When Yong opened his eyes, a huge head... no! Some unidentified object stood right in front of his face, staring fixedly at him with two yellow eyes...
"Fuck!"
Unable to stop the curse from slipping out, Yong recoiled in fright, planted his hands on the ground, and scrambled backward.
Only when Yong saw its entire body did he cry out in shock,
"You... Shelgon!?"
The boy's eyes instantly lit up with excitement! But he soon calmed down.
"Wait! If it managed to evolve into Shelgon, it probably already has a Trainer..."
Yong whipped his head around. Sure enough, a smiling young man sat nearby watching him, a notebook in his hand. Lucario sat quietly beside him and nodded to Yong as well.
"You're awake, Yong! This is my master, Riley!"
Lucario's voice rang out in Yong's mind. Immediately afterward, he heard Riley protest,
"We're partners! Don't call me your master, Lucario!"
Watching their exchange, Yong finally came to his senses.
"Hello! I'm Yong! May I ask where we are...?"
Riley smiled faintly.
"I'm Riley! Lucario has already told me about you! Thank you for your help!"
He closed the book and looked around before finally resting his gaze on the silvery-white triangle in the center of the cavern. He said softly,
"I've finished exploring this place... There are three caves in total! The walls of one are covered in ancient writing, and another has a statue against the wall... Then there's this one! It received a tremendous amount of natural energy through the lightning, then triggered a transfer that brought us here..."
Riley handed Yong the notebook and said with a smile,
"Fortunately, I know a little about ancient writing, so I managed to decipher some of it..."
Yong accepted it and opened the notebook with a solemn expression. The