The silver-haired boy opened his eyes slightly wide, looking at the world shrouded in white light.

The light is soft and pure, as if it really has the power of dead wood in spring. However, the trunk of the tree bathed in the light did not change in the slight, and it was still as lifeless as a dying old man.

Sayo realizes this as well—while trying to focus on "saving the life in front of her", she only has the strength to open her eyes briefly to observe.

The dying cedar tree did not come back to life. Is it because, unlike Charizard, weakness comes from age rather than injury? or is it because of ...... The light emitted by the small boulder is too shallow to envelop its entire "body"?

As if reading the user's mind, the heart of the moon chirps slightly. Like the chanting of wind chimes, the light suddenly rose and soared along the trunk of the tree, dyeing everything in view the color of the moonlight.

And for the first-level investigator who was a dozen paces away, such a scene was all too familiar.

Like a reflection of the past, the white light swallowed every corner in front of him little by little, causing a tsunami of fragments of distant memories to flood into his mind.

He still remembers what would happen when such a light was lit.

He will never forget what happened after such a light was lit.

A few seconds later, an abrupt touch from her wrist interrupted Nighta's concentration. She turned her head in surprise, and the moment her thoughts drifted away, the light pouring out of the heart of the moon was cut off.

"Mr. Xinghai......?"

The hand that belonged to the adult clasped the girl's wrist hard, which reminded her of the experience in the underground base of Rainbow City, and in a trance she thought that she had made a big mistake that could make Xinghai's position change from "friendly" to "hostile" in an instant. But what he saw in the next moment made Xiao Ye negate his wild speculation - the young man's eyes clearly flashed with anxious emotions.

"What the hell are you doing, don't you know that overuse of the Mind Gem could kill you!?"

"Uh...... Will there be a death?" Xiao Ye was stunned, and Xiao Tian next to him was also stunned.

When he saw Xiao Ye's confused expression from the bottom of his heart, Xinghai realized that his actions were inappropriate. The emotional deviation caused by the imprint of memories was banished by belated reason, and he raised his hand to rub his temple.

“...... No, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have spoken to you like that. ”

"Are you alright?" Seeing Xinghai's expression, Xiao Ye became worried—she had never seen this dutiful investigator lose his temper before, even when facing the falling Flame Phoenix.

His father's attitude made Xiao Tian faintly aware of something. He immediately looked at Xiao Ye, "Is there anything unusual about your body?"

"Not at all. Xiao Ye shook her head, "If you have to say it...... I just had the feeling that I had just memorized 300 Spanish words and Pokémon observation records all night, and it was difficult to concentrate. ”

“......”

Xiao Tian's simple metaphor in Xiao Ye's mouth made Xiao Tian speechless for a while, and he suddenly remembered the dark circles under the eyes of the other three people on the day of the graduation exam, except for him and Xiao Mao, which were no different from naughty pandas, and the expressions of "I am dead .jpg" like a copy and paste.

- At least Xiaotian, an honor student, has never studied all night, and I don't know what it feels like.

The agreed "parting after lunch break" was temporarily postponed. Xiao Tian didn't know what his father was worried about, but since he heard the words "there will be deaths", he wouldn't let his partner expose the topic under the guise of haha.

Eventually, the three of them sat back in their seats for lunch.

"I didn't say it accurately, and I may have misunderstood you. I think I'll tell you the truth now. ”

The silver-haired young man reached out and lightly tapped the cobblestone on Xiao Ye's wrist.

"The Heart of the Moon, unlike what it appears when it is used, is not capable of 'healing', but rather 'turning back the clock on a single living being'. "Xinghai is concise and authentic.

When the words fell, Xiao Ye and Xiao Tian couldn't help but look at each other.

The girl carefully recalled the "Pokémon moves related to time manipulation" that Dr. Ohki had casually talked about, and raised her hand to ask, "In other words, the heart of the moon did not heal Charizard's injury, but made Charizard's body ...... Back to the way it was before the injury?"

"And the heart of the moon just now can't work on the cedar tree because the state of that tree hasn't changed much recently. Xiao Tian added.

