"Heart,?"

When I hear the word "heart", I think of the back of a certain man in my mind. The image of a man who denies his heart and longs for a perfect world.

"What happened?"

"No, as soon as I hear the word kokoro, I think of Akagi. Akagi denies his heart and longs for a perfect world without a heart. "

"Akagi. Are you still in a broken world? "

A world with Giratina, a world visited with light, a broken world. In that world, he confronted Akagi and went head-to-head to defeat him. After repeated conversations, they discover that they are incompatible with each other, and the defeated Akagi chooses to stay in the broken world.

That broken world is a world where time does not flow and space is unstable. Therefore, time does not move unless someone else intervenes, so there is no death due to physiological causes such as starvation. If Akagi was still in that world, he would still be alive.

"I denied the idea of denying the heart of Akagi. I deny Akagi. ”

Speaking of this, Bai Nai suddenly interrupted his words and continued while stroking Hei.

"But now, I think the reason why Akagi began to deny his heart, if I could know, if I couldn't accept it, at least I could live in the same situation." World. I think, because I understand that accepting doesn't mean sharing everything. ”

"Akagi despairs of the world because he has a heart. We are together now because we have a heart. Akagi and I have different ways of thinking. Maybe we live in the same world. I might be able to go, but I don't know how to get to Akagi. ”

In the face of Akagi, I can only deny it. Shirona regretted it. In fact, Shirona and Akagi have different hearts. I don't know what the right compromise is because our lifestyles are fundamentally different.

"I wonder if Akagi still denies his heart?"

"I do"

"I'll just say it."

Keim, who answered immediately, knew that Akagi was still denying his heart.

"I don't know why he started denying his heart. But he is a man who spares no effort just to erase his heart. Once he is completely blocked, it's like giving up. You're not a ball.

"That's right."

I don't know what Akagi is thinking now. But one day, Akagi will definitely strike again. I have a hunch.

"I will continue to strengthen my heart. I want to cherish these days with you and Pokémon. ”

"That's right"

Kem shook Sirona's hand, glad that his heart could continue to exist in this world.

At this moment, Xiao Hei's stomach made a slight noise. I looked at the clock, and it was already noon.

"It's almost lunchtime, shall we eat?"

"Huhu, by the way, Xiao Hei, you must be hungry."

Seeing Blackie nod, Sirona stood up, and Kem followed suit.

"Today's meal is a bit lazy, please forgive me."

"Oh, that's rare. Why? ”

"Because tomorrow I'm going to make time for Chinese New Year's Eve."

"I see, I see."

Every year Kaimu is made until the New Year. It is said to be an amateur, but no matter how you look at it, it is so well made that it is hard to believe that it is made by amateurs, so Shirona secretly looks forward to it every year.

"Do you want me to cook rice balls for you at lunch?"

"Can I make rice balls?"

"I can't do it because it's not just a rice ball."

"Hmm"

Kaim smiled bitterly at Sirona, who had a slightly gloomy expression, and put his hand on his cheek.

"Stop being stubborn and be my Pokémon buddy."

"I see. It's delicious, nice to meet you. ”

Sirona said as she held her cheek with both hands and stroked it gently. Kem nodded as expressionlessly as ever, and walked to the kitchen.

Sirona and Black, who stayed behind, looked at Kaim's back and walked over to the Pokémon who were still playing or working together.

Ten minutes later

Kem took the plate and walked over to Hakuna, who was handling Pokémon.

"Oh, did you do it? It's early, right? ”

"A simple meal, and it'll be ready soon."

With that, Kem sat down next to Sirona on the wooden deck and placed a plate between him and Sirona. On the plate is a thin rice ball with the ingredients in it.

"What is this?"

"Onigiri sandwich.

Keim says he did it randomly, but from Sirona's point of view, it's a pretty good result. Unlike regular rice balls, it has a wide variety of toppings. There is a wide variety of ingredients such as luncheon meat, eggs, lettuce, and fried white fish.

"You say you're doing a good job, but it's quite complicated."

"Really? White fish is a frozen food that doesn't take much time, and the luncheon meat is just grilled and it's not a big deal. ”

Kem said it was nothing while preparing food for the Pokémon. The seasoning will change according to the taste of the Pokémon, and the appearance of feeding each Pokémon one by one with pre-made Pokémon food is like the appearance of a breeder. Breeders may change the recipe of Pokémon food to suit Pokémon's taste, but it is extremely rare for a normal trainer to do so. Sirona believes that this is also due to Kem's seriousness and love for Pokémon.

