Even within the same country, shamans and priests always possessed a few scripts and symbols unknown to outsiders. If everyone could understand all that mystical stuff, it would lose its mystery, along with the intimidating fear born of distance and unfamiliarity.
"Has the Ritual Script been lost?"
"No. At most, this sort of culture is passed down through the bloodlines of surviving tribes. People in the Hoenn Region with ancient traditions should be able to read it."
"For example... the Draconids?"
Shen Qi tried asking, but the result was the same as his online search: the researcher had never heard that name.
"What Draconids? You mean the People of the Sea of Origin, right? Quite a few of them should understand ancient ritual symbols."
The stone carvings in the photograph looked very recent at a glance, and Shen Qi openly admitted that they were from an explorer's graffiti wall and had no value for archaeological research.
The researcher guessed that some explorer had seen a few ancient ritual symbols on an artifact and casually carved them there. He did not give it much thought and left work after answering Shen Qi's questions.
The fossil museum closed, and Shen Qi took out his phone outside.
The People of the Sea of Origin.
This was a title associated with a single Pokémon Trainer, just as "Mimic Girl" referred only to Imite.
In the games, only one Pokémon Trainer held the title "People of the Sea of Origin": Wallace.
The former Sootopolis Gym Leader, Hoenn Region Champion, and Pokémon Contest Champion.
In the games set in the Mega Evolution universe, the Draconids had built Sky Pillar and Sootopolis Temple to worship Rayquaza.
The People of the Sea of Origin were the group chosen to guard these two sacred sites.
Shen Qi only knew