The Hall of Champions is located in the center of the largest square in Mihara City, the Plaza of Champions and the center of the entire city of Mihara. It is said that not only the castle-like palace of champions, but also the three-color stone slabs used to pave the plaza are ancient products from more than 400 years ago when the alliance was not founded.

When she first came to Champions Square, Sayo took a serious look at all the monuments and sculptures in the square, even the inscriptions on the corners of the stone slabs beneath her feet. However, stepping on the stone slab that is said to be a precious artifact for the third time, Xiao Ye can no longer raise the slightest sense of inquiry, and follows his friends directly into the National Library of the Alliance under the Hall of Champions, and begins an investigation into the half-crying and half-laughing mask.

Xiao Ya was originally prepared to be a student who was mistaken for a student who was about to fail every day in the library like investigating the Eclipse Rebellion, but this time the progress was much smoother than she expected. Kiriba, who seemed to be familiar with the Alliance's National Library, quickly found a clue and beckoned everyone to come together to read. Four pairs of eyes intersected in a crowded manner, pointing to the words on the book.

"Decades ago, on the streets of Mihara City, we could see such a figure - he appeared in the early morning glow, wearing a black and white mask, and he could call for clusters of flowers and white birds with his hands, bringing endless joy to passers-by at the beginning of the day. ”

"He was known as the 'Masked Magician' and was one of the most prominent street magicians of his time. Born in the last century, he became the biggest magician in the country at the age of twenty. This young man, who has pioneered countless new magic tricks and caused an uproar in the magic world, has a habit of appearing on the streets of Mihara City at half past six every morning to perform the best magic tricks for every stranger who passes by. This is because he grew up in the mayor of Mihara and knows that it is a fast-paced city with a lot of pressure to work and study. Therefore, he hopes that his magic tricks will bring a little strength to the hard-working people, so that they can devote themselves to the day's work with a relaxed and happy mood. At that time, people called it 'the miracle of half past six in the morning', and people went out early every day to watch his magic show. ”

"He rarely shows his true face in public, and the half-crying, half-smiling mask is his personal symbol. Many people think that he is supposed to be a superpower, and he himself does not deny this claim - those colorful magic tricks do seem to be done with the help of superpowers. It is said that Kamen magicians love Pokémon, especially those with ghost attributes. Not only did he take in a dream demon as a partner, but he also contributed to the protection of wild ghost-based Pokémon many times. He is also a philanthropist, donating almost all of his savings to children in underprivileged areas. ”

"Although the car accident left the young magician away forever, the world will remember his contributions and the amazing magic he bringed. ”

- World Magician Vol.01

After reading this page, the four of them glanced at each other and immediately went to the front desk to go through the borrowing procedures. After leaving the quiet library, Xiao Ling was finally able to let go of her voice and slapped her thigh firmly, "Absolutely, the mask on the illustration is exactly the same as in our dream!"

"It is said that in honor of Mr. Kamen Magician, a set of stamps with the mask he was wearing was issued, and I think it was one of them that I found. Kiriha flipped through the thick books and reasoned.

"However, this Mr. Magician did die in a car accident in the year 921 of the Elven calendar, that is, eighty years ago, right?" After carefully confirming the year of birth and death of the masked magician, Saya asked suspiciously, "Why do we suddenly dream of his masquerade?"

"There are many possibilities. "For example, someone with bad intentions instructed Pokémon to attach the energy of the nightmare move to the object, so that the urban legend we heard spread throughout Mihara City, so as to secretly achieve certain goals." Or......" He carefully lowered his voice even though he was standing in the crowded Champions Square, "that magician's soul may not have left the world. ”

As the words fell, he saw that Saya and Kiritha were staring at him with wide eyes, and he sighed in his heart, secretly wondering if such a statement was too exciting for someone other than a superpower.

Before he could hesitate to open his mouth to make amends, the person on the other side couldn't help but speak.

Xiaoye: "Uh, what did you say?"

Kiritha: "Sorry, it's too noisy here, I didn't hear ......"

Xiaoling: "Be louder, brother, didn't you have breakfast?" (disdain)

Xiaojie: "...... I mean, maybe it's the soul of a dead magician doing something wrong!!"

Xiao Ye: "In this case, then I'll try to release Ghost Stone tonight to defend myself." ”

Kiriba: "Well, it's really worth a try, but it's a pity that I don't have a super-type or ghost-type Pokémon......"

Xiao Ling: "It's a trivial matter, I'll borrow you! But brother, why don't you even dare to say this kind of thing out loud, are you afraid of ghosts? It's really pitiful." (sympathetic looks)

Xiaojie: "............"

The golden-haired boy, who had wasted all his sincere worries, just wanted to collide his head with the bronze head of the sculpture.

After all, the four of them couldn't stand the noise of the square, so they found a random café with a private room on the side of the street to continue their discussion—though it was also half because the ice cream painted on the sign at the door looked delicious.

"All in all. After hitting his head, the golden retriever boy who had calmed down knocked on the table, "Now there are two biggest possibilities, someone is using the name of the masked magician to make ghosts, or the surviving soul of the masked magician is playing ghosts, although both are very inexplicable...... We shouldn't have anything to plan for. ”

"Since this urban legend has spread all over Mihara City, there must be many people who have had the same dream. It would be a lot of effort to use the 'Nightmare Move' on such a large scale, right?" Kiriba asked.

