Chapter 800: The Whereabouts of the Flame Plate
Being able to personally guard Kazuya's side.
Scizor's smugness couldn't be described with just a word.
Following behind Kazuya, he walked with a spring in his step.
Kazuya had no idea what his disciple was smiling so foolishly about, and he didn't care too much either; as long as he was happy.
The teaching building of the Department of History wasn't small.
Because there were many legends about gods in the Pokémon world, there were naturally many people who wanted to study the history of the Pokémon world.
Therefore, at Celadon University and even the entire Pokémon world, archaeology and history...
Were not unpopular subjects.
There were countless students.
Because of this, the teaching building of the Department of History was built a full eight stories high, with each floor having an exaggerated area of seven thousand square meters.
To put it more simply.
It was roughly the size of a standard football field.
"Finding information on the Plates won't be easy. I might have to camp out here for the next three days."
Kazuya stood inside the teaching building with a slight headache.
Yet, this was something he couldn't avoid.
Time flew, and three days passed.
No accidents occurred during these three days; everything was calm and peaceful.
And their information-gathering trip at Celadon University wasn't entirely fruitless, it was just that the harvest was a bit lackluster.
One piece of good news.
One piece of bad news.
The good news: They had information about a Plate.
The bad news: It wasn't the Plate they needed.
"Well, it's still... quite useful. Even though it can't be used to synthesize the Jewel of Life and the Orb of Spacetime, it can enhance our strength."
Kazuya looked at his somewhat disappointed companions, raised his arm to scratch his head, and consoled them.
The Plate information they found pointed to the Fire-type Flame Plate.
If he could obtain it, Kazuya would be immune to Fire-type moves from then on.
This would give them a bit more confidence when facing Demon Gods like Groudon and Ho-Oh in the future.
So no matter how you looked at it, the Flame Plate was somewhat useful for saving the world.
"Plates themselves are items that can be encountered but not sought. The difficulty of finding them was bound to be immense; this is all within expectations."
"This Flame Plate happens to be on our route anyway, so taking a look won't cost us much effort."
"It's best if we find it, but if we don't, it's no loss. Everyone, don't take it too much to heart."
Kazuya comforted his companions one sentence at a time, while simultaneously leading them out of Celadon City, heading north towards the Sinnoh region.
Whether it was Lugia's final entrustment or the clues pointing to the Flame Plate, everything directed them to the extreme north of the Sinnoh region.
So they definitely had to go to Sinnoh.
Between Kanto and Sinnoh.
In the past, there was a vast forest separating them. Now, it seemed to have turned into a desert wasteland.
They estimated it would take quite some time to cross this area.
Fortunately, with everyone together, it wouldn't be lonely, and they would be able to endure it.
In the blink of an eye.
Three months passed.
The world had regressed back to the era of League Calendar Year 247.
The time it took to cross the desert was shorter than Kazuya had estimated. After all, it took him and Meowscarada nearly two years to cross the Mt. Silver range back then.
If not for their powerful group now, having encountered few magical beast attacks along the way, it would have definitely taken more than three months to reach the Sinnoh region.
Over these three months.
A hint of weathering inevitably appeared on the faces of the seven Pokémon.
These days had truly been grueling.
More grueling than their days inside Samiya. It was so bad that Lucario had started shedding.
It wasn't until they arrived at Pastoria City, a city built on the edge of a wetland.
That Kazuya and his party finally realized they had finally reached the Sinnoh region.
The joy on their faces couldn't be suppressed.
"Sinnoh is not Kanto. This place is completely fallen territory. The number of Demon Gods is uncertain, so be careful."
Kazuya cautioned everyone.
He could see that everyone couldn't control their urge to go play nearby and relax, so he didn't say much more, just giving a brief reminder.
The Kanto and Johto regions had Team Rocket.
The Hoenn region had Devon Corporation.
Sinnoh was different.
There were no similar world-saving organizations here; it was purely a territory of magical beasts.
Moreover, the gods in the Sinnoh region, every single one of them, were not easy to deal with.
Arceus, the Creation Trio, Regigigas—there was no need to mention them.
Even at Lake Valor, not far from Pastoria City, there might be a corrupted Azelf hiding out.
Operating on the land of Sinnoh truly required taking it one step at a time.
Everyone listened to Kazuya's words to varying degrees, and their actions immediately became much steadier.
But in the end, only Scizor and Cofagrigus stayed by Kazuya's side. The other Pokémon still went off into Pastoria City to find some fun and relieve their boredom.
Everyone was truly bored out of their minds.
"You guys aren't going to play?"
Kazuya turned to look at the two Pokémon beside him.
"I have to protect Master."
Scizor shook his head in refusal.
"I'm not a child."
Cofagrigus truly had no interest in playing.
Both Pokémon had personalities with almost no desire for play. Wandering around was enough to relax and relieve boredom; they didn't need to specifically go out and play.
"Then let's go get something to eat first. I'm planning to head towards Mt. Coronet..."
Kazuya waved his hand casually, his gaze looking towards the northwest.