"Shall we eat too?"

After feeding all the Pokémon, Kem said to Shirona while wiping his hands with an alcohol-based disinfectant.

"Yes"

Shirona also washed her hands with the alcohol sanitizer that Kem had given her, then picked up a rice ball sandwich on her plate.

"I'm going to enjoy having this"

"What?"

Keim grabbed a rice ball sandwich and took a bite, and Shirona followed suit. The saltiness of the luncheon meat, the crunch texture of the vegetables, and the flavor of the eggs combine perfectly to create a flavor that is very easy to eat.

"Ah, this one is delicious."

"That's good. It's been a long time since I've succeeded, but well, nothing fails. ”

"Did Kem come up with this?"

"Isn't it? It turned out that my mother used to do this when I was a child.

"Yes, Taki-san made it for you."

"I just used what was in the fridge, but it wasn't bad."

It can be eaten with one hand, and the nutrition is relatively balanced, so Kem has a high evaluation. But there's no doubt that it's a sloppy one, so I haven't been able to do it since I started being a supporter. Kem became a supporter after graduating from college, and after a while, they started living together. Therefore, I didn't get a chance to serve this rice ball sandwich to Sirona.

"Since that's all there is, you can tell Sirona."

"Is it easy?"

"Honestly, it's easier than curry.

"Then let's try it next time."

"Under my supervision. I can't stand alone in the kitchen yet. ”

I've gotten into the habit of following the manual, but I still don't know much about each operation. In order to prevent injuries and accidents, I still can't get out of surveillance, but it is certain that I am gradually approaching the level of a normal person. As Kem ate rice balls and sandwiches, he thought that there might be more things he could do on his own next year.

"Teacher, please."

Sirona used her fingers to remove a grain of rice from Kem's cheek and put it in her mouth.

"Did you catch it?"

"Yes.

"Mitigation"

Kem frowned and continued to eat. It wasn't much different from her usual bitter expression, but Sirona knew that it was her expression when she was shy.

"Not applicable"

"That's right."

“？ There's a little cuteness. ”

"It's completely out of place for a grown man to be cute."

"This may be the case in general, but this only applies to me and Kem."

As Kem says, in this world, the word "cute" doesn't fit into a grown man. However, for Sirona, Kem's usual clean demeanor is missing a bit that you can't imagine. I told him this, and I justified in my heart that there was no way to do it, because it seemed like that.

"Please let me take a break"

Kem sighed and whispered.

The three-toothed dragon approached Kem and sat down next to him. Kem stroked the sea dragon's chin as he continued to eat.

"I want to know what happened to N."

"N. Are you still traveling in the One State area?"

Entrusting the three-toothed dragon to Kem, one of the "heroes" recognized by the people of N. Zekrom, was once the king of the plasma team that caused chaos in the Ishu region.

"I gave you my contact details, but I didn't hear from you at all."

"I can't contact you here, so I can only wait patiently."

"yes, the difference between the hateful and the Daigo is too great."

He is in constant contact with Daigo, but N never hears from him. Although they have only been with N for a short time, they consider N to be friends. Shirona wanted to be patient, but Kem was a bit unfaithful and didn't hear from him even though he gave him his contact information.

"Do you care so much?"

"It's normal, it's normal to be curious about the sea dragon he entrusted to you, and if you're a friend, it's okay to get in touch once in a while."

Sirona laughed at Kem, who said sadly.

Earlier, Sirona called Kem "a man who feels lonely." It may be strange to describe Keim, who has such an aspect, as a person who feels lonely.

Keim rolls up the plastic wrap wrapped in the onigiri sandwich and puts it on a plate. Seeing this, Bashamo and Lucario stepped forward and shook Cam's hand.

"Oh, what's that?

After hearing this, the two nodded, and then pulled Kem to the place where Gabrias and Sirona's Lucario were. In this way, he began to fight against Lucario of Sirona.

Sirona looked at Kam and his Pokémon, stroked the sea dragon beside Kem, and looked up at the sky.

"It's been a good year."

Sirona closed her eyes and whispered as she felt the breeze blow.

*

After lunch, Kem took a shower as he was sweating from his dealings with Kumate. When I finished showering, drying my hair, and walked into the living room, Sirona had just hung up.

"Oh, sorry. Are you on the phone? ”

"It's okay, we've just finished."

"Who are you calling?"

"I'm Gadelia, I'm going back to the headquarters at the beginning of the year, why don't we meet again?"