Generally, few ancient cities could blend the solemn weight of history into the city itself, but Eterna City had managed it. It could even be said to have combined everything perfectly. The buildings before Heath all looked very old-fashioned, yet their interior decor blended perfectly with their exteriors, without anything looking out of place.
Of course, Eterna City could not be entirely situated within ruins. Apart from a few areas under special protection, the ruins elsewhere had simply been designed by later construction crews based on those ancient remains. Aside from that, the residential buildings and apartments all followed very standard designs, with nothing unusual about them. Even so, the sights left Heath dazzled.
"Trainer! I want to buy this!" Zoroark tugged urgently at Heath's sleeve. She pulled him over, and he saw a poster displayed outside a bookstore.
"Exploring the methods and secrets of ancient human intimacy." It was an extremely straightforward title, just short of putting [This book is dirty] right on the cover. The book's cover also looked very distinctive, leaving Heath somewhat speechless. He had to admit that even in the world of Pokémon, people had all sorts of bizarre ways of opening his eyes.
"You really want to buy it? Books like this are probably scams." Heath looked at the poster before him, a strong sense of deception washing over him. It reminded him of the time he had used a certain lousy program, whose download speed remained a mere 13 KB per second without a membership even in the 5G era, to download a torrent overnight. When he opened it the next day, it turned out to be freaking Black Cat Detective.
God only knew how Heath had felt like coughing up blood when he excitedly grabbed some tissues, opened the player to enjoy