Chapter 117: The Secret Beneath the Deep Pool
In the following days, Bai Feng helped Milotic heal a portion of its damaged Energy Circuits every day. Gradually, Milotic's voice changed from its original hoarseness to become increasingly pleasant to listen to.
Bai Feng's Pokémon also got along better and better with the Pokémon here, especially the easily shy Swablu. Now, it could very naturally join the Brionne Band and sing together.
There was also Heliolisk, which was very proactive. In just a few days, it not only learned the two Electric-type moves, Thunderbolt and Magnet Rise, from Wattrel, but was also learning the Dragon-type moves, Dragon Pulse and Dragon Tail, from a Dragonair.
However, compared to Electric-type moves, learning Dragon-type moves was a bit more strenuous for Heliolisk.
And Brionne, which was already a diligent Pokémon. Now facing a good Teacher like Milotic, it naturally wouldn't miss the Opportunity to ask for guidance.
Under Milotic's guidance, Brionne not only learned the powerful Water-type move Water Cannon but also grasped the new sound-based move Hyper Voice. It could be said to have gained a lot.
Of course, these two Moves have great Power, which relatively increases their difficulty of use. Currently, Brionne's usage is only half-baked and requires continuous practice to use skillfully.
After Bai Feng finished treating Milotic that day, he found it had gotten together with Brionne again.
From the past few days, it seemed Milotic really liked Brionne and had the Stance of taking it as a disciple. Besides teaching Brionne Moves, it also imparted many Singing Voice techniques to it.
"La~ lalala~ lalala~"
Milotic's Singing Voice gradually began. In the past two days, it had managed to Sing again. Although its Singing Voice hadn't returned to its peak, it was already very pleasant to listen to.
Most importantly, the unique artistic conception created within its Singing Voice seemed to generate an Illusion, allowing people to unconsciously become immersed in it.
What was especially surprising was that Misdreavus, after listening to Milotic's Singing Voice, actually woke up and was clear-headed.
Although it would quickly revert to its frantic appearance, Bai Feng and Mismagius could both tell that as the number of times it listened to Milotic's Singing Voice increased, the time Misdreavus remained clear-headed also grew longer.
This was truly News that couldn't be any better.
Today, Milotic's Singing Voice seemed Different from usual, and while Milotic was Singing, Brionne also gradually began to hum along.
In fact, Brionne's Singing Voice was also very beautiful and pleasant to listen to. Hearing it alone would be a very enjoyable Matter.
But when it sang together with Milotic, its Singing Voice became very abrupt, even disrupting the artistic conception created within Milotic's Singing Voice.
After finishing the Song, Brionne's face showed annoyance. It seemed to understand that its Singing Voice was too far from Milotic's, and singing together greatly ruined the Atmosphere.
Milotic, however, comforted it, saying that it was still young, and as long as it continued to work hard, reaching its level was only a Matter of Time.
At this moment, Bai Feng walked over and asked, "Milotic, what were you Singing today? Why did I feel like a beautiful Illusion appeared before my eyes when I heard this tune?"
In that scene, there was a clear blue Sky, lush green Grassland, a group of cheerful Pokémon, and a dreamlike Music Tree. The Tree Branches and leaves on the Tree seemed to be composed of musical staves and notes.
Not only did Bai Feng have this feeling, but all the Pokémon who heard that Song just now seemed to see the same scene.
Milotic replied, "That is the Ancient Song, a Song inherited from Meloetta. Although I can Sing it, I cannot unleash the magical Power of the Ancient Song like Meloetta can."
Hearing Milotic tell Bai Feng the Name of the Song so easily, Brionne chirped and squawked in protest to Milotic. It had planned to use this Song to give Bai Feng a surprise!
It turned out that the Song Brionne had been learning from Milotic before was this Ancient Song.
Bai Feng then asked in surprise, "Milotic, have you met Meloetta?"
Hearing this, Milotic shook its head, "I haven't."
Bai Feng became even more puzzled upon hearing this, "Then how do you know this Ancient Song?"
"You want to know?" Milotic smiled lightly.
Perhaps because its Voice was gradually recovering, a hint of liveliness and playfulness was added to Milotic's Personality.
"Very curious," Bai Feng nodded.
"Alright then, I'll take you to see."
After Milotic finished speaking, without waiting for Bai Feng to react, it gently tapped him with its Tail, sending Bai Feng splashing into the water.
Seeing this, Brionne quickly dove into the water, following closely behind.
