Pokémon: Adventures with Sirona

The gardens are well maintained and you can see wild Pokemon like Mukuru and Honey.

yes.There are some characters, though few in number.

"The garden was designed long ago by an architect named Gordy.

"It's nice to have a place where people and Pokémon can meet."

As Alice said, this place was designed to be comfortable for both people and Pokémon.It is quite rare to find a place where you can stand on both sides.There are many patterns that humans can make, but you can see that this garden is very considerate of Pokémon.

"There's a lot going on in this garden too. There are paths decorated with mosaic colours, temple-like buildings and even fountains."

"Mr. Gordy is a good architect, as you can see. When was this garden completed?"

"According to the data, it was more than 100 years ago, and the time is almost the same as the time when the Tower of Time and Space was built."

"Could it be that Mr. Gordy is the one who built the Tower of Time and Space?"

"Yes. Mr. Gordy was involved in many things left in the city."

I don't know how long the town of Alamos has been around, but I know from Alice's story that Gordy was involved in the town's development.

"You developed this town, didn't you?"

"yes.

"Oh, is that so? You're in a relationship with a wonderful person."

"I've heard stories from my grandmother many times.

Alice's voice rose slightly as she spoke of her grandmother.It seems that Alice has a lot of affection for her grandmother.

"I used to listen to my grandmother tell stories by this fountain. Not only Mr. Gordy's story, but also the Tower of Time and 'That Pokémon' story."

Alice said as she looked at the fountain in front of her with nostalgia.From Alice's eyes, Sirona guessed that this fountain would be an important place for Alice to remember her grandmother.

"Oh, I'm sorry, it's all about my relatives"

"This place is where you and your grandmother make memories."

"Yes. I used to have my grandmother play the grass flute here.

Seeing Alice's awkward smile, Sirona smiled.

From Alice's words, I felt a certain love for my family.Perhaps it is precisely because he loves his grandmother that he tells Sirona the memory of his grandmother when he first saw her.Of course, Bai Nai is not the type to feel uncomfortable about this.Instead, I think it's nice to hear Alice's touching story.

"Miss Alice, can you play the straw flute?"

"Yes. I can play some songs."

"Great. What type of music can you play?"

"I can do a lot of things.

"Oh, can you read music?"

"yes.

Alice usually studies music at the music school, and being a tour guide seems to be part of her part-time job.

Sirona speculates that her grandmother's influence may have been the reason behind her decision to pursue a career in music.

"You're a student in music school, so you can read sheet music."

"Yes, as a music student, it is a matter of course to be able to read sheet music."

"Yeah, hey, if you don't mind, can you try playing something on the flute?"

Sirona had never heard the grass flute before.I know about Kusafue, but I haven't been exposed to music so far, so I've never heard it perform live.So I was interested in Kusabue, and I wanted to hear about it if I could, so I asked Alice.

I thought I was going to be rejected for being so sudden, but Alice reacted differently.

"If it's as good as mine, I'll show it to you!"

"I'm so happy. I beg you."

"Yes"

Alice plucked a leaf from a nearby bush and sat by the fountain.Sirona also sat next to Alice, listening to Alice's performance.

Alice put her mouth on the leaf and began to blow.Its voice was so clear that it was hard to believe that it was a grass flute, and it sounded comfortably in Bai Nai's ears.The piece Alice played was unfamiliar.The song is solemn, yet tender and beautiful.This looks like a sad song.It's a song that makes me feel calm when I listen to it.

Sirona applauded Alice who finished playing.Alice smiled happily when she heard this.

"Thank you, that's a wonderful tone."

"Thank you. I'm glad you said that."

"What's the name of this song? It's the first time I've heard it."

The song she heard just now was a song that Sirona had never heard in her life.I don't know what song it is, but Sirona loves it.

"It's a song called Oracion. My grandmother told me."

"What song is this, Horacion?"

"I don't quite know what song it is, but I know it's a song that has the effect of healing and soothing Pokémon."

"Yes, this song is very nice."

Sirona also likes the song Oracion very much.Not only does it make you feel calm while listening, but you can feel the kindness in this song just by listening to it.A song so concise that even Sirona, who is supposed to be an amateur, can understand it.I don’t know if it was Alice’s grandmother Gordy who wrote the song or someone else, but I feel like I added something important to the song.

"It's a great song. I'm a music amateur, but I'm sure you can tell I put some serious stuff into this song."

"Oracion means 'prayer' in a foreign language."

"Pray, pray"

I don't know what prayers the composer put into it.But I know it's a good prayer.The song "Oracion" containing this prayer has been passed down to this day, and Sirona felt the greatness of human connection.

"It's great. The song is called Oracion, and the history of you guys that carries it forward."

"I'm honored to hear Sirona say that. I'm sure my grandmother would be proud."

