The helicopter departed from Undella Town and flew straight toward Lentimas Town, passing through a mountainous region along the way.
Liam sat beside the helicopter window, gazing down at the towering mountains below.
Down below was Reversal Mountain, a fairly famous location. Although it was a dormant volcano, its scenery was quite beautiful, and many people traveling to and from Lentimas Town would take the opportunity to explore the mountain.
The reason Liam knew about this mountain, however, was because there might be a Heatran sealed somewhere inside it.
Heatran did not have a fixed habitat. Most of them preferred living in caves where magma flowed, and there were also sealed Heatran in both the Sinnoh and Hoenn regions.
Liam was actually quite interested in Heatran, but taking care of business was more important right now. He would deal with Mewtwo's matter first and think about everything else afterward.
The helicopter continued flying at full speed. After nearly an hour, it finally arrived at the dedicated helicopter landing pad in Lentimas Town.
As soon as he got off the helicopter, Liam saw that a passenger plane had already landed at the nearby airport. The passengers were gradually beginning to disembark.
"Oh, the timing is pretty good. Let's go take a look and see whether the person arriving this time is someone I know. I'm actually a little excited. Silver, we'll be seeing each other again soon."
Thinking about finally meeting Weavile again after such a long time, Liam smiled. He then headed toward the passenger pickup area.
Once he arrived, Liam fixed his eyes on the plane's exit. One unfamiliar person after another came down, each being picked up by someone waiting nearby. Eventually, when nobody else was coming off the plane, Liam found himself standing alone in the entire pickup area.
"Huh? What the hell? Nobody else? Damn it! I haven't even picked up my person yet! This... Right, right! The Mask—contact!"
Liam looked around and discovered that aside from the airport staff, there was no one else around. He hurried toward the restroom, intending to use the Black Vortex Mask to contact the person delivering the package.
But just as he turned around and took a few steps—
"Tap tap tap~"
A series of crisp footsteps suddenly came from the boarding stairs behind him.
Liam quickly turned around and saw—
A handsome young man slowly walking down the boarding stairs. He wore a black shirt and black trousers with a tight red jacket over them. His hair was a pale red, and he wore a pair of large sunglasses across his face.
"...Lance!"
After staring at the person coming down the stairs for a moment, Liam practically spat the name through clenched teeth.
"Oh, Liam. Long time no see~"
The pickup area was now empty except for the airport staff and Liam, so Lance immediately spotted him as soon as he stepped off the plane. Seeing that Liam had noticed him as well, Lance removed his sunglasses and greeted him with a teasing smile.
"So you're the one who came this time. Hmph. Since you're here, you could've come down sooner. Dragging your feet around like a woman."
Seeing Lance walk over, Liam approached him with an annoyed expression.
"Heh. Looking at how petty you are, I wonder which one of us is more like a woman. Anyway, I'm not going to argue with you about that. Here, I brought this for you. Take it."
Lance rolled his eyes at Liam's words, then pulled a box from his backpack and tossed it toward Liam from a distance.
"Damn!"
Liam hurried forward several steps and caught the box. He then raised his middle finger at Lance.
Lance completely ignored Liam's gesture. Adjusting his backpack, he said,
"Alright, I've delivered the package. Now I'm going to go say hello to the Dragon-type Pokémon of the Unova region. I'm definitely going to catch a few powerful Dragon-type Pokémon."
"And you should hurry back once you've finished whatever you're doing here. I'm already one of the Elite Four now, so I have the qualifications to challenge the Champion. Get back soon, and then I'll be able to defeat you and become Champion sooner. When that happens, my dragons will show you what true strength really is!"
As he said this, a trace of excitement appeared in Lance's eyes.
Liam: "..."
"Hmph. Enough talking. I'm going to find those powerful dragons. Goodbye. The next time we meet, it'll be the moment I defeat you and become Champion!"
After saying all of this with great enthusiasm, Lance turned around and eagerly walked away, leaving Liam with a back that practically begged to be punched.
"...He's way too arrogant! When I get back, I'm definitely going to catch six Fairy-type Azumarill. Let's see how I'll deal with him then!"
Watching Lance walk away, Liam thought viciously to himself, his eyes filled with contempt.
After Lance left, Liam headed back toward the helicopter. He was ready to return.
On the way, Liam opened the box Lance had thrown to him. Inside, he found a familiar PokeBall and a brand-new tracking device.
After hesitating for a moment, Liam picked up the tracker first and gently pressed its activation button.
"Damn, it's already gone this far? And the direction is completely opposite from here. Ugh, can't Mewtwo stay put for even a little while? At this rate, I'm probably going to have to run all over half of Unova."
The tracker showed that Mewtwo was now an absurdly long distance away from Liam, and it was heading in the exact opposite direction. Feeling that his pursuit of Mewtwo had become hopelessly distant, Liam couldn't help sighing.
Afterward, Liam carefully put the tracker away.
Then he picked up the PokeBall.
Taking a deep breath, he gently pressed the button on it.
"Click!"
The PokeBall opened, and a white light immediately shot out and landed on Liam's shoulder!
Then—
The moment Weavile appeared, one of its sharp claws was pressed firmly against Liam's neck. Its eyes were overflowing with a dangerous glint.
Feeling the intense chill against his neck, Liam immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
"Ahem... Uh, Weavile, we've finally reunited after such a long time. Isn't this a little much? If you greet me like this, you're going to hurt my feelings."
Faced with Weavile's resentment after being separated from him for so long, Liam could only put on an apologetic smile.
"Tch! Wea-vile!!"
Weavile gave an indignant cry of contempt. But afterward, it withdrew its claw, plopped itself down on Liam's shoulder, crossed both arms over its chest, and turned its head away, refusing to look at him.
"Hehe, alright, don't be so grumpy. I won't separate from you again. Come on, let's go pick someone up first. After that, we can go look for Mewtwo!"
Liam smiled faintly at the sulking Weavile. He gently patted its back while walking toward the helicopter.
The tracker had finally arrived.
It was time to set out once again!