The luxury hotel in the center of town.
In the room, Xia You lay lazily on the sofa, with Shelly and Courtney sitting on the carpet on either side of him, their backs against the edge of the sofa.
The dim wall lamps cast the three of their shadows onto the wall, where they blurred together.
The fire in his heart had burned itself out, and everything was peaceful again.
It was then that he heard Shelly and Courtney explain what had happened.
After arriving in Unova, the two had first wandered around, experiencing how this region differed from Hoenn and Sinnoh and taking in the local customs, while also gathering information on the criminal organization here.
Along the way, they had run into Looker again.
A faint look of disdain hung on Courtney's face.
"That guy was posing as a traveler, keeping watch at the train station, but his disguise was so poor that we saw through it at a glance."
"That's because you're already familiar with him." Xia You shook his head. "But people from Team Plasma who've never dealt with him would never recognize him."
Courtney pursed her lips but didn't argue, continuing her account instead.
Having worked together many times before, Shelly and Courtney were already very familiar with Looker and were no longer as resistant to him as before. Looker, of course, also knew that they were both Xia You's women, that their reliability was beyond question, and that they were exceptionally capable. Thus, even without Xia You arranging it, both sides had tacitly begun working together again to investigate Team Plasma.
Following the trail, they had soon arrived here.
"Here?"
Shelly nodded. "We heard that Pokémon on the nearby mountain have been attacking humans frequently lately, and that strange people have been appearing at