Pokemon Dawn

After the young man left, Xiao Ye immediately picked up a pen and recorded the contents on the bookmark.

She originally thought that the Lake Resolute Flood in the Sinnoh region had nothing to do with the Sun Eclipse Rebellion that occurred on Red Lotus Island, but if what was mentioned on the bookmark was true, the Three Holy Mushrooms were probably involved in the Eclipse in some form.

In the chaos of Japan.

Xiaoye underlined the words "Professor Blackwater". If the student who wrote those words on the bookmark comes from pes, you should be able to find information about this professor on the pes homepage. And this institute

There are only a few streets between the famous Trainer Training Academy and the Hall of Champions. Maybe we can find an opportunity to talk to this professor in person?

Moreover, it is indeed suspicious that the handwriting on the bookmark is exactly the same as that of the letter. Who wrote it and why did he send her the letter? Is there any connection between this and her identity as "Xingyuye" before her arrival?

Woolen cloth……

Putting these thoughts aside for the time being, Xiao Ye got up and picked up the second volume of the "Collection of Divine Beasts in the World" - there are always many reference books of this type in the library, so there is no need to worry about someone borrowing them in advance.

I have no books to read.

And just as he walked back to his seat and opened the book, something "clacked" fell to Xiaoye's feet.

Xiaoye: "..."

To be honest, she was really afraid that she would be overwhelmed by mysterious and weird handwriting today. Fortunately, what landed this time was not a bookmark full of alien writing - it was a card that looked a little old, and the edges were already worn.

It was yellowed, as if it had been in the book for a long time. In the center of the card was printed a strange half-crying, half-laughing mask, and the dark eyes bent maliciously seemed to be swallowing the person up, which made people say

Unable to feel discomfort.

Xiaoye looked through this weird and exquisite card carefully, but in the end she didn't see any reason. Considering that the previous bookmark had indeed come in handy, after getting the librarian's permission, Xiaoye put this card

Put it away carefully.

At noon, Xiaoye paused the process of searching for information and planned to go out for lunch. As soon as she walked to the door of the library, Xiaoye saw a large group of people crowded at the door and making noisy noises. Many of them were carrying cameras and microphones. Apparently they didn't know what was going on.

A reporter from which media.

Due to the fierce momentum of the reporters, Xiaoye almost thought that an incident of the same level as the Mihara bombing had happened again, and quickly and carefully walked around the crowd. Looking around, Xiaoye found that the people surrounded in the center were the ones she had met in the library before.

A young man with long ice-colored hair was surrounded by microphones that almost drowned him.

"...As the head of the Ice God Family who is closely related to the Frozen Bird, what do you think of the Frozen Bird's attack on Red Lotus Island a few days ago? Is there an inherent reason for the Frozen Bird's behavior?"

The reporter who spoke seemed to want to dig out some radical views from the other party's mouth. Unfortunately, the young man was indifferent to this and continued to speak calmly in an official tone.

"I am deeply saddened by this, and the Ice God family is also willing to contribute to the reconstruction of the disaster area. As for the motives of the frozen bird, I believe the commissioner responsible for investigating the matter will know better than me."

"There is public opinion that your senior brother Shen Yuxinghai neglected his duties during the attack on Honglian Island and failed to protect the city. A public apology is not enough to erase the mistakes he made. What do you think about this?"

The questioner may have just been transferred from the entertainment section, and the questions he asked were sharp and direct, full of inappropriate language inducements, and did not know how to be tactful at all, which attracted strange looks from colleagues around him. However, this time, his interviewee was not

There are no big stars who have no taboo about not being shameful in public - being always kind in front of the public may be a taboo for these big shots. Before he finished speaking, the expression of the young Bing Shen family owner had already cooled down, "About this

I agree with Mr. Hester on the matter. Investigator Shenyu is not an omnipotent god. He has done his best to protect the city, and no one has the right to blame him—including you."

