As far as Bai Nai knows, the main things that can be mined in this underground cave are gems, evolution stones, and Pokémon fossils. I tried to recall if there were natural gemstones in these products, but I have not seen any record of mining such items.

"It's very small, but it's possible, it's impossible to get a lot, and the types of things that can be obtained vary, so it's not unreasonable for anyone other than the people who work here to know about it."

"Is that so?"

Tugan saw the raw ore through the electric light. The rough stone glowed pale blue, and seeing a few shots, Tugan recognized what kind of natural stone it was.

"It's aquamarine. The colors are very beautiful. ”

"Aquamarine is the birthstone for March, isn't it?"

"yes, it looks like it's going to be a good stone if it's polished."

With that, Dongyan returned the ore to Bai Nai. Bai Nai, who received it, stared at the ore and asked Dongyan.

"Uh, can you process this ore here?"

"We can't process it here, we have a good craftsman in the gym, I'll introduce it later."

Tougan usually works on the Iron Island. There are many people who are engaged in coal mining on Steel Island, and among them is a trainer who not only digs stones, but also works as a hobby. Dongyan thinks that the trainer can handle it easily, so he proposes to bring in Sirona.

"Can I ask me a favor?"

"It's okay, I'll let you know and get back to you later."

"Thank you"

After thanking Dongyan, Bai Nai carefully packed the ore into a bag. Seeing this scene, Dongyan asked Bai Nai this time.

"Who do you want to give it to?"

Hearing Dongyan's words, Bai Nai nodded with a smile and looked away. Out of sight, Kem and Hyota are chatting, showing each other what they've dug up.

"Yes, I would like to express my gratitude to those who have always supported me."

"I see, his birthday is March."

"Yes.

Maybe Cam said, 'I've got more than that. Instead, I had to return it. I don't think that's wrong for Sirona. If you do the opposite, I'm sure Sirona will think the same way.

But Kem gave Sirona far more than he actually gave. I'm sure it wasn't intentional on his part, and most importantly, it was taken for granted. But Kem didn't know how much this saved Sirona's heart. I'm sure I can't tell you this exactly, and I won't condescend to you for that.

That's why I want to show my gratitude and affection by giving such a gift. Shirona thought so.

"Hehe, yes, I still remember the one I gave to my wife, I processed the dug water stone and gave it to her as a pendant."

Bai Nai smiled at Dongyan, who was a little embarrassed.

Torgan turned his gaze to Kaiki and Bingta, who showed each other a rare stone and got excited, then folded their arms.

"Are you happy?"

"More than I ever imagined. Looking back now, it's really embarrassing, but I'm glad they were happy. ”

Tougan smiled awkwardly and lowered his eyes as if he missed it.

Finding that Sirona was smiling at him, Dongyan cleared his throat to hide his embarrassment, and then changed the subject.

"However, Kem-kun is a trainer with a lot of merits."

"What do you say?"

The subject changed abruptly, and Sirona tilted her head.

"No, what? I think it's important to take on various challenges as a human being. Although he knows that he has no talent, he has an unparalleled spirit of challenge, and such a person is a big man. "Easy to become. Well, that's just my rule of thumb. ”

"Big?"

"Yes. Speaking of famous places, it's probably Genji-kun in "Frontier Brain". "

“？ Someone with a cutting-edge brain? ”

Combat Factory, one of the front-line facilities for combat. Tougan said that the brains of the battle factory, which is the same facility as Kem's predecessor, Datsura, are just as talented as Kem.

"I've just heard about it.

"It's amazing. It takes a lot of skill to be a brain. I think if that's the case, you'll need a lot of ingenuity."

It is said that the Frontier Brain is at the same level as the Four Heavenly Kings, and Sirona herself thinks so. Sirona couldn't believe that such a person had no talent.

"Yes. He has talent. I've fought him once, it's obvious. ”

"Not long ago, Genji-kun didn't have any talent."

"The talent of 'war' is. The talent he has is the gift of 'learning'. ”

The Battle Factory uses Neji as its brain and fights with rented Pokémon. Therefore, you must understand the characteristics, strengths, and disadvantages of your Pokémon and improvise battles. Knowledge and experience are paramount for this.

"He doesn't have any outstanding martial arts talent, he just gains experience and knowledge. His greatness lies in the fact that his brain can be put to good use. ”

Record and analyze the fighting styles of all the challengers, their choice of Pokémon, and how to deal with each type. Analyze all trainers, not just challengers attacking him. As a result, his battle factory as a brain is quite difficult, and the number of symbols acquired is also small. Unless it's a champion, or a trainer with the strength of the Four Heavenly Kings, otherwise, it's going to be very difficult.

"In that sense, he's like Genji-kun. He's going to be a big shot. "

"Maybe."

