"Mexico is already a poisonous plate."

"Yes. The power of the poison system has crystallized. ”

"I see, the power of this poison is seeping in, and grass has grown around."

Grasses are less resistant to poisons. Therefore, it makes sense that there is no vegetation growing in the area where the virulence seeps out and exerts its influence.

It exudes poisonous power, but it is still the crystallization of power. The impact on the environment is minimal and slow. Therefore, it is no problem to wear work gloves separately and touch them. Tugan picked up the plate and squinted his eyes to look at the other side.

"Mr. Tugan?"

"Mr. Keim. What is the topic of your dissertation? ”

"What is the topic of my dissertation?"

"Ahh

I don't know what the real meaning of the tugan is. However, Cam, who was looking with serious eyes, understood that this was not a joke, nor was it an easy question, and told him about the topic of the thesis.

"I'm working on the conflict between myths. I can confirm that there are two gods in the Sinnoh region: Arceus and Reggigus. The main myth is Arceus, but Reggigus does exist. So why are there so few legends about Reggies? I'm after that. ”

"I see. Then this plate will definitely be of great use to your paper. "

With that, Toegan handed the plate to Kem. Kem put on his gloves and took the plate. Since there are no particular changes to the plate itself, we look at the back. And then there was a shocking letter written.

"Give the power to the plate, the power to defeat the giants"

After seeing the written word, Shirona and Kaim were at a loss.

"This is..."

"This plate is from the age of mythology!"

Some plates with myths written on the back have been found. The icicle board that Shirona's authority in Kizaki City displayed the other day is exactly that.

But not all have been found. Therefore, there is also the fact that the full picture of the myth has not yet been figured out. I don't know if all types of plates have myths written on them, but none of the plates that have been found have words on them. So I thought there would be something, but I never dreamed of finding it in a place like this.

"Does the giant mentioned in this sentence mean a cashier-type Pokémon?"

"I'm sure so. If you combine the sentences found so far with the information in the literature, you should be able to write something more reliable. ”

"Then you need to rethink the structure of your paper."

"I think it's good to incorporate it into existing work. I think it's easier to understand the work if you add it to an existing work instead of creating something new. ”

"If that's the case"

Dongyan and Bingtai looked at each other and smiled, muttering about the composition.

"Hahahaha! It's okay for the two of you to quarrel, so be it! ”

"Oh, I'm sorry."

"Hey, Kem. The Pokémon here are wary of us. Let's get out. ”

"Uh, oh I see."

Kem came to his senses, put the plate back in his bag, and scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Haha! Let's go back then. ”

“！ Finally a big result! Let's go back! ”

Tugan patted Kaim on the back and walked out laughing as he walked out of hiding. He then urges Hyouta to follow him, to follow Tougan.

"Don't you think you can find materials in a place to relax?"

Sirona, who was standing next to him, asked Kem. Kem responded with a wry smile.

"Can you stop reading my mind?"

"Whew. Keim's idea is easy to understand. ”

"Your expression doesn't move."

"Facial expressions aren't the only way to express emotion.

“… Really"

Keim replied briefly, then put the bag back on his back. Without saying a word, he began to walk on Hyota's back.

Bai Nai noticed that she was a little embarrassed to be told directly about her thoughts, and looked at the way she walked back, and smiled slightly. She comes across as expressionless and unapproachable, but she is by no means lacking in emotion. You can get a glimpse of Kem's thoughts and feelings from the atmosphere and small movements of Kem. Recently, I've started to understand this, and I'm a little happy, but I didn't tell Kem about it. There is a rough aquamarine in the pocket. Sirona was looking forward to giving this to him on his birthday as she followed behind Kem.

*

Even after the sun goes down, the black gold market is still full of life. Mountain people descend from Cheonansan, miners come out of the basement, go home with friends and Pokémon, enter the store to replenish food, and so on.

Among them, Bai Nai and the others left their luggage in a coin locker and came to the bar in a relaxed mood. The izakaya is bustling with customers, and everyone is spending time with their own relatives, so even if a celebrity like Shirona comes, there won't be any commotion. In such a space, Bai Nai and the others gathered around the table.

"Delicious after-workout! That's all! ”

"It's a place my father and I are used to, and when he doesn't come here from Steel Island, he usually eats here."

Since Hyota is a regular customer, the dishes on the table are appetizing to my tired body. From the menu, it may be closer to a restaurant where you can drink a lot of sake than an izakaya.

"Alright! Anyway, let's eat! ”

Tugan handed over a cup of tea. Hyota also followed, with a look of disgust on her face. Sirona and Kem looked at the two of them as well, grabbing their glasses.

"Pray for Miss Sirona's great harvest and the success of Kem-kun's thesis."

"What is a successful essay?"

“！ It's to write a good paper, but I don't know what to say! Goo hahaha! ”

"Haha, what's that?"

Kem smiled and handed out a glass. Seeing this, Tugan laughed and gently slammed Keim's glass into his own.

"Cheers!"

Along with Dongyan's words, Bai Nai and Hyota also tapped their glasses.

"Hahahaha! It's usually beer, and now you can't drink it either of you, so why don't you drink it! ”

"I'm sorry, we're cars."

