Guided by the forest's Pokémon, Gary and Yukinari arrived at Mystery Lake in Ilex Forest.
Lorelei considerately followed a short distance behind them.
Bruno stayed behind to clean up. After all, Blastoise had blasted Vicious to pieces with a single Aura cannon shot...
All that remained was the pair of underpants used to cover his face...
Deep within the forest, ripples spread across the lake's mirror-smooth surface.
Yukinari gently lowered Celebi, who had nearly exhausted all its strength, into the lake.
The entire lake gave off a mysterious glow as Forest Power gently flowed into Celebi's body.
Before long, Celebi regained its energy and happily played around Yukinari.
Gary helped himself, too, letting Blastoise soak in the lake for a while. He sat by the shore himself and relaxed with his feet in the water.
Yukinari, who had been about to take a hearty drink of lake water, watched Young Master Mao and silently lowered the water cupped in his hands...
Only after watching Yukinari and Celebi play until dusk approached did Gary call the two over to get ready to camp.
He prepared a single-person tent for Lorelei. He and Yukinari could make do with two sleeping bags for the night.
"Well~ let's have sandwiches tonight." Looking at the red fruit Celebi had brought back, Gary made the decision.
"Agreed~!" Yukinari nodded. He couldn't cook anyway.
Sitting inside her tent, Lorelei smiled and nodded. Today wasn't about her.
Nor would she ask Gary when he planned to send the young Professor Oak back. She trusted Gary to know what he was doing.
With the Travel Cooking Station set out and the campfire lit, the Pokémon laughed and played around the campsite. Firelight shone on Young Master Mao's perfect profile-a perfect camping sketch.
Yukinari put down his pencil and stroked