In truth, Cynthia did not hide her private life. I answered Shikimi's questions too, apart from the ones about my age.
"Is my private life really that mysterious? I've been asked about it so many times."
"There's an air of mystery about you."
"Actually, I've been to plenty of places. The only ones I haven't visited are the Galar Region and the Orre Region."
"I see. Then, on a related note, was there anywhere you visited that left a particularly deep impression on you?"
"An impression on me? Alto Mare left the deepest impression."
Hateno Village had left an impression on me too, but it wasn't worth mentioning here. It was a quiet place. I feared people would flock to that village because of Shirona's influence.
"Alto Mare! It's known as the 'most beautiful city in the world,' and it's famous as a city of water."
"Yes. It's an old city, so I've been studying its history too. It's a very beautiful town with a remarkable history."
I had also met the legendary Pokémon Latias and Latios. That was why it had been etched into Shirona's memory as a particularly memorable place.
"Miss Cynthia, you're an archaeologist too. You're very well known as a scholar."
"It's hard, you know. Neither of us takes shortcuts in our work, so difficult times are bound to come. No matter how much you love what you do, if you keep doing it, you'll naturally run into hard times."
"Even someone as strong as Miss Shirona has difficult times. How do you get through them?"
"As long as I'm aiming for the summit, things only get harder. But I don't dwell on that, and sometimes I have a lot of fun. Those moments pull me back up. Both battling and archaeology are fun. I forget,