October 20, Saturday. Clear skies.
Time flew. In the blink of an eye, he had already spent more than two months in the Hoenn Region.
Before he had even properly felt the summer heat, the season had already turned to golden autumn.
With no classes to attend, Young Master Mao slept until he woke naturally.
The moment he opened his eyes, he happened to share a soulful gaze with the "one-eyed fellow" at the door...
Young Master Mao's mouth twitched. "Um, Dusknoir, could you leave guard duty to Blastoise from now on? With you crouching in the doorway, anyone who didn't know better would think you were here to take me away..."
[Dusknoir was known as a guide to the underworld. Legend said it received instructions from the spirit world and led souls through the gates of the underworld.]
"Wuh..." Dusknoir scratched its head sheepishly, then slowly sank into the shadow on the floor.
After returning to Rustboro Academy, Dusclops had finally evolved into Dusknoir with the help of the radio waves from a trade.
The across-the-board improvement in its stats had also brought a tremendous boost to its combat strength.
During the battle with Hunter J, Gary had also exchanged contact details with Pheobe of the Elite Four and Flannery, a rookie Gym Trainer.
The two girls, whose styles were completely different, had joined the big family in the group chat [Young Master Mao's stamp collection].
Hearing that Gary's Gengar had recently been working on a very new kind of move, Pheobe generously offered an excellent training location.
It was Mt. Pyre, where souls gathered!
If Young Master Mao wanted, he could let Gengar polish its moves at her place.
At the sound of such a great offer, Young Master Mao packed Gengar off that very night.
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