"Personally, I like him more, so there might be some favoritism! Hahahaha! ”

"You like it?"

According to Keim, Tugan barely spoke to him. This means that there are not many people in contact. Even considering that he has a good relationship with his son Hyota, I don't think it would be such a popular factor for him.

"。 It's great that young people like this continue to study undisciplined for the sake of this goal. Having an iron will is attractive in itself. "

"Yes. In this sense, Kem may be the same as Genji-kun. "

"Legal"

"Because Kem has the talent to 'keep going' the hard work."

Go on. It seems easy, but it's actually hard. It's okay if the topic to continue is something you can enjoy, but it's hard to continue if it's accompanied by pain. Even Shirona found it difficult to continue, but Kem did it for quite a long time without any results. Only the ability to sustain can surpass Sirona.

"You're such a good disciple."

"Yes, I am a proud disciple."

"That's why I want to say thank you."

"Yes"

With that, Sirona turned her gaze to Kem, who was still excited. Seeing the unusually happy Keim, Sirona smiled slightly.

On the other hand, Hyota and Kem are showing each other their achievements.

"It's amazing that in the same amount of time, you dig twice as much as I do"

"Haha! I've been doing this since I was a kid.

"yes, but oh, that's amazing, it's a pretty big vajra."

"Really? I see, it's really rare that we were able to dig up fossils this time. ”

"Wow, this is amber and fossils. Wow"

Among the things that can be mined, fossils are quite valuable and rare. Purely in terms of rarity, it will be even rarer than the Vajra series, although in appearance, the price of the Vajra system is higher.

"How's Kem?"

"I'm normal, red ball, blue ball, the previous one is estimated to be novice luck, it's hard to judge."

Hyota glanced at what Kem was digging. There are three or four small beads such as red beads, blue beads, and green beads, as well as small beads of the diamond bead lineage. It's like a few stones of evolution. When I was mining before, Kota also helped me find a good place, so I was able to mine a lot of beads. But this time it seems to be a little less than last time. It's not a huge difference, but it's a bad result.

"Because experience is the part that determines the judgment of the mine.

"Really"

"But you're already good at mining, aren't you? In the beginning, I just knocked down the walls, so I think I've improved a lot in comparison. ”

"I've got the hang of how to tune the mining power. Sometimes I can't dig it all, but I feel like I've gotten a lot better. ”

"Okay. I think as you gain experience, you will get better. ”

As she spoke, Kota looked at Kem's bag again. Then I noticed an unusual colored stone near the bottom and took it out.

"This..."

"Oh yes. What is that? ”

The stone that Kota picked up was dark brown but had a reddish tinge. Viewed through the light, it glows reddish-brown.

"I thought it was just a stone, but it looked a little different, so I kept it for now.

"It's rare, it's natural stone."

"Natural stone?

"Yes. It doesn't appear very often, and it can't be used on Pokémon, so few people know about it. ”

Hyota brushes off the sand and scrapes off the ore slightly. I used a magnifying glass filled with debris to analyze what the stone that Kem had dug up was.

"It's garnet."

"The stones of the garden?"

"Wouldn't it be easier to understand if I said garnet?"

"Ah, then I see."

"It's not big, but if you process it, maybe you can use it as an accessory?"

I don't know if Cam, who doesn't wear many accessories, is not too interested. Hyota thought. She wears earrings, but other than that, there are no special decorations. Lu Tai regretted it a little, thinking if it would be better to recommend something else instead of accessories, but Kem's reaction was different from Lu Tai's idea.

"Hey, what month is garnet the birthstone?"

"Huh? I guess that was in January, right? ”

"Really"

Hyouta asked Kem, wondering if if that he had specifically asked him about the month of his birthstone, would that mean that Cam's birthday was January?

"Is January the birthstone of Kem?"

"No, I'm March"

"I see. Then it's not your birthstone. ”

"Ahh Oh, yes. "

Putting the garnet ore back in the bag, Kem replied yes.

Kem slung the bag on his back, picked up the expedition on the ground, and said to Bingtai.

"Let's go.

"Looks like so, let's go together, shall we?"

I could see Tougan waving a little farther away. Thinking that this would be a good time, Hita decides to return to the surface with the two of them.

ーー

On the way back to the entrance of the cave, Bai Nai faintly heard the cry of a Pokémon.

"Hey, didn't you hear the Pokémon just now?"

Kem listened intently to Sirona's words. However, I couldn't hear anything that looked like Pokémon crying, other than the sound of other miners working and the air passing through.

"No, I don't know."

"I don't know if it's just my hallucination"

"No, probably not."

“？”

Bingta says that Sirona's words are not just his imagination.

The two, who were unfamiliar with the tunnel, tilted their heads.