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he knowes pokemon more than i know _Chapter_1062_en
Chapter 168
Chapter 1052: Elite Four Huayue!
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
The youth had rather dark skin, and his clothing was different from what was considered normal. He gave the two a slight nod.
"You two are both here for the Dragon God's trial, right? Please follow me."
Then, without another word, he turned and walked toward a certain direction within the village.
He thought to himself that the elder's prophecy was truly incredible; he hadn't expected two outsiders to actually arrive today.
The paths connecting their Meteor Village to the outside world were convoluted. Only the adults in the village knew the correct route, not to mention the great waterfall that blocked the very entrance.
One either had to be a trainer with a Dragon-type Pokémon or possess a special Dragon Scale fragment from their Meteor Village. Otherwise, they could never cross the waterfall in their entire life.
As for Dr. Solace, who owned a Shelgon, why was he also blocked? He wasn't a trainer, and his relationship with the Shelgon was more like keeping a pet.
It was far more common for their local residents to go out; incidents of outsiders coming in almost never happened.
"To think that three outsiders have come in all at once?"
The young guide didn't dare to be careless and led the way seriously.
Behind him, Ash and Yuki were also sizing him up.
He looked like... an ancient person?
Even his manner of speech and tone were different from modern people.
But the two of them didn't dwell on it. They quickly followed, their interest clearly piqued by the mysterious Meteor Village and the trial.
Soon, the two officially entered the village of Meteor Village.
The houses here were all wooden huts built with thatch. This made Ash wonder secretly, where did the trees and thatch come from inside a cave like this?
"Murmur, murmur...!"
The sudden arrival of two outsiders attracted the attention of many local residents along the way.
Like the youth, they were all dressed in old, simple robes, their skin on the darker side.
"So these are humans from the outside?"
"Are the electric mice from the outside really that fat? They're full of grease..."
"And do all the kids from the outside have white hair now?"
The crowd pointed and whispered.
Yuki: "..."
Maybe I really should get a new hat...
Following their guide, Ash and his companion walked all the way to the plaza in the center of the village, where there was, surprisingly, another huge, square stone chamber.
Walking up the staircase and into it, Ash couldn't help but feel like he had returned to the stone chamber in Granite Cave...
It seemed the Hoenn Region was full of ancient ruins like this.
Upon entering, they found another spacious and empty stone chamber, without many objects inside.
The first thing that caught his eye was a rather short elder. Her short, pale white hair was draped down, and her half-lidded eyes gave her a rather stern appearance.
Her body below the neck was completely hidden beneath a wide cloak, and as she stood there, only her head was visible.
On the innermost wall of the stone chamber, there was likewise a huge mural of varying shades.
A slender, serpentine Pokémon was coiling and flying in the sky. Its head was strangely replaced by a symbol shaped like a "triangle," and it took up most of the space on the mural.
In the sky were countless falling meteorites.
And below were several erupting volcanoes and the churning ocean, each occupying a corner at the bottom.
Looking closely, one could see the shape of a small, hunched-back beast in the volcano and a flipping small fish in the ocean.
"Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza?"
Ash couldn't help but murmur.
He was no longer a rookie who had just arrived in the Hoenn Region; he had some understanding of the three local ancient deities.
The content of the mural he had seen back in Granite Cave was rather similar to this one...
But the protagonists of that mural were Groudon and Kyogre, with Rayquaza drawn as a tiny bug.
Here, it was the exact opposite, with the former two being drawn as tiny bugs.
"The fanboy rivalries of the ancients..."
Ash didn't dare to be careless. He shook his head and looked around the stone chamber.
Besides the elder and the young guide... Ash discovered that someone else was already in the stone chamber.
It was a bald-headed man, with only a tuft of pink, horn-shaped hair on his head, like a small flame lit on a bald eggshell.
He wore a black shirt with the collar open in a V-shape, and the rolled-up sleeves revealed a golden pattern on the inside of the shirt, giving him a rather wild and arrogant look.
He wore a large gold watch on his wrist, a pair of dark red capri pants, and a pair of black loafers on his feet... a total street punk look.
From the looks of it, he was probably an outsider like them. Maybe a hairdresser.
At this moment, this punk was sitting on a small stool with his legs crossed, leaning back arrogantly.
