"Trainer, what just happened?" Zorua asked Heath curiously. The crowd had slowly dispersed, but the evening breeze also carried faint sobs to Heath's ears. Heath slowly started the food truck, then glanced at the Pidgeot among the crowd.
It seemed that this proud Pidgeot had been the one to save the man. He could tell it had not been difficult for Pidgeot. These specially trained Pokémon were capable of handling this kind of work.
"A story brought on by despair. But I don't know how it'll end." Heath scratched his head. The man had indeed been saved, but what came next? What would happen afterward? Heath did not know either. Housing prices here were very high, which meant mortgage payments were presumably very high too. Without a suitable, stable job, this man would probably still go to extremes. Nothing in the adult world was easy.
"Huh?" Zorua only half understood, and Heath did not explain further. Getting Zorua to understand these things would be far too much trouble. All Heath could do was wish this poor man a happy ending. Although tragedies were often the endings people remembered most vividly, Heath still hoped there could be fewer tragedies like this. He preferred endings where everyone was happy.
Heath soon left the spot where the large crowd had gathered and arrived at the Indigo League's bookstore. The bookstore was bustling. Heath took Zorua to buy some books on vocal music, but Zorua wheedled and insisted that Heath visit the fiction section. Thinking that a new week was about to begin anyway, Heath indulged Zorua and followed along to the fiction section.
"Wow, has Mu Xia released another new work?" The moment they reached the fiction section, Zorua's eyes lit up, and the little fox became thoroughly excited. Heath followed Zorua, unsure