I'm not a Pokémon succubus.

Sonia recounted her work plan, saying, "My idea is to start with their legends. Perhaps we can find some information about 'Dark Night'."

"really."

Aixia approved of her research direction.

“This is a viable path.”

"Ah."

Sonia was obviously very happy that someone recognized her ideas.

"Um......"

Then, Sonia took out her mobile phone and pressed the shutter button several times in succession towards the murals in Suchuan Town.

The flash lights kept flashing as she recorded every angle of the mural and saved them as photos.

"Coach Ai." She looked at Aisha tentatively and asked about his schedule. "I heard from Master Ma that your training on the Isle of Armor has ended. So, what are your plans for the next period of time? Will you stay in the Galar region for a while longer?"

"Ah."

Aisha nodded.

"I finally came here, and I don't want to go back so early. It's better to stay here for a while."

"Okay~"

Now Sonia was happy.

This young girl in her early twenties still retains some of the liveliness of a young girl.

As soon as she heard Aixia's words, she could no longer hide her little thoughts.

"Then~ I'd like you to join me in investigating the legend of the Sword and Shield heroes during this time!"

"Hey Hey hey."

Aixia looked at her speechlessly.

"So you're so concerned about me, just to get a coolie to work for you?"

"Hey~"

Sonia stuck out her tongue and smiled even more happily.

"Yeah~ Anyway, you traveling trainers like to travel around. You haven't been to the Galar region before, so you won't suffer any loss if you follow me~"

Sonia blinked at him, a sly and quirky glint in her beautiful eyes as she said, "Besides, the Galar Alliance will cover our entire itinerary."

"Ok?"

Aixia was stunned for a moment, then suddenly became alert.

"Is this true?"

"really!"

Sonia crossed her arms and said, "Didn't I tell you before?"

"Because all industries in the Galar region are still developing, President Ross places great value on research-oriented talents like us."

"The Marrokomon Group is incredibly wealthy, and they've provided excellent treatment and funding arrangements for us researchers," Sonia said, spreading her hands. "As a legend-investigating idiot, I've received a subsidy, but I don't need to conduct field research like a real archaeologist, nor do I need to spend money on equipment. So, the remaining money is just enough for entertainment along the way."

As she spoke, she patted her plump chest.

"Let's go to Quanguan City later. Whatever you want to eat, I'll treat you!"

"it is good!"

Aisha agreed immediately.

His favorite word is "reimbursement."

As long as he doesn't have to spend money, he can do anything!

"So, what have you found out so far?"

“I’ve been to quite a few places.”

At this point, Sonia's expression became a little distressed. "But it seems like we haven't found any key information."

"How to say?"

Aisha was a little curious.

He was feeling a little complicated at the moment, because he actually knew everything about the "dark night" phenomenon that was giving Sonia and Dr. Mulan such a headache, as well as the story of the heroes of Sword and Shield.

About 20,000 years ago, Wujitana landed on Earth on a meteorite.

Three thousand years ago, Mugen tried to absorb the energy of the Galar region to sustain his own life, thus causing what Sonia calls the "Night of Darkness".

This phenomenon causes it to appear as a black vortex and triggers the uncontrolled Dynamaxing and Gigantamaxing of many Pokémon.

At the critical moment, Sora Ayaka, the Sword Hero, and Zangmarant, the Shield Hero, appeared, defeated Mugen Taina, and solved the "Dark Night" phenomenon.

The crisis in the Galar region is resolved.

However, Mukden did not die.

Moreover, fragments of its body were still imbued with its power, pouring down in the form of wishing stars, wishing star chunks, and wishing star fragments.

In the future, it was President Ross, the president of the Marrokomon Group whom Sonia now praises, who foresaw that the Galar region would face the problem of resource depletion in a thousand years, so he had a bad idea. He collected wishing stars and summoned the Infinite in his energy factory, trying to make it "darkness" again and replenish the Galar region's Dynamax energy once again.

However......

Countless villain organizations throughout history have proved to us that anyone who wants to use legendary Pokémon to cause trouble will not have a good ending.

President Luoz also made the same mistake as Chiyansong and Shuiwutong.

That is to underestimate the power of Wujitai.

He originally thought that Dantei alone could subdue Infinity, but he didn't expect that Infinity, which had absorbed the energy of the entire Galar region and transformed into Gigantamax, was so powerful that it was beyond the ability of a champion-level trainer to deal with. Dantei was no match for Infinity.

