Chapter 1292: Night Stroll at the Shrine, Harvest Festival

Naoki hadn’t set up a stall in a long time.

It had been over four years since he last set up a stall.

That time, he rented a booth with Koraidon and others at the Sakura Blossom Wine Party in the Elif Cherry Garden, selling some simple Chinese cuisine.

So what should he sell this time?

Crops? Berries? Fresh MooMoo Milk? Apples? Or some simple snacks?

But they weren’t in a rush. The festival would be held tomorrow night, and they had a full day to think about it.

This year, Mayor Thomas set up many stalls. They just needed to rent a booth in advance, and they could set up there eventually.

Although there was still a day left before the Harvest Festival, many trainers and tourists who had heard the news came here in advance for a visit.

During this time, they encountered some trouble with wild Pokémon. Naoki wanted to take a look, but when he arrived, a trainer had already resolved the issue.

Naoki heard from Allen that a Falinks accidentally fell into a fireworks barrel, while other Falinks blocked the townspeople’s path, preventing them from approaching.

The trainer noticed something was wrong with the Falinks, investigated, and discovered the one that fell into the barrel.

In the end, everyone happily stood on the grass together, watching a beautiful and grand fireworks display.

What a delight! Time to go home!

It was late, the bright moonlight spilled across the land and illuminated the path in the ranch. In the quiet night, the occasional Growl of Bug-type Pokemon could be heard from the grass.

The Pokémon on the ranch had already entered dreamland early, and Naoki used a flashlight to tour the ranch, checking to see if any Pokémon had gone missing.

After confirming that all were present, he returned home relieved to freshen up.

Koraidon was incredibly sleepy, yawning and lying beside the bed, trying to keep its eyes open as it watched Naoki.

“Sleep! I’m going to take a shower and then sleep too!” Naoki patted its head.

“Agh gah…” Koraidon yawned, squeezing two droplets of tears from the corners of its eyes, then nestled its head on its arm and closed its eyes contentedly.

Before sleeping, Lono suddenly let out a gasp.

“What’s wrong?” Naoki quickly got up.

Lono looked incredulously at her belly: “The baby just seemed to move! She’s kicking me!”

“Hmm?” Naoki leaned over, and after a while, indeed felt movement from Lono’s belly.

“Baby, I’m dad, can you hear me?” Naoki attempted to communicate with the baby.

The baby in the belly didn’t respond, as if the earlier sensation was Naoki’s illusion.

Lono chuckled: “How could she hear, she’s only a few months old?”

Naoki: “…”

Forget it, sleep!

*

At the same time, in the west of the Galar Region, Stow-on-Side Town.

Sonia, carrying a backpack, slowly explored this unknown area amid rugged and jagged mountain paths.

The terrain here was complex and perilous, steep peaks and bottomless valleys stood tall, and mountain ranges stretched endlessly.

Apart from a few mountain-loving backpackers and adventurers, hardly anyone came to such a place.

Sonia initially didn’t plan to come here, but according to her research, the hidden mysterious hero was likely in such a location.

“Should be just ahead.” Sonia murmured, looking at the map in her hand.

She took out a Poke Ball from her waist, and with a flash of white light, a Bird-type Pokemon, clad in steel-like black feathers, imposing and large in size, appeared before Sonia.

“Corviknight, please take me down there!” Sonia pointed to the valley below.

If nothing unexpected happened, that was her destination, the hiding place of the fourth hero.

Corviknight then spread its enormous wings, and with Sonia riding on it, it swooped down.

The wind blowing through the valley hit Sonia’s face, and at that moment, the Rotom Phone suddenly rang.

Sonia took it out and pressed to connect, and then Leon’s face appeared on the screen.

“How’s the investigation going on your side?” Leon asked.

“I’ve already found the place mentioned in the mural, almost there. How about you? You didn’t get lost again, did you?” Sonia asked with a smile.

“I didn’t!” Leon refuted immediately, “It’s just… I’ve always been puzzled about what Chairman Rose intends to do by using Eternatus.”

“Don’t worry! We already know the truth about the Darkest Day, don’t we?” Sonia said, “Even if Eternatus wakes up, we still have the strongest Champion, you.”

Leon paused slightly.

However, Sonia continued: “And the King of Swords and King of the Shield. I suspect that the phenomenon of wild Pokemon Dynamax appearing frequently in various places in recent years is influenced by Eternatus.”

“It wasn’t present in the past, but started to become active in modern times… This indicates that Eternatus is gradually reviving, and before it officially awakens, we should prepare in advance.”

Leon nodded solemnly, “I understand.”

“Well, that’s it. I’ve arrived and will begin investigating this cave relic, see you later!”

After hanging up the phone, Sonia jumped off Corviknight and looked up at the cave in front of her.