Pokémon: Starting with a Bound Entry System

Chapter 466: The Ghost-type Gym Leader—Linna

But this "catching" was probably more like coercion.

It was just stopped beforehand by Lucario.

Speaking of which, it was his own oversight.

"I roughly understand." Hikaru gave Lucario an "OK" gesture, then walked up to Athena. "You were going to catch a Flying-type Pokémon to get around?"

Athena nodded.

"You used to be with Team Rocket, and your way of doing things is the Team Rocket way. I can't control that. But now that you're following me, some of your methods will have to change."

"If you continue to do things in the old way, something bad might happen."

"I understand..."

Athena knew that another layer of restriction had been placed on her, but in a way, this was good.

Always acting in the Team Rocket style carried the possibility of falling from grace.

"If you have difficulties, you can actually tell me." Hikaru was a little helpless. He turned to Lucario. "Sorry about this, Lucario."

"It's nothing..."

Lucario glanced at Athena, then at Hikaru, knowing this was a matter between them humans, and didn't inquire further, disappearing into the forest.

"Who is it?" Athena couldn't hold back her curiosity.

A Lucario that was at least at the Champion level, she couldn't imagine it.

"You know the Aura Elite Four, right? This is Liangyue's Lucario."

Hikaru's casual words made Athena's eyelids twitch.

The Aura Elite Four. In her time, his reputation was not small. When she was young, the person she admired most was the Aura Elite Four member.

She subconsciously asked, "Then what about the Aura Elite Four?"

Hikaru replied, "He died. Died on the road protecting the Qinling Mountains. If it weren't for him, this Qinling would have probably become a wasteland long ago."

Athena was taken aback.

At this moment, Hikaru was racking his brains about how she was going to get out.

Regular transportation was definitely not an option. Athena didn't have a Flying-type Pokémon. Relying on a Weezing or Golbat to fly a thousand kilometers was simply impossible.

So, going around in circles, the key problem still came back to needing a Pokémon capable of long-distance flight.

He was reluctant to lend her his own Pokémon.

But soon, Hikaru's eyes lit up. "Wait here for a moment."

He then rode Latias and flew deep into the Qinling Mountains. In less than half an hour, he came back with a Pidgeot.

Clearly, this Pidgeot was one of the Pidgey flock that Hikaru had helped when he first entered the Qinling Mountains.

"Pidgeot, I'll have to trouble you to be her driver for this period."

"Pidgeot-dgeot!"

Pidgeot nodded without hesitation, indicating it was no problem.

Hikaru took out some Pokéblocks and handed them to Athena. "These are Pidgeot's food, consider it payment for its time."

"Thank you, Boss."

Looking at the Pidgeot that landed in front of her, Athena sighed with emotion. This treatment was really good; she even had a designated driver.

Moreover, Hikaru... Boss seemed to get along very well with many Pokémon in this Qinling.

Is this what they call personal charm?

...

Watching Athena recall her Arbok, mount the Pidgeot, and fly away, Hikaru breathed a sigh of relief. "I hope she can bring me some useful information."

He then planned to return to Aura Town to continue buying daily necessities. Coincidentally, Lance sent a message at that moment.

[Lance]: It's this woman. Her goal is the Aura Force, she says it's to ease the relationship between Pokémon and humans in Xiongguo.

Hikaru immediately became interested.

[Hikaru]: Do you know how she got to the Tree of Beginning?

[Lance]: ....

[Lance]: She said she fell through a gap from a secret realm. She's not a prisoner, just a traveler. We can't ask too much, after all, she is an Elite Four-level Gym Leader, and Xiongguo pays a lot of attention to her. If not handled well, it could become an international issue. Our relationship with Xiongguo has always been pretty good.

[Hikaru]: This clearly doesn't add up... She has a purpose, but she says she fell out of a secret realm.

[Lance]: That's what she said. Can you have Mew come over?

[Hikaru]: What for? It won't like other people going to the Tree of Beginning. Besides... the Aura Force isn't that easy to obtain.

Are you kidding me?

She wants to obtain the Aura Force, so she can just come and get it?

Meanwhile, in the provincial capital city of Qian Province.

In a small room used for temporary interrogation.

Lance said with regret, "I'm sorry, Miss Linna. Mew, the guardian of the Tree of Beginning, does not wish for you to go to the Tree of Beginning. Additionally, you will need to sign a confidentiality agreement to ensure the location of the Tree of Beginning is not leaked."

"Is that so? I understand."

Sitting on the chair was the blonde woman.

She signed the confidentiality agreement with a flourish, her expression very calm as she asked, "Champion Lance, may I ask you something?"

Lance looked at her, his crimson eyes filled with scrutiny.

If Hikaru was the most outstanding and talented trainer in the Huaxia region, then this trainer, who was only in her twenties, was definitely the most outstanding trainer in Xiongguo.

Outstanding to an unbelievable degree.

"Go ahead," Lance thought for a moment, and ultimately, based on the contents of the Flower of Time...

"I want to know where the trainer who gets along with Mew is now."

Her expression was very placid, like a wooden statue. This was also a point that Lance found very strange.

A trainer in her twenties, with such achievements, even if not arrogant, should have some other emotions, right?

But he couldn't see any emotional fluctuations on Linna's face.

It was as if she naturally lacked emotions.

Should I let him deal with this headache?

This thought flashed through Lance's mind, and then he felt it was increasingly feasible.

[Lance]: She said she wants to meet you.

[Hikaru]: ...Are you sure she doesn't want to meet Mew?

[Lance]: It's the same thing. Just be careful.

[Hikaru]: What? Shouldn't you guys arrest her? Isn't what she did at the Tree of Beginning enough?

[Lance]: It's enough, but her identity is quite special. How should I put it... she's a very unique person. I think she has a secret, so I'm entrusting this to you. Aren't you an investigator now? Investigators have a specific quota of missions each month. Uncover the secret she's hiding. This is your mission.

After typing these words, Lance put down his phone and turned his gaze to Linna. "The League has the right to restrict your freedom. After all, the Flower of Time recorded what you did at the Tree of Beginning. If possible, on behalf of the Huaxia Pokémon League, I hope you can provide an explanation."

"During this period, the Huaxia region will dispatch an investigator to be by your side as surveillance."

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