The former entertainment reporter showed a dumbfounded expression, as if he couldn't believe that his interview subject dared to retort without any regard for his public image. A reporter from another media next to him sighed and asked him whether it was offensive or not before he spoke.

The questions eased the atmosphere, and I didn't forget to give him a caring look in the middle of the conversation.

Sure enough, he has been working as an entertainment reporter for too long, and his IQ can't keep up. Does the head of the Bingshen family, one of the three great nobles, still need to look at the expression of a young reporter?

Xiaoye, who was standing far away, could barely hear the reporter's question and answer session with the young man, and had no intention of joining in to watch the fun. Just as she was about to leave, a reporter's question with a loud voice suddenly floated into her ears.

"I once heard a saying that Honglian Island suffered the same disaster hundreds of years ago. Is this view true?"

Xiaoye stopped suddenly.

The young head of the Ice God family just looked at the reporter without emotion and replied: "Whether this is true or not can be found out by simply consulting the history books. I think it is meaningless to pursue the gossip among the people."

Xiaoye, who had already pricked up her ears, was stunned, and then she reacted slowly and felt that her behavior was a bit funny. Although the unknown young man did say "that is the history hidden by the alliance", he seemed to know something hidden.

, but in such a public place, it is certainly impossible for him to freely tell the information concealed by the alliance.

Let's go eat first.

After grabbing Pichu, who was having a great time playing with the running wheel, back on her shoulder, Xiaoye stopped paying attention to the crowd at the entrance of the Hall of Champions and walked into the fast food restaurant across the street.

Xiaoye has never been picky about food and has almost no preferences. She chose this store just to save time. However, after entering the store, she unexpectedly saw a familiar person.

The other party obviously saw Xiao Ye, and waved to Xiao Ye from a distance, his dark green eyes also curved into a crescent shape. As a result, he didn't even see that the person in front of him had finished ordering, and was rushed by the staff twice.

Only then did he come to his senses and apologize in a panic.

Xiaoye couldn't help but laugh. She waited until the other party walked out of the queue with a dinner plate before stepping forward to say hello, "Long time no see, Mr. Kiriha."

"I told you not to add me sir..." The forest-colored boy immediately became dejected.

"Ah...yes."

The two people who met by chance sat down at a table in the corner of the restaurant and chatted while having lunch. It was not a coincidence. The start date of the competition was getting closer and closer, and many trainers had already gathered in Miyuan City.

It's normal to see people you know near the Center's Hall of Champions.

Xiaoye has not seen this gentle senior since they parted ways at the bow dojo in Rainbow City. Xiaoyun once said that she originally planned to invite Tongye to go to Zhenxin Town for a few days, but unfortunately Tongye seemed to have his own

Itinerary arrangement, so the two separated after challenging the eighth gym.

"Really, I feel relieved knowing that Xiaoyun didn't stir up any trouble." Tongye sighed reassuringly, which made Xiaoye wonder how many troubles Xiaoyun had caused along the way, so that Tongye could be so kind.

Even the most stable people were frightened, "I came to Mihara City with Jingji, but he has been a little busy recently and has not acted with me... Ah, you should still remember him, right? We met at the Green Field Cup.

of."

"Of course, I think every player will remember who the number one seed is in this competition." Xiaoye nodded.

"That's right..."

Not only passers-by, but even Kiriha, a friend of Kyouji Soma, felt that he should not join the regional league again due to his strength. But Kiriye also knew that once his friend made up his mind, few people could make him change his approach.

, and had no choice but to sigh helplessly.

After finishing the meal, Tongye took out his phone and looked through it twice. Something stuck on the phone case shook and fell to the table.

Xiaoye's eyes were immediately attracted by the pattern on it, "This is..."

"Ah, what are you talking about?" Tongye reached out and picked up the small piece of paper, "This seems to be a stamp from a long time ago. I accidentally turned it over when I was reading in the library yesterday, but I forgot to put it back." He noticed.

Xiaoye looked intently, and Tongye asked with some confusion, "Are you interested in it?" She said while shaking the stamp with the strange pattern on it.