If Sora and Zangmarant hadn't reappeared three thousand years later to help the two trainers defeat Infinite, the consequences would have been disastrous...

After that incident, President Lorz surrendered himself and was imprisoned.

Stunning.

"Well, look."

Sonia rummaged through her handbag, took out a few printed photos, and handed them to Aisha.

Aisha took it and found that these were photos taken by Sonia in two places.

There were several photos she took in Grass Road Town - looking down from the top of the mountain, there was a huge mural on the endless green lawn. The content of the mural was a huge monster with a strange vortex on its head, and the people and Pokémon around it were fleeing in panic.

The remaining two photos were of a statue she took in the lobby of the Mimosa Hotel in Jiqing City. The statue was of a man in armor, holding a long sword in one hand and a large shield in the other.

“You look at these pictures, what do you think this is?”

Sonia asked Aisha.

Aisha pondered for a moment before answering, "This mural looks a lot like a Gigantamax Pokémon. The vortex above it is very similar to your description of the 'Nightfall' phenomenon. It perfectly aligns with the scene in the 'Nightfall' legend where a Gigantamax Pokémon runs amok."

"Ok!"

The more Sonia listened to Aisha, the brighter her eyes became.

Apparently, Aisha's statement was consistent with her thoughts.

She already regarded Aixia as her confidant, as if she regretted meeting her too late.

"The ground paintings in Caolu Town are actually very clear. This is what I'm mainly confused about."

Sonia pointed to the photo of the statue and said, "I still don't know the true story of the Sword and Shield hero."

"The legend says these are two heroes, but the statue shows a man holding a sword and a shield..."

"You need to change your thinking on this."

Aisha crossed her arms across her chest.

Sonia looked curious.

"what?"

"The so-called hero may be an abstract concept."

Aisha tried to explain to Sonia, saying, "People worship heroes, so they often modify their heroes to some extent in the legends passed down through the ages. The statue you saw is just people's understanding of heroes, and it can't be regarded as the real hero himself."

He spread his hands.

"Our Great Yan region has countless myths, and the gods worshipped by the people have different versions and settings in different stories."

"Take, for example, a certain well-known divine monkey." He gave an example.

"This person has a variety of identities in different myths."

"Oh......"

Sonia nodded, not quite understanding.

"Then let's start from a realistic perspective."

Aisha patiently coaxed, "If the 'Night of Darkness' phenomenon is a real thing, and the heroes of Sword and Shield are real people... then they might not be human."

"what?"

Hearing this, Sonia was stunned.

Then, she looked at Aisha in astonishment.

"what do you mean?"

"Simple logic."

Aixia spread her hands and expressed her thoughts with an innocent look.

"'Night' triggered a massive disaster that nearly wiped out the entire Galar region. How could two humans, just two humans, resolve a disaster of this magnitude with just ordinary swords and shields?"

"But..." Aisha laughed and said, "If the so-called heroes of Sword and Shield are actually Pokémon with powerful special powers that we have never seen before, and they solve the 'Night' phenomenon, wouldn't that make more sense?"

"..."

Sonia fell silent with a dull expression.

She froze in place as if struck by lightning, staring blankly at Aisha who had spoken so shockingly, as if her worldview had been overturned.

This is indeed the case...

Sonia has always believed that the heroes of Sword and Shield are human, and has conducted a series of investigations and speculations based on this.

But Aisha's words almost completely overturned her reasoning and thoughts before today.

but......

Even she had to admit that Aisha's idea was really logical.

Even some conditions that were previously impossible to prove with my own ideas can be perfectly explained from Aisha's perspective.

"this......"

Sonia opened her mouth several times, but she didn't know what to say.

After a while, she smiled bitterly.

"As expected of you."

Sonia felt a little frustrated that Aisha easily came up with a more reasonable inference to the problem that had stumped her for a long time.

However, she is not the type to argue.

Aisha was doing this to help her, and Sonia was very grateful.

She immediately took out her cell phone and recorded Aisha's thoughts in an electronic document.

Aixia looked at her with a somewhat sad look.

"As expected of a young researcher, you write all your ideas on your phone." Aixia teased her, saying, "I still prefer to use paper and pen."

"Well~"

Sonia waved her hand and said, "This is convenient. I don't like carrying too many notes with me. It's too troublesome and too heavy!"

"Hey."

After finishing writing, Sonia held her slender waist with one hand.