Master Craftsman of the Pokemon World

"An ardent fan of Arceus, known as the Alpaca Bro, and an ancient relative of Cynthia. He's actually still alive and hasn't changed a bit? He must be over a hundred years old!"

"Hmm, but there are indeed some long-lived individuals in the Pokémon world who have lived for various reasons. Has Volo also found a way to achieve immortality? Or was he originally immortal?"

This was also one of the questions that all players had once, because after Volo lost to the protagonist in the ancient Hisui region, he once said out of frustration:

[One day, one day! I will unravel all the mythical mysteries of the Hisui region's Pokémon. And I will meet Arceus! No, I will make it obey me! No matter how many years... decades... or even centuries it takes, I will not hesitate!]

It was this statement that made many people think that Volo might have lived for a long time. Moreover, he knew someone who seemed to be Arceus's human avatar, "Cogita," and was quite familiar with her, although Volo himself probably didn't realize that Cogita might be related to Arceus.

And Volo and Cogita look very similar to Cynthia. Volo may be Cynthia's ancestor, while Cogita's identity is a mystery. If Volo is an ancient Cynthia, then Cogita is a primal reversion Cynthia.

The ancient Sinnoh people may have had different lifespans than ordinary people.

"I am a craftsman from a nearby village, entrusted by the villagers to deliver supplies here. Of course, I am indeed interested in the Celestic Ruins."

Koke put down the chaotic thoughts in his mind and began to seriously talk to the other party. At the same time, he brought Doduo to the front of the cabin, tying the reins to the pillar. The latter automatically curled up into a ball and closed its eyes, seemingly preparing to rest for a while.

"Your clothes don't look like those of a village craftsman. Did you move from another region? Someone actually settled in this forgotten land of Celestic Town."

Volo smiled. The clothes of outsiders and villagers are, of course, completely different. At the same time, he saw the Honedge peeking out from Koke's back.

"Oh, it's a Pokémon I've never seen before."

"Yo~" Honedge's single eye glanced at Volo, showing interest.

A traveling merchant!

This guy must have some treasures.

Volo led Koke into the largest wooden house, which was inhabited by an old man and a Abra.

In the game, when the protagonist enters the area of the Celestic Ruins, they can use the Mountain Man's Abra to teleport home.

"Old man, the village has sent you something."

Koke's first reaction to Volo calling the Mountain Man "old man" was that Volo was pretending to be young despite being older than the old man, although he knew it was a disguise, he couldn't help but smile. But he quickly realized - Volo's age might not really be older than the old man's.

What if this old man is also a descendant of the ancient Sinnoh people?

A normal person wouldn't live near these ruins! Since he is a guardian of the ruins, it means he must have a deep connection with them!

"Oh, oh, thank you, but I don't seem to have seen you before. Are you a new ruins investigator?"

"Oh dear, a well-known ruins investigation team from the Johto region has already been here. It's been two months since they left. Huhu, they seem to be investigating the connection between the Ruins of Alph and here, but in the end, they didn't seem to find anything useful."

The Mountain Man shook his head, and Volo introduced himself to Koke:

"My name is Volo. I am an insignificant merchant who loves history and mythology. I came here in pursuit of ancient knowledge and am now temporarily working here as a guide for mountaineering and ruins exploration."

"However, not many ruins researchers come here, mainly because this is not a place that can be reached alone. From the end of spring to the entire summer season, there will be no blizzards, which is a suitable time to enter. But once summer ends, perhaps the distant villages can still see the arrival of autumn, but here it will start snowing directly."

"Of course, the reason I stay here is also because I love history and mythology. I have knowledge that I want to know, so I hope that those researchers can research something from here and hope to obtain those rare knowledge."

"After all, it is the nature of a merchant to personally confirm rare people, things, and objects."

"An excellent merchant knows how important information is, because if you can't grasp the trend of the world, you will be eliminated by the harsh competition for survival. So I have to collect fresh information here."

Speaking of this, Volo suddenly spread his hands and shook his head dejectedly:

"But the results are not satisfactory! I originally thought that those researchers could research something, but in the end, they didn't find anything. But in my opinion, it's probably because they weren't chosen by the ruins. Ah, this is just my personal opinion."

"Do you know ancient poems?"

Volo smiled, telling Koke why he came here, his tone somewhat nostalgic:

"Those are some ancient poems that were once discovered in the Hisui region. Every region has this kind of thing, right? Meaningless words discovered from ancient times. But what I care about is the content of one of them, although it was too late when I saw that content."

"[Clear and solemn, full of some indescribable power.]"

"[The land of Hisui and Celestic Town, the two do have similarities.]"