The Instant he fell into the water, a blue Cover appeared around Bai Feng, separating him from the pool water.
"What is this?"
Bai Feng was very surprised. He looked left and right and found that he could breathe freely in the Water.
"Follow me!"
Milotic gently swayed its wide and magnificent Tail, and the Cover protecting Bai Feng followed it as it sank towards the bottom of the Deep Pool. It was only at this moment that Bai Feng realized just how deep the Deep Pool where Milotic usually resided truly was.
No, it should be said that it was a different world entirely.
As he gradually sank towards the bottom of the Deep Pool, Bai Feng noticed that the surrounding Environment not only didn't become dark but instead showed faint traces of light.
When Milotic stopped, a statue appeared before Bai Feng, a statue of Meloetta radiating light all over.
The statue depicted two Meloetta Forms leaning against each other: one was Meloetta's Aria Forme, and the other was Meloetta's Pirouette Forme.
Each one was carved so lifelike that Bai Feng had a sense of reality, as if Meloetta had truly descended.
He didn't know what Materials this statue was carved from, that it could continuously emit light at the bottom of the Deep Pool where there was no daylight.
Behind the Meloetta statue stood four stone tablets. Each stone tablet was carved with strange symbols that looked like writing, but Bai Feng didn't recognize a single one.
At this moment, Milotic gently landed in front of the statue, opened its mouth, and hummed a tune. It was precisely the Ancient Song it had just sung with Brionne.
Strangely, although this was clearly underwater, Bai Feng could clearly hear Milotic's Singing Voice.
As the Singing Voice began, the symbols on the four stone tablets gradually started to glow. That Instant, Bai Feng's mind became hazy, and a beautiful Pokémon appeared before him.
It was the legendary Melody Pokémon—Meloetta.
"Hehe~"
Meloetta smiled sweetly at Bai Feng, then extended its right hand towards him.
Bai Feng unconsciously held Meloetta's right hand. The next second, he was pulled by it and flew into the Sky. The sound of the Wind whistling past his ears was so real.
"Hehe~"
Amidst Meloetta's cheerful laughter, Bai Feng was pulled into a beautiful space where various kinds of Pokémon lived.
With Meloetta's arrival, they couldn't help but look up at the Sky and let out enthusiastic cheers, calling out Meloetta's Name.
"Lomei~ Lomei~"
Meloetta pulled Bai Feng down to land on a massive stone platform and bowed deeply towards the Pokémon Below, like a superstar meeting their fans.
The shape of the stone platform underfoot did indeed resemble a large concert stage.
Following Meloetta's movements, the Pokémon gathered Below the stone platform once again let out thunderous cheers.
Meloetta released Bai Feng's hand, elegantly spun around in place, and then bent down and gently tapped the Ground.
Suddenly, streaks of colorful light emerged from the stone platform and converged in a spiral until they transformed into a towering Big Tree.
The entire Big Tree's Tree Branches and leaves were composed of lines and musical notes. From the Pokémon's cheers, Bai Feng learned that the Big Tree was originally named the Melody Tree.
"Lomei~ Lomei~ Lomeitta~"
Meloetta happily flew a circle around the Melody Tree's Tree Trunk, landed beside Bai Feng again, took his hand, and flew up until they entered the Melody Tree's Tree Crown.
Placing Bai Feng down to sit on a section of the Melody Tree's Tree Branch, Meloetta sat beside Bai Feng, closed its eyes, and began to Sing.
"La~ lalala~ la~ lalala~ la~ la~"
It was still Singing the Ancient Song, but the feeling it gave was completely Different from when Milotic sang it. An ancient and mysterious Atmosphere washed over him. In an Instant, Bai Feng felt as if he had experienced all the joys and sorrows of his two lifetimes.
Meloetta's Singing Voice possessed the ability to stir and control the Emotions of Creatures!
As Meloetta's Singing Voice began, the Melody Tree started to sway slowly, as if dancing along with Meloetta. Beautiful specks of light twinkled among its Tree Branches and leaves, like colorful Flowers blooming.
All the Pokémon Below the stone platform remained motionless, quietly listening to Meloetta's Singing Voice, their expressions filled with fascination.
At this moment, Bai Feng also seemed to forget everything, only immersed in Meloetta's Singing Voice.
He didn't know how much Time had passed. Bai Feng seemed to lose the concept of Time. It wasn't until Meloetta's Singing Voice ended that he and all the Pokémon gradually came back to their senses.