That being said, since it's basically Kem driving, Sirona can drink, but outside the house, if Kem doesn't drink, he won't. Even if he could, he wouldn't drink it when only Kem couldn't drink it at the moment.

"This appetizer is delicious."

Kem took the kimbilla burdock in his mouth and whispered.

Hearing this, Hyota asked as she stuffed fried tofu into Kem's mouth.

"Then again, Kem's cooking skills aren't bad, right? What do you usually cook? ”

"Usually? I see, I think there is a lot of Japanese food. ”

It's not that I'm particular about what I do, it's that I do it with nutritional balance in mind. I wasn't particularly aware of this, but for some reason, I had a habit of leaning towards Japanese food.

"It's not Japanese food, it's just a seasoning that's closer to Japanese food."

"Hehe, I see. But being able to cook is already remarkable. I live alone and cook my own meals, but the taste is average. ”

"My meals weren't particularly tasty"

"Keim's rice was delicious. Anything goes. ”

"Then why is Sirona always so proud?"

As always, when it comes to Kem's meals, it seems that it is Shirona and not Kem who is proud. Even Kaim didn't feel bad, but he couldn't help but smile wryly, because he didn't feel that his cooking skills deserved such pride.

"Hahahaha! Isn't that great! Being able to cook is so appealing. By the way, I don't at all. ”

"Dad, why don't you do more? Mom was surprised. ”

"Yes! I've asked my wife to teach me before, but I still can't do it at all! It is inappropriate between people. ”

"Yes, absolutely."

"Hey, Sirona, don't come with me."

I don't know to what extent Tougan can't do it, but since Sirona can't do it either, Kem feels he can understand Tougan's wife's feelings.

"Anyone can cook as long as they practice."

In fact, Shirona has been able to cook, albeit little by little. Sure enough, it's not to the point where I can do it alone, but the minimization has gotten better.

"Everything is the same, of course, there are people who are not suitable, so the level of mastery will vary from person to person, but even so, as long as you put in the effort, you will achieve something to some extent." ”。

"That's right"

Tougan's words were very easy for Kem to understand. Even an ordinary person like Keim, who has no shining points, can grow to such an extent with his own efforts. Because I've embodied this myself.

"It's great to keep up the good work. Hita should follow suit. "

"Yes. I want to do the best I can

"Thank you"

Keim didn't know how to react and reacted subtly.

Seeing Cam like this, Toegan shoved the stuffed eggplant into it with a large mouth and let him chew it.

"Kem, what are you going to do when Sumomo comes back from studying abroad?"

The director of the Tobari Dokan is sumo, and Kem is only a substitute. Not an official Gym Curator recognized by the Pokémon League. So, when Sumomo returns, Kem will be back as a regular gym trainer.

"I haven't thought about it yet, I'll continue to be a trainer for the time being, so I may belong to Tobari Dokan for a while."

Because I've learned most of the job as a gym captain, I can support sumo more effectively. That's why I want to support the operation of Tobari Dokan for the time being.

However, Keim was surprised by Tugan's words.

"Kem, why don't you become the head of the Gym?"

“？”

Hearing Togan's words, Kem's body froze. Not only Kem, but Shirona and Bingta also looked at Dongyan in surprise.

"Me?"

"It's you."

"First of all, may I ask the translator?"

Somehow, I knew that Tugan liked Kem. But there's no way he's going to be chosen as a gym leader just because he likes it. With that in mind, Kem decided to listen to the story first, rather than suddenly refuse.

"yes. The main reason is that I think that if a person can fight sumo wrestling seriously before going abroad, it would be a waste for the entire Sinnoh League to just serve as a gym trainer. Because of this, I've fought sumo many times, and the experience gap is huge, so the winning rate is relatively high, but that kid's talent is real, and it's best to be a sumo champion like this, and I think it's a shame to be a sumo wrestler like that, even though I have that ability, I still became a trainer. ”

The Gym Curator is a Pokémon League certified trainer, and in order to qualify, you need to have the appropriate abilities and achievements. Of course, there are no restrictions on whether you have to compete or leave a certain number of achievements, but it is important what kind of career a trainer is pursuing. Over the course of his career, he had a fierce battle with gym leaders and managed the gym for several months afterward.

Togan believes that if he had such a record, the league would not have bothered his career.

"I see. Suzuna said something similar. "

"Oh, did Suzuna tell you that, too? But it's also true. Not everyone can be the director of the gym. I've been doing this well for months. What? "

"That's uh"

During the months without sumo, Kem was able to work normally as a gym leader. There were some failures, but they never caused any major problems. If you say there's no problem, that's actually true, so I won't specifically deny it, and I can't.

"For the time being, I can understand the translation."

"How? Do you want to take it? ”

"Yes, I see. Take it. "

Perhaps moved by Togan's enthusiasm, Kem seemed a little reluctant, but accepted Togan's offer anyway.

Hearing this, Tugan burst out laughing.

"Oh! Will you do it! ”

"I just wanted to ask you a few questions."

Kem held the tilted toucan in his hand.

“？ What would you like to hear? ”

Kem asked Togan with a blank expression.