Rope looked at this youth in front of him and then said, "Hello, my name is Rope."
The village chief looked at the somewhat astonishingly handsome youth in front of him, and for a moment, he was able to somewhat understand why Sennogi was so obsessed with Rope, and was easily captured by him.
The handsomeness was a bit excessive. And handsome is not that kind of forced handsome, but that kind of some once into the eyes very smooth, and the next more look the more handsome feeling.
Like a piece of beautiful jade.
"My name is Takeshi, I'm the mayor of this village."
The village chief pulled a stool to himself and sat down. Seito, who followed him, had the good sense to turn around, go out the door, and close the door in one fell swoop.
And so the only people left in this room now were the people who ran the practical affairs of the village, the people who ran everyone's faith in the village. And Faith herself...the friend.
Rope also couldn't help but feel how well things had gone since he had arrived. It hadn't even been a day yet, and he'd actually met the two key people in front of him like this. Seriously, maybe by the time he was done with everything, the Celebi sleeping in the leaf on his chest wouldn't even be charged up yet.
"Do you have something for me? Why have you come to our village?"
Takeshi looked big-headed, and his current attitude was indeed what a big-headed person should be.
Up came some important questions. And the rest of the details were of little concern.
"Emm, there are some things, I want to see the map that marks the location of all the villages. And that's the reason for coming to your village."
Rope also told him his purpose directly. There wasn't still anything to hide. He just didn't want Sennogi to know these things. Because there was no point in her knowing, on the contrary, according to Rope's understanding of her, after really knowing these things.
Sennogi might feel like she has a heavy burden on her, and then the happy and leisurely life towards today and the past as well would just be gone.
Takeshi didn't say anything, just looked at Rope silently.
And Rope had just recounted to the High Priestess where he had come from and what he had come for, and really had no interest in saying it again.
Luckily, it was the High Priestess who could see what Rope was thinking, so she smiled and took the initiative to open her mouth, repeating what Rope had said before in general again.
Incidentally, he mentioned his own opinion.
Rope was definitely not lying. That great power that belonged solely to the gods would not lie.
Honestly, Rope was a little ashamed and a little pleased while listening to the great priest speak about himself. After all, in the end, he was still blowing himself up!
This person who could become the High Priest, his mouth really wasn't comparable to ordinary people either. Talent indeed.
Rope suddenly understood why those gods liked to find spokespersons and sacrifices for themselves.
When one bragged about oneself, it was called bragging and not knowing modesty.
But when someone else brags about themselves, it's beloved and has a magical sense of reality.
Thinking this way, Rope suddenly wanted to find two priests for himself. After all, he was a god in his own right! It's not too much to ask to have a temple and a clergyman, right?
But Rope was just thinking about it. He didn't like the feeling of being served with arrogance and respect.
In the original world, he felt awkward even going to the bottom of the sea.
And after hearing about these things Takeshi's eyes became unusually stern. He looked at Rope and asked in a serious opening, "You didn't tell Sennogi about these things, did you?"
Obviously, as Sennogi's older brother, Takeshi knew better what kind of reaction Sennogi would have when confronted with such news. Rope's concern was definitely correct.
Because Sennogi is the kind of girl who would overthink things, and Takeshi doesn't want Sennogi to face all this unnecessary stress.
And as Rope looked at Takeshi with this reaction, she suddenly understood why Sennogi looked so relaxed, at ease, and could even be described as carefree.
With such an older brother around, Sennogi probably really hasn't suffered at all since she was a child.
Rope smiled and shook his head, "Of course not, I decided to keep all of this under wraps from the very first moment I met Sennogi."
"Seriously, if it wasn't for that little girl named Mizu who prophesied about me, and you, High Priestess, revealing my specialness all at once, I originally didn't even have the idea of having to meet with you guys."
What Rope said was true, because for the sake of this crossing, he even had Sennogi draw himself a copy of clothes attached to the aesthetics and trends of this era with the help of Daisy and Whitley beforehand, so that he wouldn't be seen to be too new and different to be seen to be out of place.
At that moment, Sennogi also suddenly realized why she liked the outfit Rope wore back then so much. She had always felt that that outfit was perfect on Rope's body.
Simply because she had designed that outfit exactly to her liking.
Rope was able to capture Sennogi from the first moment she saw her. Aside from the world's bells and whistles, the water essence, and her own face value, the outfit, which was completely poking at aesthetic and even xp points, was also absolutely instrumental.
How to say it...this wave can be said to be the future self pitched a handful of past self.
Unlimited condoms up belonging to is.
And it was also true that the matter of being foretold by Mizu was not in Rope's expectations, as it was also true that Sennogi had not told herself anything. In her words, what she knew had nothing to do with Rope's purpose. Knowing or not knowing did not affect the fulfillment of Rope's purpose.
And she would be very embarrassed to tell herself those stories about Rope.
Rope really didn't care much about what Sennogi was hiding from him, because it wasn't a big deal. He was sure that Sennogi would never try to screw herself over on a big deal.
And not everyone can exercise much initiative when the past is known and ready to be created. When a successful example is known once, one can't help but start imitating it.
Since the Rope who was successful in the past did not know these things, it is better that the Rope who is preparing to set out now does not know these things either.
No one wants to take these unnecessary risks. It was as if Rope hadn't even brought the Pokémon with him before he came this time.
They were subconsciously catering to history. But Rope suddenly realized something after coming to this time and space.
History was originally created by them.
"So I'm wondering if you guys recognize my suggestion to prepare a different back road so that this doesn't really happen."
Rope said with all seriousness. Still, Rope shrugged, then said, "Of course, I can understand if you guys don't accept such an explanation, after all... put me aside I wouldn't easily believe in such a thing."
