"No."
Mew shook her head and answered seriously.
Those two short words instantly felt like a bucket of cold water dumped over Shiko's head.
"As far as I remember, the only ruins connected to Dark-type Pokémon are more common inside the Lighthouse Alliance. There should be three of them."
"That's true."
The moment she finished speaking, Himeko quickly picked up the conversation.
"Minister Kenjiro told me about that too."
"It seems that within the past few months, the Lighthouse Alliance discovered several Ancient Ruins."
"No one is sure which Pokémon those ruins belong to, but they should be connected to Dark-type Pokémon."
"They also found quite a few Dark-type items inside."
"So I'm wondering whether they discovered something in those ruins, and that's why they started controlling Dark-type items so strictly and stopped trading them with us."
Resting one hand under her chin, Himeko voiced her guess in a serious tone.
After hearing that, Shiko's eyes brightened slightly.
He seemed to have vaguely thought of something.
But that flash of inspiration passed through his mind like a bolt of lightning and disappeared just as quickly.
"Which Pokémon do those three ruins belong to?"
Coming back to his senses, Shiko looked at Mew and hurriedly asked.
"Yveltal, the Oblivion Wing."
"Stronger than me, and stronger than you too. A First-tier Legendary."
Mew spoke each word with complete seriousness.
When she said Yveltal's name, Shiko could clearly feel a trace of fear rising in her emotions.
It looked like, a long time ago, Mew had suffered quite a bit at Yveltal's hands.
"I advise you not to set your sights on those three ruins."
"Those three places are completely different from the one you found before."
"His power truly remains there."
"Even I can't withstand that kind of impact."
Seeing Shiko's eyes light up, Mew gave him a warning.
"Strictly speaking, those places don't count as ruins."
"They are the three nests where he once lived. They are his territory."
"If any Pokémon other than a First-tier Legendary enters recklessly, the outcome will definitely be death."
Mew looked at Shiko with a solemn expression as she warned him.
The place Shiko had found before
did not actually have that much to do with Yveltal.
It was only a place where ancient people had worshipped the Oblivion Wing.
Yveltal had also once descended there.
But the three ruins inside the Lighthouse Alliance were different.
Those were places where Yveltal had truly lived.
His aura and the imprint of his power had been left behind there.
Ground that belonged to a First-tier Legendary like that
was a place only another First-tier Legendary Pokémon could enter.
Seeing the interest in Shiko's eyes, Mew instantly guessed what he was thinking and hurried to make him give up the idea.
She had lived through the ancient era.
Naturally, she knew exactly how terrifying the Oblivion Wing was.
Its temper was also exceptionally violent.
If it were truly provoked,
none of them would be able to bear the consequences.
Although she admitted that Shiko was extremely powerful,
and could be considered one of the top beings even among Second-tier Legendaries,
the gap between a Second-tier Legendary and a First-tier Legendary
was like an uncrossable chasm.
Shiko nodded at Mew, and his mood calmed slightly.
Although
he had remained undefeated the whole way until now,
and had even won many battles while fighting above his level,
he was still cautious when facing a true First-tier Legendary.
Mew had spoken with such seriousness
that he could not help but take it seriously as well.
When it came to these overwhelmingly powerful unknown opponents, it was better not to rashly clash with them for now.
As for lying low and developing steadily, Shiko understood that very well.
"Then how are we supposed to get those Dark-type items?"
Himeko frowned.
Since that method would not work, what exactly were they supposed to do?
"There's no other way."
"We'll have to go to the Lighthouse Alliance and play robber for once."
Shiko took a deep breath, clenched his fist, and spoke with determination.
At this point, that was the only method he could think of.
"Ah?"
"Rob them?"
Himeko blinked her wide eyes and fell into a daze.
She had never expected
that the solution Shiko came up with in the end would be this.
Go in and take them by force?
That was way too direct.
(End of Chapter)
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