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Chapter 240: Mega Stones and Key Stones!
Chapter 240: Mega Stones and Key Stones!
Kalos, Miare City.
From a distance, the iconic Prism Tower of Miare City can be seen, towering into the sky.
Under the sunlight, it refracts a brilliant and gentle glow, giving it a unique architectural beauty.
The Miare Gym is located inside the Prism Tower, which is another reason why the tower is a landmark of Miare City.
In Jing He's memory, the leader of the Miare Gym is an Electric-type specialist named Xitron, known as the "hair-straightener" due to his inventions often exploding, forcing users to "straighten" their hair.
Xitron has a younger sister named Eulalie, a cute and adorable girl.
However, given that Ash is still a seven- or eight-year-old kid, Xitron is likely still in school.
Fortunately, Jing He's visit to the Kalos region isn't about challenging Gyms, so the identity of the Gym leader doesn't affect him much.
It just seems that every region's Electric-type Gym leader is an inventor or mechanical genius.
In Hoenn, the old man Ironworks created an underground "New Verdanturf," and in Sinnoh, Elesa transformed Castelia City into the most electricity-reliant city.
Xitron of the Kalos region is a bit less accomplished, but that's because he's still young.
Unlike a certain Electric-type Gym trainer from the Kanto region, who is just a rough guy.
"Gen~ga~"
Gengar held the tour guidebook from the plane, using the Prism Tower as a reference to compare their current location.
The entire layout of Miare City is radial, spreading out from the Prism Tower.
According to the guidebook, Professor Sycamore's laboratory is located on the Southern Avenue, on the southern outskirts of Miare City.
Nearby are three cafes: Sunlight Cafe, Passimian Cafe, and Focus Lens Cafe.
Miare City is the city with the most cafes in the entire Pokemon world, and coffee culture is very popular here.
"Thank goodness there's no sewage river cutting through the city."
Jing He, looking at the map in the Pokedex, sighed in relief.
If there were a boat parade on the river, it would probably knock over a bunch of people.
Fortunately, while Miare City is modeled after Paris, it isn't a complete copy. There's no trash or other unsightly things on the streets, which are relatively clean.
And the "Ice Sculpture Contest" isn't held in Miare City.
Their current location isn't far from Professor Sycamore's laboratory, but walking alone would take a while.
At that moment,
Gengar waved to a person on the roadside who was leading several riding goats, dressed in a blue shell suit.
"Gen~ga!!"
Seeing this, the person smiled and walked over, asking:
"Sir, would you like a riding goat transportation service?"
This is one of the unique features of Miare City: the riding goat transportation service.
Jing He was taken aback for a moment, then smiled:
"Yes, please."
"One goat?"
He glanced at Gengar, whose eyes were sparkling, and said:
"Two goats, please."
"Sure."
Riding goats are a relatively gentle Grass-type Pokemon. It's said that they can read their trainer's mood based on the slightest touch on their horns.
They are also strong and fast, not much slower than a taxi, and they allow for a better experience of touring and enjoying the scenery of Miare City.
So,
Jing He, holding a small Vulpix, rode one riding goat, while Gengar rode another.
Walking through the cobblestone streets of Miare City, they slowly moved along, feeling the architecture and atmosphere around them.
The sycamore trees, the houses, and buildings on both sides exuded a lazy, relaxed Kalos style.
The warm sunlight on their skin gave a sense of a pleasant, lazy afternoon.
Clop, clop, clop—
The riding goats walked slowly.
"Uu~"
The little Vulpix in his arms curiously looked around, suddenly tilting its head in curiosity at something nearby.
It was a woman with an umbrella, walking her dog, a Dedenne whose fur was trimmed and dyed into a lady-like style, strolling leisurely.
"Look over there," Jing He smiled, pointing in another direction.
A gentleman in a white suit and a white round hat was walking a Dedenne styled like a gentleman.
"Uu, uu~"
The little one seemed to have discovered a new world.
"If you like, we can get you a heart-shaped or queen-style haircut," Jing He teased.
"Uu~ uu~!"
The Vulpix's eyes sparkled.
A queen?
But it quickly shook its head, its cheeks blushing.
No, it couldn't handle those fashionable styles.
Seeing this, Jing He couldn't help but pet its head a couple of times, laughing.
Not only could the little Vulpix not handle it, but he couldn't bear to see the little one turned into a strange shape.
A cute little princess dress would be better.
"By the way, where's Gengar?"
Suddenly,
Jing He realized that Gengar wasn't following him.
Clop, clop, clop, clop—
The sound of the riding goat's hooves came quickly.
He saw that Gengar, sitting on another riding goat, looked terrified. The riding goat beneath it had tears in its eyes, looking both frightened and helpless.
