After walking for a while, I passed the harbor and saw a lighthouse in front of me.

That lighthouse

Sirona recognized the lighthouse. This is the beacon where Bai Nai talks to Kem when he visits Southtown.

"You can go back to reality from there."

"From the lighthouse?"

"yes, it's fine when you walk in the door."

"What"

Even when she heard that she could return to reality, Sirona's expression did not improve. Daigo asks her if she has any grievances, and Hakuna shakes her head as if to say "nothing", and then passes Daigo and walks towards the lighthouse.

"Thank you for showing me around."

"Go."

Daigo uttered words that ordinary Daigo people couldn't imagine, and turned his back to Shirona and prepared to leave.

However, Sirona turned around and finally shouted to Daigo.

"Hey, can I ask you one last thing?"

Hearing Sirona's words, Daigo stopped. Daigo didn't answer, but he didn't seem to leave his place. Seeing this, Bai Nai asked the person behind him again.

"And what about the debt you just mentioned?"

Earlier, Daigo told Kem that he owed him something. However, the only thing Kem did was stop Akagi's tracks. Among them, 'Darkrai' traveled thousands of miles to take care of Sirona, what kind of 'debt' did he owe her? Shirona wanted to hear it one last time.

"If you don't mind, I'll convey your thanks to Kem. So, would you mind hearing it? ”

"Kind people"

Daigo sighed softly and turned to face Sirona.

"He answered my call. He answered my call, even though he didn't know what he wanted to do, and came to me. Of all the people I've come in contact with, he's the only one who shows any ideas. "Willing to approach me. For me, that's a big deal. ”

Because it's the existence of nightmares against his will.,So I've been living alone on Crescent Island.。 Loneliness is not painful at all. However, even if you are aware of your existence, being constantly denied will slowly erode your heart. Perhaps this is the reason why deep down he wants to realize the world that Akagi desires.

However, in the midst of all this, only Kem approached her, without denying it. He said he wanted to get to know Akagi and himself. This sentence made him make up his mind. I want to keep my heart in this world. That made me think so.

However, even if he thought so, Akagi's control was overwhelming, and he had no way to refute it at all. Aside from Akagi's instructions, he remained motionless so that Sirona and the others could at least defeat him.

"You answered my call and came to the depths of the nightmare. Not for use, but for understanding. ”

"Yes, it looks like Kaim."

Although his face was usually expressionless and the atmosphere was unapproachable, he tried to get to know each other. Even if the other party has bad intentions, this will not change. As for Akagi and Darkrai, although it was also a ruse, I only found out in the nightmare world.

How big is that? Sirona, Hikari, or even Kem himself may not understand Darkrai's feelings. But Sirona understands that this is a big deal.

"Tell him not to be too aggressive."

"I'll relay it to you. And your gratitude. ”

“… Do what you want."

Daigo looked back. Then, the figure begins to blur a little bit, Daigo disappears, and a Pokémon that looks like a Grim Reaper appears.

It was Darkrai fighting in the Nightmare World. Seeing that he could no longer hide his appearance, Darkrai turned to Sirona and said.

"I'm back to normal, and we're running out of time."

"I got it"

Sirona put her hand on the lighthouse door.

At this time, the Pokémon in front of him asked Sirona.

"Finally, I ask you something."

"What?"

"What's your name?"

Pokémon Hakura smiled and answered Darkrai's question, then opened the door.

"Sirona."

"Sirona? I'll keep it in mind. \"

"Thank you, Darkrai. I won't forget you either. ”

With that, Bai Nai stepped into the lighthouse.

Leaving behind, Darkrai looked out to sea, the landscape in Cam's mind. As the sun set, I stared at the horizon for a moment, then closed my eyes.

Then, as if blending into the landscape, Darkrai's figure returned to his nightmare world from Cam's dream.

*

I opened my eyes in a light sleep.

Kem felt like he was floating in the water, looking around in confusion.

… Over here?

A world that feels like it's underwater.

My consciousness is not very clear. It was then that I remembered my last memory.

I'm sure it's in the hands of Sirona, the nightmare world

I remember holding Sirona's hand. I don't have any memory after that, and I was here before I knew it.

Lift your gaze.

The light shines from the water. It looks like the sun, but the golden glow is different from the sun.

And when I looked down, I saw a space glowing with white light and a stagnant black space.

I don't know what it is, but I understand that this is not where I should go back.

When I looked up again, the light on the water was so warm and beautiful. Keim didn't know why, but he was drawn to the shining light.

A more beautiful and powerful light than transparent. I stretched out my hand to the light that shone in, as if it were calling me.

Cam!

In the light, sure enough, there was a voice. Kem held out his hand to the voice.

