I caught a Pokémon

But all I can say is that Grandma was really overthinking it.

Would I be attracted to a man who already has so many women?

What a joke!

I asked him to come here so that I could fight with all my might without any distractions!

That's it.

Completely unconcerned, Zhu Lan ignored Jie Zilan's warning, shook her head, and started walking towards the direction Ya Mi had left.

...

After resting overnight in Jiayuan City, Xia You and Xiao Yao set off again after breakfast the next day.

As mentioned yesterday, their destinations are now limited to the Waterline Gym and the Snow Peak Gym.

Xiaoyao has already collected all five ribbon medals. She is simply accompanying Xia You on her trip, but she has no objections or complaints.

Anyway, training is training no matter where you are. Being by Xia You's side will actually broaden my horizons.

and…

Turning her head to glance at Xia You beside her, Xiao Yao unconsciously smiled.

Xia You didn't notice Xiao Yao's emotions; he just looked down at the map in his hand.

When faced with the next choice, since they belonged to different routes, Xia You decided after thinking for a moment to go to Water Vein City in the west first.

Although the journey to Snow Peak Gym would pass near Shenhe Town, and Xia You originally intended to resolve his issues with Zhu Lan as soon as possible, since Ya Mi told him not to go there for the time being, he had no choice but to put Snow Peak Gym as the last priority.

To reach the western part of Sinnoh from Home City, one must cross the Mt. Coronet mountain range again. The terrain is treacherous and the journey is quite arduous, but there's no other way; that's just how Sinnoh's terrain is.

Leaving Jiayuan City, we hadn't gone far when the road under our feet gradually turned into an uphill road, and the surrounding scenery slowly began to change.

The main reason is that as the terrain rises, the surrounding trees become thicker and denser.

At first, the two were able to travel together, chatting and laughing. But as the main road disappeared, leaving only rugged, steep, and difficult mountain paths, they began to talk less.

They traveled at a leisurely pace, stopping frequently to rest whenever they encountered scenic spots or felt tired. This made their journey smoother and less arduous, despite their fatigue.

However, when they actually entered the mountain and reached the halfway point of Tianguan Mountain, they still encountered an unexpected situation.

Perhaps due to the heavy rain a few days ago, a landslide occurred, and the road originally used for crossing the mountain was completely blocked by a large number of boulders, mud, and fallen trees, making it difficult to climb even if one wanted to.

Not wanting to rely on the power of Pokémon, after two attempts, they could only enter the nearby forest and sneak around through a gap in the trees.

It's clear that this forest was rarely traversed before, as evidenced by the complete absence of any traces around it and the almost undisturbed ecosystem.

This place is undoubtedly much more difficult to traverse.

Fortunately, the distance is not far. Once we get around this collapsed area, things will return to normal soon.

As Xia You crossed a rocky outcrop and was about to continue forward, Xiao Yao suddenly spoke up.

"Xia You-ge! Look, there are words on these stones!"

Character?

In a place like this?

Hearing her voice, Xia You felt a little confused.

But then again, this is Mount Crown after all, and countless trainers cross here every year. It's not surprising that some of them leave graffiti like "I was here" on the rocks.

Thinking this to himself, he turned around and looked, only to find that things were not as he had imagined at all!

Xiaoyao was standing on a flat rock, and beside her, in a recessed rock wall, there were several lines of text that were clearly carved!

These inscriptions have existed for countless years, but because they are sheltered by the surrounding stone wall, protected from the wind and rain, they have not been distorted and can still be clearly deciphered.

As she approached, Xia You took a closer look.

I hate you so much! I'm not reconciled!! I curse you, you bastard!! Just like my name, I curse you all the way to the underworld!!!

X?

Who is this?

Code name?

These few words were carved in large, hasty characters. Although it is unknown who wrote them or who they were cursing, one can still see the extent of the resentment of the person who carved them.

Xiao Yao also looked at these two lines of text and felt a chill run down her spine.

"This is terrifying. Who left this here?"

"I don't know." Xia You shook her head. "I only know that these characters are at least two thousand years old. If we hadn't taken a detour, we probably would never have seen them."

Xiaoyao looked to the side, but apart from these, she saw no other traces, not even a signature.

It's truly remarkable that it has been preserved intact until now.

It's as if time hasn't left a trace here!

"Let's go," Xiaoyao said weakly.

Xia You nodded and was about to turn and leave when a thought struck her. She then waved her hand and summoned Gengar.

"what?"

Gengar looked at its trainer, somewhat bewildered.

"Now that we've seen it, we can't just ignore it. Let's erase the text."

Gengar glanced back at the stone wall, somewhat surprised: "It's just ordinary writing, there's no power in it. Are you sure you want to do this? Maybe someone was terribly wronged and didn't have the power to take revenge, so they carved it with resentment in their heart!"

"Even so, this has existed for so many years. Even if there were any grudges or hatred, the parties involved are long gone, and the grudges have long been settled. Alright, let's just wipe it clean."

"You're the boss, what you say goes."

Gengar shrugged and naturally obeyed. With a wave of its chubby black hand, the words on the stone wall were scraped away without leaving a trace.

After doing all this, perhaps feeling it was an unlucky omen, Xia You and Xiao Yao didn't stay there for long and left immediately.

However, this matter is still on their minds for the time being and will not be forgotten anytime soon.

At the same time, deep questions have been troubling them.

After all, the fact that words were carved here shows that there must have been some deep-seated hatred.

Could it be some kind of feud involving the theft of a wife or the murder of a father?

