[Pokemon] Sycamore

"Look, this is the girl's beauty that is displayed once a year during the Central Plains Festival."

In a temple located next to Maiden Rock, the presiding priest was standing at the entrance of the temple shouting, attracting many curious tourists who wanted to see the girl's appearance, including of course Xiaotong and his party.

"I'm so looking forward to it! What will the beautiful big sister look like?" Xiaogang looked like a pig brother, making Xiaozhi and Xiaoxia stand slightly away from him. It was really embarrassing to stand with such a person.

"It is said that it is a portrait that has been preserved from the past, Xiaotong, now you can't say anything that is unverifiable~" Xiaokui said with a smile.

"You don't need to be so serious about this kind of thing." Xiaotong heard this and looked up at a painting covered with white cloth, dumbfounded. For some reason, she, who had never cared about such things, actually felt a twinge of joy in her heart. expectations, but she managed her expression very well and did not let her friends around her notice.

"Guests, please watch carefully!" As soon as the priest finished speaking, he pulled off the canvas with a "Brush!" and the girl's face was finally revealed in front of everyone.

What kind of painting is this?Even the black and white portrait drawn with charcoal cannot detract from the eye-catching appearance. The girl's eyes look lonely into the distance. The background is the turbulent sea, just like the image of Maiden Rock. The woman in the picture has her hands clasped tightly. Holding it in front of the chest, the first thing people notice is not the beautiful face, but the strong desire that seems to be praying for something.

"do not Cry...."

"Xiao...Xiaotong!? What's wrong with you?" Xiaokui's frightened voice rang in her ears. Only then did Xiaotong realize that a trace of tears had unknowingly overflowed from the corner of her eyes.

"I..., ha~ maybe it's because the girl in the portrait is too beautiful, but you can see that I was moved to tears." Quickly reaching out to wipe away the traces, Xiaotong laughed and said to Xiaokui.

There is a problem.... There must be some problem, but now is not the time.

On the way back to the Pokémon Center, Xiaotong couldn't help but break into a cold sweat despite Xiaokui's anxious look on her face. Would she still have the chance to go to Girl Rock to explore in person at night?

It was late at night, and after finally confirming that everyone was deeply asleep, even Xiaokui was asleep due to some small tricks she used. Xiaotong then fully armed and moved to the temple that she cared about very much.

The girl she cared about very much and was crying inside.

......

"Tap...tap...tap..." The sound of rustling footsteps sounded from far to near, breaking the original silence of Maiden Rock. A light and transparent figure faced the sea, without deliberately going there like before. He hides his own traces and does not seem to notice the arrival of others.

"You're here~ It's still the same as before. When I encounter something I care about, I always like to investigate it in person without pretending to be someone else. I deliberately let the sound of my footsteps leak out to make me relax my guard." The girl with a transparent body slowly said Slowly turning around, the face that was exactly the same as the painting she saw in the morning was smiling, and you could feel the joy radiating from her body from a distance.

But Xiaotong became more and more wary, this person... No!This guy who looks like a soul seems to know her very well.

"We understand her very well." As if she could really see through her heart, the ghost girl said again, "After all, we are always together, and we will always be together until we are separated."

"Who are you...what's the difference? I have no impression of you at all." She put on an attack stance. Although she didn't know if it was useful, Xiaotong still activated her telekinesis ability, and a surge of aura rose from her body. He got up and rushed towards the ghost girl.

Seeing Xiaotong's actions, the ghost girl smiled even more happily. "As I said, even my habits haven't changed, but it seems to have become stronger. Sure enough... it's really you." Saying this, the ghost girl seemed to Wanting to go further, she ignored Xiaotong's oppression and slowly moved closer to Xiaotong.

At this time, the Pokmon ball on Xiaotong's waist suddenly opened automatically, a white light flashed, and Lucario ran out on his own, standing in front of Xiaotong in a protective gesture.

"....Is this... your current partner? As expected of you, only such a strong guy is qualified to stand by your side." The ghost girl looked at Lucario carefully from top to bottom. At the same time, while commenting, a cold feeling of being spied on made all the hairs on Lucario's body stand up.

"Lucario!" He yelled in a demonstration, and a strong waveguide instantly burst out from Lucario's body, targeting the ghost girl in front of him.

but.....

"Bang!!!" A fierce collision sounded, and the collision of energy waves invisible to the naked eye caused ripples in the air. Looking at the lifted turf, you can tell how powerful this force is.

"Lucario!?" Lucario's entire elf was stunned. He looked at Xiaotong, who was standing in front of him, with the same expression on his face. It was as if he was looking into a mirror, and the faces of one person and one elf were printed. Unbelievable.

Xiaotong's hands were trembling, and her face suddenly changed colors like an overturned palette. The uncontrollable behavior of her body just now made her mind go blank for a moment, and her whole body was frozen in place, unable to move.

"Luca!!!" Lucario was about to explode at this moment. It became completely serious and quickly pulled over Xiaotong who was still looking at his hands. Lucario secretly made up his mind that he would never do it again. Let the unknown creature in front of you take one step closer to Xiaotong!He even thought about whether it would be safe to knock Xiaotong unconscious first and take him away.

Unexpectedly, the ghost girl who saw this scene calmed down and looked at Xiaotong who was still stunned with tears in her eyes.

"I knew... you would still... stand in front of me like that."

At this moment, a burst of bright light suddenly burst out from under the ghost girl's feet. In just a moment, Xiaotong and Lucario, who had not yet recovered, were sucked into it.

[Let's go back together...back to the time we were together. 】