The cities of the Unova Region tended toward two extremes.
They were either densely populated metropolises like Castelia City and Nimbasa City, or sparsely populated towns spread over vast areas, like Nuvema Town and Lacunosa Town.
The castle where N had grown up was more remote still, deep in the Northern Hinterland of inland Unova, like an island forgotten by modern civilization.
After finishing his conversation with Ghetsis, N boarded Team Plasma's private airship and returned to the land that held almost all his childhood memories.
As the ancient, magnificent castle gradually came into clear view, N stood beside the window, complex nostalgia stirring in his ice-green eyes.
The weathered outer walls bore the marks of time, and the spires seemed to pierce the gray-blue sky. Everything looked just as it had when he left, yet somehow felt distant and unfamiliar.
"It's been so long since I came home."
He murmured softly, as if speaking to himself, or to the companion beside him.
Zoroark silently moved closer and nodded. "Zoro!"
Zoroark gazed at the castle too. Countless memories shared with N were sealed away here.
However long N had been away, Zoroark had been absent from this homeland just as long.
"Let's go."
N lifted his handsome face beneath his cap and walked inside.
The moment he pushed open the heavy castle doors, a scent of old wood, dust, and faint flowers washed over him-the unmistakable scent of home.
The Indeedee carefully wiping the banister in the first-floor hall immediately noticed the movement. Turning to see N and Zoroark, Indeedee's face lit up with overwhelming delight.
"Dee-!"
Indeedee immediately put down the cloth and hurried over, throwing both arms around N without a moment's hesitation.
Though much shorter than him, Indeedee looked just like a mother finally welcoming her long-absent