My Pokémon wants a rider

Chapter 388 The Aura of Sin atop Silver Mountain

At dawn, Ling Yu and the other women arrived at Silver Mountain.

The women volunteered to accompany him, as they were worried about Ling Yu going alone.

All the women knew that Silver Mountain was like a tiger's den, and once they went there, they might never return.

That's why they went along, but the women couldn't enter the Silver Mountain; only past champions could enter.

Mt. Silver is located behind the Quartz League near Viridian City, in a dense cluster of caves.

The Fighting-type Elite Four member, Shiba, trained his Pokémon at Mt. Silver, where he captured a giant Onix.

This place became the back mountain of the Kanto Regional Alliance because of a peculiar feature.

The elves here are enormous. A hundred years ago, a giant Nidoking and a fossil pterosaur emerged from beneath the Silver Mountain.

Because this place is abundant with giant Pokémon, the development rights were exclusively granted to members of the League, and the one who carried out the development was the Dragon Lord.

At the entrance to the Quartz Alliance Hall, a hunchbacked old woman in her seventies came out, and she clearly recognized Ling Yu.

"Xiaoyu, you're here!"

"Grandma Kikuko?" Ling Yu turned his head to look at the approaching figure when he heard the voice.

However, Xiao Lan's face was filled with coldness.

Ling Yu had no good intentions towards Granny Kikuko. He belonged to the same faction as Daiki, so he treated Granny Kikuko like a stranger.

Ling Yu and Grandma Kikuko first met during a summer camp trip to Professor Oak's lab, when Grandma Kikuko was still in love with Professor Oak.

However, due to a conflict of interest, Grandma Kikuko and Damalanqi had that kind of relationship and made it clear that they were getting a divorce.

From this point on, their relationship became adversarial.

"Old woman, what are you doing here?" Little Blue asked coldly.

Grandma Kikuko didn't reply to Xiaolan's question. Instead, she greeted her and tried to change the subject.

"Oh, isn't this Xiao Lan? I didn't expect her to have grown so much."

Xiao Lan sneered, a hint of disdain in her eyes, and scoffed, "Heh, stop pretending. If it weren't for you, Uncle Da Mu wouldn't have fallen to this state."

Professor Oak was originally a powerful figure in the Kanto Regional League, but his power was eroded by the betrayal and infidelity of Granny Kikuko.

This caused Professor Oak to become despondent and eventually leave the Kanto Region League Center.

This also led to Damalanqi seizing power, continuously expanding his family's influence, and suppressing Yujin and the Damu family.

Grandma Kikuko didn't say anything, but instead sighed.

“Xiao Lan! You are still young and lack the ability to judge the affairs of the world. Some things can be solved by a single word from someone, even if you try your whole life. My marriage with Da Mu was a marriage of convenience between our families, and we never had any feelings for each other. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame him for investing his feelings.”

Xiao Lan was not easily swayed. She questioned him resolutely, "Heh, you abandoned Uncle Da Mu because he couldn't satisfy your interests? Or is it that you yourself coveted power, and it wasn't Uncle Da Mu's fault?"

"Pfft~ It seems you still don't understand. Time will tell. After half a decade, you'll realize that in this world, only power is everything, and family and love are nothing more than bargaining chips for profit."

Kikuko sighed and shook her head, unable to understand Xiaolan's ridiculous way of thinking.

From childhood to adulthood, she was used by her family as a tool for arranged marriages.

After she came of age, she married Professor Oak to bring benefits to her family.

She never felt any so-called family affection or romantic love.

I felt like a tool, being used by my family.

Under this fixed mindset, she also felt that Professor Oak was using her to benefit the Oak family.

Little did he know that this was just wishful thinking. Professor Oak had been fighting for love for over a decade, yet he still couldn't win over Grandma Kikuko's heart.

In the end, he was still won over by a few words from Damalanqi.