Noticing Ash and his companion entering the stone chamber, this person turned his head, and then his mouth twisted into a smirk, his expression holding a hint of a taunt. "Hey! So these are the two who are taking the trial with me? Just a couple of brats?! Heh, that's pretty funny, haha~!!"
He stood up, laughing out loud without any reservation.
His figure was rather tall and slender, quite a bit taller than both Ash and Yuki.
Ash was about to step forward to argue but was quickly pulled back by Yuki.
"That guy..."
Yuki's gaze sharpened. If he remembered correctly, this man who looked like a street punk... should be one of the Hoenn League's Elite Four.
The Dark-type Elite Four member—Sidney!
"Someone like Karen?"
Hearing this, Ash couldn't help but recall the elegant woman he had battled at the Silver Conference.
"Karen? Elite Four Karen? Hmph, the brat knows quite a few people, huh?"
Hearing the keyword, Elite Four Huayue couldn't help but tease.
It seemed this man with the punk hairstyle was born with a crooked mouth. One side of his mouth was permanently curled up, maintaining a taunting and arrogant expression.
"Ahem, since all three of you have arrived..."
At this moment, the elder, who had been silent all along, suddenly coughed a few times, interrupting their conversation.
She seemed to have long predicted the arrival of Ash and Yuki today, and had specially called Elite Four Huayue, who had arrived at Meteor Village a few days prior, to wait in their altar chamber.
Ash's and Yuki's Dragon Scale fragments came from Drake (Elite Four) and Norman, respectively, while this one from Elite Four Huayue... came from Wallace.
Or rather, it came from Steven Stone.
As the former League Champion and, on the surface, the strongest person in the Hoenn Region, Steven Stone had naturally also received a token Dragon Scale from Meteor Village.
However, he wasn't interested in the Dragon Scale, so when he handed over the Championship, he conveniently gave it to the current League Champion, Wallace.
But the latter, as a trainer specializing in Water-types and also working as a coordinator, was likewise uninterested in a Dragon-type trial.
So, Wallace could only ask around in their "Hoenn Elite Four and Champion Group Chat" to see who was interested.
The Dragon-type member of the Elite Four, Drake, already had a fragment and wasn't very interested...
With nothing better to do, the Dark-type Elite Four Huayue accepted the token and came to Meteor Village to check it out.
(end of chapter)
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
The youth had rather dark skin, and his clothing was different from what was considered normal. He gave the two a slight nod.
"You two are both here for the Dragon God's trial, right? Please follow me."
Then, without another word, he turned and walked toward a certain direction within the village.
He thought to himself that the elder's prophecy was truly incredible; he hadn't expected two outsiders to actually arrive today.
The paths connecting their Meteor Village to the outside world were convoluted. Only the adults in the village knew the correct route, not to mention the great waterfall that blocked the very entrance.
One either had to be a trainer with a Dragon-type Pokémon or possess a special Dragon Scale fragment from their Meteor Village. Otherwise, they could never cross the waterfall in their entire life.
As for Dr. Solace, who owned a Shelgon, why was he also blocked? He wasn't a trainer, and his relationship with the Shelgon was more like keeping a pet.
It was far more common for their local residents to go out; incidents of outsiders coming in almost never happened.
"To think that three outsiders have come in all at once?"
The young guide didn't dare to be careless and led the way seriously.
Behind him, Ash and Yuki were also sizing him up.
He looked like... an ancient person?
Even his manner of speech and tone were different from modern people.
But the two of them didn't dwell on it. They quickly followed, their interest clearly piqued by the mysterious Meteor Village and the trial.
Soon, the two officially entered the village of Meteor Village.
The houses here were all wooden huts built with thatch. This made Ash wonder secretly, where did the trees and thatch come from inside a cave like this?
"Murmur, murmur...!"
The sudden arrival of two outsiders attracted the attention of many local residents along the way.
Like the youth, they were all dressed in old, simple robes, their skin on the darker side.
"So these are humans from the outside?"
"Are the electric mice from the outside really that fat? They're full of grease..."
"And do all the kids from the outside have white hair now?"
The crowd pointed and whispered.
Yuki: "..."
Maybe I really should get a new hat...
Following their guide, Ash and his companion walked all the way to the plaza in the center of the village, where there was, surprisingly, another huge, square stone chamber.
Walking up the staircase and into it, Ash couldn't help but feel like he had returned to the stone chamber in Granite Cave...
