I caught a Pokémon

Xiao Yao naturally had no objection to this; she would follow Xia You wherever he pointed.

Having made up their minds, the two stopped there and headed down the hillside toward the forested mountains bathed in the aurora.

The bluebirds that had just flown overhead seemed to have lost their sense of direction under the influence of the aurora. They had been flying straight ahead, but whether they were startled by the aurora or affected by magnetic interference, they started flying around haphazardly. In the blink of an eye, this not-so-large group dispersed.

However, there was no time to worry about them right now. The two of them walked briskly and quickly descended the hillside and entered the forest.

Just as she was about to take out her compass to determine the direction, she found that the compass needle was spinning wildly. Xiaoyao was startled and quickly took out her phone, only to find that the phone had suddenly lost its model number.

"It seems the geomagnetic contamination here is quite severe." Xia You frowned, took out a Poké Ball from her waist bag, only to find that she couldn't even open the Poké Ball.

Xiaoyao was startled and quickly took out her Poké Ball, but no matter how she tried, she couldn't release the Pokémon inside.

"I can't open the Poké Ball! Xia You, what should I do?"

Without the help of Pokémon, unless they are humanoid Pokémon like Shiba or Bea, or superpowered users like Sabrina, most trainers are just like ordinary people, and would be at a loss if they encounter any danger.

If others encountered this situation, they might panic for a moment, but it was just a small matter of a Poké Ball not being able to be opened from the outside, which was no problem for Xia You.

Gardevoir.

As he softly called out, the first Poké Ball in his left waist pouch instantly opened, and with a flash of blue light, his Gardevoir appeared on its own!

This is the advantage of having Psychic Pokémon.

It's not just Gardevoir; if he wanted, he could have Deoxys, Rayquaza, the three legendary birds, the two legendary beasts, or even the giant red Gyarados, as long as he was strong enough, they could all come out of their Poké Balls at any time!

After Gardevoir appeared, Gengar also emerged from its shadow. With these two Pokémon by its side, it was more than capable of handling most unexpected situations.

With these two Pokémon by her side, May felt relieved.

This is the confidence that having Pokémon around gives them, and it also ensures that when they encounter dangerous wild Pokémon, they are not left with no choice but to run away.

The forest was vast, and with no clues in sight, the two could only wander aimlessly, hoping for the best.

Fortunately, there was a forest path beneath their feet, which prevented them from losing their way.

However, as the two went deeper into the area, they increasingly sensed that something was amiss.

As Xiao Yao looked around, she whispered, "Brother Xia You, isn't it a little too... quiet around us?"

Just as May said, it was indeed too quiet all around. Not to mention the sounds of wild Pokémon, even the wind seemed to have frozen because of the magnetic fields.

This feeling is just like—the last time I met the shrine bhikkhu in the forest…

Just then, Gengar suddenly spoke up: "There's some noise ahead!"

Xia You glanced at it and Gardevoir, and seeing that although they were both looking at a grove of trees in the distance, they didn't seem very wary, so she knew that it shouldn't be any danger.

Just as he was about to send Gengar over to take a look, he already knew why the two Pokémon were like this before he could even speak.

Suddenly, a figure leaped down from a large tree and landed in front of the two.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the Pokémon Ranger I had met last time—Hyuga!

What's she doing here?

This is really...

Just moments ago, he was imagining a scenario similar to when he encountered a wild Celebi not long ago, but unexpectedly, Hinata appeared right in front of him in the blink of an eye.

This is understandable, since these Pokémon rangers roam the area and are always there to respond to any incidents, much like firefighters.

"Is it you?"

Hinata was clearly surprised to see Xia You and Xiao Yao, but her expression immediately became somewhat awkward, obviously recalling the unpleasantness from last time.

Haruka, however, didn't think much of it. Upon seeing Hinata, she asked curiously, "Hinata-san, what are you doing here?"

After all, in May's opinion, the aurora emitted by Deoxys could not be described as an event at all, nor did it cause any disaster. At most, it was just a demonstration of a Pokémon's ability, and it shouldn't have alarmed these Pokémon rangers.

Hearing Haruka's words, Hinata snapped out of her daze and gave Haruka a grateful look.

Whether Xiaoyao did it intentionally or unintentionally, the fact that she took the initiative to speak and was so friendly gave her a way out.

