The feedback in his heart gradually grew clearer, and Yong began to feel excited.
With Reggie in tow, he wound through the passages, weaving through the sprawling maze of buildings.
Finally, following the calls echoing in his heart, Yong reached a room.
It was a pure white room with a circular pool, its deep blue water as clear and lustrous as a gemstone.
At its very center, a column of water kept bubbling upward.
Neither of them saw any sign of Swampert in the room.
Puzzled, Reggie asked,
"Are you sure Swampert is here?"
Yong nodded firmly and sent out Gyarados. He paced slowly around the room before finally fixing his gaze on the pool.
"There's no mistake! Swampert sensed me coming. The feeling in my heart tells me Swampert is right here!"
Reggie said in disbelief,
"I'm really curious about this connection you keep talking about. You aren't a psychic, so it shouldn't be Telepathy, right?"
Yong smiled and shook his head. I can't exactly tell you this is an ability the system gave me.
"It's the bond Swampert and I have built over all this time!"
Reggie shrugged, then suddenly frowned. Turning toward a certain direction, he asked quietly,
"Did you hear something?"
At that, Yong looked into the distance.
"It sounds like... there's something..."
Clack! Clack! Clack!
Footsteps rang out abruptly, and Yong's and Reggie's expressions changed.
Reggie quickly moved beside Yong and sent out Lapras as well. The two Trainers and their Pokémon watched the doorway, ready for anything!
Soon, several figures appeared before them.
"Oh! There really are people here! I thought you were Team Charge lackeys, but it turns out... you're a couple of cute boys I've never seen before!"
A pink-haired woman stood there in a white-and-silver qipao, black stockings peeking out over