It seemed the Hoenn Region was full of ancient ruins like this.
Upon entering, they found another spacious and empty stone chamber, without many objects inside.
The first thing that caught his eye was a rather short elder. Her short, pale white hair was draped down, and her half-lidded eyes gave her a rather stern appearance.
Her body below the neck was completely hidden beneath a wide cloak, and as she stood there, only her head was visible.
On the innermost wall of the stone chamber, there was likewise a huge mural of varying shades.
A slender, serpentine Pokémon was coiling and flying in the sky. Its head was strangely replaced by a symbol shaped like a "triangle," and it took up most of the space on the mural.
In the sky were countless falling meteorites.
And below were several erupting volcanoes and the churning ocean, each occupying a corner at the bottom.
Looking closely, one could see the shape of a small, hunched-back beast in the volcano and a flipping small fish in the ocean.
"Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza?"
Ash couldn't help but murmur.
He was no longer a rookie who had just arrived in the Hoenn Region; he had some understanding of the three local ancient deities.
The content of the mural he had seen back in Granite Cave was rather similar to this one...
But the protagonists of that mural were Groudon and Kyogre, with Rayquaza drawn as a tiny bug.
Here, it was the exact opposite, with the former two being drawn as tiny bugs.
"The fanboy rivalries of the ancients..."
Ash didn't dare to be careless. He shook his head and looked around the stone chamber.
Besides the elder and the young guide... Ash discovered that someone else was already in the stone chamber.
It was a bald-headed man, with only a tuft of pink, horn-shaped hair on his head, like a small flame lit on a bald eggshell.
He wore a black shirt with the collar open in a V-shape, and the rolled-up sleeves revealed a golden pattern on the inside of the shirt, giving him a rather wild and arrogant look.
He wore a large gold watch on his wrist, a pair of dark red capri pants, and a pair of black loafers on his feet... a total street punk look.
From the looks of it, he was probably an outsider like them. Maybe a hairdresser.
At this moment, this punk was sitting on a small stool with his legs crossed, leaning back arrogantly.
Noticing Ash and his companion entering the stone chamber, this person turned his head, and then his mouth twisted into a smirk, his expression holding a hint of a taunt. "Hey! So these are the two who are taking the trial with me? Just a couple of brats?! Heh, that's pretty funny, haha~!!"
He stood up, laughing out loud without any reservation.
His figure was rather tall and slender, quite a bit taller than both Ash and Yuki.
Ash was about to step forward to argue but was quickly pulled back by Yuki.
"That guy..."
Yuki's gaze sharpened. If he remembered correctly, this man who looked like a street punk... should be one of the Hoenn League's Elite Four.
The Dark-type Elite Four member—Sidney!
"Someone like Karen?"
Hearing this, Ash couldn't help but recall the elegant woman he had battled at the Silver Conference.
"Karen? Elite Four Karen? Hmph, the brat knows quite a few people, huh?"
Hearing the keyword, Elite Four Huayue couldn't help but tease.
It seemed this man with the punk hairstyle was born with a crooked mouth. One side of his mouth was permanently curled up, maintaining a taunting and arrogant expression.
"Ahem, since all three of you have arrived..."
At this moment, the elder, who had been silent all along, suddenly coughed a few times, interrupting their conversation.
She seemed to have long predicted the arrival of Ash and Yuki today, and had specially called Elite Four Huayue, who had arrived at Meteor Village a few days prior, to wait in their altar chamber.
Ash's and Yuki's Dragon Scale fragments came from Drake (Elite Four) and Norman, respectively, while this one from Elite Four Huayue... came from Wallace.
Or rather, it came from Steven Stone.
As the former League Champion and, on the surface, the strongest person in the Hoenn Region, Steven Stone had naturally also received a token Dragon Scale from Meteor Village.
However, he wasn't interested in the Dragon Scale, so when he handed over the Championship, he conveniently gave it to the current League Champion, Wallace.
But the latter, as a trainer specializing in Water-types and also working as a coordinator, was likewise uninterested in a Dragon-type trial.
So, Wallace could only ask around in their "Hoenn Elite Four and Champion Group Chat" to see who was interested.
The Dragon-type member of the Elite Four, Drake, already had a fragment and wasn't very interested...
With nothing better to do, the Dark-type Elite Four Huayue accepted the token and came to Meteor Village to check it out.
(end of chapter)
