Solaceon Town was a quiet, peaceful little town built amid natural surroundings.
To the west of town stood the Lost Tower, built specifically for deceased Pokémon, where people came to pay their respects to them.
Beyond that, through the forest outside town, lay the Solaceon Ruins, which concerned Sinnoh's Time and Space Duo.
Statues of Dialga and Palkia, somewhat similar to those in Eterna City, stood at the entrance to the ruins.
Honestly, Young Master Mao found the ancient people's habit of building ruins everywhere whenever they had nothing better to do a real pain in the ass.
The villains had to search ruin after ruin for information about Legendary Pokémon, and a righteous slacker like Young Master Mao had to protect those cultural treasures one ruin at a time.
So exhausting...
On Sunday, October 15, after slacking off at home for a week, Young Master Mao formally introduced the institute's employees to the boss's lady, the icy beauty Lorelei.
Then he received a message from Lambda. "Young master, we've gotten into a fight with Team Galactic in Solaceon Town..."
"The trio-Jessie, James, and Meowth-were captured by the traitor Saki. They've now been taken into the Solaceon Ruins as hostages by Team Galactic."
"We don't dare act rashly. We've already surrounded the area so tightly that nothing could get through."
"But there's a problem now. These ruins seem to have come alive..."
At Solaceon Town's Ranch Restaurant, Young Master Mao calmly carried a tray over and set fresh milk pudding and cheese bread before Lorelei.
"They sounded pretty anxious on the phone. Should we come back for the local specialties later?" Lorelei asked uncertainly from her seat by the window.
"It's fine. The Unown at the Solaceon Ruins are no pushovers." Young Master Mao shrugged and brought a spoonful