He knows Pokémon better than me.

Chapter 4281 The Treasure Vault of Quan Guan City!

The day after the match, Yuuji said goodbye to Ash.

The former chief trainer of the Orange League now had a more purposeful look on his face, preparing to immediately set off for the neighboring Padia region to find a way to make Dragonite stronger.

"Let's fight again next time we meet, Yuuji-san~"

Xiao Zhi nodded and smiled.

Speaking of which, should I visit the Parthian region next time?

"of course."

Yuji, carrying his luggage, grinned and rode his Dragonite into the sky, quickly disappearing completely into the horizon.

As for the World Championship rankings, it's not a big problem. Just refuse the official system rankings a few times and the player will automatically drop back to the Superball level.

As for Sonia's disappearance, there are still no further leads, so the matter has to be temporarily shelved.

"Let's change our mood."

Chibana approached the two of them, hands in his pockets, looking every bit the part of a local tour guide.

"Come on, today I'll show you around the treasure vault!"

He had a very good impression of both Ash and Mary.

One defeated himself head-on, while the other put on a spectacular match against Yuuji.

I heard that Ash wasn't using an ace?

"This time, maybe we'll see that Dan Emperor make a fool of himself?"

Thinking of this, Cibana chuckled to himself.

This time, he didn't participate in the World Championships again, and instead focused on preparing for the upcoming Galar League Congress.

Anyway, there's still a chance to run into Dan Di.

The most famous buildings in Motogaku City, besides the towering Motogaku Arena in the center, are the Treasure Vault Castle located on the west side of the town.

Since Ash and Marie were already there, they naturally didn't refuse.

As we walked along, passersby kept enthusiastically approaching us.

"Ahhh!! Mr. Cibana, can I take a picture with you?!"

"Over here! Yesterday's match was so awesome!"

"Go for it, Mr. Cibaner!"

Wherever he goes, Cibana is recognized.

He was quite adept at it; not only did pedestrians take out their phones, but he would also pull out his own Rotom phone at any time, with his signature hearty smile on his face.

He casually pulled Ash and Mary into the frame as well.

"Come on, everyone, it'll be more fun if we all take pictures together!"

Despite the defeat, his popularity has not declined at all; he remains a top player in Galar.

Xiao Zhi: "Ah, oh"

"Pikachu~!"

Pikachu was very cooperative, even jumping onto Chibana's shoulder and making a little paw gesture.

Mary: "."

She stood to the side, forcing a smile that wasn't genuine.

Like Xiaozhi, Mary wasn't very interested in taking photos.

After a while, the three of them finally arrived at the west side of the town, where a huge castle estate was in front of them.

Several castle-like buildings overlap and connect with each other, with high walls, thick walls, and towers.

Overall, it looks like a huge fortress that has been preserved from ancient times to the present.

The large iron gate outside was tightly closed, and a row of sharp spikes stood atop the wall, preventing tourists from climbing over it at will.

Xiao Zhi raised an eyebrow; he had been here before when he was taking a walk.

However, Cibana is the "master" here.

To be precise, they are the guardians of the treasure vault castle, and naturally, they can still bring people in.

Soon, the heavy iron gate slowly opened, and Kibana turned around, bowed slightly, and gestured invitingly. "Well then, welcome to the treasure vault of Hammerlocke City~"

Ash and Marie exchanged a glance and curiously stepped inside.

At the very front is a castle-style main building, which already looks very old from the outside, and this feeling becomes even more pronounced when you step inside.

Unlike other parts of Motogakure, many of the buildings in the city, while resembling castles, are clearly modern constructions.

Here, the ground is paved with dark stone bricks, the walls are made of thick gray stone, and old wall lamps hang on both sides. There are basically no modern objects to be seen.

Several old flags still hang on the wall, their fabric faded and the edges torn, but you can still see patterns of swords, shields, dragons and crowns embroidered on them.

Cibana walked ahead, his tone tinged with pride.

"This place has basically retained the style of the past in Hammerlocke City. Apart from the necessary security system, nothing else has been changed."

The main focus is on preserving the original flavor.

Ash looked around with great curiosity, imagining that Sonia's expression would be exceptionally excited if she came here.

There were many display cases on both sides of the corridor.

Various broken knight helmets, stone slabs engraved with strange patterns, and several ancient wooden Poké Balls that have lost their luster.

However, these are clearly just peripheral exhibits.

As he gave a brief explanation, Cibana led the two deeper into the area.

He still had a touch of emotion on his face.

He had brought Sonia here before, but he didn't know where she was now.

The three walked to the end of the corridor and arrived at the deepest exhibition hall in the treasure vault.

The exhibits here are clearly much more valuable than those on the outside, and each one is placed individually under a heavy glass case.

Cibana walked up to the first display case and pointed to the rusty necklace inside.

Several worn-out metal teeth, silver-gray in color, were strung on it.

"This is the Dragon Tooth Necklace of the first leader of the Punch Gate Arena. It is said to have been made from the tooth of his ace, Aluminum Steel Dragon, who died in battle."

Of course, there were no boxing arenas back then.

To be precise, it should be the local lord?

Next, Cibana pointed to a heavily rusted crown next to him. It was dark gold in color, with one edge clearly broken off. The broken edge was charred and dark, as if it had been cleaved open by some powerful force.

"This is the crown passed down from the ancient kings of Galar."

"It is said that when the crown was fighting against disaster and saving the Galar region, it was struck by an evil lightning bolt, and a piece of it broke off."

He then pointed to the display case next to him, which contained an irregularly shaped purplish-brown stone sphere.

Ash recognizes this thing; it's the Wishing Star used to make the Maxim Bracelet!

"This is a meteorite from outer space, and it is also the earliest wishing star to fall here in Galar's recorded history."

The surface also has a faint pinkish-purple halo, proving that it is capable of storing Galer particles.

but

Its collectible value is so great that it would naturally not be used to make a giant wristband.

Of course, the most important thing in the room is not these separately sealed exhibits.

Instead, it's the four huge ancient murals on the interior walls.

The murals were neatly embedded in the stone wall. As Qibana led the two to the murals, his tone became more formal than before.

"It is said that these four paintings depict a great catastrophe that occurred in the ancient Galar region."

"This was also something Sonia had been focusing on before."

Mary's gaze was quickly drawn to the mural, and she became engrossed in looking at it.

It seems to be an epic story about a young couple who, wielding swords and shields, averted a great calamity from the sky and were eventually crowned kings together.

Ash wasn't too surprised by this.

After all, Sonia had already shown him photos before, and now seeing the original in person, though it looked even older than in the pictures, was a completely different story. (End of Chapter)