"The poem mentions the land of Celestic Town, so I think there may be the ruins knowledge I am looking for here, but at that time I was still in Sinnoh. Oh, Hisui is the past Sinnoh, its ancient name, you may not have heard of this name~"

"And in the mythology of Celestic Town, the ancient people obtained the lives of Pokémon, and at the same time entrusted their own lives, correspondingly, people and Pokémon established a deeper bond than they do now. People's every move is closely related to the power of Pokémon."

"The ancient ruins on this land inherit the legends of both the Ruins of Alph in Johto and the Spear Pillar in Sinnoh. That is to say, in ancient times, people from Johto and people from Sinnoh had contact on this land."

"In ancient times, a group of people from the Sinnoh region moved to this land. They missed their hometown, so they built a temple here, which is the Celestic Ruins."

"And in this ruin, what is enshrined is a Pokémon called God - Arceus. Have you heard of this name?"

"But, there are no images related to Arceus left, which is a pity."

Koke listened carefully. Some of the lines were almost exactly the same as in the game, as if he was walking through the plot.

"Do you also know ancient history? Let's exchange information!"

Volo smiled and looked at Koke with expectant eyes, but Koke didn't know how to answer.

Right, why don't I tell you how much Arceus's base stat total is? You definitely don't know this!

"I only know a little about ancient history. If you want to get any valuable information from me, I can only say that I'm afraid I will disappoint you. Although I have read some ancient mythology books in the Canalave Library in Sinnoh, those are just stories."

"I have read in ancient documents that Arceus was born from an egg in the void and created the universe with a thousand arms, using itself as a light source to illuminate the land of Sinnoh."

"And the people who moved here also brought special customs to Johto, using special dance rituals to commemorate the legendary Pokémon. Using music and dance to express the great power of the legendary Pokémon."

Koke said, describing the game's Pokédex entries, and didn't intend to tell Volo about the truth of the Celestic Ruins.

But since Volo mentioned ancient poems... Could it be that he has collected all those poems?

In the game, ancient poems are not necessary items required to clear the game. They are excavated from various regions and exist as a collection element to supplement the world view.

And it's been over a hundred years, Volo already knows the conditions to meet Arceus, but he hasn't met it yet. It can only be said that Arceus doesn't want to see him, so even if he has gathered the conditions, he can't enter the Hall of Origin and can only look for other methods.

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After hearing Koke's answer, Volo's expression showed visible disappointment.

"Is that so."

As expected, most of it was information he already knew, but Volo was quite interested in the special dance rituals.

It is still necessary to continue investigating in the Johto region.

And the Michina Ruins in Sinnoh.

Volo thought, and soon he returned to his smiling appearance: "But that's right, history and legends are fragmented, and there are still many ruins in the world. Not everyone has unique information and knowledge."

"But thank you for the information anyway. Although there is no actual evidence, it is good to hear a unique legend! Although I know about the dance customs in the Johto region, I have never actually seen them. Those investigators didn't say anything about these things, probably because they think it's just ordinary inherited culture."

"Oh dear, sometimes history and mythology are hidden in this common inheritance. If you don't carefully examine it, you will miss it!"

"And... have we met somewhere before?" Volo suddenly felt a little dazed. He stared at Koke, gradually showing a thoughtful expression:

"For some reason, in the process of talking with you, I gradually have a feeling of nostalgia."

Koke shook his head: "No, we shouldn't have met, I just came here not long ago. If we really met before, maybe we passed by somewhere in Sinnoh?"

Koke didn't know what Volo meant, and Volo didn't seem to think too much about it, but nodded along with Koke's words: "Is that so... Well, indeed, maybe we had a brief encounter somewhere before."

"By the way, since you are a craftsman, would you like to buy some rare materials? I am a merchant who has traveled almost all over the Sinnoh land. I used to belong to a chamber of commerce, and we always liked to collect rare materials. I definitely have good goods."

Here it comes!

Koke cooperated with Volo in the discussion, actually wanting to see if this guy had any good materials.

"By the way, speaking of materials, I have a mysterious good thing here." Volo turned his eyes, as if thinking of something. He unloaded his backpack and took out a "stone slab" from his backpack!

"Although I just picked it up in the mountains near the Celestic Ruins."

As Volo spoke, he took out a stone slab about the size of a palm from his backpack.

The stone slab was dark red, one side was polished very flat with nothing on it, and the other side was engraved with some vague ancient inscriptions.

"This is an ancient stone slab that was made at some unknown time. Similar things have also been found in my hometown. If used on Pokémon, it seems to increase the power of some attribute moves."

"If you offer 20,000, I'll sell it to you, how about it? This is a special price!"