"That's right, you can only do that if you're good enough to manipulate dreams. Xiao Jie nodded, "For example, the Dream Demon Clan, or - Illusion-type superpowers." ”

Illusion-type superpowers?Saya and Kiripa looked at each other, a term that was really unfamiliar to non-superpowers.

"It is mentioned in World Magician that Mr. Kamen Magician himself is likely to be a superpower. Xiao Ling took over the conversation, "The possibility of a person with strong mental power becoming a wandering spirit after death is much higher than that of ordinary people, and besides, the magician died in an accident, and it is not surprising that the unwilling soul did not dissipate, but continued to wander in the world." If his soul has lost itself for a long time and has become an evil spirit...... It makes sense that the motives are unclear and give people nightmares. ”

The four were silent for a moment.

Although Sayo and Kiriba are not children from a family of superpowers, they are more or less aware of the rumors of evil spirits. There is no doubt about the existence of souls, and ghost Pokémon themselves are creatures that resemble souls, and the souls of people with strong mental powers, or who die in intense emotions, are more likely to remain in the world and become wandering spirits. When the wandering lonely spirits gradually lose their memories and lose their ability to think and judge in life, some of them will gradually dissipate, and the other part of the obsessive spirits will become hostile to other creatures, attacking all evil spirits regardless of friend or foe.

Xiao Ye had seen an evil spirit once on the top of the Spirit Bone Tower in Ziyuan Town, and she knew what a dangerous creature it was. If there really was a resentful soul quietly harming people behind his back, and even the scope of influence could spread throughout Mihara City, such an incident would not be something that a few of their freelance trainers could handle.

"But ......," Kiriha's hesitant voice broke the silence. He turned the page of "World Magician" in his hand - it was a photo of a masked magician with children on the streets of Mihara City, and although the magician's expression was hidden behind a half-crying and half-smiling pattern, the children around him were smiling brightly, and people couldn't help but smile along with them.

"This masked magician is a very kind person, isn't he......? I guess it won't hurt the people of Mihara City. After all, he wanted to give his power to the city so that everyone who lived here could live happily.

“...... yes. Xiao Ling, who accidentally speculated on a good person with malice, suddenly became depressed, and threw herself on the table with self-abandonment, making a tearful expression.

Kiritha suddenly laughed and patted the girl's shoulder comfortingly, "But, at least now we can take the next step." ”

"That's right. Xiaoling, look here. The boy grinned and pulled his sister off the table and pointed to a line in the book, "It was called 'the miracle of half past six in the morning,' and every day people went out early to watch his magic show—did you understand anything?"

“...... Ah!" Xiao Ling slapped the table hard, "It's not half past six in the evening, it's half past six in the morning!"

So, the Urban Legend Expedition Team set up a schedule for tomorrow - to go to the terminus of the Hibiya Line again at half past six in the morning. Tong Ye was still a little worried about whether he would be able to get up in time as a natural wake-up party, but after being "comforted" by Xiao Ling, he suddenly stopped worrying.

Xiaoling: Anyway, the nightmare will definitely wake us up at 5 a.m.!

After lunch, the Golden Retriever siblings happily dragged the other two back to the training ground of the Pokémon Center and played doubles battles. However, because one of them is too prominent, it has somehow become a three-on-one that is not fair at all.

This time Kiritha didn't use his initial Pokémon Geranium, but instead sent out Hoenn's Pokémon Tropical Dragon. Unlike the mild-mannered Geranium, the tropical dragon is much more irritable, and when he is impatient, he presses all the other three Pokémon to the ground and rubs them, making Kirita feel that he is bullying the newcomer with the identity of the senior.

As a result, the "considerate" newcomers were afraid that their predecessors would not be upset, so they immediately changed their fire-type Pokémon one after another, and tacitly began to use the team combat skills they had cultivated in the artificial phoenix king plan - this time, the tropical dragon was almost rubbed, and the fruit on its neck fell to the ground in anger.

When he found out that the fruit that had fallen on the ground had been picked up and eaten by the Golden Retriever, he became even more angry.

The tropical dragon's posture of being about to go berserk on the street made many trainers turn their heads one after another, and even Xiao Tian and Xinghai, who were at the other end of the training ground, heard the movement and took a look. After hearing what had happened, Mr. Detective, a mature and steady investigator, immediately expressed his deep sympathy and heartfelt concern for the tropical dragon, and calmly ate a banana that fell from the tropical dragon's neck.

If Xinghai hadn't taken out the tropical dragon's favorite banana fruit as a gift in return, maybe the poor tropical dragon would have cried on the spot.

The six-man battle training lasted until the evening. In between the battles, the expedition team supplemented each other with some precautions for tomorrow's operation. Xiao Tian seemed to be vaguely aware of what strange topics they were talking about, but when Xiao Jie and Xiao Ling showed a look of "ask us quickly", Xiao Tian didn't want to explore at all.

This made the golden retriever siblings happy that their acting skills worked, and felt a little miserable - how unpopular were they with their teammates?

After dinner, the sun had just set, and the expedition team said goodnight to each other with serious and heroic expressions, preparing to rest early to meet tomorrow's "battle".

- Maybe the truth is hidden in the next "miracle at half past six in the morning".

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Small Theatre:

The tropical dragon whose neck is angry with the fruits in his neck: I am angry and need to eat three hundred kilograms of banana fragrant fruits to not cry, QAQ.