After lunch, they wasted no time and headed straight for their destination, ready to begin searching for traces of Team Rocket.
In fact, before Xia You arrived, Lorelei had already searched One Island on her own. Having found nothing, she now turned her attention to the nearby Two Island.
However, since she had no Flying-type Pokémon, they had to accommodate her by taking her speedboat and traveling by sea.
They sped through the waves, but Xia You had no mind to admire the scenery. A question had been lingering in his mind, and as the next island drew closer, he thought it over before finally giving in and asking.
"Miss Lorelei, since you're certain there's a Moltres here, why haven't you considered catching it?"
Steering the speedboat, Lorelei glanced at him and replied as though it were obvious, "Because I'm an Ice-type Pokémon Master! Wouldn't catching Fire-type Pokémon be beneath me? Besides, not only is Moltres's type incompatible with mine, it also has a strong advantage over all my Pokémon. Why would I make life difficult for myself by catching something so troublesome?"
So that was why!
Xia You had thought she wanted to protect her homeland's legend from being destroyed, choosing to become its unseen guardian and shoulder the responsibility of passing it down!
He never imagined the reason would be so simple!
It seemed that, just like several other masters, while using Ice-type Pokémon had brought her achievements and honors, it had also limited her other avenues of development.
The speeding boat broke the waves into spray, scattering droplets across their faces.
After more than ten minutes on the water, their speedboat finally reached Two Island.
Two Island's official name was Friendship Island. Its two peaks stood side by side like two brothers shoulder to shoulder, which was