And for some reason, Xia You always felt uncomfortable when she thought of the X on the stone wall.

It was as if they were cursing him!

It's a really strange feeling...

This is why he insisted that Gengar erase the text.

Coming to his senses, he couldn't help but find his own thought somewhat amusing.

Honestly, I haven't offended anyone, so why would anyone curse me?

I was just overthinking things.

Chapter 1083 Oh, isn't this Dialga?

Following the dense forest, Xia You and Xiao Yao continued deeper into the area. After only a few hundred meters, they bypassed the collapsed area and began to approach the original mountain path.

This also means that they have passed the most difficult part and are about to return to normal.

It was at this time that they made a new discovery.

Or rather, it was a sudden, strange feeling that suddenly caught their attention.

Almost simultaneously, the two looked up at the sky and saw a strange Pokémon they had seen before, flashing across the forest and landing in the distance.

Because they had met before, even though they were some distance apart, Xiaoyao recognized it at a glance.

"Brother Xia You! Isn't that—"

Before she could finish speaking, Xia You nodded: "It's Dialga."

Indeed, the one standing before them was none other than Dialga, the god of time!

This left the two of them feeling somewhat strange after their initial surprise.

After all, why would the God of Time appear here out of the blue?

They exchanged a glance, then changed direction with perfect understanding, heading towards where Dialga had landed.

Before long, after the two finally rounded a fallen, massive tree, a small lake located on the mountainside of Tianguan Mountain came into view.

The lake isn't very big, about the size of a football field, and it's quite shallow. It's definitely not man-made; it must have been formed by the melting snow from the top of Tianguan Mountain.

The lake was clear and calm, and all around was quiet; there wasn't a sound, let alone any Pokémon.

Looking towards the lake shore, one could see Dialga resting on the riverbank.

This was also the first time Xia You had seen one side of Dialga's life.

Thinking back to the previous times I've seen it, it was either in battle or on its way to battle. I've never seen it so relaxed and leisurely before. This contrast is indeed quite novel.

"How did it get here?" Xiao Yao couldn't help but lower her voice and whisper in Xia You's ear, "Is this its habitat?"

"Who knows?"

To be honest, Xia You was also a little unsure.

After all, Palkia, the god of space, has its own independent dimensional space, and Giratina has the Flip World to hide in, but I've never heard of Dialga having its own independent space.

Maybe yes, maybe no.

But regardless, judging from Dialga's relaxed demeanor and familiarity with the place, he must have been here more than once.

It might actually be one of its habitats.

As Xia You gazed at this legendary Pokémon, the God of Time, his eyes flickered uncertainly.

Seeing this, Xiao Yao's heart stirred, and she asked softly, "Brother Xia You, what are you thinking about? Are you wondering whether or not to subdue it?"

Xia You was indeed considering whether or not to subdue Dialga.

After all, this was the umpteenth time he had encountered this situation. He had let it go the first two times because he wasn't truly indifferent. But now that he had seen it again, it would be unreasonable not to subdue it.

Once or twice is acceptable, but not a third time.

And it must be said, as expected of a companion who has traveled with him for so long, he actually guessed what was on his mind!

Just like tiny roundworms.

"Actually, I've been thinking about a question: Team Galactic's goal is to lure out Dialga and Palkia through the three Lake Gods. If I just capture Dialga now, wouldn't that solve the problem at its source?"

Hearing him say that, Haruka smiled and said, "Then why don't you just capture Palkia as well? Wouldn't that solve the problem more thoroughly?"

Xia You shook her head: "Actually, I still advocate that mythical Pokémon like these should stay in Sinnoh. However, it is clear from the previous incidents that if all three are present and out of control, trouble will keep coming. So, removing one corner from this triangle to prevent them from fighting might really be a good choice."

Just as Xia You said, these three mythical Pokémon have indeed been too active lately, especially Dialga, which has been stirring up trouble several times and is the most restless of them.

However, if this factor is removed, Palkia and Giratina belong to two different dimensions, and without external interference, the chances of them meeting are indeed greatly reduced.

Of course, the most important thing is that without Dialga, no matter what the Galactic Team wants to do, they will fail or have to go through much more trouble because of the missing one.

From this perspective, it is quite necessary to subdue Dialga.

If Xia You were accompanied by a Sinnoh member, they might have tried to stop him for various reasons, such as not wanting a trainer to catch a mythical Pokémon or out of jealousy. But clearly, since it was only May at this moment, she would have no other thoughts besides agreeing.

"Then let's subdue it!" She looked at Xia You with bright eyes, clearly even more excited than Xia You. "I've wanted to tell you this for a while! This is the God of Time! And it's so powerful, it would be a real shame to miss out. Subduing it would definitely help you!"

Xiao Yao's support undoubtedly deepened Xia You's thoughts.

"Since you've already said so, let's do it. It seems that this detour has actually yielded unexpected results."

He reached out and ruffled May's hair, then took out two Poké Balls and released his Gardevoir and Charizard, while also summoning Gengar.

The commotion quickly caught Dialga's attention.

Even in such a dense forest, though the distance was quite far, the blue flash when the Poké Ball was activated was still very eye-catching.

It immediately became alert and turned to look in Xia You's direction. Almost simultaneously, it saw the most unwanted presence, accompanied by three ill-intentioned Pokémon, slowly emerging from behind the tree.

To be honest, Dialga never imagined he would meet Xia You here.

Although it wouldn't have any impression of Xia You's face, the aura of Rayquaza on its body was still too 'familiar' to it.