"What do you mean? There basically aren't any Pokémon in the underground caves."
"Yes, that's right. Pokémon generally don't appear underground. But there are exceptions."
"Exceptions?"
"A Hideaway was discovered recently, very close to here. The sounds Miss Cynthia heard probably came from there."
Cynthia and Kaim reacted to the unfamiliar word "Hideaway."
"What's a Hideaway?"
"It's a general term for underground spaces where Pokémon live. All sorts of Pokémon inhabit Hideaways. Sometimes you can even find Pokémon from outside the Sinnoh Region."
"Outside the Sinnoh Region? Where did they come from?"
"Well, we haven't figured out that much yet. After all, Hideaways themselves were only discovered recently. We still don't know where all of them are or how many there are."
Shouldn't you investigate that, then? I wondered, but their work was simply coal mining. Living organisms were the scholars' domain. It was fine if they didn't know.
"I don't know how they got here, but I can't let us destroy a perfectly good habitat, so we miners keep away from that Hideaway."
"They live underground because something on the surface makes life difficult for them."
"Yes. We've made it possible for people to enter and leave, but some places are dangerous, so entry is generally prohibited."
"Uh..."
Yuta laughed at Kaim's muttered response and the expression on his face.
"Oh, Kaim. Are you interested?"
"Hm? Oh, no, uh... a little."
"Hahahaha! Your field might be different, but you're a scholar too! Of course you'd be interested in the unknown!"
"Then let's go take a look."
"Are you sure?"
From what I'd heard so far, it was generally off-limits, and some parts were dangerous. In that case, I wondered whether amateurs like Cynthia and Kaim could really go there.
I was actually very interested. But I didn't want to