For a moment, the air seemed to condense into a solid, and even the human beings in it were frozen like stiff silhouettes.

Quiescence.

After the second hand silently rotated around the dial for half a circle, the girl woke up like a newly-activated android, tilted her head, revealing a flawless look of doubt and innocence.

"Who are you talking about?"

Industry: "...... Before you say that, pick up the Poké Ball......"

Xiaoye: "...... Good. ”

After putting away the red and white balls and the dizzy Dabi Bird, the psychological quality of Xiaoye's daily opening of his eyes and talking nonsense couldn't be put on, so he had to ask dryly, "Why ......?"

"It's a coincidence, right...... Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. The young patriarch's expression was also very complicated.

Seeing that the tourists were full of doubts about their lives, they almost engraved "Could it be that the rookies of the regional league pecking each other are actually a must-see meal for the senior trainer circle", and explained with a smile, "I haven't paid attention to the regional league for a long time, and this time it's because my friend's child is competing, so I've only watched a few of them." ”

After thinking about it, he added, "You've also played against each other in the game." ”

"I see. Xiao Ye nodded, finally able to throw aside the terrible imagination in her head.

"But your style of play does stand out. High-speed battles, coupled with the heterochromatic Dabi Bird, those who have watched this quartz alliance may associate you with 'Beidou'. At the moment, Ye is very good at preaching adults, and patiently advised, "It's better to be cautious at ordinary times." ”

"Yes, I remember. ”

"Of course, don't be too nervous. He blinked, "I don't think you'll be easily recognized." ”

"Because of the large base of the Bobo population, heterochromatic individuals are not uncommon?" Saya guessed.

Industry: "No, because we all thought 'Beidou' was a boy. ”

Sayo: "......"

"So I was just trying my luck, I'm sorry. ”

Saya: "............"

When Xiao Ye gave up answering without saying a word, karma took a closer look at the person in front of him.

After eliminating the preconceived concept of gender, the girl's appearance and the person in the black trench coat on the quartz arena gradually unified, and the physique, fighting style, and even skills completely coincided, without any difference.

I don't know what I remembered, and I suddenly laughed.

"I'm sorry. He put a hand on the tourist's shoulder with a brisk look. The feather ornament on his wrist naturally drooped, making Tuan's little Pichu in the hood feel a little itchy and couldn't help but sneeze.

"As compensation for revealing your secret, I'll tell you one thing too - you asked me before, why didn't you go and ask the police for help, right?"

He sat down with the tourists on the side of the scorched ring. The dim light of the torches fell on the shoulders of the two men, and the faces of the speakers were blurred in the light.

"The Wind Thieves—or the masterminds behind their manipulations, stealing our treasures, constantly watching, harassing, and striking at us, have the ability to inflict more simple blows on us, but only gradually exert pressure, and slowly move slowly, like a wicked hunter. The young patriarch's face was calm and cold, and the temperament between his eyebrows and eyes was completely different from that of the playful and playful, "If we can't withstand the pressure and choose to 'ask for help', we will be in the hands of the enemy." ”

Xiao Ye was stunned, and heard the hidden meaning in the words of the practitioner.

"Mr. Ye, are you ...... Know what the enemy wants to do?"

"Yes, I know. The Supreme Leader of the Flame People said calmly, "They want to take away our 'gods'. ”

The sightseeers' eyes were irrepressibly filled with surprise.

Ye glanced sideways at the young audience, and even when talking about such a serious topic, he still showed a decent smile that eased the atmosphere.

"Although this is a bit of a boast, the ancient books of our clan have detailed records of Niwa-sama's abilities. Compared to the flame birds that modern people have observed and subdued, Niwa-sama is even more powerful, and when it sleeps in the lava for 500 years and accumulates energy for a long time, it is impossible to predict what kind of destructive power it will erupt. ”

At the mention of "Niwa-sama", the tone of karma softened, like a devout disciple who can tolerate even the untimely anger of the gods.

"As you've just seen, I've often felt Niwa-sama's mood through the Pillars of the Covenant. So I know it's still angry, and it's not a little less emotional than it was five hundred years ago. The patriarch said, smiling helplessly, "We have Upei drums, and we have the facial features and costumes that Niwa-sama is familiar with, so we won't be attacked by them as enemies." But, Saya, imagine what the god would do when he woke up in a rage to find that heavily armed humans had surrounded him?"

“…… I see what you mean. ”

After a moment of silent thought, Sayo replied.

The memories of the sleeping gods are still stuck in the flames of war hundreds of years ago. If it opens its eyes to strangers facing each other, it will surely judge them as mortal enemies, and will spit out flames that burn everything mercilessly.

"If Niwa-sama harms an innocent person—even if that's not what it was meant to do—he will inevitably be sanctioned by the four ministries and will no longer be tolerated by this era. ”

The patriarch of the Flame People said in an unquestioning tone.

"The family of the god Niwa would never allow such a thing to happen – that's the root cause of what we're doing now. ”

A light breeze swept through the valley, blowing the torches and scattering the outer flames with scattered stars.

After a moment of silence, Karma spoke again, "At the same time, this is why I want you to leave before the Fire Worship Festival. ”

Xiao Ye saw the patriarch staring at him, his serious expression mixed with worry.

She felt a little sorry, but shook her head anyway.

"Please let me stay. ”

The solution that karma said might have worked a few days ago - the people of the flames, who would not be recognized as enemies by the flame birds, beat the Upe drum, and use the drum to calm the wrath of the gods and turn the danger into invisibility. But when the only drum that can communicate with the gods is stolen, how will the Flame Folk calm down the Flame Bird?