"That's right. Xinghai nodded, "As far as I know, the limit of the Heart of the Moon is to rewind the life form to 24 hours ago - therefore, it cannot be used to fight disease and aging. ”

"I see. Xiao Ye looked thoughtfully at the flickering points of light in the white cobblestone.

She knew that most of the time-related moves were physically demanding. For example, some super-powered Pokémon can spy into the future, and this will cost much more mental power than multiple telekinetic attacks; a very small number of human superpowers can also foresee the future, but most of these people are in poor health and have a short lifespan; Shirabi, known as the god of the forest, can travel through different timelines, and research in recent years has shown that even an adult Shirabi cannot continuously perform time jumps, and it takes a long recovery period in between; in addition, Dr. Oki once mentioned that there was an event of an unknown totem on a large scale more than ten years ago, and the jungle that was burned by the fire was restored overnight to the dense and lush greenery of a few days ago, and people found a lot of crystallized corpses of unknown totems at the scene.

If the incredible stone of the Heart of the Moon has the power to influence time, then Xinghai's concern is completely understandable.

After some explanation, Xinghai once again reiterated to Xiao Ya, "Try not to use the Heart of the Moon, and even if you have to, don't use it more than once a day." This time, Xiao Ye didn't dare to be careless, and took every word of the other party's instructions to heart.

She didn't want to die inexplicably until her ultimate goal was achieved.

The air in the woods fell silent. Saya took Hoshium's silence as "not going to explain in depth for the time being", looked at the sky and stood up.

"Mr. Xinghai, I have something for you before leaving. ”

"Hmm?" The young man who was organizing the language was stunned and raised his head.

The purple-haired girl stood solemnly in front of him, holding a plain handbag in her hand.

"Thank you for your continued teaching!" the girl bowed deeply to Xinghai, "Thanks to your help, I was able to get the top four results in the Quartz League. I wouldn't have won the semi-finals without you teaching me how to analyze my opponent's intelligence and how to use Charizard's Flash Charge. ”

"Xiao Ye, is this a speech at the Teacher's Day Thanksgiving Conference?" Xinghai couldn't help but laugh in the child's serious tone, and held the other party's shoulder to make him stand up straight, "-Don't be so serious, be casual." ”

"Yes. Xiao Ye nodded solemnly, indicating that he understood—and in the face of the other party's more helpless eyes, he took out a delicately packaged box from his handbag and handed it to the person opposite him with both hands.

"This is a thank you gift, please accept it. ”

Xinghai couldn't help but reach out and rub the messy hair of the girl who bounced back into a bowing position, "You make me feel like a middle-aged leader who is accepting bribes from newcomers. ”

"Ah, sorry......"

"This is not a reproach. The young man smiled and took the box in Xiao Ye's hand, "I did receive your heart—can I see it?"

"Of course. ”

Xiao Tian on the side obviously hadn't heard Xiao Ye mention this matter, and rarely glanced at the gift in Xinghai's hand with some curiosity.

The box that is not very large is carefully packed by the giver in strict accordance with the specifications of the elders. After untying the red and white water knots, the waist seal and outer wrapping paper were also unwrapped one by one, finally revealing the appearance of the gift box itself. The young man opened the lid, and before Xiao Tian could see the contents clearly, he saw his father's expression change-

showed a look similar to Yuka's expression when she saw her long-lost son.

Xiaotian: "......!?"

Without waiting for Xiao Tian to carefully look at his father's happy face, which seemed to be too violent, Xiao Ye had already explained seriously like a newcomer in the workplace who wanted to bribe the leader, "When I visited your house before, I saw that there were Blu-ray discs of all the TV series and movies that Ms. Yuka had starred in on your bookshelf, and there was only one gap in the middle. Later, I asked Xiao Tian—"

The silver-haired boy recalled the strange question of Xiao Ye in the contestant's village in time, and suddenly realized everything.

He said that it was the third TV series starring Ms. Xiang, and BD's sales were much better than expected, so it sold out quickly, and many people were unable to buy it. A while ago, I happened to see someone on the forum who wanted to sell this disc, so I bought it. Xiao Ye smiled and said - thank you to the kind netizen for agreeing to her request to delay payment, otherwise she would have to think about the question of "what gift to give" for another three days and three nights.