"Because of a strong geomagnetic anomaly in this area, all the equipment malfunctioned, so the ranger headquarters sent me here to check it out."

Geomagnetic anomaly?

Just like Xia You guessed.

Looking behind her, but not seeing any sign of Fuyuki, Xiaoyao couldn't help but ask, "Where's your companion?"

"You mean Feng Yue?" She shook her head. "He had other things to take care of and wasn't with me. By the way, why are you all here?"

Xiaoyao glanced at Xia You, and seeing that he still didn't intend to speak, she turned back to Hinata and said, "We were just passing by. We saw the aurora here and thought we'd come and take a look, and we just happened to run into you."

Just passing by?

Was it really just a passing by?

The Celebi incident last time was the same, and so is the Aurora incident this time. Although Hinata hasn't known Natsume for long, she always feels that things aren't that simple.

Is there something here that our patrolmen don't know about?

It's no wonder Hyuga thought that way. Although the rangers have a strong intelligence network, they obviously don't know enough about Deoxys, and naturally they don't know that these two aurora lights of different colors are one of their signature messages.

But she soon found out.

Just then, the sky suddenly twisted, and the next second, a Deoxys emerged from it!

"Deoxys!?"

Hinata was extremely surprised. Although she never expected to encounter such a Pokémon here, she recognized it at first glance.

After the Deoxys appeared, it glanced at Xia You from afar, which puzzled Xia You.

Although it shouldn't be possible to see its facial features due to the distance, Xia You somehow felt that this Deoxys didn't seem to be hostile towards her.

Suddenly, he realized that this Deoxys must be one of the two Deoxys he had seen in the Tech City!

What a coincidence...

However, this Deoxys seemed to be just there to make its presence known, only showing itself briefly before disappearing again.

But for Hinata, even though Deoxys's figure only passed by briefly, it made her immediately realize the seriousness of the matter.

"I see. The geomagnetic anomaly here must be related to Deochis, otherwise it wouldn't be here."

Muttering to himself, Hinata looked at Xia You again and said solemnly, "Mr. Xia You, this involves Mythical Pokémon once again. To be on the safe side, I would like to ask for your help this time!"

After saying that, fearing that Xia You might recall something unpleasant, Hinata patted his chest and assured her, "Don't worry, this time it will definitely not happen like before. As long as it's an order you give, I will definitely carry it out!"

Seeing her earnest attitude, Xia You hesitated for a moment.

He actually had no bad feelings towards the Pokémon Rangers; on the contrary, he admired them. It was just that Hinata's actions last time made him feel that they had broken their promise.

Now that she's willing to back down, Xia You doesn't want things to get too tense with her. Besides, he'll inevitably have to deal with these people again in the future, and since it's Deoxys, whom he knows, he can't just stand by and do nothing.

"Don't count on me too much, but if there's anything I can do to help, I won't stand idly by."

That being said, Xia You also knew that as long as Rayquaza didn't interfere, there shouldn't be any danger or battle here.

Seeing that Xia You was willing to help, Hinata couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

In fact, after the last Shirabi incident, she had thoroughly investigated Xia You, not out of ill intent, but purely out of curiosity.

What puzzled her was that there was no prior information about this person; it was as if he had suddenly appeared. But that didn't matter. What truly interested and impressed her was his legendary career as a trainer.

This made her very curious about Xia You.

If possible, she would also like to get to know this man better and completely reverse the bad impression she had left on him.

Chapter 858 Hinata's overtures

Led by Hinata, they followed the forest path to a Pokémon Center in the forest.

It's clear that this Pokémon Center is different from the usual ones; it's more like a research center. But that's not surprising. Compared to places with high foot traffic, this kind of remote Pokémon Center is more likely to perform research functions than to treat trainers' Pokémon.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been built in such a secluded forest.

However, the only thing that remains unchanged is the person in charge, who is still the familiar Miss Joey.

Seeing her face still makes one feel exceptionally warm and familiar.

Upon meeting, Hinata eagerly asked, "Miss Joey, is the system feeling better?"

It's clear that Hinata and this Miss Joy must have met before, or spoken on the phone, otherwise they wouldn't have such knowledge of what's going on here.

"No, it still doesn't work." Miss Joy sighed. "All the equipment is still not working, and the power has stopped. We're currently using the backup power, but if this continues, the backup power won't last much longer."

