The team began to move forward, with Kem at the front. The road is dim, but the ground can still be seen. In addition, since you can barely feel the humidity, you can continue without any problems, except in the dark.

After a while, I came to an open place.

The plants are shaped like arches, and unlike the previous roads, they are very bright and filled with warm light.

"Here?"

"Wow, that's a well-maintained garden."

As I walked forward, it was a garden, as Sirona had described. Flowers are in full bloom, manicured plants are luxuriant, and the faint sound of water flowing in the fountain can be heard.

"Amazing"

"That's true. But no one didn't even have the girl she just had. ”

Just as I was about to continue, Bai Nai saw a figure. She is a girl waving a paintbrush in front of a canvas. And it looks exactly like the girl that Cam and the others were chasing just now.

"Isn't that kid the same kid you just had?"

"The atmosphere is different, and I can't say anything, but it's probably a different person."

"There's no one else for now, let's talk."

"Yes"

The two approached the girl who was drawing and talked to her.

"Hey, ma'am, can you give me a moment?"

"Wow! Where are you from? ”

"It's a bit hard to explain where you're from, but I'm sure you were invited here."

"Invited?"

"Yes, for a child who looks like you."

"Like me? Oh, it can't be! ”

When the girl turned around, she saw a figure with the same face as the girl poking its head out from behind the tree.

"Have you transformed into me again? Latias. “

When the girl said this, the being, which was exactly the same as the girl's appearance, changed into a red Pokémon that looked like a fighter with the change of light.

"Lateas"

"This kid is Ladias."

"Latias seems to have become me who invited you to come.

The girl turned her head to look at the two of them in shock.

"It's too late. I'm Garon. One of the garden caretakers here. ”

"I'm Sirona. I'm a Pokémon trainer. This is my assistant Kem. ”

"I'm Kem. Nice to meet you. ”

"Thank you very much.

"yes, yes"

"That's fine, actually, this is a place that is not suitable for people to come."

"There must be a reason."

Garon nodded, walked over to the fountain, and beckoned to him.

As the two approached the fountain and peered inside, they noticed a sphere that shimmered like a jewel.

"It's so beautiful, what is this?"

"It's called 'Drop of the Heart'. It is what protects Altomare and allows them to live in peace. ”

"It looks like it's more than just a gem."

"Yes. If you try to take advantage of it, there is a risk of creating a terrible situation. Because of this, Altomare is known as the most beautiful city in the world, but on the other hand, if it is used, it can be destroyed in an instant. "It turns out how dangerous it is here, so only those who have the approval of Ladias and Ladios can enter here, and no one even knows that this place exists."

"Are we okay?"

Although Hakuna is the champion of the Sinnoh region, he is an outsider in Altomare. Kem asks Canon because he wants to know if he can know such important confidential information.

"Yes. Ladios is playful and friendly, but he is sensitive to people's malice. Ladios is also very observant, so I don't think it's okay that Ladios didn't stop him. “

"Do you have Ladios?"

"Yes. Right now behind Mr. Khem. ”

When he turned around forcefully, a blue Pokémon with sharp eyes was staring at Kem.

"Huh?!"

"I don't know how long it's been since you two invited anyone here.

Latias seems to be hesitant to make a new friend he has known for a long time and wants to play with him right away.

"If you don't mind, let me play with the two of you."

"Yes, it's a pleasure. Hey guys! New friends! ”

"Wow, this is a rare opportunity, I'll play until I'm satisfied!"

Shirona and Kem took out all their Pokémon.

"Here we are, are you playing? You're going to go out with me. ”

As soon as Kem said this, Latias flew up, his eyes shining with happiness.

"Ah, I'm tired"

Cam, who had been playing with Latias and the Pokémon for a long time, sat down on the bench out of breath.

No matter how much Kem trains, his physical strength can't match the Pokémon. I tried hard, but I finally reached my limit.