“...... Thank you, I love it. Xinghai carefully put the disc back into the box.

The gift was clearly unexpected, and he repeatedly said that he was not speaking politely, and he couldn't even express how much he liked it in words—and Xiao Ye and Xiao Tian glanced at each other and exchanged knowing glances.

It doesn't take many words, just the couple's daily unconscious show of affection is enough to say it all.

"Oh, and this. Xiao Ya stuffed a bulging bag into Xinghai - the oversized gift was also packed into a specially purchased gift bag, "A thank you gift to Charizard - I've seen it eat this flavored energy cube, and I hope it will like it." ”

The huge gift bag blocked half of Xinghai's face, and the young man suddenly cried and laughed, "Your thank you gift is too thoughtful, Xiao Ye." ”

These are far less precious than your teachings. Xiao Ye finished the last standard line one by one, and then he relaxed and showed the same smile as usual at Xinghai.

Xinghai, who was holding the big bag, looked at the person in front of him again.

It was only now that the fragmented sense of immediacy was completely connected by the facts, making him wonder if his previous brain was functioning properly.

Character, ability, way of talking, quick reflexes that surpass all -

It's that like, isn't it?

"Well, I'll take my leave......

"Wait a minute. Xinghai interrupted Xiao Ye's words. He set aside the oversized energy cube and spoke, "Xiaoya, if you don't have anything important to do, why don't you train with us?" ”

“......”

Xiao Ye's expression was blank, and the rumbling thunder slashed in her mind, until the broken beans in her head evaporated, leaving only a string of calculations to repeat in her mind.

One teaching + one move teaching = a set of Blu-ray discs + one highest-level energy cube = more than 20,000 elf coins;

Half a month of teaching + I don't know how many moves are taught = mountains of Blu-ray discs and energy cubes = ......

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"I'm sorry, but I have something important, especially important. We have to go now......"

"Stop. Xinghai had a "I knew you would say that" expression, "-In exchange, I want you to do me a favor." ”

"Hmm?" Xiao Ye was stunned for a moment, and finally stopped having a garbled face, "Is there anything I can do to help you......?"

Xinghai is the first-level investigator of Guandu, even the actual combat that Xiao Ye is best at is nothing in front of him, Xiao Ya really can't figure out where Xinghai needs to ask for help.

"Absolutely. The silver-haired youth pointed to Sayo's wrist, "Because you have this." ”

In the slightly puzzled eyes of Xiao Ye and Xiao Tian, the young man smiled and spoke.

"In the next few years – when you get your vocational trainer certificate, I want you to go to a place and help the people there. ”

"It was a stone forest underground, dark and dangerous all year round. I can't tell you the details right now, but what is certain is that escaping there will require the help of Mind Gems, especially the Heart of the Moon. ”

"It's a very dangerous mission, and it's not surprising that any trainer would lose their lives there, including me. ”

Perhaps the young man's message was too treacherous, and the two young trainers were silent. The shade of the cedar trees was dim, and only the rays of sunlight struggled through the gaps in the leaves and poured down onto the speaker's shoulders.

"How? Would you like to accept my request?"

When the young man smiled and asked himself a solemn question in a solemn tone, Xiao Ye was silent for a moment.

Otherworldly travelers are never afraid of threats to their lives, but she hesitates when the words "a few years later" swirl in her ears. Countless thoughts were stirring up in her head, making her logical thinking lines lengthy.

This time, on the way to make a choice, looking at the eyes of the silver-haired father and son opposite with the same color, the irrational part quietly took over.

Eventually, she just nodded and replied simply.

"Of course. ”

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Elven calendar year 1000, July 4th.

Young travelers who have just arrived in the South have changed their plans and made irrational promises.

Countless coincidences and non-coincidences are stacked on top of each other, and the inheritors of hope embark on a different path from the "once in the future". Perhaps, the polluted "fruit" under the giant tree - the world will also be changed because of this.

I'm sure it will change.

"I'll make it change. 」

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Small Theatre:

Xinghai: If you exert too much force, your face will be .jpg

Saya :404_not_found.jpg

Xiaotian: ...... Is today International Beauty Day?