As if in response to Kem's hand, a hand reached out from the light.

Kem, this way!

I must have been called.

The direction of the light. I knew that was where I was going.

Cam!

Called.

Reach out to the light.

"Shirona"

Hold the outstretched hand.

Kem was pulled up with a hard force, his head out of the water.

At this moment, Kem's vision was shrouded in golden light.

Kem closed his eyes at the glare.

Consciousness emerges.

The light through my eyelids was very bright.

"Kem!"

I heard a voice calling my name. As the voice sounded, I slowly opened my eyes, and my eyes were filled with white light.

I grew accustomed to the light, and my eyes reflected the face of my beloved.

"Kem!"

"Sirona"

Taking a deep breath, Kem hugged Shirona, who was lying down. I could feel Sirona's body temperature and heartbeat through my body. I feel a deep sense of security about this.

Shirona hugged Kaim back and whispered.

"Welcome back, Kem."

\"I'm back. Shirona. \"

The moment Kaim let go of Sirona, Black and the other Pokémon lunged at him. Kem, who was also bewitched by Pokémon, accepted them with a wry smile.

"I'm sorry to worry you."

In addition to Little Black and the Three-Toothed Dragon, even Bashamo cried and hugged Kaim. Realizing that he had made them so worried, Kem patted the Pokémon with a wry smile.

Even if I get beaten in the future, I can't complain

At the same time, even from the Pokémon's point of view, it can be an unforgivable fact that they decide and act on their own without consulting the Pokémon. It's good that they can get home safely, but if they can't, they will not only get lost on the streets, but they will also leave a big scar on their hearts. I can't complain even if I get beaten.

"I'll take care of you too."

Kem shouted to Hikaru that Hikaru was in?? Pokémon cried like a waterfall behind him. Hikari cried so badly that he didn't even wipe his tears.

\"Kemsan~! Yugada Dez~! \"

"I'm sorry for everything. It is thanks to you that I am saved. ”

Light is a good friend of Cresalia. This is the biggest key to solving the case. If it weren't for her, Akagi would have definitely reached his goal.

Of course, Kem absorbs Darkrai's powers, and Sirona and Hikari infiltrate the nightmare world together to pick up Kem, these are the keys that can't be missing. Without light, the city of Maio would be destroyed first, without Sirona we would not be able to connect the dream world with the nightmare world, and without Kaim Shirona would not be able to open the way to the nightmare world.

"Ahh

Crushed by Pokémon, Kem looks up at the sky. After a few days in the nightmare world, I felt like I hadn't seen a blue sky in a long time.

Where is Akagi now?

I'm afraid I'll never see Akagi again. But somewhere in this world, even though we didn't get on top of it in the end, I think I can understand a little bit about what Akagi was trying to do.

Of course, I don't believe in Akagi's ambitions, and the facts I understand may just be an illusion. Even so, Kem thinks he wants to know more about Akagi.

Sirona smiled softly and stroked Kem's head, who looked up at the sky and thought absentmindedly. Kem looked at Sirona and said with a reassuring smile.

"Good morning, Kem."

\"Good morning, Sirona. \"

Kaim turned to Sirona as well, a rare relieved smile on his face.

"Sirona-chan, I saw the news. It must be difficult. ”

Isanna, a woman with the same blue eyes as Kaim on the screen, said this to Sirona.

This incident occurred not only in the Sinnoh region, but also in non-contiguous areas such as the Galar region and the Ishu region. After all, the whole city has stopped functioning because of the unknown slumber. Even in other regions, this is still an abnormal situation. Therefore, Isanna, who lives in the Galel region, also knows what kind of incident this time is, and how Sirona and Kem are trying to solve it.

"yes, it's hard."

Shirona said with a wry smile to Ishana, who appeared on the screen.

As soon as Kem woke up, so did those who had fallen asleep. Fortunately, there were no casualties and no one left any sequelae, but it will take some time to recover, as about 70% of the city's functions have stopped, albeit temporarily. Moreover, not only does the restoration work take a long time, but even the examination of the person who is asleep takes a long time, so it goes without saying that Kem, who has just woken up, is also working hard there. As a result, it took more than half a month just to complete the inspection, but thanks to Sirona's help, the Pokémon Alliance was able to help, so the inspection was completed in a few days, and now 90% of the city's functions have been restored, and I can

However, not only the gym leader Kem, but even several gym trainers and managers who had been sober all the time had worked hard for nearly a week to calm down the situation, and their physical strength had reached their limit. When the city's functioning returned to a certain level, Keim decided to shut down Muscle Fitness altogether for two weeks. In the current situation, even if there is a challenger, we will not be able to face it well. Thinking so, I took a vacation.

