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Chapter 21 - The Secret of the Petalburg Tree

'Shroo!' Some Shroomishes are enraged by my words. They approach me gradually with fierce faces. 

'Shroo~!!' A Shroomish who yell with high frequency, every Shroomish heard the sound stop their movement and turn their heads looking in the deep trees' shadow. 

A Shroomish looked considerably bigger than others, walks slowly toward. A Poochyena accompanies beside it. 'Poo~~' It barks to me.

It uses crawl to point my pocket. I have a deduction and pull out the things in my pocket, a paper written the contact information of Pokéblock merchant. It was forgotten in my pocket since I had got it. 

'Do you mean that the smell on the paper is familiar to you?'

'Shroo!' It nodded its head slightly, and the Poochyena still constitute me as enemy, not given a good face since it appeared.

'Shroo!' The leader of Shroomishes command they to step back and give me a sight like ask me to follow it. I shrug my shoulders and carry Lotad in front of my chest follow them carefully.

We walk a long time, almost across from the east to the west. Finally, they stop at a..., can called bungalow? But it seemed decrepit and the destination also remote. 

'Shroo!' They go in the house and walk toward a door beside on the second floor. Open the door, the room environment like the owner bedroom. A big bed with broken veil, even now is awful also can imagine how beautiful if it is taken care. There has a shelf beside the bed and a photo in the frame was put on top.

I approach to the photo. It consisted of two men with a Shroomish on a swing, they look happy and the photo has been repaired due to the time brush. 'So, you mean the paper has the smell of one of them?' I had own evaluation on my mind.

'Shroo! Poo!' I targeted the reason, but it is awkward because I don't have any clue to help them, the only contact information also got from a vendor. I investigate other places, After the rubbish time that wasting my time to get nothing helpful for my investigation. Finally, I found a Pokéblock store item in a drawer.

I found the address where manufacture the product; it is in the Rustboro City.

'Eventually, find some clue for me next step. Don't worry even though this would take some time to solve it, I would help you to find he. The exchange condition is you can't assault the merchant again, understand! ' I negotiate with them to reach a compromise.

'Shroo!' The leader agrees with it, if the moment could come back again, they don't have any reason to do this.

'Shroo!' Suddenly, some Shroomishes escort a person in sleeping status in the room. He wears in suits and has the name plate at the corner.

'Wait a minute, the company is... Could I say that is a coincidence.' I took out the Pokéblock store item, the logo of the manufacturer same with the name plate style. 

'Lotad, Water Gun.' I point the person and command.

'Lot!' Lotad used water gun to wash his face, he wakes up under the stimulating.

'Wa, wa. Stop, stop it!' He quickly sits up and waves his hands, but my Lotad like pranking others, maybe recent lack of relaxation, I should memory that.

'Are you ok, sorry for my Lotad, but I just want to make you awake.' I expose apologizing tone. The Shroomishes and Poochyena look me like praise me that the human good in disguising.

'Never mind, I was divided the mission to solve the problem in Petalburg Trees by the company.' He explained the reason why he is here.

'Only your company is affected? I mean they assault so many times; others didn't deploy their workers?' I asked a crucial question.

'No, most of the affairs is involve our company, the boss also doesn't know the reason why has been targeted among so many Pokéblck merchant.'

Important information gets. 'Do you know your boss appearance or any trait?' I give him the photo. 'If he is anyone in the photo?' I asked

'Ah! the younger one is same with our boss, even this is some years ago I still can recognize he.' He is shocked by the thing related to his boss. 'So the factor why them assault is because my boss?' He keeps questioning like didn't accept the fact.

'I also cannot sure but must related with it.' I give my conclusion calmly.

'Ok, I will go back and notice my boss.' He turns his body and returns to Rustboro City again. Seem it is difficult to handle this affair, I got some information from the reluctant conversation with salesman.

'I think I should stay at here for insurance, the answer should be Ok, right?' I asked the permission to stay at the house because I consumed many times in the Petalburg Trees, so the sunset even appear, the orange sunset may attract someone to enjoy, but I am now in confused how to handle this affair minimize the damage to both owner's son of the house and feelings of Pokémons.

'Shroo!' The leader of Shroomishes didn't know my mind, it smiles to me and ask for assembling of Shroomishes to help me clean the room. He still remains in the happiness to visit of the owner's son.

After cleaning up, I call out my all Pokémon and explain the reason why we should stay here overnight, they are obedient without complaint. Another factor is the environment even luxury than the Pokémon Center, sleep at where isn't sleep.

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