Chapter Ninety-Four: Mega Evolution Stone

Cheng Cheng stared at the stone in astonishment. He had not expected to encounter it here.

"Sona!"

Suddenly, Gardevoir used telekinesis to lift the stone into the air and bring it into her hand. She could feel a presence within it that belonged to her.

Cheng Cheng naturally understood that this was a Mega Stone. Although he had not yet examined it closely, and did not know whose Mega Stone it was, Gardevoir's actions made it plain: this stone belonged to her.

If there was a Mega Stone, then there should also be a Key Stone. He continued searching among the broken rocks, and soon found the Key Stone that could form a Mega Evolution pairing with Gardevoir.

Even Cheng Cheng had not expected the treasure reward from the system to be this. He had known for a long time that Mega Evolution was possible, but he had always been wondering which Pokemon he should pair with it. He had assumed he would need to wait until the Alola region to find one, yet he had discovered Gardevoir's Key Stone and Mega Stone so quickly. It seemed he no longer had a choice.

"Gardevoir, may I see your Mega Stone?"

"Sona~"

Gardevoir handed the Mega Stone to Cheng Cheng. He looked at it and saw two curved lines inside, one green and one red. These should be Gardevoir's genes.

"Gardevoir, let me keep this Mega Stone for now. Once I have it made, I'll hand it over to you."

"Sona~"

Gardevoir nodded.

"Then, Gardevoir, I'll be counting on you from now on."

"Sona~"

Gardevoir was delighted and ran over to hug Cheng Cheng.

"Honestly..."

"All right, all right. Work hard from now on."

"Sona~"

From this point on, Cheng Cheng would have to build a bond with Gardevoir. Only the deeper the bond, the better the evolution would be.

"All right, let's head back first. Everyone, return."

Cheng Cheng recalled all of his Pokemon.

"Gardevoir, Teleport."

Cheng Cheng returned to Snowflake City, then walked into the Pokemon Center.

He handed his Pokemon over to Nurse Joy for an examination.

"Nurse Joy, may I ask if there's a place nearby that makes necklaces?"

"Necklaces? Of course! Not far from the Snowflake Gym there's a workshop that specializes in processing all kinds of metals. If you want to make a necklace, you can go there. However, the shop owner often goes out and is not there much of the time."

"Then I'll go take a look. Thank you, Nurse Joy."

"You're welcome. Also, your Pokemon have already been examined. There are no problems at all; they're all very healthy."

"Understood, Nurse Joy."

After leaving the Pokemon Center, Cheng Cheng headed for the shop Nurse Joy had mentioned. When he reached the front of the Snowflake Gym, he turned a corner and walked a few dozen meters before spotting the shop.

His luck was good; the shop was open. As soon as he entered, he saw many shelves inside, filled with all sorts of metal crafts. They covered almost every category imaginable, and each piece was exquisitely made.

"Hello, is anyone here?"

After waiting a while with no response, Cheng Cheng decided to wait a little longer.

He walked up to one of the shelves and looked over the items displayed there. This shelf was filled entirely with sculptures in the shapes of Pokemon, most of them species native to the Unova region. Naturally, the starter Pokemon were the most numerous.

At the same time, he noticed two sculptures that should not have been there: Zekrom and Reshiram.

Had this shop owner seen these two legendary Pokemon before?

"Hello."

At that moment, a voice came from behind him. Cheng Cheng turned around and saw that the person standing there was a young man, probably about his own age.

"Hello. My name is Cheng Cheng. I came here to commission something."

"Of course. Just call me Xiaojie. What would you like to have made? Tell me."

"You're the owner of this shop?"

"That's right. I'm indeed quite young, but the things I make are definitely not inferior."

"Oh, no, I didn't mean anything by it. I was just surprised that someone your age could already run a shop like this. And these sculptures are really excellent, especially the Reshiram and Zekrom ones. Have you seen them before?"

"No. Those two sculptures were left behind by my teacher. But I've also heard the legends of Zekrom and Reshiram."

Xiaojie's reply was completely natural, with no hint of deception.

"I see."

"By the way, Cheng Cheng, what do you want me to make?"

"I want a necklace with a gem setting."

"What kind of gem?"

After thinking for a moment, Cheng Cheng decided to hand over the Mega Stone.

"This is it."

"Just a necklace?" Xiaojie looked at Cheng Cheng.

"What else would it be?" Cheng Cheng shot back.

"The Mega Stone should come as a pair with a Key Stone. Only having one Mega Stone won't do anything."

"So you even know about Mega Stones and Key Stones?"

Cheng Cheng was somewhat surprised.

"Of course. My master once took me to the Alola region, and there I saw Pokemon Mega Evolve. To Mega Evolve, you need these two things."

"I see. I didn't expect you to have been to Alola and seen Mega Evolution."

"Then make me a necklace and a bracelet!"

Cheng Cheng handed over the Key Stone as well.

"No problem. I happen to have very suitable materials here, though it will be a bit expensive."

"That's fine. Just make it well. By the way, how long will it take?"

"It takes quite a bit of work, so it needs some time. Come back tomorrow to pick it up."

Xiaojie looked at Cheng Cheng.

"All right, sorry to trouble you. I'll come tomorrow."

"Thank you for your trust."

With that, Xiaojie walked into the back room.

After Cheng Cheng looked over the sculptures on the shelves a little longer, he left and returned to the Pokemon Center.

That night, lying in bed, Cheng Cheng recalled what had happened at the workshop during the day. This Xiaojie was indeed rather interesting. He must have seen Zekrom and Reshiram before, because Cheng Cheng had sensed with his psychic power that those two sculptures had been made very recently.

To be honest, when Xiaojie suggested coming back the next day to collect the items, Cheng Cheng had hesitated a little. But in the end, he chose to trust him.

The next morning, Cheng Cheng ate breakfast at the Pokemon Center, then did some Pokemon battle practice.

After practicing for more than two hours, Cheng Cheng went to the workshop. However, when he arrived, he found the door closed.

Was it not open in the morning? Cheng Cheng stayed in a restaurant for a while and had lunch there, but the workshop still did not open.

He couldn't have taken the items and run off, could he? Surely not. After all, this was a rather large building. Though he said that, Cheng Cheng was still somewhat worried.

After waiting a while longer, Cheng Cheng finally could not bear it anymore and decided to go in and take a look.

He sensed the situation inside and found that there was no one there, but his two evolution stones were still inside.

"Gardevoir, use telekinesis to open the door."

"Sona~"

Gardevoir opened the door with ease.

Cheng Cheng walked in and found everything still there, so it seemed the other party had not run off.

He came to the counter and found a box on top of it.

"Gardevoir, Flash."

Carefully, Cheng Cheng opened the box and saw a necklace and a bracelet inside, respectively set with the Mega Stone and the Key Stone. There was also a piece of paper.

"Sorry, Cheng Cheng. Something came up unexpectedly today, so I had to leave early this morning. I don't know your contact number, so I had no way to tell you. But I knew you would definitely come in to look around, and then you'd see this note.

The necklace and bracelet are finished. I hope you'll make good use of them. Oh, and don't forget to pay. Just put the money in the box, and I'll come get it next time I return. Also remember to close the door.

Your adorable Xiaojie."

However Cheng Cheng looked at it, the tone struck him as a little irritating, especially when he saw the price that made him wince. Still, he paid and closed the door.

He found Xiaojie's contact number on the note and sent him a message.

"Thank you, jerk."

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