Pokémon from Galar

Suijun realized he had abruptly made the atmosphere heavy, so he shook his head slightly and proactively changed the subject.

'By the way, if possible in the future, I hope you can visit Sinnoh.'

"The Sinnoh region? Why... I thought you were going to say the Kanto region."

Upon hearing Sui-kun's suggestion, Marilyn paused for a moment, then casually asked a question in return. Marilyn's answer left Sui-kun speechless.

'Why Kanto? Do you want to see the Three Divine Birds?'

"No, Galar has the Three Divine Birds too. I meant I thought you wanted me to visit you in Kanto sometime."

"Why would I go to Kanto? I only asked you to send me to Okina because I happen to be working in Kanto recently. I don't live in Kanto."

"Huh? You don't live in Kanto? Where's Ho-O?"

"No, I can't stay here. My hometown is in Chengdu. And Lord Feng Wang isn't in Kanto either..."

Shui Jun's bewildered question made Marie blink, her face full of confusion. She raised her hand and scratched her head, "Is that so?"

Did you misunderstand something when you were looking at the information?

"Well……"

Mary felt her cheeks burning; she had always thought Ho-Oh was a god of the Kanto region…

'Haha~ Lord Ho-Oh does indeed frequently operate in the Kanto region, so it's normal for misunderstandings to arise.'

She raised her hand and rubbed her face. Sui-kun's comforting words had no effect. Marie still felt embarrassed that she could have misremembered such a thing.

……

After spending most of the day in the giant space, the sun outside was about to set, but the environment here hadn't changed much. Staying here for so long caused a distorted sense of time, which was quite a bad thing.

Fortunately, Muktana brought some good news, which saved Mari from having to stay overnight there.

On the way back, since we hadn't put Suicune back into its Poké Ball yet, and we were still wondering what to say, Suicune suddenly grabbed Marie's collar and tossed her onto its back.

'Let me drive you home.'

"Uh, oh, thank you."

Riding on Suigun's back and running, her long hair, which I thought would be troublesome, parted smoothly and didn't stick to Marie's face, making the experience surprisingly good.

"Um, I've been wanting to ask this for a while now, why is Suicune being so polite to me?"

Leaning down, Mary watched the scenery rushing past and couldn't help but ask. Eterna and she had a mutually beneficial relationship, and the Radiant God could, to put it another way, have her save His life.

But Suicune has absolutely no reason to be polite. Even if they don't necessarily fight, it doesn't seem right for her to be so courteous.

'Hmm... just consider it as something that catches my eye.'

"..."

Mary guessed that there must be some reason behind the overly perfunctory answer, but she probably wouldn't be able to find out what that reason was anytime soon.

For some unknown reason, Mugentsuna stopped chatting with Marie, but Marie could sense that he was secretly observing Suicune.

Marily guessed that it might be related to Ho-Oh's life flame, after all, it's a miraculous ability to revive the dead, so it's normal for Eterna, who has always wanted to be resurrected, to care about it.

If she could, Marie herself was curious about Ho-Oh's Life Flame, but since they weren't familiar with each other, and Suicune's water attribute meant it was still uncertain whether she could actively use that power, neither Marie nor Eterna spoke up abruptly.

Suicune is very fast, almost as fast as Chip at full speed, but this may be because it was slowed down to accommodate Marie's riding experience.

It's no wonder it's the embodiment of the North Wind.

The gust of air that rushed towards her should have been powerful, but it only slightly lifted a few strands of Mary's hair. However, the rushing scenery around her made Mary realize that she was moving at a very high speed.

Following the direction Mary indicated, Suijun quickly arrived at the entrance cave.

After getting off Suigun, Marie looked up and thanked Suigun before they went inside together. As they walked upwards, accompanied by artificial lighting, Marie knew that she had now reached the research institute's premises.

Meanwhile, inside the research institute,

"Wait a minute—it seems like Marie just brought that Pokémon back with her?!"

The young woman in charge of monitoring wasn't very calm. Because the energy level hadn't decreased, and they weren't sure if Mary was still fighting, they hadn't even dared to call and disturb her.

After being on tenterhooks for most of the day, Mary just brought this person back like that? Isn't she afraid of tearing the research institute down?!

"Calm down. What kind of behavior is this, all flustered? We'll know once Mary comes out."

The person in charge, Koya, stood with her arms crossed, calmly reprimanding the researchers who were causing a disturbance. She wasn't familiar with Mary, but she had seen the information about Mary. Mary must have been confident to bring the target back directly.

I really want the ability to talk directly with Pokémon...

With a silent sigh to himself, Koya had already reached the entrance, intending to see what tricks Mary had up her sleeve.

Chapter 338 The Disturbance Caused by Suijun

Marie, walking through the passage, had no idea what the people outside were thinking. As the Dynamax energy in the air became thinner and thinner, Marie comfortably raised her hand and stretched.

Mary had originally considered whether to go and support the other two groups, but the Ice Dragon she was with was not in good condition, and with Suicune also around, she felt embarrassed to ask it to run around with her.

The light of the exit was right in front of her, and Mary quickened her pace and walked out quickly. She immediately saw the person in charge, Miss Koya, standing in front of her.

