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【 妖精 】 Normally Bede wouldn’t have any reason to visit the quiet town of Wedgehurst — while it was home to an important research lab, the particular part of the countryside didn’t have much else to offer in terms of attractions, and thus the population was sparce. It certainly didn’t carry any resources that he as a gym leader required. Yet when he received an email from Professor Sonia with the request to drop by, it would be rude to not oblige. The message itself was rather vague, so Bede was walking into this meeting with only the knowledge that she wished to discuss Wishing Stars.
Bede had some inkling as to why she was asking him of all people; it was no secret that he had been gathering the small fragments for the former chairman, but it wasn’t as if he had any in his possession now. So why was she calling for him now?
Keeping an air of indifference, the gym leader entered the lab with a strut to his gait —
— only to find no Sonia in sight. A frown hinting on his face, Bede does a swift walkthrough of the lab’s first floor ( the clack of his heeled boots echoing through the otherwise empty building ). Still no signs of anyone around.
Standing at the base of the staircase, he decided to call up instead.
❝ Professor Sonia, are you there? Is anyone here for that matter? ❞