"No... I just think it's a coincidence." Xiaoye took out a card from her pocket and placed it in front of Tongye.

At this time, Tongye also showed a complicated expression.

The patterns on the card and stamps are exactly the same. Black ink outlines the appearance of a half-crying, half-laughing mask, and the distorted facial features seem to be shouting silently.

This unexpected coincidence made the two spend an extra ten minutes discussing each other. However, neither Xiaoye nor Tongye knew what the crying and laughing mask represented, and in the end they did not delve into it further.

——Maybe it’s just a fashion element that was popular in Mihara City a long time ago.

Tongye, like Xiaoye, also lived in the Pokémon Center closest to the city center. So, the two exchanged room numbers, agreed to meet in the evening, and then separated.

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The purple-haired girl walked forward mechanically step by step. The sound of footsteps echoed in the empty subway station, and the ground and walls reflected the dazzling white color of fluorescent lamps.

Her field of vision became a little narrow, and the violent shaking caused everything in her sight to be blurred. Under the dazzling light, the shadows became darker, and they trembled nauseatingly.

She stopped and raised her head. A rusty stop sign stood aside. The bright red stop sign "h19" was a little blurry, like blood stains that had been wiped carelessly with someone's palm.

The shadow spread bit by bit until the ground beneath her feet was included in it. As if she noticed something, she turned around slowly.

The huge crying and laughing mask suddenly hit the eyes. The pale monster grinned, and its mouth was the same color as the eyes, like a bottomless black hole. It exposed its fangs and swallowed the girl who could not move little by little.

middle.

That was the last scene he saw before the girl's body was bitten into two pieces.

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"Hey, Xiaoye...?"

Xiaoling, who was sleeping next to Xiaoye, rubbed her eyes drowsily and looked at Xiaoye who suddenly sat up, "It's not time to get up yet..."

Before Xiaoye could answer, the golden-haired girl had fallen into a deep sleep again. And Xiaoye looked at the dawning sky, and felt that countless question marks were rolling through her heart like thunder.

She... doesn't seem to be at the age where seeing a card with a scary pattern causes nightmares, right??

Although it had just arrived at five o'clock, Xiaoye's sleepiness had long been wiped out by this unusual dream. She simply got up quietly, washed up and walked outside the Pokémon Center.

Breathing the fresh air in the morning, Xiaoye felt that the stinging sensation in her brain had eased a lot, and the slight irritability caused by the nightmare had disappeared. Just as Xiaoye was considering whether to start morning training in advance, she turned around and saw the color of the forest.

The boy yawned and opened the door of the Pokémon Center.

The young man seemed a little confused. He did not comb his hair into a ponytail as usual, but let his long dark green hair hang loose, which invisibly made his face look much more delicate. After being stunned for a long time, he finally saw clearly what was in front of him.

He looked like a man and waved his hand in surprise.

"Good morning, Xiaoye. You got up so early."

"Good morning. You are the one, Kiriha. Haven't you always said that you wake up naturally?" Moreover, it was always difficult to get up in the archery dojo.

"Don't mention it." Tongye shook his head with drooping eyebrows, "I don't know why, but last night I had a strange dream about a masked monster eating me, which made me wake up early in the morning.

, I can’t even sleep... Hey, Xiaoye? Why do you look like this?"

After a moment of silence, Xiaoye showed a dry smile.

"What a coincidence...me too."

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Small theater:

System prompt: The side mission [Mihara City·The Masked Monster Sneaking into Dreams] has been started.

Mission objective: temporarily unknown.

System prompt: An unidentified enemy has been detected. Players are asked to be vigilant and be ready to meet the enemy at any time.

Xiaoye: What kind of enemy is this time? It’s really novel that it appears in the form of a dream.

System prompt: Because the enemy is wearing a crying and laughing mask, the enemy may be a mask spirit.

Xiaoye: ...it’s enough to play the same joke once!