"Ah, good evening, manager—"

"..."

Koya completely ignored Marie's greeting, staring blankly at the figure that followed Marie out. And it wasn't just Koya; all the other researchers who saw Suicune, including Sonia, were stunned.

"Hey—Miss Koya, wake up, why are you spacing out?"

Marie raised her hand and waved it in front of Miss Koya, trying to bring her back to her senses. She still needed to ask her to contact Professor Oak; she couldn't just leave Suicune here to eat and then take a nap.

However, Sonia reacted faster than Koya, rushing over and grabbing Mary's wrist, asking excitedly:

"Where did you find this?! Why is Suicune here with you?!"

"...No, how would I know? If I run into someone, I'll have to bring them out."

Hearing Mary's answer, the others gradually realized what was going on, and then one by one, they all stared at Suicune's figure with shining eyes.

Normally, Suicune would have summoned the clouds and fled long ago, but since she was with Mary today, Suicune simply sat down next to Mary and waited calmly.

"Ahem... Um, Merry Gym Leader, could you please explain the situation first? And you haven't managed to capture Suicune, have you?"

"Of course not, I don't have that ability—"

Mary quickly shook her head in denial, and then briefly recounted what had happened.

Because she was somewhat confused, Miss Koya unusually lowered her head, rubbed her temples, sighed, and said:

"I understand... I'll be in charge of contacting Professor Oak. It will probably take a little time. You can entertain Suicune first."

After saying that, Miss Koya gave Sonia a "I'm leaving it to you" look, then turned and left. She didn't have Professor Oak's contact information from Kanto, so she had to ask the League first.

After watching Miss Koya leave, Mary turned to Sonia and asked:

"How are the other two groups doing? Do you need me to go and assist them?"

"No need for that. Apart from being slower than you, they are still quite strong. They have already accomplished the first objective and are now moving towards the second one."

"I see."

Mary nodded, then turned to Suigun and asked:

"I need to get the Ice Dragon to the sanatorium first. Why don't you wander around on your own?"

Sonia nearly collapsed to the ground upon hearing this. "Do you think this is a tour for friends? Letting Suijun wander around the research lab alone will cause so much chaos!"

Shuijun chuckled upon hearing this. This girl seemed quite shrewd; how could she be so clueless in such a delicate matter?

"No, I'd better stay with you, so I don't scare people."

"Oh... okay then, shall we go out first?"

Mary shrugged and then pointed in the direction of the exit.

'Let's go, don't worry about me.'

"OK~ Let's go, Sonia, let's send the Ice Dragon over first."

"oh oh……"

Sonia, being pulled away by Marie, glanced back at Suicune, who had already gotten up and followed. Her feelings were rather complicated. Was this the benefit of Marie's power? This was too wonderful! Why didn't I have it?!

What happened next did not exceed Sonia's expectations.

Whenever they encounter a living person, the following scream will occur:

"Oh, Sonia, and Gym Leader Marie, they're back so soon—?! Suicune?!"

When Marie arrived at the sanatorium where Miss Joy was stationed with the Ice Dragon, the entire research institute knew that Marie had brought back a Suicune from somewhere.

Along with this, a whole bunch of secretly taken photos and videos quickly spread wildly in the researchers' various group chats.

As a result, Ms. Koya, the person in charge, had to come out and strictly forbid the group from going to watch, lest they anger others and have the research institute demolished.

Of course, Mary didn't know about this. She just followed Miss Joey to an open-air training ground at the research institute. After all, the ice dragon needed to live in a cold environment. Although there were simulation devices indoors, it was freezing cold outside, so there was no need to waste energy.

As Mary watched as Miss Joy and the Almost Doll prepared various testing devices and medical equipment, she took out the Poké Ball used to capture the Ice Dragon, pressed the switch, and released it.

"Roar—(Where am I?)"

"I've brought you out, but I need to give you a medical check-up first. After the treatment, you can go back. Do you know the way through the snowfield?"

The ice dragon stretched its neck and looked around. It was indeed the familiar wind and smell of the snowfield, and it finally confirmed that Mary had not lied to it.

"Hoo... (Thank you.)"

The ice dragon lowered its head and nuzzled Mary's face, sincerely expressing its gratitude.

Meanwhile, Miss Joy and the Almost Doll were not idle either. While the Snow Dragon and Mary were talking, all sorts of incomprehensible machines were set up and scanned all over the Snow Dragon.

The little doll also handed over a box of tree fruits and pushed it in front of the ice and snow dragon.

Things went smoothly from there. After receiving targeted treatment, including some hidden injuries, they watched him disappear into the snow and wind of the snowfield.

Throughout the process, Suicune observed the snowfield with great interest. The air here was filled with many unfamiliar yet powerful auras. If most of these auras weren't so inactive, Suicune would probably have been more interested in staying here for a while.

At the same time,

Miss Koya has obtained Professor Oak's phone number from Chairman Rose and is trying to contact him. This is why Miss Koya hasn't appeared in the work group chat recently.

This led to the release of photos of Suicune, Marie, and Sonia together, which quickly spread across various social media platforms online.

Gongmen City,