"Oh dear, hey, hey, hey"

Latias herself, on the other hand, seems to have developed a complete attachment to Sirona, flying around with Grecia on her back and Kaim on her back, showing Sirona and praising herself. Sirona looked at Latias with eyes as if she had seen something she liked, hugged Latias, approached her face, and stroked her.

The combination of beautiful and cute Pokémon is very eye-catching and quiet enough to make you want to watch it all the time.

"Huh?"

Ladios, who was competing with Mukhok for speed, came to Kem's side. According to Cuarón, Ladios is the elder brother and Latias is the younger sister.

"Ladios is also in trouble, my sister is too energetic."

Ladios said, "That's yours too, isn't it?" I looked at her with eyes that wanted to speak. Kem replied with a wry smile.

“。 I am myself, and a pretty strong partner. It's hard, but I've never hated it. ”

Ladios nodded.

When I turned to Sirona, she was working on the flower crown with Rothrad, Grecia, Blakey, and Latias. Latias seemed pleased with the crown made by Sirona, who looked at it with a smile.

"Let's do our best to protect each other's loved ones. I probably don't need to protect them. ”

Hearing this, Ladios leaned his face closer to Kem and licked his cheek.

"Huh?! What's wrong, tickle me? ”

"Ladios licking someone's cheek is a sign of affection."

I heard voices behind me, so when I turned around, Garon was there.

Garon said, sitting next to Kem.

"What? Does Ladios sympathize with you? “

"Perhaps."

"I don't know if I should be happy."

"Do you think being liked by Ladios is a gift?"

"Anything is good. And just like that, I came across a Pokémon called Legend. Such an experience, isn't it? “

Kem stroked Ladios gently, and Ladios leaned his face closer.

"Are you usually alone?"

"No, it's not just me, there's also the gondola repair shop Pengora in charge."

"Oh, that man"

"You know what?"

"yes. Shirona is going to participate in the upcoming water competition, so it has something to do with this. “

"Hey! Miss Sirona is going to participate. “

"As if"

Kem said uninterestedly, but it was Kem who created the reason for Shirona to participate. Actually, I'm looking forward to water racing more than Sirona.

"Canon used to paint, but did you always paint?"

"Yes. It's my hobby and I usually paint a lot. ”

"Can you show me?"

"No problem, go ahead."

Pick up the sketchbook that Kem handed you and open it.

Various paintings are stored there. It has the streets of Altomaré, the landscape of this garden and photos of many Pokémon such as Ladias and Ladios.

"Awesome, you're good at it"

"I've been drawing since I was a kid."

"Supposedly, if you like it, you'll be good at it."

"Mr. Keim, is there anything else you continue to do?"

"Hmm..."

When asked what he continues to do, he can't answer much. He continued to fight, but only after he began to study archaeology with Sirona that he learned combat in earnest. To be honest, I didn't do much work in archaeology when I was a student. This is something I've learned more deeply since I became Shirona's assistant.

"Compared to Garon's paintings, I can't say that I have continued. However, since I became Shirona's assistant, I have continued to archaeology and fight. “

"yes. By the way, are you two dating? “

Seeing how close Shirona and Kem are, Ganon wonders if they are dating. Sirona only introduces Kem as an assistant, but Caron, a young girl, wants to know her true situation.

"yes, do you care about that?"

"I'm curious~"

"Hey, you're sexy."

"Even though I'm still a kid, I sometimes worry about things like this!"

"I see"

Kem stood up, stretched, and looked angry.

"So what does it look like?"

"Don't worry, assistant, I'll like it in the future."

Imagine that

After saying that, Kem walked over to Bai Nai and the others.

The rest of Karon and Ladios looked at each other.

Kem asked, "Are you guys dating?" ] did not give a clear answer. There is neither denial nor confirmation. So the answer is that you can choose one or the other.

He didn't seem to want to answer anyway. If Cam was like that, Sirona probably wouldn't want to say it.

"Adults are cunning!"

Ladios gently stroked Cuarón's head, which had puffed out his cheeks.

