rested securely in its specially designed protective case.
Its energy faintly resonated with that of the Lustrous Orb kept in Celestic Town.
Li Wei suddenly spoke up. "Huh?"
He had sensed an unusual energy through his Aura.
Now that they shared the same space, the Adamant Orb's energy field seemed to have reached a kind of equilibrium with the Lustrous Orb.
Li Wei looked at Lucario. "Did you feel that? The change in Aura."
Lucario nodded. "Luca!"
Lucario had sensed the same thing as Li Wei.
Since this concerned the two orbs, Professor Carolina grew a little nervous. "Is something wrong?"
Roland and Cynthia also turned their eyes toward Li Wei, waiting for his explanation.
"Nothing's wrong. The two orbs are just resonating with each other, and their energy fields have become more stable."
As if to confirm Li Wei's words, the Lustrous Orb and Adamant Orb flashed in unison, then went still again.
Professor Carolina caught a crucial detail.
"Wait a moment. How did you sense that?"
It was one thing for Lucario to sense it, but Li Wei had been the one to bring it up.
Li Wei explained, "I forgot to tell you. I awakened my Aura at the Tree of Creation."
Professor Carolina: "?"
Roland: "?"
An enormous question mark appeared over each of their heads.
How could you say something like that so casually?!
Cynthia already knew about this, of course, so she wasn't surprised.
Roland seemed to recall something and rubbed her chin. "Aura, Aura..."
"Right, I met a Trainer named Riley before. He could use Aura too!"
Cynthia quickly remembered. "The Trainer you mentioned who trained on Iron Island and had a Lucario?"
Riley...
Li Wei vaguely remembered him.
He was probably a descendant of Sir Aaron, right?