Everyone read Yuuri's additional explanation and said, "I see." I knew something was on display, but I hadn't known what it represented-or, more accurately, had I simply never thought deeply about it? It was hard to truly grasp its meaning. When you looked at a work of art, you wouldn't understand a statue's subject or design unless you made a conscious effort to examine it. That was probably how it worked, if you asked me, but I doubted anyone could reach that conclusion at a single glance.
"But if that's true, isn't something strange about it?"
Hop was the one who raised the question. Something about what we had just heard seemed to be nagging at him.
"If I remember right, there's a statue depicting the legend of the Hero in the Suwapomi Hotel in Motostoke, isn't there?"
"That's the hotel where we met Marnie."
"And Team Yell, too."
"I'm sorry about that part."
"Ah, sorry. It just left such a strong impression."
What I remembered was that impactful encounter. Personally, I couldn't forget those fellows who resembled Galaxy, because they had exceeded anything I could have imagined. In fact, I had managed to drive them off by defeating them in the Galar Second Mine, so it wasn't a big deal, but they had been a serious nuisance. Judging from Marnie's reaction, though, they seemed to be nothing more than extreme fans, so I hadn't known how to handle them. Marnie herself called them her cheering squad, and after spending some time with her, I had come to understand perfectly well that she was a good person, so I wanted to believe everyone in her cheering squad was good at heart, too. I thought I understood that, but if someone told me they were actually a dangerous organization and everything