Evil Spirit

"Buwu."

"Piplup."

Sensing the slight dissatisfaction in their trainer's words, the two little guys quickly quieted down.

The stronger Ampharos was the first to, like Tetsuya, discover something was wrong.

Tiny yellow electric arcs gathered around the orb on its head.

It warily turned to look around, but it could not find the source of its unease in such a short time.

Empoleon followed shortly after.

Although it was still at the Quasi-Elite Four stage, it had recently been advancing toward the next level.

Furthermore, the surrounding environment naturally amplified its abilities.

Thus, it discovered the abnormality only a little later than Ampharos.

The area beneath the silent deck inexplicably felt somewhat terrifying.

The hidden observer seemed to understand that it had been discovered as well.

The unease lingering in the hearts of the trainer and his two Pokemon slowly faded until it vanished completely.

"Looks like this place isn't as safe as I imagined."

Tetsuya's pitch-black eyes seemed deep and dark.

According to the League's reports and investigations, there were almost no Pokemon living in the upper deck area of Sea Mauville.

Even if there were, they would only be relatively weak and common Pokemon hiding in the darkness, using the area as a temporary resting place.

Living here long-term was not particularly realistic.

There was not enough food inside the deck.

If they went out to hunt in distant waters and then returned, the journey would still be quite a burden for ordinary Pokemon, and safety was another concern.

But now, it seemed—

Those League personnel responsible for confirming this information had, with high probability, neglected their duties.

Or perhaps the Pokemon from earlier had hidden itself too well for ordinary people to discover it at all.

After all, the League could not exactly send a trainer with