Ash's Paldea Story

Chapter 22 Week 5

(Monday)

"What the hell is this..." Nemona almost spits the drink and asks with a slight annoyed tone.

"This is the tea made from the bitter Herba Mystica. It might be bitter, but it also helps with blood circulation and strengthen the immune system." I say.

"A good medicine tastes bitter..." Reisa says. "But to think that all Arven wants is to heal his Mabosstiff..."

"Yeah...that's why I really want to help him..." I say with a slight frown. "That Mabosstiff made me remember Stoutland back in Alola..."

Lillie widens her eyes and then frowns. "Ash..."

"Sorry, I made you worry again." I say.

Drandon asks, "What's that about?"

Lillie says, "It is something that we decided not to talk about, and speaking of Mabosstiff... we manage to defeat the Segin Squad. Their boss was Giacomo."

"So you manage to defeat him..." Nemona says. "He was actually the leader besides the real boss of Team Star. But to defeat him means you are really strong."

"Though they have those Revaroom making into those Starmobile things." Luke says, "How was anyone supposed to defeat that?"

"But it is something that Giacomo said that makes us think..." I say.

(Flashback)

"Lillie, right? Is your brother Gladion Aether?" Giacomo asks her, and she widens her eyes. "You know my brother?"

"Heh... in my miserable school life, he was my best friend in school... although I haven't seen him again since my third year, and I didn't get to school after joining Team Star. So how is he?"

"He's doing well." Lillie says. "My brother did say that he was forced to stay at Alola for the third year, and in his fourth year he was with me searching for our missing father."

"Gladion is also a tough battler." I say. "He almost defeated me in the League battle of Alola."

"Is that so... he is always the strongest from what I know." Giacomo says. "But just so you know, Lillie. Every one of us Team Star Boss has a history with him. Don't be so surprised."

(Flashback Ends)

"After that, I contacted my brother Gladion... and what Giacomo said was true. My brother used to be Giacomo's best friend... not only that, but Giacomo electing to be the president of the Student Council two years ago was also a promise that he made for my brother because my brother had to stay at Alola..."

Nemona says, "I know... we had a plague at that time. And besides... before joining Team Star, Giacomo is a nice person... when he was forced to leave the school and I become the new president, I was going to check what was going on... and eventually, I found that some of the student council members were the ones who wrote those suggestions, they tried to force Giacomo to leave the role because they were jealous."

"So what happened to those people who forced him to leave?" Reisa asks.

"Team Star's attack... they caused most of our student council members to drop out of the university or switch to different ones. That's why most of the student council members are new ones."

"I see..." I nod.

(Tuesday)

When we are outside the school after class, we notice four birds that look similar but with different colors of fur resting on the same wall. I say, "Lillie, how about we capture all four of them?"