A few days later

Water Race Day

"Wow, there are more people than I thought."

In front of the attendees' reception, Kem made an impressive voice.

The audience was larger than Keim had imagined. It's true that Pengora loves the story of the festival, and the atmosphere is more lively than usual.

"It's the character of the city.

"So? What are your chances of winning? ”

“？ But I don't want to lose. ”

As an amateur, Kem didn't know what Shirona's chances of winning were. But even so, I think Sirona can win. Now, Sirona's aggressive smile makes me feel that way.

"It doesn't matter. Are you waiting for me? ”

"Yes, please wait at the goal."

"In that case, you can't see the beginning, do you?"

"That's true. For now, look at my brave figure. “

"Yes, yes"

With that, Bai Nai joined the gathering of participants.

"That I Am"

Keim took out his smartphone and began to look for the shortest distance from the starting position to the end position.

He didn't notice the gaze of Kem staring behind him.

All the contestants gather at the starting point, and each team member has a water-based Pokémon tied to the reins and waits on the boat.

Among them, the most striking is Sirona. After all, it uses Milo Carlos, which is very rare in the Johto area. Kem smiled wryly at Sirona, who had nothing but the conspicuous element of the beauty that controlled the most beautiful Pokémon.

As the start time approaches, the timer starts ticking.

After counting to three, the contestants began to laugh in unison.

Bai Nai glanced at Kem on the bridge, and then ran away along the waterway while manipulating the reins.

"Now..."

The moment Sirona's back disappeared, Keim pulled Lucario and Bashamo away from the ball and started running.

"I'll get to the target as soon as I can. I'm sorry, but please. ”

Lucario and Bashamo understood what Kem meant and followed.

After running for a while, Kem shouted to the two.

Then Bashamo danced in front of Kem, his hands clasped together like stepping stones. Lucario jumped onto Cam's back.

"No!"

While shouting, Bashamo unleashed Kem and Lucario. Kem and Lucario were launched and landed on the rooftop. Bashamo then kicked the wall and climbed the building, catching up with Kem and the others.

"Thank you"

Cam shouted to the two of them as he ran again, aiming for the goal of the water race.

In order to meet Sirona at the finish line, Kem considers taking the shortest distance in the true sense of the word, reaching the finish line before Sirona. I tried to do this with parkour, but the buildings in Altomare are tall overall. As a result, even the trained Kem didn't think it was possible to walk the shortest distance, so he achieved this with the support of two grappling types.

However, the water type Pokémon that swim in the water are still fast.

I've heard about the race on the radio, but to be honest, at this pace, it's tough. Since it was an exhibition race, the track was much longer than the usual race, but even then, the speed that a human foot could reach was still uncertain.

"yes, maybe we're too late."

Not only on the roof, the footing is not good, but because of the altitude, it is impossible to reach full speed. Even the shortest distance is a bit shorter than the route of the race. It's just barely full speed.

I didn't want to do that, but just as I was thinking about letting Bashamo hug me, I suddenly felt someone beside me.

“？”

Nothing. But there's one thing.

As for what it was, Kem immediately gave an answer based on what happened that day.

"Ladios?"

With that, Ladios released the transparent body slightly. The figure of Ladios appears, albeit translucent.

As he ran, Ladios flew to Kem's side, rolled his eyes, and said nothing.

"Oh my God, I didn't think I would have such a chance!"

Keim, who understood Ladios' intentions, hurriedly passed Lucario and Bashamo back and jumped on top of Ladios.

"I'll ask you to reach your goal."

Ladios said, making Kem invisible and speeding up.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

"What?!"

Suddenly, Kaim's gaze changed.

Sirona, on the other hand, struggled a bit.

The competition has also entered the middle stage. Shirona is currently in second place. There was almost no difference from the man in first place, but there was no sign of turning his face.

