Elf: Who told him to be an investigator!

Chapter 291 One wave subsides, another arrives

Chapter 291 One wave subsides, another begins

The incident of "Higana being arrested" did not affect many people. The night in Meteor Village remained quiet, except for a small buzzing bat hanging upside down from the top of a door, watching Akamaru and Sawaki's group heading to the shrine.

Stepping into the ancestral hall, the wooden floorboards creaked underfoot. After walking a few steps, Ze Shu saw Xi Jiana tied up, and Granny Long, the headmistress with an extremely stern expression, standing beside her.

Higana was bound by some kind of psychedelic power out of thin air. To Zeshu, it seemed like a superpower, originating from a jewel at the end of the cane that Granny Long was shining with, shimmering with a pink glow.

"Sawaki, save me!!"

The moment she saw Ze Shu, Xi Jiana burst into a desperate cry for help.

The despair on that face, the utter helplessness, was truly astounding. The listener would think that the world's misery was nothing more than this, but the viewer... couldn't help but laugh out loud.

There was no other reason than that Xijiana was bound in the air by Granny Long, looking like a ridiculously comical little earth dragon struggling to pupa.

"I... I'm being tied up because of the Dragon God! This is helping you, Zeki! Zeki, save me!"

"Let this old hag who can't distinguish right from wrong and is targeting me put me down!"

Xijiana felt extremely wronged, and she stopped calling her grandma, instead calling her "Old Lady Dragon".

She is so filial, such a devoted daughter.

Ze Shu sighed, "Didn't I tell you you didn't have to do this? Besides, I didn't even notice when you left."

Higana proudly declared, "This is my territory! If you find out, I'll be a real loser!"

Granny Long suddenly said, "But I've managed to catch you."

Higana puffed out her cheeks, but only dared to mutter under her breath, "How was I supposed to know you, you cunning old woman, would be squatting here!"

Granny Long: "What did you say?!"

Higana's face stiffened. Her eyes caught sight of the scroll at the very center of the offering table. Suddenly, as if struck by a sudden thought, she mustered her courage and shouted to Granny Long, "I said! I'm already very close to the Dragon God! Grandma, you've even seen the Dragon God descend! And this scroll is the most needed thing to resolve the prophetic crisis! It should be given to someone approved by the Dragon God! Let him resolve the crisis!"

"so!"

"This scroll should be given to Sawaki! We shouldn't stick to tradition!"

"Why are you stopping me! Why won't you hand it over to Ze Shu! And you're tying me up! You won't let me take it!"

Xijiana felt that what she said made a lot of sense, and she was so moved that she mustered up her courage and faced the elders she had never dared to look at before.

This is questioning.

But Granny Long just gave a cold "heh".

"This is stealing! Not taking!"

"besides."

Granny Long looked at the scroll hanging there, then at Ze Shu, her tone suddenly softening: "Why do you think I'm unwilling to hand it over to someone Rayquaza approves of?"

Higanbana: "Huh?!"

If that's really the case, then her coming to "steal" and being caught makes her look like... a clown in a circus!

Granny Long gazed at her calmly and said, "Hijana, it is I who have entrusted you with the identity of 'Inheritor.' This identity, at this point in time, carries a heavier burden than ever before. Because the prophesied meteorite crisis is imminent."

I am disappointed by your willful and reckless behavior.

"Perhaps this is just your personality. You're not like your sister. You're impulsive, immature, and act on your own whims, even a little... foolish. As your grandmother, of course I can tolerate you."

"But I must be responsible to the Meteor People and to the entire planet."

"If the power of the inheritor cannot save the world, I will certainly look for other ways."

"But Higanbana, you did one thing well."

Granny Long looked away from Higanbana, took a few steps forward, carefully removed the "Dragon's Eye" scroll from the altar, and then looked at Ze Shu: "The 'Dragon's Eye' scroll, which we Meteor Clan have worshipped for generations, records the mysterious power that allows Rayquaza to use 'Dragon's Eye'—a single stroke can transform Rayquaza into the Mega Evolution form that the ancient prophecy foretold, the one that would save the world."

"You who drive Rayquaza, I will give you the scroll."

"But you must promise me one thing."

"If the predicted crisis really comes to pass."

"Please... use Rayquaza, powered by Mega Evolution, to deflect that massive meteorite that's about to hit us!"

