Pokémon: The Zen Trainer

"Thank you."

He smiled and patted the rough head of the clay figurine.

The clay figurine paused.

This was a feeling I'd never experienced before, a strange feeling, but the clay figurine didn't dislike it; on the contrary, it actually quite liked it.

The clay figure touched its head.

"Clay doll?"

Why don't I feel this way when I touch my own head?

.....

The four-person team, consisting of the elf and others, headed towards the center.

They had been walking for four hours.

The further you go in, the taller the buildings become.

The darker the color, the better.

The clay figure suddenly raised its head and saw a huge head standing in front of a core base, with one hand resting on the base.

Number 074, number 074, the clay figurine excitedly walked towards it.

While watching the giant giant supporting the pedestal, the clay giant, the evolved form of the clay miniature!

Are there any more of these elves here?

"Wait here for me, I'll go check it out."

Unlike clay figurines, clay giants are quite dangerous.

They are generally guardians of ruins and cemeteries.

They won't reason with someone who suddenly barges in.

074, 074, do you still remember?

We met 70,000 days ago! Back then, you were supporting another core foundation, just like you are now!!

074 ....

The clay figure slowly stopped walking. It looked up at the clay giant, unable to sense the core of 074.

It has vanished, but its remains still support the core foundation.

074 ...

The clay figure looked up at the clay giant.

It walked over quietly, bowed to the clay giant, and then pried a stone fragment off the clay giant's remains.

From now on, you'll be coming with me. I'll be responsible for the maintenance of your core base stations, and I'll keep moving forward!

Goodbye, 074...

Bian Xiang stood not far away, looking up at the remains of the clay giant. Even in death, did he still have to hold onto the base station?

Looking at the somewhat forlorn yet stubborn figure of the clay figurine, I walked up to it.

He gently wrapped his arms around the clay figurine.

"Clay doll..."

The three saw Bian Xiang return with the clay figurine.

"Are you okay?"

Oishi Kiri Hotaru looked at the side and asked.

"It's alright, that clay giant has already collapsed."

"Oh..."

The three looked at the clay figure and could clearly sense its disappointment.

"It's okay, there's still a long road ahead, right?"

Xiu Nian couldn't help but say this as she looked at the clay figurine.

"Clay doll..."

The clay figure nodded at the four people.

Yes, there's still a long way to go.

.....

They kept moving forward.

The sight before them shocked them.

The remains of clay giants lay or sat there quietly.

The further you go, the more remains of the clay giants you see. Compared to the vast, collapsed areas on the outer perimeter, the core area is relatively well-preserved, although some of the bases have collapsed.

032.038.095.084.082.071 ...

Each time the clay figure passed by a clay giant, it would break off a stone piece from its body, and gradually the clay figure accumulated more and more stone pieces.

"Look ahead!!"

A huge open space!

The clay giants stood there silently, like giant trees, in rows.

A huge purple stone monument stood in front of them.

That must be the door!

The clay figurine wobbled excitedly as it ran forward. So many! There must be some still working! There must be!!

029.028.027.026.019.018 ...

The clay figurine's steps became slower and slower.

They have all long since passed away.

008.007 ...

The clay figure walked all the way to the first row, number 001.

The clay giants stood quietly in view of the clay figurines.

All the numbers in its mind have been filled in, from 001 to 998. So... so it really is just me left.

The clay figure looked at the giant's remains before it and sat down.

The figure exudes boundless loneliness.

Xiu Nian looked at the clay figurine and the scene before her, and slapped herself hard across the face.

Clay figurines...

While Bian Xiang watched the clay figurine clench its fist, the two people from the research institute had already run to the purple stone tablet and begun their research.

How do I open this door?

Five minutes later, the clay figure stood up. "No, I have to work hard, I have to move forward. Everyone has left, so I'll lead everyone forward together!" The clay figure went to 001 and broke off a stone slab from its body. Then it said to 002, "Leave all the things you need to do to me!"

I am number 999. I will be responsible for maintaining your bases. You can rest assured that your work will not be in vain, because... because I am still here.

As long as I'm here, I will keep repairing it, forever and ever...

While watching the movements of the clay figurine.

Never before had I witnessed such a scene: the world was desolate, with only a small figure standing there alone and stubbornly.

He felt a tightness in his chest.

Bian stood up and exhaled sharply the stale air from his chest.

"I want to take it with me!"

"No one can stop them!!"

It should see more! The world is not just this place!

"Hiss!! Eek!!"

Gastly and Snorunt exchanged a glance and nodded.

They support the trainer's decision!

...

Just as he was about to stand up...

Oishi Kiri Hotaru and Otsubo Ryozo came to Henmei.

With a serious expression, he said, "This purple stone tablet only has one set of sacrificial actions."

"There is no way to open the door. As we previously speculated, the ancients built this site to deepen the seal and completely seal the door to the real world."

"In other words, as long as the core ruins are completely destroyed, the gate will loosen, and then we should have a chance to return to the world."