Probably an experienced man, and he has a much better ability to handle the reins than I do. Milo Carlos has the best straight-line speed, but he has the ability to turn without slowing down at all. The rest of the technology is going to surpass this person. Impossible. In that case, there is no choice but to set it up somewhere else

As long as he has great admiration for Kem, there is no possibility of giving up as a master, but even so, the probability of whether he can win or not is only less than 50%. Once you pull it out, you can pull it away from there.

Where should I remove it?

I sensed a presence next to Sirona. I couldn't see anything, but I still felt signs and gazes.

Shirona knew right away what it was.

"Lateas?"

As Sirona whispered this, the being moved closer and touched Sirona.

With a faint glow, something incredible was reflected in the field of vision.

"Kem?"

"Sirona? What's going on here? “

Kem rode Ladios. But its appearance is translucent, and you can only tell that it doesn't exist.

"It's a dream!"

"Is this a trait of Ladias and Ladios?"

Ladios and Ladias applied Mengyu to Sirona's field of vision, and saw Kem riding Ladios towards the goal, and the two were heading towards the goal.

"Oh my God, that's a clever trick."

"It feels weird. But it's not bad to see what you see. “

"You can't get on the boat, can you?"

"Shut up. Do you dare to mess with me? “

"Yes, look!"

With that, Milo Carlos picked up his pace.

The man in first place sensed this and sped up, but Sirona's grumpy Milo Carlos was still faster. The gap gradually narrows, but then approaches the curve.

Shirona doesn't have the skills to turn without slowing down.

However, Bai Nai wanted to show off in front of his apprentice, the 'important person'.

"It's great!"

Take turns and don't slow down. The centrifugal force seemed to take the boat away, but I covered it up with my innate sense of balance and the swimming of Milo Carlos, and the rest was done by courage.

There is no such thing as technology. It's just a push, so to speak.

Muddy and nice. No matter what the process is, I don't want to lose in front of Kem. The thought made Bai Nai stop.

Sirona jumped through the corner to first place without slowing down.

The game is over. Sirona fearlessly laughs at Kem, who can only see Sirona, except for Latias and Ladios.

"Copper?"

"All I can say is that it's true. But I'll get there first. ”

"That's it. I want you to meet me. ”

"Leave it to me, it's Ladios who flies."

"Not tight"

"Leave it alone. Then it's just on the way. “

Kem finished speaking and vanished.

Latias was still flying beside him, and it was definitely he who cut off Latias' dreams.

"Come on, Milo Carlos! Final Sprint! ”

In the last straight line, Milocaros accelerates further.

Sirona's Milokaros is faster than the original at maximum speed. When Sirona overtook in the final corner, Sirona's victory was almost assured.

I can see the target.

At the goal arch, Cam can be seen riding Ladios. Of course, due to the power of Ladios, only Sirona and Latias were able to see Kem and the others.

Kem raised his right hand.

Sirona understood his intentions and let go of her grip on the reins.

As soon as they crossed the finish line, Kem and Sirona's hands overlapped in a dry sound.

*

night

Bai Nai stood in the harbor where the waves reverberate.

"It feels good."

The night breeze is gentle, and the mood is good, looking up at the sky. The moon shines in a starry sky, and the sea sparkles like a jewel in the moonlight.

"A good night"

Kem said in the back.

Next to Kem are Ladias and Ladios, both with sunspots on their backs.

"Oh, there are two of us."

"It's always there for you. Blaichie seems to have become friends with Latias. He wants to play. ”

"Fufu, that's fine."

Seeing Latias flying happily with Kuroko on her back, Sirona smiled.

"Is it okay for you to show off like that? If it is discovered, it will be in trouble. ”

"It doesn't matter. These children know this best. ”

In fact, Latias and Ladios are only visible to Sirona and Kaim. If it's Latias and Ladios, two legendary Pokémon, it's not a big deal to make them only visible to certain people.

"I really like that."

"Yes, because they're very beautiful."

Sirona held the prize in the air, a medal made of Aaltomaré's specialty glass. Take a closer look at the blue glass, which is engraved with the shapes of Latias and Ladios.

The medals sparkle in the moonlight.