Needless to say, despite the interruption of Kem due to post-processing, Kem tried to get back to work and was crushed by Bashamo.

"Somehow, we were able to restore the whole city, and now it's almost back to normal. I'm sorry that light helped us with so many things. ”

"The light is the girl. The kid who reached the league final last year. It's amazing that you've brought Creselia with you! ”

Light also helped in the city's restoration. Together with Kryselia, he secretly searched for traces of Darkrai's powers, and even performed chores such as carrying items. Shirona was so sorry for letting Hikaru do everything for her, as a child.

Of course, Hikari didn't care about any of that at all. Instead, Hikari even expresses her gratitude to Sirona and Kem for her willingness to help.

"I see. You're such a good boy. \"

"Yes. This is very helpful. ”

"What is Hikari doing now?" \"Are you home?" ”

"No, it looks like you're going to stay at my house until tomorrow, it looks like you're really tired."

Once everything is done, Hikari takes Hakuna and Kaim to Full Moon Island and rescues Kreselia. Creselia has the effect of maintaining the balance of dreams, so Hikari himself does not consider it a Pokémon that Hikari can get along with. Although it is only for a short period of time, although the farewell to Creselia, who has walked the line of life and death together, is sad, it is not a farewell in this life. I left Full Moon Island with the promise of a dream reunion.

After that, when I returned to Mai O'O City, I started to have a fever, as if my tension had been broken. No matter how many miles he walked, Hikari was still a child who had just graduated. It doesn't matter if your stamina is limited.

"Is that so? You okay? ”

"It's okay, Kem is taking care of her, she's back to normal."

"Sure enough, it's the kid. She can do all kinds of household chores and is even good at nursing. So? What is Kem doing now? ”

"Kem is"

Shirona then looked out the window. Just then, Cam and Barnag are thrown out by Lucario.

"I was abandoned by Pokémon."

“？ Why? ”

In this case, Kem went into a nightmare without saying anything to the Pokémon. He was angry that I was worrying him. ”

"Oh, I see. I can't complain even if I'm tired of it. \"

When Isana smiled wryly, she saw that Kem was being attacked by the Giant Monster.

Xiao Hei and Lucario should have guessed it when they received their membership cards. However, when it comes to the actual dive, Kem dives into the nightmare himself without telling Pokémon anything. Reluctantly let Sirona and Gabrias know, but if Gabrias didn't notice, Kem would just leave a letter and fall into a nightmare, but he didn't tell Sirona and the others.

"That's why Kem can only do whatever he wants."

"Self-employed. Please reflect carefully. ”

This time, Mukhok poked Keim's head with his beak and pulled at his hair.

"That kid hasn't spoken for a long time. Just like your father

"Taki said that Nada-san's mouth was not enough. \"

"Is that so! In my father's case, it was probably just the silence, not the lack of a mouth. Kem isn't quiet, is he? So it might be a little different

Kem's figure was swept away by the sea dragon's dakutoon.

"But you're trying to help everyone in your own way, aren't you? I saw it on the news. The new director of the gym is working hard to solve this problem. Contribute to the achievement of zero casualties. Shirona-chan is also mentioned. Are you focused on working with Pokémon League? ”

"This time, I basically did what Kem said. It's all thanks to Kem. ”

Kiriyama was a little shy to talk about Kem.

In fact, Kem's conducting was so fluid that it was hard to believe it was his first time. He was very quick to react and quickly gave instructions to gym trainers and public bodies.

Of course, Kem had never had such an experience. However, I was able to get this far because of my experience as a Pokémon trainer and Shirona's assistant, and because I simulated what I would do if something happened from the moment I noticed the anomaly.

"Well, this kid's leadership is surprisingly good. "When I was a kid, I wasn't the type of person who would go out and do anything, but I think I've grown up. ”

"My only downside is that I'm trying to do as much as I can on my own."

"Excellently. Also, if I could ask for a little help, it would be perfect. ”

I saw Bashamo shake Kem off with his shoulder.

Isana continued: "Anyway. ”

"That girl is my coach gymnastics captain? I'm just not fit to teach others. I don't know how you can teach so well, I wish I could. ”

"According to him, for a long time, nothing went according to his intuition, so he said that it was the result of logical thinking."

I've never been able to accomplish anything just because I feel like my sister.

So I figured it out. What is missing and what is needed? At first he could not think and lost his way, but now he has been trained under the guidance of Sirona. Coupled with his original good qualities, his thinking ability has also improved a lot.

Sirona believes that Keim's leadership skills have improved as a result. I think it's possible that I can't do it, and why I can do it, because Kem has experienced both, experienced it, and sublimated it into his own strength.