Castelia City, freight harbor.
The time had quietly crept past 11:30 p.m.
After performing "By Lake Baikal" with Meloetta, Li Wei extended a sincere invitation to her.
Lucario, Diancie, and Shaymin welcomed Meloetta, too.
Meloetta was a little hesitant at first. It wasn't that she didn't want to leave with Li Wei; she simply still had some concerns.
But Meloetta's situation wasn't as safe as one might imagine. She had been attacked several times in Unova.
Unlike Sinnoh, the Unova Region still faced the threat of Team Plasma, and its Pokémon poachers had yet to be rooted out.
That was because the four Pokémon Leagues of Kanto-Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh had a dedicated Chief Investigator in Lance.
In the Unova Region, however, there was no one to carry on that work.
Aside from the fact that Alder wasn't a Chief Investigator, he could no longer do much even if he wanted to.
All Alder wanted now was to find someone who could succeed him as Unova Champion.
Having suffered repeated attacks from poachers, Meloetta had been constantly on the run.
If Meloetta hadn't been strong enough, those poachers really would have caught her.
Meloetta didn't like fighting.
At least, she didn't in her aria forme.
Eventually, Meloetta had hidden herself in Castelia City, taking refuge in the quiet Resting Melody Café on Back Alley Street.
While invisible, Meloetta had spent quite some time at the Resting Melody Café.
Since there were songs to listen to every day at the café, Meloetta had never left.
And Li Wei could guarantee her safety, as well as ensure that she could pursue her dream of singing for an audience.
Although the stage there hadn't been built specifically for Meloetta, it suited her perfectly.
There was a large enough audience and plenty of stage