Meanwhile,
Dr. Omu, Hirona, and others nodded slightly after seeing Fang Yuan's reply. Although Fang Yuan didn't go into detail, it was good that everything was resolved.
Half a day later.
Fang Yuan returned to Base Island with no gains in the City Region.
Due to the events in the Orange Archipelago, Base Island had been nearly closed for almost a week, and Satoru, Arashi, and the others had long since run out of patience waiting to challenge it.
Besides them, quite a few new trainers who came because of the island's reputation. However, unfortunately, with Open Gate Dream absent, no one was still able to enter.
"I heard that Sir Shinto of the Pyramid, who came over before, left because he found nothing."
"What a pity."
"I missed a chance to spar with a Champion-Level trainer."
Back at Base Island, Fang Yuan, combining the information from "Elf Strategy Group" chats, quickly learned of this news and couldn't help but feel regretful.
Shinto was a formidable individual in Fang Yuan's memory, having tamed both the Trilogy Deity Pillar and the Three Divine Birds, he was a true Beast Man, and his skills were probably not inferior to some region champions. Indeed, more powerful than the Tobias that Xiaozhi had encountered.
But what's missed is missed. There would be other opportunities in the future. Besides this, Fang Yuan remembered Nastina.
She and Caitlin had been in Unova for a while, but there was still no news... Was Caitlin's family's superpower that difficult to master?
The lack of news from Nastina also prompted Fang Yuan to change his plan of going to Unova first to heading to the Area of Fragrant Fate.
But for now, the first place Fang Yuan prepared to visit was his old home on Earth.
Inside Base Island.
After entering, Fang Yuan and company arrived inside the Superpower Castle built by Mewtwo, in front of the time-space gateway that the two Celebis worked hard to construct.
With this teleportation passageway, even without the two Celebis, Fang Yuan could now travel steadily between the two dimensions.
......
Location: Earth.
Time: April 19, 2022.
It had been roughly over a month since Fang Yuan accepted Dream's task to go to the Pokémon World to find the Tablets.
Looking back further, it had been 2 years since Fang Yuan became a World Championship, and 6 years since he became a Trainer.
Fang Yuan had also celebrated a birthday in the Pokémon World, bringing his age to 22.
Magic City, Fang Yuan Institute.
Leaving Ninetales Rock to look after the house, who was leisurely browsing through novels, was startled by a loud "thump" at the door when reading "when space-time itself shattered, and the great paths were obliterated."
"I'm back," a familiar voice came, prompting Ninetales Rock to quickly welcome him.
"Ninetales Rock, did anything significant happen during the month I was away?"
As Fang Yuan inquired of Ninetales Rock, Eevee first greeted Ninetales Rock and then rapidly scampered to its own room, curious to check how its gaming company was doing!
Victini quickly followed, while the other Pokémon, before Fang Yuan entered, had all been released to the yard to roam freely.
As for Mewtwo, it didn't return to Earth with Fang Yuan this time but stayed in the Pokémon World to quietly monitor the after-effects of Rocket Team's dissolution.
Mewtwo was somewhat confused. It understood Fang Yuan's desire to establish the Rainbow Rocket Team, an organisation made from countless "original evil organizations" that changed into one "maintaining the relationships between Pokémon, humans, and nature." Mewtwo was eager to see it too, and it knew Fang Yuan did it for its sake, but why... In the blink of an eye, Fang Yuan had become an absentee manager, leaving everything to it to manage and oversee?
And the excuse: Since you're managing personally, you can rest easy now, can't you?
Mewtwo felt something was off but couldn't put its finger on it. Was this trust... or shirking responsibility?
"Yes." In response to Fang Yuan's question, Ninetales Rock nodded and said, "Your mom misses you, she called the institute several times."
"Don't worry, I've 'woof', 'woof', 'woof'ed my way through it."
Fang Yuan: "..."
As if it could be so easily handled!
Indeed, this was a big deal.
Fang Yuan scratched his head. Before going to the Pokémon World, he had already told his parents and acquaintances that he might be gone for a while, and subsequently, he could not be contacted.
However, a mom missing her son doesn't need a reason. Over a month without any word, indeed it was time for an update.
"Got it."
Fang Yuan nodded, knowing that, before he returned to the Pokémon World, he would visit Pingcheng first.
He might as well bring some local products back from the Pokémon World for his folks, although they might not like it...
He couldn't help it, Father Fang and Mother Fang liked a chubby grandson, and Fang Yuan was powerless in this matter for now.
Women would only hinder his steps to save the world.
"Mew~~~!!! (You're back!!!)"
As Fang Yuan was pondering, suddenly, a flash of white light appeared before him, and Dream teleported joyfully in front of Fang Yuan, seemingly very happy about his return.
"You didn't go out to play?" Fang Yuan said, surprised to see Dream.
"o(^▽^)o Mew~!! (I had a feeling you'd come back, I was waiting for you!)"
Dream said insincerely.
Realizing Fang Yuan had returned thanks to its sense from the World Tree, it almost wanted to die; how could he be back in just a month...
However, after sensing that Fang Yuan still had three Tablets with him, Dream's mood instantly bloomed.
Three, not bad.
At this rate, wouldn't the tablets be gathered in just another two or three months!