Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

Chapter 266: Crown City Celebration

The next morning, Mary opened her eyes expressionlessly. She turned her head slightly and saw that there was no one on the other side of the bed.

Nothing happened last night. After giving Mary a goodnight kiss, Eslo closed his eyes and fell asleep. Only the confused girl was left fighting wits with the air.

Mary was totally unaware of this. After waiting for a long time and seeing that the other party had not taken the initiative to attack, the girl made great psychological preparations. After mustering up enough courage, she quietly approached, and the result was...

The boy was sleeping soundly and comfortably, and didn't seem nervous at all about having another person in his bed.

Mary: (? ? ?) 6

Feeling somewhat helpless, she finally just kissed the forehead of some careless guy and then fell asleep.

That's it, the night is over anyway... Mary, feeling inexplicably lost, silently suppressed this little emotion. She moved her neck, then put on her clothes, took the sandwich that Aislo had prepared long ago on the wooden table, and walked out of the house.

"Hello~ Umbreon." Patting the little guy guarding the door on the head, Mali stretched her body towards the sun, "Woo... do you know where A Luo has gone?"

"Buey~" Moon Eevee moved its ears, then turned and left, motioning the girl to follow him, and Marie followed her while tasting the sandwich in her hand.

On the other side, Absol, standing on a small mound, was quietly looking at the young man squatting in front of a sapling not far away.

At this time, Aislo was concentrating on weeding the small tree. After removing the weeds and the roots, he slowly raised his head and looked at the rough tree trunk in front of him, which was not very thick. It was impossible to tell what kind of sapling it was. It looked ordinary, but it grew unexpectedly strong.

This is where Eslo once buried Beedrill.

"Okay..." Stopping what he was doing, Eslo slowly stood up. He looked at the sapling in front of him with a complicated look, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking at this moment.

Separation from life and death has always been a heavy topic. Even though the boy has tried his best to appear more open-minded, the experience his short life has brought him is not enough to let him let go.

"Let's go, Absol and Ma." After calming down, Eslo called the two elves and walked towards the tree house.

"Woo?" There was a questioning look in Absol's red eyes. Even Ma, who was leaning against a tree not far away, looked over.

"I'm fine." Eslo smiled. "The dead are gone, but the living must continue to move forward, right, Absol?"

The boy met Absol's eyes. The other had once told him this truth.

"Shuo!" Seeing that Eslo seemed to have really adjusted his condition, Absol also felt relieved.

"Ah~" Ma slowly followed the footsteps of the man and the elf in front of him, the corners of his lips slightly curled up, this smile was completely different from the smile he usually had towards other people or elves.

In addition to his cold face, Ma always has a playful and somewhat sarcastic smile, which makes him even more indifferent than other Zoroarks, like a demon with a plan in the shadows, scary and dangerous. This may be related to his childhood experience. Of course, Ma never shows this expression to his friends.

In this regard, the somewhat heartless Zoroark formed a sharp contrast with him. At this time, the little guy was still using Zoroark's appearance and was sleeping soundly in the Poké Ball, which was enough to show how thoughtfully Ma protected him.

He glanced at the Poké Ball containing Zoroark, and thought of Crocodile and Magna who were currently sparring and training somewhere. The "other people's children" formed a sharp contrast with his own children, and Ma couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

I have to find a chance to pull him out to join a battle... Ma started to think about it in his mind.

"A Luo~"

The girl's clear voice brought Ma back to his senses. He looked at Absol in front of him and met his gaze. After nodding slightly, Ma disappeared from the spot. He was going to call back the Pokémon that were training outside.

"Do we still need to go into Crown City to take a look?" Mary asked with her arms folded across her chest.

"Hmm..." Aislo pondered for a moment, then said, "Today seems to be the day when Crown City worships the Three Sacred Beasts. Let's go over and join in the fun. Maybe we can even see the true bodies of the Three Sacred Beasts."

The Three Sacred Beasts, also known as the Ho-Oh Guard, refers to a team composed of three second-level gods: Suicune, Entei, and Raikou. Like the Three Sacred Birds, they have their own tribe, but are much more loyal than the Three Sacred Birds - the leader of the Three Sacred Beasts will not slap Ho-Oh.

From this perspective, the relationship between the Three Holy Beasts and Ho-Oh is a bit like the relationship between the Five Holy Pillars and Regigigas, both are father and son, master and disciple, while Lugia and the Three Holy Birds are more like unilateral suppression by force and even surrender.

Crown City is one of the few cities in the Sinnoh region that worships the Three Sacred Beasts, and related celebrations are held every year. This may be related to the fact that the Three Sacred Beasts once appeared in this city.

"Okay, let's go and take a look." Mary did not refuse. After all the elves came back, Aislo and Mary walked towards Crown City together.

Perhaps due to the influence of the Crown Forest, the air in the city is very fresh. At the same time, the canal that connects the city's streets like a spider web also brings coolness and humidity to Crown City, a city that is not on the coast.

People were coming and going on the streets, and small boats were passing by on the canal from time to time. People were discussing things related to the celebration. After all, this was one of the few features of Crown City besides the Pokémon football and basketball tournaments.

Aislo and Mary strolled through the city, feeling the bustling crowds and elves, and suddenly they felt like they were back in Zhuqing City.

Umbreon walked happily beside Eslo, and her sight was suddenly attracted by a snack stand. After looking at Morubek on her back, Umbreon gently pulled up the boy's trouser legs with her claws, "Buee~"

"Go and have fun." Aislo smiled gently and handed Morubeko some cash.

"Buyi!"

"Mobe!"

The two little ones jumped up happily, shouted "Long live!", and then went to play happily.

"The celebration should be held over there." Mary pointed to the most lively square not far away. All kinds of strange machines had been arranged, but had not been started yet. It seemed that there was still some time before the celebration began.

"Then let's go somewhere else first..." Aislo and Mary looked at each other, and they understood each other's thoughts.

——First, go find friends in Crown City to catch up.