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After all, they still needed to complete their work together.
Therefore, Tapu Koko winked knowingly and led away Tapu Fini, who wanted to stay and watch.
When leaving, he gave Roy an "okay" gesture.
This left Roy feeling both amused and confused.
What was that all about?
Blastoise had an expression that said "I understand everything" and took a few friends to explore this small island that had nothing particularly worth exploring.
"What's going on?"
Lucario looked left and right, ultimately choosing to remain by Roy's side.
Roy felt even more helpless and wanted to give Blastoise a good smack.
What kind of thought process was that? It was more twisted than the mountain roads back home.
Now Lunala sat there peacefully, showing no signs of dissatisfaction whatsoever.
"Leo..."
I know you're very unconvinced, but I think during this time, you should have received some inherited memories from the light.
You should understand our mission.
So I'll make a bet with you...
After that, Roy didn't listen too closely.
Vaguely, he felt it would be better if he didn't overhear such matters.
But don't misunderstand—Pokémon like Blastoise and I are not thinking the same thing at all.
I'm a good person!
After entrusting Lunala to Solgaleo's care, Roy slowly walked out of the forest. Before he knew it, he could smell the strong, salty sea breeze.
The moon hung high in the sky.
Even though its glow was merely a reflection of the sun's rays, it had still been praised by countless people throughout history.
But this didn't diminish its perfection in the slightest.
The creatures of this world needed the moon just as much as they needed the sun.
Alola needed Lunala just as much as it needed Solgaleo.
As for Necrozma...
Roy sat on the beach and unconsciously glanced toward the distant mountain.
That problem would have to be left to his future self.
The full authority of a legendary Pokémon was something his current self couldn't fully command.
Through many battles, both Solgaleo and Roy himself could gradually sense it.
Roy was already strong.
But in the presence of legendary Pokémon, it still wasn't enough.
Even when it came to a deity who had evolved from Cosmog, who already shared a deep bond with him.
Roy exhaled somewhat wistfully, his breath mingling with the salty sea breeze before disappearing into the distance.
"What are you doing here...?"
The cool voice, carrying a fresh fragrance like green bamboo, let Roy guess who had arrived.
When this person suddenly appeared on the beach, his Aura power had already quietly informed him.
Roy didn't stand up. He simply smiled and turned his head to look at the newcomer.
"What a coincidence. Did you also come to enjoy the sea breeze?"
It was Caroline who had arrived.
Caroline's long hair was lifted by the mischievous sea breeze, causing her to tuck it behind her ears.
Caroline had been injured in the previous battle. Although it had looked quite serious, the injury actually wasn't too severe.
At least it was much better than what the victim from the League had suffered.
Elite-level Trainers were truly strong!
Roy secretly gave a thumbs up in his heart, though his expression remained unchanged on the surface.
Caroline smoothed down her long skirt and sat beside Roy.
"Yes, what a coincidence."
The moment Caroline sat down, Roy noticed that she had changed into a long dress.
It appeared to be purple.
In Roy's memory, he hadn't paid much attention to what kind of clothes Caroline typically wore.
To be honest, Roy couldn't identify the specific differences in fashion, but he was at least ten points better than your average clueless guy.
For example, Caroline's current outfit—a long dress, small leather shoes, white stockings, and her hair left down—no matter how you looked at it, this wasn't an outfit for going to the beach alone.
However, Roy didn't dwell on such things.
After all, this wasn't some ancient era with restrictive customs. Women could wear whatever they liked.
There was a small distance between the two of them, and it remained unchanged for quite some time.
They just sat there together...
Roy actually didn't know what to talk about with Caroline. Truth be told, their common ground was nothing more than Psychic abilities, Pokémon, and training methods.
But today's exhaustion had truly drained Roy.
For this one day, at least, he wanted to take a brief rest.
However, after setting aside all those external concerns, Roy felt considerably more comfortable.
A cool sensation washed over his face.
The singing of the waves filled his ears, washing against the shore in a very regular rhythm.
In the sky above, a predatory bird cried out, skimmed across the sea surface, and when it rose again, there was an unlucky little creature caught in its beak.
"The moon..."
Caroline spoke first, her expression unchanged.
The moon was now positioned above the sea level.
After waiting a moment, Roy didn't hear Caroline's next words, so he looked in her direction.
Unexpectedly, he noticed the light makeup on Caroline's face.
'Is she going on a date?'
The thought flashed through Roy's mind.
"Hm?"
Caroline also realized that she'd trailed off mid-sentence, distracted.
So Caroline shook her head, indicating it was nothing.
"Will you be going to the Elite qualifying matches soon?"
Then Caroline seemed to realize she'd asked something obvious, so she smiled lightly in self-mockery.
"I will."
Roy didn't think it was strange—she had simply asked, and he had answered.
"Then have you chosen a place for training?"
"The Xiao family—I mean, my father—would definitely welcome you."
"We also have the best..."
Before Caroline could finish speaking, Roy shook his head.
Seeing Roy's response, Caroline naturally understood that Roy probably had his own plans.
For a moment, the light in Caroline's eyes dimmed slightly.
"I plan to stay here for a while longer."
"Here? The Alola region? Or Hawaii?"
Roy smiled. "The Alola region, of course."
"I still have some matters to take care of here, and the environment is also very suitable for my Pokémon's training."
"Alola is a wonderful place."
In truth, what was more important were the inherited techniques that Roy's Pokémon were learning from the Totems of the various islands.
The fluid Totem aura, explosive aura, and harmonious aura techniques.
Finally, there was an inheritance technique related to Kommo-o that his Pokémon hadn't learned due to the interruption of the trial.
Based on Roy's observations during battles, Roy had made reasonable guesses about it.
Presumably, it involved a defensive Totem aura similar to an armored guard technique.
Although only one Pokémon had learned these techniques so far, Roy was confident that in the future, every member of his team would master these inherited aura abilities!