Rope still felt more or less helpless, after all, not everyone could accept such a fact.
History had mercilessly shown mankind how low the lower limits of such creatures could go.
Obsession in the face of failure, even self-hypnosis.
Hesitation in the face of opportunity, or even stubbornness.
In the face of success, we are unable to restrain ourselves, even arrogant and self-possessed.
Mistake after mistake has taught mankind that the only lesson mankind has learned from history is that mankind will never learn from history.
Prosperity and peace will always corrupt. Dangerous hardship will always cause man to rise up.
The alternation of birth and death, the cycle of rising and falling.
Every time Rope thinks of this, he will sigh with emotion at the great wisdom of his ancestors. The yin and yang fish of the cycle of life and death is really the truth of everything, and it shows the truth of everything.
The yin and yang, the middle, the impermanence...
That's all you see in history.
So Rope understands. How a village in the midst of prosperity and development would react when confronted with such a statement that would make them give up everything.
Whether it was to turn a blind eye or scoff would not be out of Rope's expectation.
But if that was the case...
Rope wouldn't have bothered to help them out with this. The only person he knew well was Sennogi. His attitude towards strangers had always been cold, call it indifference even.
Kindness is in the nature, but there are times when reason overcomes nature.
Like if Rope had to choose between Lake Village and Sennogi, Rope wouldn't even have to use his brain. It's like doing the last of the multiple choice questions in math back in the day. You don't even have to think about it, you just look at it, and whichever one is more appealing to your eyes is the answer.
Umm, Rope won't do that, only a waste of author will be so bad. Rope can school bully to come!
"Good! Do you have any suggestions? What kind of a person is that guy we're dealing with."
But this bright and dry voice was really beyond Rope's expectation. Rope looked at this tall man in front of him , and for a moment he didn't know how to react.
Because this man was close to having the word serious written on his face.
He had even walked over to the table in this room, touched a paper and pen, and started to list out the preliminary elements of his plan.
It was obvious that he really intended to do this.
The High Priestess looked at Takeshi, who had a dry face, and then at Rope, who had a look of astonishment on her face, and suddenly felt that this perfect god in front of her had suddenly become grounded...
Sure enough, this kind of guy with a face full of wise-cracking looks still needs a reckless person with ridiculously high execution to deal with him.
Though this Takeshi guy wasn't really a reckless person is all.
No one in the room spoke for a moment, Rope froze for a moment while the High Priestess looked on in amusement.
Takeshi turned his head and looked at Rope with some displeasure, "Give me the basic information about that guy and then let's book a preliminary plan."
"Er, okay."
With that, Rope got up and went to Takeshi's side, discussing the relevant relocation plan with him.
While the High Priestess saw the scene of the two discussing, she was a bit frustrated for a while.
She knew that Rope's proposal had poked Takeshi right in the heart.
Sen Mizu Town simply wasn't a good place to camp...
They both knew this, whether it was growing water plants or developing tourism, these industries would ultimately not be able to enrich the townspeople to a certain extent. And because of the location of this place, even if they have money, the villagers simply don't have the means to spend it...
Even if they were to grow water plants, there was simply no way to ship large quantities. Don't look at those powerful Pokémon out there as if they were being lenient with them, but if they really dared to build up a large amount of land on these Pokémon's turf, these guys who could be called a party's dominators but hated stacking up one on top of the other here would really take action against them.
That's why Takeshi had wanted to move the village for a long time. No matter where it was, as long as there was still a lake and they could grow water plants they could get better than they were now. Not to mention that if they did go out, they wouldn't have to think about growing water plants to make a fortune.
In fact, the current Lake Village was in the same kind of predicament as the Earth Village back then...
They were both helplessly faced with the dilemma of not being able to leave their homelands to develop their livelihoods.
The Earth Village was limited by its origin.
And the Village of the Lake is because of...faith...
It's because of the faith that it's so hard to leave the homeland. Even the young people prefer to stay in this small place.
Not to mention the old people. They are so fond of this paradise-like place. No disputes, no strife. Just a serious life.
Takeshi knew these things well. That's why even though he was doing business with the outside world so hard, he didn't really think about moving away.
Like a man who drinks water, he knows the cold and the warmth.
But this time...it was impossible not to think about leaving. Compared to faith and homeland, both the High Priest and Takeshi knew that the continuation of the village was more important.
And Takeshi also had a selfish motive.
In case Sennogi was really the only one left after many years...how lonely she would be...
Such a future, Sennogi's future, Takeshi wouldn't accept it.
The two discussed for a while, but Rope suddenly spoke up.
"So...I still want to know the map, where it is."
Rope's words came out, but Takeshi fell silent.
Rope could tell long ago that this Takeshi guy was just looking the other way. Knowing his most fundamental purpose, he didn't talk about it at all now.
The bottom of Rope's eyes had a sharp divine light, if Takeshi wanted to lie to him, that would be a mistake.
In any case, this map is something Rope must see. Because no matter how the past of Lake Village is, if there is no map, the future of the whole world will be uncertain.
Takeshi is unwilling to accept a future where Sennogi is alone.
Rope doesn't want to see a future where everything he loves is destroyed either.
"That map...was lost by my grandfather in the middle of the Sen Mizu wetlands."
"And my father did find its whereabouts...but that Pokémon, was the most powerful one in the entire Sen Mizu Wetlands."
Takeshi said somewhat feebly, "I don't know if this map still exists in this world. But if you really need it, I can tell you where it is."
"But I'm afraid I won't be able to send anyone to accompany you...because of that Pokémon's character, it's very aggressive."
"I don't want them to risk those unnecessary dangers."
"After all, this map is dispensable to us."