Regardless of whether those geomagnetic fields were caused by Deoxys, it still shows what kind of damage a geomagnetic anomaly can cause.

Hinata told her about his recent encounter with Deoxys.

"Huh?" Miss Joy was taken aback, then suddenly realized, "I see. So, the geomagnetic anomaly that started last week was caused by it?"

“That should be right.” Hinata nodded, then stepped aside and introduced to those behind him, “But it’s alright. Even though this matter involves Deoxys, with Mr. Xia You here, everything will be resolved smoothly.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Xia You glanced at Hinata, meeting Miss Joey's surprised gaze.

I don’t know if it’s just my imagination, but unlike when we last met, it hasn’t been that long. Why is Hinata suddenly so…respectful of me?

There's always a feeling that it's not quite real.

But in any case, this is a good thing.

"I only did what I could." Looking at Miss Joey, Xia You asked, "Miss Joey, could you tell me what exactly happened?"

Miss Joy thought for a moment: "It happened about last week. At that time, a geomagnetic anomaly occurred for some reason, and the equipment suddenly started to malfunction, so the work could not be carried out normally. We then contacted the patrol headquarters, and after that, Miss Hinata rushed here."

Hinata nodded in agreement: "Miss Joy is right. I came here to investigate the cause of the geomagnetic anomaly after receiving orders from headquarters, but I haven't had any leads until just now, when I learned that this matter also involves Deoxys."

Xia You had already understood.

The two of them kept repeating the same story. To put it bluntly, neither Joey nor Hinata knew much more about the matter than he did.

Before arriving here, Xia You had only thought that Deoxys had appeared here by chance and caused the aurora, but now, considering the geomagnetic anomaly, there seems to be another story.

Xia You stroked her chin, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Miss Joey, have any meteorites ever fallen in this area?"

“Meteorite?” Miss Joy was taken aback. “You mean the geomagnetic anomaly here is related to a meteorite? But… although a meteorite did fall nearby, that was ten years ago!”

really……

As the owner of Deoxys and someone with a deep understanding of this Pokémon, he realized what was going on after hearing that a meteorite had indeed occurred.

He gave Hinata and Haruka a wink, and the two immediately understood. After giving Nancy a friendly smile, they followed him to the restaurant next door.

As soon as she sat down, Hinata asked in surprise, "Mr. Xia You, do you already have a clue?"

“That’s right.” Xia You nodded. Since the restaurant was empty except for them, he didn’t need to lower his voice and said directly, “It’s related to that meteorite.”

“But…” Hinata hesitated for a moment, “But didn’t Miss Joy just say that the meteorite fell ten years ago? How could it possibly cause magnetic field anomalies now, after such a long time?”

Xia You smiled and said, "Although the meteorite fell ten years ago, the things inside have most likely only recently awakened."

Hinata was also very shrewd, and immediately understood what Xia You meant when she said that.

"You mean... that meteorite contained Deoxys!?"

Xia You didn't answer her first, but instead asked, "How much do you know about Deoxys?"

Hinata pondered for a moment: "I only know that this kind of Pokémon once appeared in Larus City, and according to the reports that the rangers always receive about Dr. Lundo, Deoxys came to Earth along with a meteorite that traveled through space. It should be a Pokémon that is associated with a meteorite."

"This statement is both correct and not entirely correct, but it is generally accurate. Deoxys did travel through space via a meteorite, but it is not a companion Pokémon of the meteorite. That is why we just saw Deoxys here."

From the man's tone and confident words, Hinata felt that it was probably true, and she was willing to believe that this was how things had happened.

only……

She frowned and asked tentatively, "Mr. Xia You, how do you know all this? Even a tournament champion or an international police officer shouldn't know so much about Deoxys, right?"

It wasn't that she wanted to pry into Xia You's privacy; it was just too unbelievable.

You have to understand that it took them a lot of effort to obtain Dr. Rondo's report, which was kept at headquarters and only senior members were authorized to know about it. But this man in front of them knew more than they did!

Even compared to Dr. Lundo, this authority who has studied Deochis for many years seems to know more about it than he does.

But how is that possible?

Faced with Hinata's question, Xia You was also thinking about how to answer her.

Is it a cover-up?

Or should I reveal some of my own information?