There is no doubt that it will never be a safe task.

"I have the ability to protect myself and not cause you trouble. In case someone passing by gets caught up in the fight, it might come in handy. Sayo simply rolled up her sleeves and unabashedly revealed the Heart of the Moon on her right wrist - she remembered that the handle of the patriarch's knife was also inlaid with what appeared to be a Mind Gem, and she didn't need to explain what the Heart of the Moon did.

Seeing that the tourists threw their hole cards on the negotiation table without paying attention to it, he suddenly became a little speechless. And the Sayama patriarch seemed to be hesitating, and immediately racked his brains to continue stacking the available materials, "And...... A friend's friend is also his own person, isn't he?"

"Huh?" was stunned.

"The Flames and the Himi family have been friends for generations, and my friend's father has quite a few friends of the Himi family—so of course I can't sit idly by. Tourists are full of words.

“……”

The patriarch was shocked by this set of nine-twisted and eighteen-bent relationship chains.

Xiao Ye, who was about to continue "talking nonsense", went over his previous words in his heart, and suddenly realized that something was wrong.

If Yu's previous story was not an exaggeration, the Flame People of the Southern Isles and the Himi family in the Hoenn region have been friends for generations since the first year of the Elven calendar, then...... At the very least, the Himi clan should also be a "friendly army" recognized by the god of Niwa, rather than a strange force with bad intentions.

Why, then, was the name of Bingmi never mentioned in this major event that might have upended the fate of the entire Flame People?

The tourist's thoughtful look made her realize what she was thinking. Seeing that Xiao Ye looked hesitant to ask a question, Ye subconsciously spoke first and tried to confuse the topic, "Speaking of which, the friends of the Bingjian family helped us a lot during the earthquake a while ago, so I'm embarrassed to ask them for help now......"

Sayo: "......"

Industry: "...... Sorry, the excuse sucks. ”

The previous "phobia of purples" had already made Xiao Ye feel how outrageous the patriarch's bad excuses could be, and now she couldn't be surprised.

At the moment of the great enemy, the gods and believers are in danger, how can it be such a trivial question as "are you embarrassed?"

"I didn't mean to get to the bottom of it......"

Before Xiao Ye's careful explanation was finished, he was interrupted by the other party waving his hand.

"Since you chose to stay, I don't think this matter should be hidden from you. Ye said.

After reading the meaning of "I agree with you to fight with us" from his words, the young trainer's eyes immediately lit up, causing the patriarch to sigh secretly in his heart - he had a thousand ways to persuade strangers to leave, but in the face of such pure kindness, it was difficult to say words of opposition.

"In the past, there was a custom in our clan that every three days we would depict Niwa-sama's appearance, and simply write down his physical condition and what he had done in three days, which was called 'Kami's Living Record'. Although the last volume of the Living Book was discontinued 500 years ago, the last page of it depicts Niwa-sama before he fell asleep. ”

The red-haired man lowered his eyes, hiding his expression in the flickering light of the fire.

"The details of that war are unknown, but from the pictures left at that time, we can see that there were three parties involved: our Flame People, the Himi family, and the family of the Lightning Bird, whose surname is 'Narumami'. ”

Xiao Ye was slightly stunned, and read a hazy sense of familiarity in the description of the profession.

"In modern times, the 'Narujo family' in the Hoenn region is notorious among vocational trainers because many of its clansmen are repeat offenders, and the relationship with the Himi family is also very bad. Before I became the patriarch, I thought like everyone else that the war must be that we joined forces with the Himi family against them. ”

The young patriarch subconsciously lowered his voice, as if he was worried that his words would be heard by others.

"But that's not the case. He shook his head, "The living record shows Niwa-sama being injured - in addition to the electric shock, there is also a large area of frostbite. ”

"Aside from the Frozen Bird, the god of Aoba who guards the Himi family, I can't think of any other Pokémon that can cause Niwa-sama, who controls the flames, to frostbite. Looking at the stranger, there seemed to be a vague sadness circulating in his red eyes, "In that war, we and Bingjian did not share the same hatred. ”

"Maybe they were ...... 'enemies' at that time. ”

The air was silent for a moment. After capturing every familiar word in the narrative, Saya recalls the passage she had seen at the Alliance's National Library.

The brief battle in the newspaper wasn't quite the same as the Flame Nation Chief's account, but Saya knew that now wasn't the best time to talk about it. Because whether "hostile" was meant or not, it could not change the most important fact - in the memory of the Flame Bird, it may have only been a few minutes ago that the guardian beast of the Himi family carved a scar on its body.

Well, it's never a good idea to have the Himi people appear in front of it.

So not only could we not ask them for help, but we had to try to hide it. The red-haired patriarch smiled bitterly, "The history books of the Bingmi family also record that 'ice and fire have been friends for nearly a thousand years', and they are convinced of this and consider it a proud friendship. ”

And before reading the last page of the living book, Niwa's family members were equally convinced and proud.

From ancient times to the present day, the leaders of the Flame People have remained silent and have never been honest with their friends about this secret. Now, the Fire Plains have made the same choice.

As the patriarch of the Flame People, and as the best friend of the head of the Himi family, how can he say that "we were once enemies of life and death"?

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Small Theatre:

Karma: When it sleeps in the lava for 500 years, and after accumulating energy for a long time, it is impossible to predict what kind of destructive power it will burst out - it will be a wake-up breath that has been held for 500 years!

Sayo: That's terrible! (Horror)