Lenora

With the consent of the Archeops, Yuga released Florges and Chimecho to assist in treating the Archeops's injuries.

The Archeops had numerous wounds on its body, but the most severe were the claw marks on its neck. If its neck were as slender as a Swanna's, the Aerodactyl could have easily crushed it.

As for the bald spots on its body, Yuga was powerless to do anything about them.

The Archeops's injuries were slightly less severe than those of the Kabutops earlier. After applying the medicine, it seemed temporarily safe.

Yuga felt quite adept at rescuing Pokémon. He had previously saved an injured Kabutops and now a wounded Archeops.

After treatment, the Archeops settled into a peaceful slumber. It had no worries that Yuga would harm it because that would serve no purpose. Otherwise, Yuga wouldn't have saved it in the first place. Right now, the most crucial thing for the Archeops was to recover from its injuries.

Observing the Archeops, which had closed its eyes defenselessly, Yuga took out a Poké Ball. With remarkable ease, he captured the Archeops inside and locked the Poké Ball.

Yuga had used a Healing Ball to capture the Archeops, an item he had obtained from his previous shopping in the Trainer Store. Since the system's store had opened, he hadn't acquired many items, but he had bought several types of Poké Balls.

Yuga had locked the Archeops inside a Poké Ball to prevent it from causing trouble once its injuries had healed. He wasn't naïve enough to believe that the Archeops would easily submit.

After all, it was still an Elite level Pokémon. While its dignity was lost, its pride remained intact. There were countless examples of wild Pokémon turning on their trainers after being captured. This was one of the reasons why many trainers preferred raising Pokémon from a young age themselves rather than capturing already-formed combat power in the wild.

Apart from the risk of counter-attacks, there was also the issue of understanding each other. Fully-formed Pokémon were harder to train and command like Pokémon raised from a young age.

Trainers valued the bond they built with their Pokémon.

The Archeops, which had spent its entire life in the underground world, couldn't have known about Poké Balls in human hands. It wasn't like Virizion, who had ventured outside and gained knowledge of the human world. To the Archeops, human matters were a complete mystery.

Low-quality Poké Balls might not hold it, but the special Poké Balls in the system's green item category should do the trick.

Of course, if the Archeops were in a clear-headed state, it would be impossible for Yuga to capture it. The number of Poké Balls he possessed wouldn't be enough.

After sealing the Archeops's Poké Ball and placing it in his system backpack, Yuga continued on his way back. He took a slightly detoured path to avoid encountering the Aerodactyl, which was in the direction of his return. Running into it would make him its prey.

The rest of the journey proceeded smoothly without any further surprises. Finally, on the afternoon of the sixth day, Yuga emerged from the underground world.

As soon as he returned to the surface, Yuga underwent an examination by the security personnel. After being scanned, it was revealed that the two Pokémon he had exposed were Turtwig and Kabutops.

Since Mr. Alder had granted them permission to capture two Pokémon inside, it would have seemed suspicious if Yuga had returned without exposing any Pokémon.

After completing the inspection, Lloyd and Tokiwa simultaneously came to meet Yuga because he was the only one among the three who had successfully returned.

After being taken to a makeshift room, Lloyd, excited, said to Yuga, "Finally, someone has returned! We've had no news from you guys these past few days, and I've been terribly worried."

The underground world has no signal reception, so Yuga and the others would be incommunicado once they entered it.

Yuga smiled and replied, "I'm here safe and sound. By the way, has Sora and Christine returned yet?"

Yuga's tone was calm as he spoke, as if he had completely forgotten about the incident where Lloyd and Tokiwa had teamed up to deceive him. This made Tokiwa, who had been standing quietly without saying a word, quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

Tokiwa was genuinely afraid that Yuga would confront Lloyd when he emerged from the underground world. After all, Lloyd had done what he did because of Tokiwa's request.

Although Lloyd wasn't afraid of Yuga, a confrontation would be a loss of face for both parties.

Seeing Yuga's attitude in speaking was the same as when they had first met, Lloyd also breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ask, "They haven't returned yet. How did your mission go?"

Yuga replied, "I completed the mission without any problems. But who should I report the mission details to?"

Lloyd said, "Just wait a moment. I've already sent someone to bring the person in charge of your mission here. They should arrive shortly."

Yuga nodded in response and remained silent.

After waiting for about two or three minutes, Yuga saw a middle-aged woman enter the room under the guidance of an Investigation.

Upon seeing Yuga, she smiled and said, "Shimizu Yuga, your name is quite famous!"

This middle-aged woman was Lenora, the Gym Leader of the Nacrene City Gym in the Unova Region. In addition to being a Gym Leader, she was also a veteran researcher of ancient Pokémon fossils, earning her the title of the "Mother of Ancient Bones" in the field of ancient fossil archaeology.

Furthermore, her husband was the curator of the Nacrene City Museum, which housed a vast collection of ancient Pokémon fossils.

So, it wasn't surprising for Yuga to see her here.

"Gym Leader Lenora, it's an honor to meet you," Yuga greeted her politely.

Lenora said, "You two can continue the discussion. We'll leave."

Upon Lenora's arrival, Lloyd and Tokiwa left the room, as their Investigation Bureau's responsibility was mainly to oversee and investigate, not to handle specific matters.

Once they were alone, Lenora smiled and said, "Please, have a seat. Tell me everything you know about the underground world. I'm extremely curious about it."

Lenora was now very interested in the underground world, her expression filled with anticipation.

Yuga sighed and said, "Gym Leader Lenora, there's something even more important that I need to report to you."

"Something more important?" Lenora's interest was piqued even further.

"It's about Virizion and Landorus in the underground world," Yuga said in a hushed tone.

At the mention of these two names, Lenora's smile vanished, and her expression became extremely serious.

"You mean there are Virizion and Landorus in the underground world?" she asked.

Yuga nodded.

Lenora said, "I see. It seems that the situation here can't be resolved by us alone."