At this point, Bai Feng was surprised to Discover that all the colorful Flowers on the Melody Tree had disappeared, leaving behind only five Fruits of Different colors and shapes. Each Fruit was shaped like a musical note.
Those were Melody Fruits! They swayed gently on the Tree Branches, emitting crisp and pleasant tinkling sounds.
"Hehe~"
Meloetta chuckled lightly and flew up. With a gentle tap of its small hand, a Melody Fruit directly Above Bai Feng's head fell, landing right in Bai Feng's palm.
As the Melody Fruit fell, all the sights before Bai Feng's eyes disappeared, including Meloetta.
"Ah~"
Bai Feng lightly exclaimed and came back to his senses, realizing he hadn't gone anywhere. He was still floating at the bottom of the Deep Pool, protected by the Cover.
He looked at his palm again. There was no Melody Fruit at all. This meant that everything he had just experienced was merely an Illusion.
Thinking of this, Bai Feng couldn't help but feel a sense of loss and melancholy in his heart.
It wasn't just Bai Feng; Brionne had experienced the same Illusion as Bai Feng. The disparity in its heart was clearly even greater than Bai Feng's!
Milotic swam up from in front of the stone tablets, looked at Bai Feng and Brionne, and asked, "How was it? What did you feel?"
Bai Feng said emotionally, "It was amazing. It felt like I had a dream." A dream that felt like a personal experience!
Brionne was still in a daze and hadn't heard Milotic's words at all.
Milotic gently patted it with its Tail and asked, "Brionne, do you want to try?"
This sentence successfully brought Brionne back to its senses. It looked at Milotic in surprise and said, "Can I too?"
Milotic nodded and said, "Give it a try."
Brionne happily swam to the front of the stone tablets and began to Sing, imitating Milotic.
As its Singing Voice began, the symbols on the stone tablets started to glow, but only for an Instant before the light dimmed again.
After that, no matter how hard Brionne tried, the stone tablets remained unresponsive. This really frustrated Brionne.
Bai Feng looked at Milotic and asked, "Why is there a statue of Meloetta here?"
Milotic shook its head, indicating it didn't know. It had also Discovered this place by chance and had resided here ever since.
The reason its Singing Voice gradually became Different from other Milotic was because it continuously learned the Ancient Song on the stone tablets.
The symbols on the stone tablets were actually a type of writing, a very special type of writing, directly derived from Unown. They recorded the Ancient Song. Humans might not understand their meaning, but Pokémon could understand them in an Instant.
Bai Feng thought to himself: Pokémon truly hide many unknown Secrets.
After visiting the Secret at the bottom of the Deep Pool, Milotic took Bai Feng and Brionne back to the shore. Brionne was still annoyed at its lack of progress.
However, Brionne wasn't the type to complain about everything. After Discovering its shortcomings, it became even more diligent and more frequently sought Milotic's guidance on Singing Voice techniques and learning the Ancient Song.
And after taking Bai Feng and Brionne to visit the statue at the bottom of the Deep Pool, Milotic became even more dedicated to teaching Brionne.
As Bai Feng's treatment of Milotic deepened, Milotic's throat was almost completely recovered. At the same time, Bai Feng also Discovered that Brionne's Singing Voice had made significant progress.
That day, Milotic proactively sought out Bai Feng.
"My Voice is almost completely recovered. We can depart now."
Milotic was a Pokémon of its word. Since it had agreed to Bai Feng's Request, it would definitely fulfill its promise.
It truly didn't want to go to the Human World, and even less did it want to interact with Sister Zhi Huo. However, leaving this Matter unresolved made Milotic feel very uncomfortable.
So, it simply told Bai Feng to depart early and return quickly, so it wouldn't have to feel bothered by this Matter anymore.
"Really? That's great! I can prepare to depart anytime!" Hearing Milotic's words, Bai Feng showed a look of pleasant surprise.
"Of course it's true. Let's quickly go see that fellow, and I'll come back faster."
From Milotic's tone, Bai Feng could hear its strong resistance towards Sister Zhi Huo.
That day, Bai Feng and the others prepared everything and planned to depart. Milotic instructed Wattrel and Dragonite to look after the Home, and Bai Feng's Pokémon also said goodbye to their new Friends.
Swablu was the most reluctant to part with Bai Feng, but it also knew that Bai Feng couldn't stay here forever, so it cried profusely.
Although Bai Feng liked Swablu, he didn't force Swablu to leave with him. After all, this was the place where it was raised and where its family resided.
(End of Chapter)