"Ohhhhh~"
Chen Meilin, riding on Big Mouth Sparrow, was the first to reach the vicinity of Lake Island, but her Big Mouth Sparrow was hesitant to approach and land.
Because over there, a bunch of Pokémon were eyeing them fiercely, particularly Natalie's Pokémon World, which terrified the Big Mouth Sparrow.
Chen Meilin's expression was one of shocked uncertainty, Why are there people here?
"I want to know your identity, and why you are here," said Natalie, trying to be as friendly as possible to the wheat-skinned woman.
"Singapore, Chen Meilin... who are you?"
Chen Meilin is an explorer from Singapore who works as a photographer in her exploration team.
Though a Trainer, she is not a Professional Trainer from Singapore...
"There's one more question you haven't answered," Fang Yuan said, smiling.
Seeing the Pokémon below getting ready to attack, Chen Meilin's expression changed, "I, I was suddenly teleported here."
Twenty minutes later.
On the other side.
Kim Yunmi, who came riding the White Sea Lion, was also stopped by Fang Yuan's group. By now, Chen Meilin, who was still frightened, had joined Fang Yuan's team.
Chen Meilin was relieved after the scare, grateful that Fang Yuan and his group were not bad people. She had no confidence in winning against three people in a Pokémon battle.
"State your identity, and why you are here," they asked Kim Yunmi in the same manner.
This Trainer and artist from Korea was even more nervous than Chen Meilin and spilled everything outright.
The other party had also been suddenly teleported by Emuritto.
...
The identities of both Chen Meilin and Kim Yunmi allowed Natalie and Fang Yuan to breathe a sigh of relief.
They weren't Professional Trainers from their own countries, which meant that their combat abilities were limited.
"Let's all think about what we should do next," Natalie suggested.
After the five who were teleported by Emuritto met, they gathered together in silence and began discussing.
Natalie scanned the group.
At this moment, among the five, not many were still thinking of benefiting from Emuritto.
At least Yoko Suzuki and Kim Yunmi only wanted to leave this place now.
However, Natalie was certain that Fang Yuan, the little fox, would definitely not give up.
He came to such a deep part of Champion Mountain, a place where even Professional Trainers might not make it out, yet he was calm throughout, not at all like someone under twenty years old.
"I have a positioning device on me, I don't know if it's still useful..." Kim Yunmi said softly.
No one paid attention to her words. Everyone on the scene had a positioning device, but expecting rescue rather than figuring out how to save oneself was less reliable.
The communication devices were inoperable, no one could ensure the positioning devices would still work.
"Um..." Chen Meilin from Singapore had been staring at Fang Yuan all throughout the discussion.
Following her gaze, the other three also realized a problem.
Natalie, Yoko Suzuki, and Kim Yunmi were all taken aback for a moment. It seemed...
It seemed that among the five of them, Fang Yuan was the only male...
"You aren't ****, are you?" Natalie expressed disdainfully.
I seriously...
Fang Yuan was also made uncomfortable by the group's odd looks, being the only man, was it his fault?
"Don't... don't say that. Fang Yuan-kun was chosen by Emuritto, so he must have something special," Youzi said.
His surname is Fang, given name Yuan, alias James. Fang Yuan went on to explain that Japanese Pokémon anime had a deep influence on him, hence he chose such a name.
He had not lied at all, after all, without the Pokemon series, this world wouldn't exist, so when explaining, Fang Yuan had an air of righteousness, which once again increased Yoko Suzuki's favorable impression of him…
Finishing the trivial matters, the topic then returned to being serious.
The main problem lying before them now was, how to return to populated lands.
"It seems we won't be actively attacked by wild Pokemon under these circumstances, so it's not impossible to leave this place."
Not having to battle meant that they wouldn't get injured or waste time, all they needed to do was solve the issue of food and water, and keep walking. Eventually finding a human city was just a matter of time.
However, none of them knew how long this BUFF would last. If it were only for a day or two, they would be doomed.
"Everyone who's come here must have also thought of another method, the experiences we've had and the changes to our bodies must surely be the work of Azelf. Perhaps we are already very close to it, and if we find it, then we can ask it to send us back."
After Natalie finished her analysis, everyone nodded, but the question was, how to find Azelf.
After exchanging information, Natalie said, "Azelf has always appeared near lakes, and this time must be the same, there's only one lake nearby. Let's search it thoroughly and split up to find it."
"If in the end, we still can't find it, we'll form a team and leave this place together, that would be safer."
...
Fang Yuan now didn't think they could easily find Azelf because he remembered something.
Trainers on Earth only knew that Azelf was a Lake God, oblivious to its other abilities.
But Fang Yuan knew more.
In the anime, Azelf displayed the ability of teleportation, but beyond that, it also revealed something else.
The Lake Gods do not dwell within the lakes themselves.
Instead, they live in the different spaces corresponding to the lakes.
Azelf sleeps in the different space of Lake Heart Harmony; only specific people could see its soul above the lake…
Thinking this, Fang Yuan almost wanted to jump into the lake. This was too unfair of a game.
If Azelf was hiding in a different space, how could they possibly find it?
Unless… a Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, whether it's a Sun Eevee or a Glutton, can master spatial ability.
In that case, there might be hope to find Azelf.
"Palkia bless us, let the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster learn Teleport, and the Sun Eevee and the Glutton learn Swap Field…"
As Fang Yuan spoke, his brows furrowed. Crap… The God of Space, Palkia, it seemed like in the games it couldn't learn either of those moves??
Hmm… Surely it's because the great Spacial God doesn't need these abilities, which are so basic they couldn't be more basic.
Meanwhile.
In the different space beneath Lake Heart Island, Azelf blankly raised its head.
One person… two people… three people... four people… five…
Wait a minute, how come a strange fellow with complex emotions has mixed in??
Forget it, it doesn't matter…
Azelf, seeing the method of the searchers, became anxious again.
They had come to the right place, but it seemed they still couldn't find it…
Should it leave the different space?
But that would make the game of hide and seek far too easy, having already reduced the game difficulty by teleporting them here.
If it were to go out as well, the fun of the game would be completely lost.
"Ying."
After thinking it over, Azelf made a decision, using its power to alter the nearby spatial environment, making it easier for the others to sense the different space.
Although it couldn't distort space and create parallel worlds like Palkia, as a creation of Arceus, Azelf could still manage this feat.
A few minutes later.
The Self-detonating Magnetic Monster following Fang Yuan suddenly stopped. It felt… as if there were a wave motion similar to a Space Magnetic Field surrounding them…