"Mt. Coronet? I wouldn't recommend going there. Heatran might be around."
Cofagrigus folded his four arms over his coffin lid and expressed his opinion.
"I know, I'm heading there specifically for It. I suspect the Flame Plate is related to It. Also, I want to drop by Celestic Town on the way."
Kazuya lifted his chin.
He knew in his third life that there was a Heatran in Mt. Coronet, and he had even seen It in his fourth life.
Although.
The Celestic Town of the first world was not his home.
But he still wanted to go take a look.
After all, the Celestic Town in both worlds looked the same.
Moreover, he had a very good relationship with Auntie Carolina in the past, having stayed in that house quite often. Visiting a friend's old home had to include her.
Looking a bit further ahead.
That was also the hometown of Carolina, and there was a special area like the Celestic Town Historical Center, making it worth exploring.
"Since you've already decided, let's go. Heatran's strength isn't that great anyway."
Cofagrigus glanced at Kazuya and didn't say more.
It was on the way regardless.
As for Heatran...
He didn't consider It a threat, he just didn't want to engage in unnecessary battles.
"Don't worry Master, I'll be the one to finish It off!"
Scizor patted his chest.
"Ah, we might not necessarily run into It. If we do, we'll all attack together."
Kazuya shook his head, reaching out to gently pat Scizor's head.
Among the eighteen types.
The Scizor species had only one weakness—Fire.
And it was a 4x weakness.
Asking Scizor to deal with Heatran, even with a five-level advantage, the former would likely be unable to avoid injury.
"Oh..."
Scizor lowered his head somewhat dejectedly.
Did Master not believe in his strength?
Three days passed in a flash.
The group set off on their journey again, and four months later, they arrived at the foot of Mt. Coronet.
Kazuya ignored the Celestic Town on the outskirts.
Instead, he led his six companions straight towards the Celestic Town located deep in the dense mountain forest.
The two were adjacent.
In the past, they were separated by a forest.
Now, it had turned into a kilometer of barren red earth.
Walking on the desolate and bare land, Lucario couldn't help but say: "I heard that Elite Four Lorelei and Champion Cynthia were as close as sisters. I imagine Lord Kazuya has visited Celestic Town as a guest quite often?"
"Pretty much."
Kazuya thought for a moment and gave a slight nod.
Lorelei and the Cynthia of the first world indeed had a very good relationship.
Whether during their travels or after they started working, the two often communicated and visited each other's homes.
However...
Kazuya's reasons for visiting Celestic Town as a guest were, eight times out of ten, because of Cynthia's mother, Auntie Carolina.
That auntie.
Every time she visited Four Island, she would bring Kazuya home to raise him for a while before reluctantly returning him.
When Kazuya was a Piplup, the fluff on his rear end was always quite sparse, and Lorelei spent a lot of effort nursing his fur.
And the cause of this situation.
Eighty percent of the credit goes to Auntie Carolina's devilish claws.
Fortunately, after Kazuya evolved into Empoleon, the situation improved significantly.
First, an Empoleon's rear end wasn't as fun to pet.
Second, Auntie Carolina got older and couldn't travel around easily, so she could only wait for Kazuya and the others to visit her.
As the Pokémon went deeper.
Lucario's perception also gradually spread towards the direction of the former Celestic Forest.
At a certain moment.
A look of surprise appeared on the dog's face, then he turned to Kazuya: "Lord Kazuya, this Celestic Town... has some survivors."
"Mm, they're living over in the caves. Don't disturb them. Let's go to Auntie Carolina's house as guests."
Kazuya glanced towards the Celestic Forest and quickly figured out what was going on.
The residents of Celestic Town had the habit of digging holes in rock walls to paint and record history.
These caves would make excellent shelters in the New Magical Beast Era. Just block the entrance with a rock, and it would be safe enough.
If they ran out of supplies, they only had to walk a few steps to get them from their homes.
It could be considered a relatively comfortable life.
It was quite similar to the territory of the Dragon Clan.
It also made sense.
The vitality of the people of Celestic had always been so tenacious; numerous disasters couldn't wipe them out. This even dated back to the Magical Beast Era.
It wasn't surprising that there were still people alive now.
Kazuya had no intention of interacting with these survivors; he just led everyone towards Cynthia's home.
Arriving at the familiar door.
The Pokémon watched as Kazuya circled more than half the house, then took a bunch of keys from a corner of the eaves to unlock the door.
"You even know such a secret hiding place for keys?"
Cofagrigus looked at Kazuya in astonishment and teased, "It seems your relationship with this family is much better than we imagined."
Kazuya was at a loss for words.
He knew the keys were hidden there.
Purely from the memories of his fifth life in the second world, which had absolutely nothing to do with the Cynthia family of the first world.
Explaining this would be troublesome.
So Kazuya simply decided not to explain.
Anyway, he did have a pretty good relationship with the Cynthia family of the first world too.
Carolina had even specially opened a small door on the backyard wall, without even a lock, just to make it convenient for the Piplup Kazuya to enter.
"Pardon the intrusion, Auntie Carolina. I hope you don't blame me for trespassing."
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