October 5, Snowpoint City. Weather: clear.
Snowpoint City, where light snow was always drifting down, enjoyed a rare clear day.
Young Master Mao's sparring match with Candice had entered garbage time after Monferno pulled off the feat of turning the tables on Mamoswine.
After all, neither Warrior Lucario nor Armarouge was an opponent Candice's Abomasnow could handle.
To prepare for the coming crisis, Candice had wisely chosen to conserve her strength.
On the outskirts of the snow-covered conifer forest, Gary and his companions were hiking toward the temple.
"All of Snowpoint City is currently under lockdown. The police have issued a blizzard warning and told everyone to stay home," a male police officer in a trench coat said calmly, his hands in his pockets.
He was Mr. Looker, an International Police inspector who had come to support Snowpoint City.
Of course, Looker was only a code name. His real name was probably Hansen...
"Will this really be all right?" Candice asked worriedly. "What if we fail to stop Regigigas?"
"Miss Candice, I believe this is the best way to handle things for now," Lucian explained patiently. "The police and the International Police have already divided up the areas in advance.
"If anything goes wrong here, they'll organize an evacuation immediately.
"With help from conscientious civilian organizations like Rocket Logistics, they'll certainly be able to complete the evacuation in an orderly fashion.
"For now, keeping the news under wraps to avoid causing panic is the best course of action."
"Gary, what do you think?" Brandon looked at Young Master Mao, who had remained silent.
"Hmm... I was wondering which would cause more damage: letting Regigigas go on a rampage, or having two First-Class Gods fight here," Young Master Mao said gravely, rubbing his chin.
"Uh..." Everyone froze, then looked at Gary