"Then it's decided! Growlithe, use Odor Sleuth!"
Clefairy had left its scent when it walked around here earlier.
Upon receiving the command, Growlithe immediately stepped forward a few paces and began sniffing the ground intently.
Soon, a bright little light bulb lit up above its head.
Target found!
"Woof woof!"
Growlithe barked twice, then took the lead.
The person and two Pokémon entered the passage. The passage was quite narrow, manageable for Kawaki, but a bit tight for Bewear.
However, fortunately, its strength was great enough that when it squeezed in, it forcibly expanded the narrow passage.
Kawaki, who had originally intended to have Bewear wait outside for a bit: "…"
He averted his gaze and continued forward.
Although the cave was dark, it was not complicated.
Growlithe tracked Clefairy's scent ahead.
But Kawaki noticed something.
The further they went, the wider the passage became, wide enough for them to stand upright and move forward.
"Woof woof!"
Growlithe suddenly stopped. Kawaki looked ahead and saw a fork in the road.
"Can you confirm which way Clefairy went?" Kawaki asked.
Growlithe lowered its head and sniffed, quickly determining the direction.
The group continued forward for a few minutes.
But suddenly, Kawaki heard a shriek from the end of the passage.
"Clefairy!"
Kawaki was startled.
The next second, they saw a familiar figure sprinting towards them from ahead.
It was the Clefairy from earlier!
And right behind Clefairy was a ferocious-looking, ugly, red-headed, blue-bodied Dragon Pokémon.
That was… Druddigon!
Clefairy fled in a panic, while the Druddigon behind it continuously roared from its throat.
Before Kawaki could react, the Clefairy, heedless of its surroundings, launched itself with an Iron Head straight into his arms.
Druddigon followed closely behind.
Growlithe sensed a terrifying aura. Instead of retreating, it bravely used an Ember attack on Druddigon.
But that tiny Ember seemed so weak in front of Druddigon.
Druddigon's rage did not decrease; it increased instead.
"Roar, roar, roar!"
The roar shook the heavens.
However, the next second, Bewear's figure flashed into view.
It looked serious, gazing down at Druddigon from above.
That aura actually made Druddigon pause slightly.
But soon, an even stronger rage rose from its heart. Druddigon let out a dragon roar, and purple flames appeared in its mouth.
Before its Dragon Rage could be unleashed, Bewear raised its furry arm high and swung its heavy, powerful fist, striking Druddigon directly in the face, knocking its head sideways.
The Dragon-type energy in its mouth had not yet been spewed out when it suffered a heavy blow. This situation directly caused Druddigon to explode with fury.
It looked at the cute-looking yet incredibly cruel Pokémon in front of it with a face full of terror, and without hesitation, it turned and ran wildly.
"Clang, clang, clang!"
Druddigon's heavy footsteps echoed through the cavern, quickly fading into the distance.
Seeing the danger resolved, Bewear turned around to face Kawaki and the others.
Its expression seemed to say: "It's your turn next!"
"Clefairy!!!"
Clefairy, having witnessed Bewear's terror firsthand, was greatly alarmed and quickly hid in Kawaki's arms.
Kawaki: "…"
Clefairy squeezed its eyes shut in fear, but after waiting for a long time, no fist landed on it.
It cautiously opened its eyes: "Clefairy?"
What greeted it were three unfamiliar faces.
Kawaki, Bewear, Growlithe.
"Clefairy!" Clefairy was startled, only then realizing it was still in someone's arms, and quickly jumped to the side.
Kawaki was a bit speechless, thinking, 'You just noticed?'
"Hello, Clefairy!" While thinking that, Kawaki still greeted Clefairy.
And this Clefairy belatedly realized that this person and these two Pokémon had saved it!
Though it didn't know why they were also in this place.
Clefairy's heart was filled with gratitude: "Clefairy~!"
And Kawaki noticed that this Clefairy's favorability towards him had increased from 0 to 30.
"You're welcome, Clefairy. I'm Kawaki, and these are my partners, Bewear and Growlithe. We're happy to meet you." Kawaki introduced himself with a smile.
"Clef…"
Clefairy blinked. It suddenly remembered it had important business to attend to!
So it quickly lowered its head to look at its palm. There, a stone with a moon-like pure luster lay quietly.
[Moon Stone: A mysterious stone that can evolve certain specific Pokémon, as dark as the night sky.]
Moon Stone? Was Clefairy looking for this thing? Kawaki was a bit confused.
Is it to evolve into Clefable?
Suddenly, a rich milky white light surged from Clefairy's body as it touched the Moon Stone.
That was indeed evolution!
"Clefairy!" Clefairy endured with effort.
The next second, the light of evolution disappeared.
And Clefairy breathed a sigh of relief as if a burden had been lifted.
It took the Moon Stone and turned to enter a small passage nearby.
It didn't forget to look back at Kawaki and his group.
Was this Clefairy asking him to follow?
Kawaki was slightly stunned and quickly decided to follow to see.
Clefairy led the way, sometimes turning left, sometimes going straight, and sometimes stopping to observe the surroundings.
After passing through a series of complex and winding passages, a vast space suddenly appeared ahead.
This space seemed to be located at the top of Meteor Falls. The original mountain had been smashed open, and large amounts of sunlight poured down through the top.
Directly below, there was a uniquely shaped, clearly out-of-place, giant "meteorite."
Next to the meteorite, a large group of Clefairy were gathered. Kawaki's gaze swept over them, and he was surprised to find that there were at least ten Clefairy here!
And when Kawaki's gaze fell upon the giant rock that the Clefairy were encircling, an expression of shock immediately appeared on his face.
[Spaceship: A creation capable of space travel, requiring the energy of a Moon Stone to initiate its journey. It can carry 20 Clefairy at a time, manufactured by Clefairy technology.]
This thing was actually a spaceship!
Kawaki was incredibly shocked.
To what extent had Clefairy's technological tree developed?
He looked at the Clefairy holding the Moon Stone beside him.
So, this was why Clefairy was looking for the Moon Stone?
Seeing itself safely back at the spaceship docking point, Clefairy was very happy.
It jumped down from above, holding the Moon Stone, landing steadily on the ground, and tossed the Moon Stone into the spaceship's "storage."
The surrounding Clefairy gathered around, happy that their companion had found the Moon Stone.
And just then, that Clefairy turned around, looked at Kawaki behind it, and vigorously waved its arm at them.
"Clefairy!"
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