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"To this day, statues of the Loyal Three still stand in Verdant Town's Loyal Three Plaza, receiving the devout worship of the people of Kitakami."
"The local song is still passed from child to child: bow three times with a faithful heart, and watch your wallet gain a few hundred~"
"Yet Ogerpon, the Legendary Pokémon who was the victim, who was kindhearted and never had any intention of harming humans, is still described by the locals as the utterly wicked [Oni], whose appearance on Oni Mountain means you'll never return to the world of the living."
"One final disclaimer to cover my ass: this video contains conspiracy theories, but it isn't fiction. If anyone feels offended, please reflect on your own issues."
By the time the half-hour video ended, Geeta was drenched in cold sweat.
So the history Kitakami publicized to outsiders was a complete inversion of the truth?
Granted, Xia Chi's side of the story couldn't be taken entirely at face value, but judging by Geeta's own observations, his assessment of Kitakami was at least accurate.
Whether it counted as a conspiracy theory was harder to say.
But whether this video was as credible as "Arceus Genesis" or simply nonsense Xia Chi had made up on the spot-
One thing was beyond doubt: Kitakami was about to face an unprecedented storm of public outrage.
Sure enough, barely half a day after the video was posted, its comment section already contained over ten thousand comments.
With Kitakami's reputation at stake, Geeta began reading what viewers from different regions had to say.
"I went to Kitakami on vacation last autumn. Everyone says the scenery and apples there are outstanding, and I won't deny that, but the prices are in a league of their own too. Nemona's group of three people