Chapter 449: Meowstic
"Nyuuun..." (Don't touch randomly, it tickles...)
Hikaru, who had subconsciously grabbed its neck, couldn't help but move his hands around chaotically.
Latias couldn't help but shudder, and only then did its flight return to normal.
"It's all because you were flying so erratically..."
Looking at the now calm Latias, Hikaru complained.
Latias said nothing, its mood finally becoming cheerful at this moment.
"Nyuun."
With a long cry, accompanied by a flash of red, Hikaru soon vaguely saw the vast forest of the Qinling Mountains.
However, just as Latias was about to subconsciously fly over a town, Hikaru called for it to stop. In his hand, a Normal-type Plate was floating slightly.
In order to find the Plates, Hikaru would always take out a fragmented Normal-type Plate during long-distance travel, just to see if he could find a new one.
Speaking of which, why hadn't Landa contacted him about the Plates yet?
Did they not want their Team Rocket Elite Four member anymore?
Right now, Hikaru wanted to hand her over as soon as possible.
He had to manage her food and drink, have Gardevoir use Hypnosis on her every day, and have Lucario watch over her to make sure she wasn't faking sleep.
But, there's a Plate in this town?
Hikaru called for Latias to stop, had it slowly descend, and then found a deserted spot to reveal themselves.
Looking at the map, the name of this city was Psychic City.
As the name suggested, it was named after a Gym in the city that specialized in the Psychic type.
But it wasn't a national-level Gym, rather a provincial-level one.
The city wasn't large, but it was very prosperous. Walking in, there were skyscrapers, commercial streets, battle parks, and gyms everywhere.
And in the battle parks, most of the Pokémon were also Psychic-types, like Kadabra, Medicham, and Woobat.
"Are there that many Psychic-type trainers?"
Hikaru was secretly amazed, learning about the city online while observing it.
"Gym Leader—Mu Min, an Elite Four-level trainer... a psychic..."
"A member of the Mu family..."
"No wonder there are so many Psychic-type trainers..."
After Hikaru finished his research, he was no longer so puzzled.
It turned out that besides having a provincial-level Psychic-type Gym here, another reason was that the speed at which Psychic-type Pokémon could use Calm Mind was significantly increased in this area.
This had led to most Psychic-type trainers stationing themselves in this city.
"Then it looks like it's the Psychic Plate..."
Speaking of which, after receiving the Dragon Plate from the Ye family, Hikaru had always had an idea that the Psychic Plate had likely fallen into the hands of the Mu family, most of whom were psychics.
Now seeing that the Gym Leader of this city was also surnamed Mu, the result was already self-evident.
The function of most plates was really...
If it was the Mu family, then this would be really tricky...
The members of the Mu family he knew were the Mu siblings...
"Hikaru..."
As he was thinking, Latias suddenly tugged on the corner of his clothes. He looked up and saw a woman in an astrologer's robe slowly walking towards him.
Under the watchful eyes of the public, no one seemed to cast a glance at her strangely dressed figure.
Her gaze was fixed directly on Hikaru, and despite such a clear stare, his Aura gave him no warning.
And he had just seen this style of dress when he was searching online.
The Gym Leader of the Psychic Gym—Mu Min.
"Hello, Gym Leader Mu."
Hikaru greeted her first.
A provincial-level Gym Leader was at least at the Elite Four level.
And based on the presence she had when she approached, her psychic power had clearly surpassed the strength of his Aura.
According to online discussions, the strength of this Psychic Gym Leader was actually not weaker than that of a true national-level Psychic Gym Leader, and it was said that she even had the ability to see the future.
He didn't know if it was true or not.
"Hello, Hikaru. Have you come from afar to challenge the Gym?"
Through the passage of time and the cultivation of a psychic, all Hikaru could see in her was a calmness like a pool of stagnant water.
Are all psychics like this?
"No, I'm just here to take a look by chance." Hikaru scratched his head. He couldn't just say he was coveting her family's Plate, could he?
But the other party exposed him without hesitation. "You're lying."
This made Hikaru freeze on the spot, embarrassed.
Wait a minute.
So what if I'm lying? Can't I just look around?
Don't think I won't talk back just because you're my senior!
"Well... why would you say that, senior..."
"I know you."
Is it strange that you know me?
Just as Hikaru was complaining in his heart, her next words stunned him.
"I have seen you in the future."
"...Huh?"
Is this for real?
Hikaru's Aura subconsciously told him that the Psychic Gym Leader before him was not lying, but he didn't blindly believe it.
"This..."
"Since you're not here to challenge the Gym, you must be here for something. Why not tell me about it?"
Her eyes were sincere. Hikaru thought for a moment, glanced at Latias beside him, and finally said carefully, "I heard long ago that the Gym Leader of the Psychic Gym has profound psychic abilities and can foresee the future."
"When I was traveling before, I also met two trainers from the Mu family. I heard their psychic training was related to emotions. I was just curious, are psychic powers innate, or..."
"Acquired."
This Psychic-type Gym Leader said it without hesitation.
It left the rest of Hikaru's words hanging on his lips, suspended in mid-air in astonishment.
"Come with me."
She dragged her robes and walked ahead. Hikaru was silent for a moment but followed her.
They walked until they reached the city center, in front of a cylindrical building.
The words "Psychic Gym" were written on it.
Stepping inside, it felt as if time and space were intersecting. Looking up, it was as if he were already under a starry sky.
What flowed above was not architecture, but a true river of stars, faintly twinkling and flowing.
Has modern technology reached this level?
Hikaru was startled. He was still clear about where he had just come from.
The Psychic Gym Leader Mu Min, who was previously dragging her long robes, now had two Pokémon on her shoulders.
A male and a female Meowstic.
[Pokémon: Meowstic]
[Ability: Prankster]
[Gender: Male (Female)]
[Talent: Champion]
[Level: 81 (82)]
[Moves: Scratch, Leer, Mean Look, Fake Out, Disarming Voice, Psybeam, Confusion, Future Sight, Reflect...]
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