Draconis rode his Bouffalant, continuously heading northeast.
When he was hungry, he would stop to eat the food he had brought from his territory; when he was tired, he would stop to rest.
Along the way, they occasionally encountered wild Pokémon that attacked them.
But with Serperior and the others, Draconis easily repelled these wild Pokémon, using them to train Dragonair and Larvesta.
Finally, on the third day after leaving Nimbasa City, a small village appeared among the mountains ahead.
Just as Evan had reported.
The village was small, with only a dozen households, and a wooden fence was built around its perimeter. The people here seemed to be using this method to defend against attacks from wild Pokémon.
It was afternoon, and some women in robes with linen aprons were washing clothes by the river. Several children, holding hands, played in the open space in the village.
Upon seeing Draconis, a stranger, riding a Bouffalant, the expressions on these people's faces immediately varied.
Some were curious about him, others feared the Pokémon. They watched from a distance, not daring to approach.
Draconis dismounted from his Pokémon and friendly said to everyone, "Hello, my name is Draconis. I am a traveler journeying around, and I've accidentally lost my way. Could you tell me where this place is?"
Oh, so he's a traveler?
The villagers breathed a sigh of relief, but their gaze still couldn't help but fall on the Bouffalant and Victini.
"Don't worry, these are my Pokémon. They won't hurt you," Draconis explained.
Hearing this, an old man with white hair and a beard, looking like a village chief, walked forward, leaning on a cane.
"This is Lacunosa Village, on the border of the kingdom. Judging by your appearance, you must have come from a very distant place, right?"
Lacunosa Village—it seems he wasn't lost. Draconis breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "That's right. It's getting late. I wonder if there's a guesthouse or somewhere in the village where I can rest—"
"No need for a guesthouse!" Seeing that he had no ill intentions and his Pokémon showed no signs of attacking, the villagers relaxed and warmly invited him, "It's rare to have an outsider in the village. If you don't mind, please stay at my place tonight! And please tell us about the outside world!"
"Thank you very much then," Draconis said with a smile.
It was already evening. The onlookers gradually dispersed, leaving only some children who looked at the Bouffalant beside Draconis with a mix of curiosity and fear.
Indeed, just as Draconis had expected, the old man was the village chief of Lacunosa Village.
He led the Bouffalant to the side of the wooden house, and then followed the old man to his home.
"Old woman, we have a guest!" the village chief shouted as soon as he entered the house. "Quick, bring out something good to entertain our guest!"
"Oh?" An old woman walked out from inside the house.
The village chief quickly explained the situation to her.
After listening, the old woman smiled, "In that case, please stay here for the night!"
The hospitable and simple old couple prepared a rather lavish dinner for Draconis.
Considering the fear of Pokémon among humans in this era, Draconis did not release Dragonair and Serperior from their Poké Balls, so as not to scare the couple.
"Judging by your appearance, you must have come from a very distant place, right?" the village chief asked.
"Yes, I came from Eindoak Royal City," Draconis nodded.
Hearing this answer, the old couple's eyes widened, and they couldn't help but exclaim, "Eindoak Royal City? That's a very long way from the village!"
"It takes almost several months to get from there to here!" Draconis said with a smile.
"So far!" The old man couldn't imagine it.
Draconis turned to look around, then asked, "Is it just the two of you living here?"
Speaking of this topic, the old village chief couldn't help but show a hint of sadness on his face.
"We used to have a youngest son, but that child was captured and eaten by the monster in the back mountain one night a few years ago—"
Draconis was stunned. He couldn't help but ask, "Monster?"
"Alas!" The old man sighed, "Yes, that monster suddenly appeared decades ago. It lives in the Giant Chasm in the back mountain behind the village."
At this point, the old man seemed to suddenly remember something and sternly warned, "I almost forgot! When you sleep at night, you must not leave the house. No matter what sounds you hear, you must not go outside!"
"Why?" Draconis asked, feigning ignorance.
"Because that monster often comes into the village at night, captures villagers, and eats them!" The village chief was full of fear. "My child was captured and eaten by that fellow!"
Indeed—just as the rumors said.
Hearing these words, Draconis fell silent.
At this moment, he somewhat doubted the veracity of the rumors. Judging by the locals' reactions, could Kyurem really eat people?
When the eaten son was mentioned, the old woman looked sad and couldn't help but cover her face and sob.
They had thought about revenge before, but that monster was simply too powerful—
"What is the name of that monster?" Draconis asked.
"Kyurem, we named it Kyurem!" the old village chief replied.
"Does it come to the village every night?" Draconis asked.
The old village chief shook his head, "—No, it only comes to the village when it's hungry."
"Have you personally seen it eat people?" Draconis couldn't help but ask.
However, upon hearing this, the old village chief seemed somewhat angry, and an enraged expression appeared on his face.
Their child had been eaten; how could they joke about such a thing?!
Seeing this, Draconis quickly explained, "I apologize, I didn't mean it that way. To be honest, I am a Magical Beast Master traveling around, and perhaps I can help you with this matter."
Hearing this, the angry expression on the old village chief's face gradually receded, replaced by utter shock.
"A pokémon master?!"
A legendary figure who could control Pokémon and use their power to fight?!
The couple looked at Victini beside Draconis, and only then did they belatedly realize the identity of the person before them.
The two old people exchanged glances, then both stood up, knelt down, and pleaded, "pokémon master, please save everyone in the village! Avenge us!"
Draconis was silent for a moment, then said, "Don't rush, please get up first and tell me slowly."
"Yes!"
Their tone became very respectful, and then they slowly recounted the story of Kyurem.
"That monster arrived in this vicinity about forty years ago!"
"According to my father, on that day, a huge flaming rock fell from the sky and landed in the nearby mountains."
"Inside that rock lived a terrifying monster. In the beginning, it never came to the village, until later, when it had eaten all the food in the mountains, it came to the village to capture and eat villagers!
"This situation has been going on for many years, pokémon master, please help us!"
"That monster lives deep inside the Giant Chasm in the back mountain!"
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