"Hello, my name is Fang Yuan, and I'm a Trainer," Fang Yuan said to the other party.
As expected of a girl who could be a Festival Saint, she had a good eye and noticed at a glance that he was a handsome guy.
"Hello, my name is Fulula, I'm a resident of Asia Island, and I'm currently studying at Small Orange School," Fulula said with a giggle.
"Mr. Fang Yuan, what brings you here?" At this moment, Misty quickly interrupted their conversation.
She was getting more and more annoyed at this Fulula; first, she tried to seduce Xiaozhi with some "welcome kiss", and now she insolently claimed Fang Yuan was handsome...
Well, on a closer look, he was indeed somewhat handsome...!
But unfortunately, he was too old, Misty shook her head.
"Me?" Fang Yuan, blissfully unaware of Misty's thoughts—otherwise he definitely would have challenged the Cerulean Gym—was just over 20 years old, not old at all. It's only in the Pokémon World that it's odd, with 10-year-olds traveling on their own.
Fang Yuan said, "Actually, I'm here to find Miss Fulula."
"What!" Misty was startled. Fulula again?
"Looking for me?" Fulula pointed at herself, quite surprised.
She didn't know Fang Yuan at all.
"Bwoo!" At this moment, Eevee looked towards the inside of the thatched house.
It had locked onto the location of the Sea Sound Flute; there was no doubt, the flute was here.
"That's right, I'm here to find you, Miss Fulula," Fang Yuan nodded and said: "I heard that the Asia Island Tribe holds the Sea Sound Flute and the Song of Lugia, and I've come specially for them."
"If possible, I would like to borrow the Sea Sound Flute and also seek instruction from Miss Fulula on how to play the Song of Lugia."
"Ah..." Hearing Fang Yuan's words, Xiaozhi said blankly, "Play the Song of Lugia with a flute? Isn't that supposed to be the last step of the festival? Brother Fang Yuan, are you planning to become the Festival Saint??"
"Cross-dressing?!"
"Uh..." Fang Yuan looked at Xiaozhi with a face full of black lines. Instead of focusing on how to train Pokémon properly, he's thinking about cross-dressing.
But to be fair, Fang Yuan remembered that Xiaozhi made quite a cute cross-dresser, no wonder given he was trained by the cross-dressing expert, James.
Xiaozhi's comments also led Fulula, Misty, Brock, and others to look at Fang Yuan with peculiar gazes.
"Bwoo..." Even Eevee stared at Fang Yuan, pondering a certain possibility.
"No," Fang Yuan said irritably: "I'm just here to find Lugia. I've heard that playing the Song of Lugia with Asia Island's Sea Sound Flute can summon Lugia, so I came here specifically."
After Fang Yuan explained, Xiaozhi and the others were stunned.
Fulula covered her stomach and laughed, "Mr. Fang Yuan, that is just a legend. Since becoming the Festival Saint, I've played the Song of Lugia with the Sea Sound Flute countless times... There's no such thing as Lugia. It's just a traditional custom here; don't tell me you took it seriously."
Fang Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Some legends may not necessarily be fiction."
"If you want to learn, I can teach you the Song of Lugia, but as for the Sea Sound Flute, besides the Saint, no one else is allowed to touch it without the permission of the Elder or the Guardian of the Temple of Asia Island."
"Although I don't mind much, it's just a flute after all, the regulations of the tribe must be followed, and we must ask the Elder's permission..."
"But I still want to say that it's impossible to summon Lugia with the Sea Sound Flute and the Song of Lugia," Fulula said earnestly.
She had never seen such a naïve Trainer like Fang Yuan before; she originally thought Xiaozhi was silly enough... but now she saw Xiaozhi's friend was equally innocent.
"Is that so? I thought we could really summon Lugia after Brother Fang Yuan explained," Xiaozhi said with a look of regret.
"Impossible, impossible," Fulula said.
After all, every year a Festival Saint plays the Song of Lugia with the Sea Sound Flute. If it could summon Lugia, then theoretically Lugia would appear once every year. However, people have never seen Lugia, and even Lugia's existence is doubted.
Legends are just legends, after all.
"Does Mr. Fang Yuan know something perhaps?" Brock asked, squinting his eyes. In his view, Fang Yuan was very knowledgeable, even possessing knowledge about the Super Ancient civilization. Coming here and saying these things, certainly it's not without reason.
"Well, sort of. Even though you don't believe it, I still plan to give it a try," Fang Yuan walked over to the fence of the hut and placed his hand on it, looking towards the direction of the sea, "So, as long as the Elder or the Guardian of the Asia Island Temple agrees, I can use the Sea Sound Flute, right?"
Fang Yuan couldn't remember who the Asia Island Elder was, but if he wasn't mistaken, the Guardian of the Asia Island Temple should be a talking Dumb King.
Hmm... After learning the Song of Lugia, he would go ask for the flute. Compared to humans, Fang Yuan felt that communicating with Pokémon was a bit easier.
"Yes, that's correct," Fulula said, puzzled, not understanding why Fang Yuan was so concerned about a legend.
"Miss Fulula... Is this legend truly completely false?" Brock asked.
Xiaozhi and Misty also looked at her, mainly because they too felt that Fang Yuan was not the kind of person to chase impractical legends. Since it was Fang Yuan seeking it out, what if it were true?
The Sea God Lugia... They wanted to see it too!