Granny's fingers slowly moved toward the fourth leaf of the clover pendant.
The atmosphere inside the room instantly changed.Even Pop's unconsciously leaned forward.
Carnivine stopped chewing the curtains.
Escanor quietly floated in place.
And Saturo—
Saturo looked like a criminal witnessing his execution date being announced in real time.
"A/n…" he spoke slowly, eyes locked onto the pendant. "Don't you dare."
A/n immediately replied.
A/n: Dramatic reveal arc.
Saturo: DELETE THE CHAPTER.
Ignoring him completely, Granny narrowed her eyes suspiciously.
"Now I definitely wanna see it."
The old woman slowly began opening the fourth leaf of the clover.
Painfully slowly.
Like someone unboxing a legendary treasure chest.
Or exposing blackmail material.
The hinge creaked softly.
A tiny glimpse of the hidden photograph became visible.
Then—
"Nuh uh old hag!"
Saturo moved instantly.
Psychic energy burst around him as he lunged across the room with terrifying speed, practically diving through the air before snatching the pendant right out of Granny's hands.
Unfortunately…
Not before she saw it.
Just for a second.
Long blonde hair illuminated softly beneath sunlight.Sharp confident eyes.And black clothing she recognized almost instantly.It was a girl.
The image disappeared the moment Saturo clutched the pendant protectively against his chest, trying to preserve the last fragments of his dignity.
But the damage had already been done.
Even if she hadn't seen the full face.
Granny's eyes widened.
"…wait."Silence filled the room
Then:- "OI BRAT!"
Her voice exploded through the house loudly enough to make Carnivine jump.
"YA'VE BEEN OUT FOR ONLY TWO YEARS AND YA SOMEHOW BECAME SO UNRULY?!"
She reacted like someone whose favorite drama had been shut off mid episode.
Pop's waved his hand lazily from the side.
"Relaxxx. He probably doesn't even know why girls and boys are different yet."
Saturo nearly choked to death.
"THAT IS NOT THE IMPORTANT PART HERE!"
The moment he turned to bolt out of the room—
Too late.
Granny grabbed his wrist with terrifying precision.
"OW OW OW—"
Saturo winced while trying to pull away—
Then froze.
Because something was wrong.
Very wrong.
Granny's hand…
Passed through his.
Not metaphorically.
Literally.
Her fingers became translucent for a split second before slipping through his grip entirely and reappearing around the pendant itself.
The locket was instantly yanked back into her hand.
The room went dead silent.
Saturo blinked once.
Twice.
Then aggressively rubbed his eyes.
"…what."
He stared at Granny in complete disbelief.
"…am I hallucinating or are YOU a ghost old hag?!"
Then after a pause—
"Or did you die while I was gone and now you're haunting me?!"
Granny : ("…")
Then—
A slow dangerous grin spread across her face.
"Who exactly do ya think ya inherited those abilities from, brat?"
Saturo's brain visibly stopped functioning.
Pop's immediately looked away and pretended to inspect the destroyed flower pot like this entire situation had absolutely nothing to do with him.
A/n instantly appeared.
A/n: LORE DROP.
Saturo: YOU NEVER TOLD ME THIS?!
Granny smugly adjusted her black tinted glasses.
"Hmph."
A faint ghostly shimmer flickered around her fingers before fading away.
"You can learn that too someday."
She crossed her arms proudly.
"If ya become a proper ghost-type trainer like me."
Then she added with absolute confidence—
"In fact, I'll personally teach ya."
Pop's immediately sat up in horror.
"No! The deal was that our second grandson follows MY grass and general type path!"
Granny merely smiled wickedly.
"Ya can have James when he comes back."
Pop's instantly shut his mouth.
At his age, sleeping on the couch was a terrifying threat.
Saturo looked genuinely betrayed.
"…THIS WAS IMPORTANT INFORMATION."
A/n: Skill issue honestly.
While Saturo mentally collapsed in the background, Granny casually reclaimed the pendant again.
Then—
Click.
The fourth leaf opened completely.
Silence.
Pop's slowly leaned over her shoulder curiously.
Granny's teasing expression disappeared instantly.
Not anger.Not shock.
Just pure amusement and delight.
Inside the final panel was a clearer photograph.
Cynthia lay beside Saturo underneath the shade of a tree somewhere far away in Sinnoh.
Both of them looked exhausted. Yet despite of that—
They cynthia was sleeping while saturo was just tired and near sleep while
Two pokemon were laughing at their stupidity.
which only happens when two children have done something mishevious and ran away knowing the other would keep their mouth shut. between two children who trusted each other completely .And resting quietly between them—
Was the matching half of the clover pendant.
The room became strangely quiet.
Even Carnivine stopped moving.
Granny slowly looked up from the photograph toward Saturo.
Then back toward the picture.
Then toward Saturo again.
"…brat."
Saturo immediately looked away.
she looks exactly like that old hag Clara."
Saturo blinked.
"Who?"
Pop's nearly dropped the broken flower pot.
"OH! Clara!"
He snapped his fingers loudly.
"That scary blonde girl from our travelling days!"
Granny snorted.
"Girl? That old hag nearly fed ya to a Gyarados after ya stole her lunch."
Pop's defended himself immediately.
"I THOUGHT IT WAS MY LUNCH."
Saturo slowly looked between both grandparents.
"…wait."
His eyes widened slightly.
"YOU KNOW CYNTHIA'S GRANDMOTHER?!"
Granny crossed her arms smugly.
"Of course we do.""She used to travel with us back in the day before we all settled down."
Pop's scratched his chin thoughtfully.
"Still can't believe her granddaughter looks almost exactly like her."
Then both grandparents slowly turned toward Saturo.
Silence.
Saturo immediately sensed danger.
"…don't."
Granny's eyes narrowed.
"…BRAT THAT'S A MATCHING LOCKET."
Saturo immediately pointed defensively at the pendant.
"IT WAS PRACTICAL AT THE TIME!"
A/n: legendary last words.
Saturo covered his face with both hands in absolute despair.
"…I genuinely hate this story."
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