Pokémon: The Sims

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"Go and take down those two missing person posters."

"Meow."

Masked Cat nodded and tore down two missing person posters.

Next.

They kept asking questions as they went, walking from the southernmost part of Raven City all the way to the Jewelry Street in the northwest.

They didn't arrive at their destination until dawn.

A jewelry store called 'Die Shi Jade'.

At the entrance of the jewelry store, there are two stone statues of stacked coffins.

Despite its terrifying appearance, the Coffin was once a symbol of kingship in the ancient Unova region.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with placing the coffin at the entrance of the jewelry store.

The key is

On the entire jewelry street, this is the only shop that displays stacked coffins and stone statues at its entrance.

Putting everything else aside, it at least looks very unconventional and eye-catching.

"Looks like this is the place."

Wu Ge glanced at the two stone statues, then pulled Masked Cat inside.

I just entered the store.

A plump, well-off woman approached.

"Oh my! Aren't these the famous Lizard King and Masked Cat from the Carlos region?"

The aunt seemed to have heard of Wu Ge and Masked Cat, and covered her mouth in surprise.

However, Wu Ge and Masked Cat weren't particularly surprised.

They were recognized far too many times along the way.

Mainly Wu songs.

The four-meter-tall lizard king, carrying a backpack, was indeed very conspicuous.

Wherever she goes, she is the center of attention.

Masked Cat, on the other hand, was just a sidekick to the Lizard King, and his fame came about incidentally.

If Wu Ge weren't by my side.

Only Masked Cat was walking alone.

They probably won't be recognized.

"Meow!"

Masked Cat didn't waste any words and immediately raised the two missing person posters in his hand.

"You've seen them before?! Good heavens! Please wait a moment!"

The aunt was startled.

She quickly ran behind the counter and grabbed the landline phone.

All I heard were words like 'master' and 'young master' coming out of her mouth.

Wu Ge understood.

Nia's family has now overcome their financial difficulties.

His father seems to be doing quite well now; he's the big boss of a jewelry store and doesn't need to be physically present in the store most of the time.

After a while.

The aunt ran out, took Wu Ge and Masked Cat into a carriage, and headed out of Raven City.

Jewelry stores have simply closed down.

“Raven City is usually quite noisy, so we all live in Raven Town on the outskirts of the city.”

The aunt explained, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

Wu Ge and Masked Cat had no intention of communicating with her.

Snapped!

The poor horse must have been whipped at least dozens of times in just half an hour; its rump must be swollen.

Get off the carriage.

What they saw was not the luxurious villa they had imagined, but just an ordinary three-story building.

An elderly man with gray hair sat in a wheelchair by the door, looking out frequently, being looked at by his middle-aged butler.

"Meow?"

"This could be Nia's father."

Wu Ge pursed his lips, feeling slightly uncomfortable.

Logically speaking, Nia's father should be at most in his fifties.

In reality, he looked older than the phantom of Liz who had arrived there, and his body didn't even look as robust as Granny Sora when she was eighty years old.

"Have you seen Nia and the coffin of Deish?"

Father of Nya stared blankly at the two Pokémon that stepped down from the carriage, then seemed to realize his rudeness and quickly added:

“I am Niven, Nia’s father.”

"Yes, I'm here to deliver this on his behalf."

Wu Ge nodded.

He opened his backpack and took out Nia's will and the jade amulet.

"Yes! Yes! This amulet was left to him by his mother. You really saw Nia and the coffin!"

Niven was very excited.

He braced himself on the wheelchair with both hands, trying to get up, but his legs seemed to have no feeling, and he fell back down.

The butler behind him quickly stepped forward, took the things from Wu Ge's hands, and handed them to Nia's father.

"I knew he was still alive! I knew it! Hahaha!"

Niven seemed genuinely happy, a radiant smile spreading across his wrinkled face.

However, his expression seemed a bit stiff, perhaps because he hadn't laughed in a long time.

"."

Wu Ge and Masked Cat remained silent.

They didn't know how to tell Niven.

Even if I explained it, they wouldn't understand.

Can only remain silent.

Once Niven has read the will, he will understand.

"This is a letter written by Nia, isn't it?"

Niven opened the envelope and, upon seeing the handwriting, immediately recognized it as his son's.

The housekeeper and the maid next to them leaned over for a peek, and were immediately stunned.

But Niven seemed unaware.

"Hmm, my son's handwriting is so beautiful. What did Nia write? Can you read it to me? I can't read. Is he coming back soon?"

Niven's question made the already quiet scene even more eerie.

Niven is no idiot.

He was able to lead his family out of the war-torn era and economic crisis, so he naturally knew how to read people's expressions.

and so.

He immediately realized what was going on.

".That's it."

Niven glanced down at the amulet, his mind seemingly blank, muttering to himself.

"Twenty-two years and seven months later, I received my son's suicide note. Unfortunately, I can't read. I thought he was coming back, haha."

"master"

The aunt sighed and raised her hand to wipe her eyes.

She came to Niven’s home with Nia’s mother when she was young.

Nia's mother was frail and passed away shortly after giving birth to Nia.

Since then.

Niven has always been the one taking care of Nya, and he's reluctant to let anyone else touch her.

This has been the case for over a decade.

Nia left home in a huff and didn't return for twenty-two years. Niven lived with guilt ever since, always feeling that he shouldn't have argued with Nia.

And the coffins were lost one after another.

That's a Pokémon that came with Nya's grandfather.

He is not only the guardian of Nia, but also the guardian of Niven in the past. To this family, he is like a guardian deity.

But he hasn't returned yet.

He lost two of his most important family members all at once.

The aunt didn't even know if Niven could hold on to his last breath and continue living.

"fine."

Niven shook his head slightly and exhaled a heavy breath.

"Actually, I had guessed that, I had anticipated it, so it's okay, I can accept it, I can handle it."

His eyelids drooped, and his rough fingers gently traced the words on the letter.

"."

Seeing Niven's state, Wu Ge pulled Masked Cat and planned to leave quietly.