Granny Long left. After handing the "Dragon's Eyes" scroll to Ze Shu, she turned around, leaning on her cane, and slowly walked into the darkness behind the ancestral hall, illuminated only by the faint moonlight.

"Me...what about me?!"

But Higana was still suspended in the air when she cried out in alarm.

Granny Long paused in her tracks, then tapped her cane on the ground. Instantly, the pink energy binding Higana dissipated, and with a loud thud, Higana crashed onto the wooden board, letting out a cry of pain.

"Ugh!"

And along with that came the voice from Granny Long.

"While Sigana, the one who drives Rayquaza, is not a qualified successor, she should still be of some use and can help you before the prophecy arrives."

Does this mean... he wants Higana to follow him?

Ze Shu held the scroll depicting the finishing touches of a dragon and shook his head helplessly.

"Who's the failed successor? Who's the failed successor...?" Higana muttered, her voice growing louder and more confident with each word. "I, for one, don't agree with that statement!"

"Isn't the duty of the inheritors to resolve the meteorite crisis?"

"I can find Ze Shu! I can make Ze Shu someone approved by the Dragon God, and then let Ze Shu solve the meteorite crisis! Wouldn't that fulfill the responsibility of the successor? Why would I be a failure?!"

"On this matter."

"I, Queen Higana, am clearly the best player of the night!"

"Ze Shu is the one who won by doing nothing..."

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boom!

"Ugh!" Higana cried, clutching her forehead and crouching on the ground. "What did I say wrong?!"

Ze Shu withdrew his finger, thought for a moment, and then said, "Then you're right."

Higanbana: "I'm right, so why did you flick my forehead!"

Ze Shu said, "I just want to play it."

Higana puffed out her cheeks and glared angrily at Ze Shu.

Then she gritted her teeth, reached out, and plunged her hands into the stone bowl piled high with keystones. She grabbed a handful of keystones and said angrily, "Ze Shu, if you want these later, don't beg me!"

Ze Shu:

Just then, Akamaru, who had been hiding behind a corner, emerged from a distance. "Boss Sawaki, you actually rescued Sister Higana from Granny Dragon! That's amazing!"

Ze Shu smiled and said, "Let's leave here first."

Back at the guesthouse.

Ze Shu unfurled and flattened the "Dragon's Eyes Painting" scroll on the table, revealing intricate details depicted on it.

Ze Shu couldn't understand the pale green runes, but he could feel the power emanating from them.

This scroll allows Rayquaza to unleash its powerful Flying-type move, "The Finishing Touch."

The finishing touch move is the most important "core" of Rayquaza's Mega Evolution. Rayquaza's Mega Evolution does not require a Mega Stone. This finishing touch move is its Mega Stone, and it is the activation bridge between Rayquaza and its "triangular organ" that stores Mega Evolution energy.

Zeshu came to this Meteor Country for this scroll.

Although he was tasked with resolving the prophesied meteor crisis, Ze Shu had been mentally prepared from the moment he chose to contact Rayquaza. Besides, the prophesied cataclysmic crisis was still five years away.

Five years is a very long time.

Ze Shu would have become... well, even though five years have passed, he still seems to look young.

Ze Shu then remembered that he was only fourteen years old—because of his physical development, he didn't look that young, so most people didn't treat him like a child.

"Heh." Ze Shu smiled and shook his head.

And now, the reel has been obtained.

Then...

"Huh?! Brother Sawaki, are you leaving Meteor Village?!" Akamaru exclaimed in shock.

That...

Wouldn't his newly acknowledged leader be gone?!

"Then, I'm going to follow you, Boss Zeshu!" Akamaru suddenly widened his eyes and said, standing up abruptly to show his determination.

But Ze Shu pressed him down with his other hand.

"After all, we are outsiders, and we will eventually leave."

"You're not old enough yet, what are you doing following us?"

Akamaru slumped to the ground, dejectedly saying, "Fine."

"Then, when I'm old enough, I'll follow you, Boss Zeshu!" he added. "I'm eight now, and Granny Long said that in two more years I'll be allowed to go on adventures like Brother Zhenya. Two years later, I'll come find you, Boss Zeshu!"

Ze Shu was both amused and exasperated: "We'll see when the time comes. Akamaru, when the time comes, you'll have your own adventure, an adventure with the Red-Faced Dragon."

Akamaru obediently said "Oh" again and remained silent.