Riding goats can sense the rider's mood through their horns, so when Gengar sat down and grabbed its horns, the goat felt like—
The world was collapsing!
What kind of thoughts were those!
Turning Jing He into a ghost, conquering the "underworld" of Miare City, criminal activities, riding electric pets around the world—
The poor, helpless goat couldn't handle the complex "emotions."
“Geh! Gah——ヽ(￣д￣;)ノ=3=3=3”
Gengar, riding his mount, the Bighorn Sheep, galloped past Jing He and Xiao Liutail, the sound of hooves fading into the distance.
Jing He & Xiao Liutail: “.”
They exchanged a glance.
Too hasty.
Jing He said, “It seems like something’s about to happen.”
“Ou~”
With Gengar’s strength, he shouldn’t be in trouble, right?
“I meant the Bighorn Sheep.”
“Sorry! Extremely sorry!”
Near the entrance of the Pokemon Research Institute in Lumiose City.
Jing He apologized while taking out an energy bar to soothe the trembling Bighorn Sheep.
Bighorn Sheep: (PД`q。)·。'゜
Fortunately,
The delicious energy bar had a “healing” effect on the injured heart, and the Bighorn Sheep was barely calmed down.
After paying, the two Bighorn Sheep returned to the nearby Bighorn Sheep station.
Jing He glared at Gengar, who was still looking sheepish.
“Geh, geh gah~”
Gengar lowered his head, his fingers twirling, and glanced at Jing He. Seeing that his expression hadn’t improved, he quickly looked down again.
It wasn’t entirely his fault; the Bighorn Sheep just needed to toughen up a bit more.
Gengar slapped his forehead.
Forgot to give it the promotional flyer for my cafe’s psychological counseling!
Jing He grabbed the little fatty by the horn and carried it into the institute.
As one of the landmark buildings on the southern avenue and in all of Lumiose City, the Pokemon Research Institute was easy to find.
A grand institute with white stone columns.
As they approached, the automatic doors opened.
“Teacher Jing He?”
As soon as they stepped inside, a young boy in a white lab coat, about ten years old, greeted them.
“Ai Lan?”
“It’s me!” Ai Lan seemed a bit excited, bowing to Jing He before continuing, “Professor knew you were coming today, so he asked me to wait for you.”
Jing He smacked his lips.
Without considering the script, the current Ai Lan was a bright and cheerful young boy.
“Thank you,” Jing He smiled.
“No, no trouble at all!”
Ai Lan’s cheeks turned slightly red as he led Jing He into the institute.
Since the institute was located within Lumiose City, its size naturally couldn’t compare to Professor Oak’s institute.
However, it was well-equipped.
Guided by Ai Lan, they walked through a long corridor completely enclosed by transparent glass, with dense forest-like environments on both sides.
They could see many Pokemon common to the Kalos region, such as Floette, Diglett, and Panpour.
Additionally, there were Pokemon from the Kanto and Hoenn regions, especially the starter Pokemon from these regions.
Clearly,
These Pokemon were brought in to support Professor Sycamore’s Mega Evolution research.
Ai Lan’s Charizard probably came from here as well.
Reaching the deepest part of the institute,
“Professor, Teacher Jing He is here,” Ai Lan announced.
Professor Sycamore, who seemed to be studying the data of a Tyrantrum, looked up, his eyes brightening as he greeted them with a smile.
“Teacher Jing He, it’s been a while.”
The two had previously met and exchanged ideas at the researcher’s conference on Mount Coronet.
“It’s been a while, Professor,” Jing He also greeted with a smile.
While Professor Sycamore was a Pokemon professor, he was undoubtedly younger and more attuned to the thoughts of young people compared to Professor Oak and Professor Birch.
“Geh gah~”
“Ou~”
Gengar and Xiao Liutail also waved at the Tyrantrum.
“Roar~”
The Tyrantrum, not sure what was going on, politely waved its claw back.
“Teacher Jing He, you’ve come at the right time.”
Saying this, he led Jing He and Ai Lan into a laboratory.
Meanwhile, Gengar and Xiao Liutail approached the Tyrantrum.
“Geh gah~”
This Tyrantrum looks so young.
“Roar, roar?”
The Tyrantrum paused, instinctively taking a step back.
On the other side, after leading Jing He into the laboratory, Professor Sycamore took a box from the shelf and opened it, handing it to Jing He with a puzzled look.
“This is the Mega Stone and Key Stone. If my data analysis is correct, it should be Gengar’s Mega Stone. Please take it!”
Jing He was taken aback.
Gengar’s Mega Stone?
That can’t be right.
It’s different from the Gengar Mega Stone he already had.
But the Key Stone didn’t need to be specific to a Pokemon type.
“Geh?”
Gengar, who had heard something, poked his head out from the wall.
Did I just hear “Key Stone”?
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