Chapter 156: Love That Has Passed

Chapter 156: Chapter 156: Love That Has Passed

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Julian looked at him and said calmly, "Dad, have some with us. These ginger biscuits were made by Machamp."

Darius looked at Machamp.

"Machamp, I didn’t expect you to... Right. Back then, Haye loved teaching you how to make ginger biscuits."

"She even said that having Machamp use four arms to make ginger biscuits was very interesting. So you really learned how."

"And I..."

Before he realised it, tears had already fallen.

"I still haven’t learned how to make ginger biscuits. I still haven’t let Haye eat ginger biscuits made by my own hands."

Dad was an extremely emotional person. He could be understood as Kai with more strength and a hopelessly romantic brain.

Precisely because of that, his mothers loss had hurt him so deeply.

Julian’s gaze sharpened.

"Dad, when we have time, let’s go to Alola."

Poni Island in the Alola region.

The island guardian, Tapu Fini.

It possessed the ability to let people see their departed loved ones within the mist.

He did not know whether Tapu Fini’s ability would work on someone who was not from Alola.

Perhaps the only person who could persuade Dad to let go of the past and begin again was his mother.

Darius, who had been frozen in place, finally came back to his senses.

"Right, that’s what I wanted to tell you. I won the grand prize for a luxury seven-day trip to Alola."

"It includes return plane tickets, seven days of hotel accommodation, three meals a day, and even tickets to sightseeing attractions."

"There are three tickets in total. Perfect for you, me, and Kai to travel together. These three tickets can be used whenever we want."

"There’s no time limit!"

Julian nodded. This was indeed a very rare prize.

Kai hurriedly waved his hands.

"Since there’s no time limit, then wait until Miss Maylene returns and the three of you can go as a family."

"As your apprentice, I should stay behind and look after Veilstone Gym!"

Julian patted Kai’s shoulder.

"You said it yourself. You’re my apprentice, not Veilstone Gym’s servant. Of course I should bring you along when travelling."

No matter how Julian tried to persuade him, Kai still felt it was inappropriate.

If there had been four tickets, he might have shamelessly gone along.

Darius suddenly clapped his hands.

"Right, I almost forgot. That ticket should go to you and your little girlfriend!"

"The Alola islands have beautiful scenery. They’re perfect for couples to travel together and deepen their relationship."

He rubbed his chin.

"Actually, there’s still another grand prize like this. I just need to win another set."

The corner of Julian’s mouth twitched.

From Dad’s mouth, winning the grand prize sounded easier than paying to join a tour group.

"Enough talking. I’m going back to play games!"

Watching him somewhat awkwardly flee Veilstone Gym, Julian sighed.

Dad still did not dare eat the ginger biscuits.

Julian picked up one of the biscuits and ate it in small bites, as if he could see that gentle, stunning pink-haired beauty.

His mother really had been...

The gentleness Julian had was only a shallow imitation of what he had learned from her.

Machamp was also somewhat helpless.

That talented martial artist who had once aimed to become a Fighting-type Elite Four member alongside him had gradually fallen into wastefulness.

He was drowning in the warmth of the past and could not pull himself free.

Machamp had also experienced Haye’s gentleness. During that period, his strength had even grown faster than ever.

Unfortunately, some flowers bloomed too briefly.

Julian forced out a smile.

"Since this is a gathering, how can we only have one kind of snack? I’ll make a few more for everyone."

As one delicacy after another came out, the atmosphere of the gathering gradually became lively again.

Holding Azurill in his arms, Julian laughed happily.

His mother’s death had actually left a knot in Julian’s heart as well.

It was just that Julian was mentally stronger, and Dad had loved her far more deeply.

On top of that, after awakening the memories of his previous life, Julian had begun supporting this family.

When Maylene returned from Kanto, the whole family would travel to Alola together.

If they could borrow Tapu Fini’s power to meet his mother’s spirit...

Then he could let Maylene see their mother, and let his mother see Cassia, the daughter-in-law Julian had chosen for her.

Hopefully, Tapu Fini’s power was strong enough to guide a soul from the spirit world connected to Sinnoh.

Aside from Tapu Fini, Julian temporarily could not think of any other Pokémon that could let people see departed loved ones.

Surely he could not go find Arceus and wish for his mother’s resurrection?

If Dad were given even the possibility of reviving his mother, perhaps the spark in his life could be reignited.

Actually, there was also Kalos.

AZ, the king from three thousand years ago, had created the ultimate weapon.

But that device took the life force of other lives to revive one that had already passed.

Just like AZ’s Floette, Julian knew his gentle mother would definitely not want to be revived that way.

Julian also did not know whether pursuing resurrection was the right choice.

Compared to chasing after a loved one who had passed, he felt they should walk forward with the family members still alive and create a new, beautiful future together.

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Julian drove to the History Research Institute. Not long after entering the building, he first ran into Cynthia.

"Cynthia, Lucario has been eager to see you. I didn’t expect you to be here at just the right time."

Cynthia was somewhat puzzled.

"Has Lucario’s training already ended?"

Julian shook his head.

"He’s only just entered the right state. Professor Carolina invited me here to help interpret historical materials from the lost era."

When Cynthia heard that, she immediately thought of what she had said yesterday about having a child to secure a relationship.

The tips of her ears reddened slightly.

"Is Professor Carolina here?"

Cynthia immediately came back to herself and said, "I’ll take you to Grandma."

Seeing Julian, Professor Carolina revealed a kind smile.

"Julian, release Goodra. I want her to help me look at these murals and see what they mean."

Julian released Goodra.

After explaining the situation, Goodra seriously examined the three murals.

The first mural was too ancient, and Goodra did not recognise it.

On the second mural, the actions depicted made Goodra’s expression turn somewhat fierce. Julian hurriedly reached out and stroked her neck.

"Goodra, calm down."

Feeling the Aura Julian released, Goodra’s expression gradually relaxed.

After using Aura to understand the situation from Goodra, Julian said, "It shows ancient humans capturing Pokémon as weapons and using them to fight each other."

"Many of Goodra’s companions were captured by those people. But at the time, Goodra was still very weak and could only flee in a sorry state."

"After Goodra evolved, she went to search for the companions who had been taken away. But she discovered that the human city had already been destroyed, leaving only ruins behind."

"Not only the humans, even the captured Pokémon had all disappeared."

Professor Carolina nodded.

"As expected. This ancient civilisation was destroyed by war, just as I inferred."

"But within that, there seems to have been another factor I don’t know about. That factor may be the true cause of this ancient civilisation’s destruction."

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