There were no lights in Meteor Village, only the dim yellow glow of candles, which, together with the overflowing moonlight, provided some illumination for the space.

Before dawn, on the table, Six-Tailed Fox curled its fluffy tail into a plump, white dumpling, whimpering softly. Occasionally, it would open its pink mouth, seemingly nibbling at something in the air, probably dreaming of some delicious food.

"Sawaki, something terrible has happened!"

Suddenly, a golden ring appeared, from which Hupa's voice rang out. Then, a "thump" sounded from the opposite side, followed by a "ouch"—it seemed that Hupa had tried to enter the ring but was bounced away.

After a while, a pink kitten peeked out from the other side of the circle.

Zeki arrived in this Meteor Village riding Rayquaza, not in his spaceship, so Mew, Hoopa, and the others stayed in their spaceship and didn't come along.

"Mimi~~" Dreamy put her hands on her hips.

[Hoopa can't make it, so Mew is here to be his phone call!]

Ze Shu frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Why did Huba say something was wrong...?"

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After thinking for a moment, Meng Huan made two more "miao miao" sounds.

Because Hoopa, on a whim, used its abilities to explore its homeland... and then discovered that it was called... called...

"It's Mayali!" Hoopa's anxious voice came from the other end of the circle.

"Yes, yes!" Dream echoed.

"I asked Balza, and he said that Mayari has been away from the Valley of Creation for half a month, just to contact the Alliance members who captured Hoopa! But Zeshu, didn't you not get any contact from Mayari?!" Hoopa said anxiously, clenching her small hands.

Ze Shu frowned slightly: "I asked about it a few days ago. The alliance in the United States said they have never seen Maya Li."

"Then Mayali is in danger!" Hoopa exclaimed in alarm.

"Ze Shu, please help! Help Hoopa save Mayali!"

Because Maya's arrival is to help Hoopa "pay off his debts," and she might also criticize Hoopa in the process, Hoopa has always hoped that Maya would arrive later. Also, because the food at Zeshu's place is so good that he's "forgetting about Maya," Hoopa has never taken the initiative to communicate with Maya.

Unexpectedly, when Hoopa opened the door to the Valley of Creation tonight out of homesickness, he discovered that Maya had been gone from the Valley of Creation for more than half a month, but Ze Shu had not received any contact from her.

Hupa was then completely panicked.

"Ze Shu, help Hu Pa!" it cried out.

Ze Shu was about to stand up and comfort Hu Pa.

But one problem after another arose.

A phone call came in the middle of the night from Daigo.

Zeshu connected.

Then, Daigo's solemn words came crashing down: "Just now, Team Ocean attacked Mt. Sagami! And stole the two orbs enshrined there! I heard those two orbs are the key to awakening the legendary Groudon and Kyogre!"

"The Ocean Team attacked quickly, and they retreated just as quickly. King Furong is leading the Alliance in an urgent search, and King Genji is also urgently searching beneath the sea."

Ze Shu was stunned for a moment.

He had visited Mount Songshen when he first came to Hoenn. The people who enshrined the precious pearl there were Furong's grandparents. At that time, he also emphasized to Furong that they should be more vigilant.

"Moreover, I heard from Grandpa and Grandma Furong that the precious pearl they enshrined there was fake."

Daigo said anxiously, "The jewel enshrined there is indeed fake, but Team Aqua managed to snatch the real one—because Furu's grandparents were also afraid that the jewel would be stolen, so they made a fake jewel to enshrine there, while the real one is hidden on their tea table."

"Team Ocean acted rudely. To intimidate, they broke the tea table as soon as they arrived at Mount Sumeru, causing the two real gems to roll out!"

Ze Shu: "————"

He was speechless.

The idea of ​​using real and fake pearls should be a good one, but why didn't they hide them properly? Mount Songshen is so vast, there are so many places where they could hide them, but they hid them in a tea table that would break if hit.

"Ze Shu, I called this time to ask for your opinion..."

'

"My opinion."

Ze Shu remained silent for a long time.

Suddenly, he glanced at the scroll with the finishing touches laid out on the table.

What a coincidence! The moment he got the finishing touch scroll, those two beads were snatched away, and he might even have to wake up Groudon and Kyogre.

So...

Mega Rayquaza.

It should be able to easily defeat "flying fish" and "fathead fish", right?

Fortune