"I'd be glad if you could say that."

Alice stood up and held out her hand to Sirona.

"Then let's go to the next place! Next is the Space-Time Tower."

"please"

Sirona took Alice's hand and stood up, chasing after her.

"This is the Tower of Time"

Chapter 53 Tower of Time and Space

Bai Nai, who boarded the hot air balloon, was overwhelmed by the scale of this space-time tower towering over the city.It is a different and intimidating pagoda from Longpuxian's pagoda, but familiar to the atmosphere of the city.

"Looking at it this way, it's really big."

"The view from the observatory of this tower is very good, which is different from the view seen from the balloon."

"Okay. I want to see it later."

"I'll take you on a tour later. First, let me briefly introduce the Tower of Time and Space."

After changing the course of the balloon and moving it to a place where she could see the entire Tower of Time and Space, Alice began to speak.

"This Tower of Time and Space was designed and built by Gordy, the same architect as the previous gardens. You might think it looks like two towers side by side, but one is a time tower and the other is a space. I Believe in you" is clear now, but it symbolizes the Pokémon Dialga and Palkya who are worshiped as gods in the mythology of the Sinnoh region. "

Mythical Pokémon, Dialga and Palkya.Sirona remembered Akagi talking about how these two Pokémon created this world with a double helix of time and space.

In fact, she had seen these two people in Tian'an Mountain, but Bai Nai didn't think it was necessary to say anything, so she kept silent and listened to Alice's guidance.

"The tower is actually a very large instrument, and when you plug something called a soundboard into place, it makes a tone that matches the soundboard."

"Ah? Is this a tower magic weapon?"

"Yes, there's a mechanical tuning fork in there, and every record I mentioned earlier sounds a different song."

"This great tower is a musical instrument"

Sirona was taken aback.

To my surprise, such a large tower not only enshrines the gods, but also functions as a musical instrument.The idea of ​​using such a large tower as a musical instrument is conceivable but thankfully the precise design to be able to play a different tune on each record and the construction techniques that make this possible are more than 100 years ago and I would have had to .

"I think it takes a lot of driving force to move such a large instrument, but what driving force do you use?"

On one of my visits to Altomare, there was an "exorcism machine" on display in the museum.Sirona couldn't figure it out at first glance, but Cam, who also knows mechanical knowledge, finally figured out what the driving force of the machine is.That's Latias and Latios, the life energies of Pokémon, and using them as living batteries is a must for their functioning.

Since this space-time tower only functions as a musical instrument, it should not use the life energy of Pokémon, but this kind of thing has existed before, so Bai Nai asked hesitantly.

However, the reply back was not what Sirona was afraid of.

"It's electricity. Because it is old, it consumes a lot of electricity and takes time to charge, but it seemed to save electricity at the time."

"Yeah, that was over 100 years ago, and the technology was there to build a tower of that size and use it as a musical instrument, it's amazing."

Although she replied calmly, Bai Nai was slightly relieved.Because I'm sure there's no dark history that I'm worried about.

Of course, Sirona doesn't think Alto Mare's dark history is a "bad thing."These dark things are precious memories accumulated by humans and Pokémon.Even when it is dark, we will know the true meaning of that history and pass it on to future generations.That's an archaeologist.So even if it is a dark matter, we must face it correctly and record it.

But after all, there's nothing better than owning a piece of dark history.It's not that I don't want to know, but because Sirona is also a kind race, sometimes it hurts to think of those who left their own history.Not as much as Cam, but he wasn't without feelings either.

"It is a relatively new category in the city, the city itself existed before the Tower of Time was built, and there are many other things in the city. However, the Tower of Time is the most eye-catching because it is just

"For us, 100 years is a long time, but in the history that humans and Pokémon have accumulated so far, it is a small period of time. I believe that what is left has meaning."

History is what the creatures of that time did and how they disappeared.

Therefore, the weight of history cannot be determined by the length of time alone.Sirona thinks what matters is the significance of this fact, and what she can get out of it, and she keeps reminding her assistant, Cam.

I don't know what Gordy was thinking when he built this tower.Perhaps the tower was built for an important mission that only Gordy knew about.However, Sirona believes that the fact that the tower is still loved and cherished lends meaning to the actions of the many who built it.

"I can't imagine how difficult it would be to create something like this. But the passion and belief in creating something like this. Must be respected. I know it's no big deal. Do you know why this time-space tower was built?"

"Yeah. It's just a little vague. I don't know."

"If you don't mind, can I ask you something?"

"I remember it very vaguely, but it seemed to be preparing for any future battles that might arise."

"struggle…"

I don't know what this fight means.Will the people of Alamos Town fight "something" with the Pokémon, or is it a battle in the sense that Alamos Town will be a battlefield?At least the current Bai Nai can't judge this.