He knows Pokémon better than me.

Chapter 4256 Dan Di Victims Association

"tsk"

Qibana clicked his tongue slightly, his face immediately darkening.

Sonia was filled with frustration, her Dao heart shattered by Dan Di's attack.

He retired immediately and became a Pokémon professor.

And himself—

For years, he has been challenging Dandi, trying to defeat the latter.

However, time and again, they suffered defeat after defeat.

It seems the gap hasn't narrowed at all.

"Hahaha--"

Qibana scratched the back of his head, let out his usual loud laugh, and composed himself.

However, he paused halfway through his laughter, looking embarrassed.

"Uh, it doesn't seem like the right time to laugh."

"Anyway, Ash, come with me first."

With many passersby watching, Cibana put his hands in his coat pockets, turned around, and walked onto the suspension bridge leading to the tower.

Xiao Zhi didn't ask any more questions and quickly followed after them.

Stepping inside the tower, the layout and decoration of the first floor were not much different from other arenas.

It was the same familiar registration desk for contestants, where several staff members were busy processing documents.

Next to it is a corridor leading to the locker room, with colorful arena uniforms hanging on the walls.

On the walls of the hall, there were display boards announcing the upcoming matches.

Ash even saw what his League Card looked like on it.

"The stadium isn't on the first floor!"

Cibana walked toward the small door beside him, explaining as he went.

To get to the stadium, you have to take an elevator up to two-thirds the height of the tower, where there is a spacious and huge platform.

"The arena is located in the center of the platform above, and it's large enough to accommodate thousands of spectators."

"The hardness of the buildings and arena surfaces is sufficient to withstand intense Dynamax battles."

Of course, as the owner of this place, Kibana led Ash to a private elevator, where there was no need to queue.

Simply press the button for the 10th floor, and the elevator will ascend rapidly.

Let's find somewhere private to talk about Sonia.

Ash's gaze fell on the floor plan, noticing a basement below, and casually asked:

Is there an underground parking lot here?

It doesn't quite match the style of this tall tower.

Moreover, the streets of Motogakure, with their many steps and alleyways, are not suitable for driving, are they?

Kibana chewed his gum and casually explained, handing one to Ash as well.

"It's not a parking lot, it's just a regular underground corridor that leads directly to the treasure vault on the west side of the city."

The treasure vault is a sealed castle, which is private property and outsiders are not allowed to enter.

As a city with a long history, Motogakure naturally has a lot of antiques and treasures. With most areas of the city now open to the public, these things need to be stored somewhere.

Therefore, all those antique treasures were stored in the treasure vault.

He wasn't the owner of the treasure vault either; he was more like a security guard.

"By the way, the last time Sonia came to study the history of Galar, it was I who took her into the treasure vault."

Suddenly, Cibana remembered that Sonia had been focusing on four strange and abstract ancient paintings back then.

Xiao Zhi nodded:

"I think I vaguely remember it."

Sonia had mentioned to him before that it was here that he saw the same kind of street stall painting as the one at the Spiketown restaurant.

I also showed her photos of four murals at the time, which together formed a complete "Dark Night" story.

Ding! Soon, the elevator arrived at the tenth floor.

Outside is a quiet corridor, at the end of which is an iron door that requires fingerprint unlocking.

"Come in, this is my home~"

After placing his palm on the door, it opened, and Cibana stepped slightly to the side to greet him.

Xiao Zhi curiously peeked inside and found it to be a private residence.

It has a very large area, probably a large single-level building of several hundred square meters.

However, the living room furnishings appeared somewhat cluttered.

There are many life-size desert dragonfly and aluminum steel dragon dolls in the corner and next to the sofa, and various live streaming equipment such as computers, cameras, and light stands are placed near the floor-to-ceiling windows.

It's somewhat similar to Magua's room, with a classic trendy style. However, this place is much more spacious.

"Please, make yourself at home. This is where I usually live; we can chat freely."

Ciban walked straight to the refrigerator, then turned around:

"Xiao Zhi, would you like something to drink?"

"Whatever, let's talk about Sonia."

Xiao Zhi replied, "That's the important point."

Upon hearing this, Kibana casually tossed Ash a bottle of juice, his expression noticeably tightening.

"Since you're Sonia's friend, I'll be frank."

"To be honest, Sonia did come to see me four days ago."

Ash paused in his act of opening the bottle, looking curiously at Raiban.

"She seemed very serious and careful at the time, and what she said was also very strange."

Chibana frowned. Sonia had said she was going to talk about her thesis with a big shot at a coffee shop in Hammerlocke.

"And she even specifically told me that if she didn't call me that night, it meant something had happened to her."

At the time, Cibana was completely bewildered.

However, Sonia didn't say exactly what happened or who she met; she only told him the address of the coffee shop.

"I didn't think much of it at first, after all, Sonia usually likes to joke around with me."

Ciban scratched his head, looking embarrassed.

As members of the same "Danti Victims Association", the two were actually close friends, and they would often complain about the injustices of the world together.

"."

Xiao Zhi nodded without interrupting.

Sonia is indeed very cautious.

Moreover, what Xiaoyou said was indeed outrageous, and there was no need to spread it around before it was confirmed.

Cibaner glanced at him and continued:

"As a result, she didn't contact me that night. So I went to that coffee shop the next day to check on her."

The shop assistant said that he had never seen Sonia or any young woman with an orange ponytail.

"As for the coffee shop's security cameras, they said that the surveillance footage from that week was lost due to a network malfunction."

The coincidence is a bit too much.

It was only at this moment that he was certain that something had happened to Sonia.

“I immediately retrieved the surveillance footage from the streets surrounding the coffee shop, but without exception, there was no trace of Sonia.”

even

Even the footage of him chatting with Sonia at the entrance of the boxing arena four days ago was cut out of Sonia's part by the AI.

In the video, it's as if I'm talking to thin air.

Xiao Zhi frowned. Such a large person suddenly appearing out of nowhere was a bit creepy!

Although Sonia did not say who the important person she was going to meet was.

However, they have the capability to process all the surveillance footage from his city, Hammerlocke, using AI within a single day.

There's only one such important figure in the Galar region! (End of Chapter)