Chapter 22: Queen of the Waves! A Water Match!
Last time on "Pokémon Alola Journey", Kaito thought of what happened yesterday when he accomplished his Grand Trial. Remembering when he had met Hau for the first time and when the Thunderclap Wanderer came to his rescue again, Kaito tries to find a reason why he could know the Wanderer.
His thoughts are interrupted when he gets an early call from Lana, who informs him of the new information Liana Summers has discovered after their small trip to the Undersea Ruins under the sea.
Eager to know more about why the Sea Gauntlet was attached to him, the Alola boy went with Lana to head for Akala Island to visit Liana's home and learn more about what she learned. But what he didn't expect, was for Hau to join them in their voyage to the next island.
As the three visit their home, Liana explained of why she was hoping to discover the mythical Alolan Sea Kingdom for herself, though remembering the history about the humans and the merpeople made her conflicted on whether to reveal her possible discovery to the public.
As Kaito, Lana, and Hau were getting used to the Summers family, they meet Camilla, who is the daughter of Liana. Just as things couldn't get any weirder, when Camilla passes Kaito, both of them discovers the Sea Gauntlet and the necklace suddenly glowing, as if it was meant to happen.
Kaito was outside at the docks where he, Lana, and Hau landed on after arriving at Akala Island. He couldn't help but think about what he had learned today, only for himself to be a bit more puzzled than he thought he was.
"Okay... I've heard the Alolan Sea Kingdom story before, but... if the story is true... then wouldn't there be a chance that I could be the missing Prince of the Alolan Sea? It may sound weird, but... I don't recall much about what occurred five years ago..." Kaito thought as he folded his arms.
"No... It can't be... but can it? What Mrs. Summers said about the Sea Gauntlet... It attaches itself for those that are descendants of the ancient Sea King that wore this before King Kaisuke wore it... And if it ended being stuck with me, then..." Kaito started to think before his thoughts were interrupted.
"Bui?"
Kaito blinked as he turned to see Buizel walking up to him with a worried expression on his face.
"Bui? Bu bui?" Buizel asked softly as he climbed up to his human brother's shoulder, before giving him a small nudge on the cheek in affection.
"Hey, Bui... How did you know where I was?" Kaito asked simply, causing Buizel to give a twitch of his nose, before a small smile started to rise up on his cheeks, leaving the Alola boy to be a little amused by the response.
"By your nose, you mean... You found me by tracking my scent? That's amazing..." Kaito admitted sheepishly, causing Buizel to sheepishly smile back as the two laughed together for the answer the Sea Weasel Pokémon gave off.
"Sorry if I worried you and the others, Bui... There were a lot of things I had to get my mind off of... The story about the Prince... The story about the Sea Gauntlet and the Sea Kingdom... It's so much to take in at once, you know?" Kaito explained.
"Bui..." Buizel replied, sounding like he understood what his brother was going through as he frowned.
The two watched the sun setting down, which gave off a beautiful view. As it went on, the Alola boy couldn't help but smile as he turned to his Sea Weasel Pokémon, before he rubbed his furry head, causing Buizel to whine in protest with a grin.
"Bu... Bui bui..." Buizel whined as he held onto Kaito's hand, as if he was asking him to stop, though he didn't seem to dislike the feeling he was getting from the rubbing.
"Alright, alright... I'll stop." Kaito chuckled as he gave one more rub before he allowed his Water Type partner be, as Buizel smiled. The Sea Weasel Pokémon looked to see the sunset setting down before his human brother spoke.
"It's beautiful, isn't it? The sun setting down, the sea reflecting the sun's light, and not to mention on how the sky is changing colors as time is passing by." Kaito breathed out, earning a nod from the Water Type.
"Bui..." Buizel said as the two kept watching. What they didn't know, was that there were three pairs of eyes watching them not far as they were all hiding behind one of the stands that were supporting the dock's weight.
"I knew it...! See, guys? The black lines on his face, and that gauntlet attached to his arm... It's the lost Prince!" The first merboy exclaimed silently, pointing to where Kaito and Buizel stood together.
"You're right... He's human, but his face and that gauntlet on his arm proves it all..." The second merboy whispered, as the mergirl watched with the two merboys as she noticed what they meant by his face and with the Sea Gauntlet.
"Ah... So I guess your eyes weren't playing tricks on you, Nagisa..." The mergirl said, causing the first merboy, now known as Nagisa to grin.
"Of course! Have I ever been wrong, Nami?" Nagisa asked, causing the second merboy to sweat drop before he reminded Nagisa about something from the past.
"Uh... yeah. There were many times when you were wrong, Nagisa. You remember when you thought Auntie Prima as the King's sister? And there was also that time when you thought that the King's trident was fake..." The second merboy said bluntly.
The turquoise tail merboy pouted at the blunt words before he turned away with his arms folded.
"Okay, okay... So I wasn't always right about everything... Do you have to be so blunt about it, Takumi?" Nagisa grumbled, causing Nami, the light-purple tail mergirl to giggle at the two quarreling at each other.
But as soon as she opened her eyes again, she noticed Kaito being alert to something before he looked like he was about to turn!
"Ah! Nagisa! Takumi! Get your heads down!" Nami shrieked silently, causing the merboys to blink before they got their heads back underwater just as Kaito turned to where the three merchildren were before they sunk down again.
"What was that...? I thought I heard voices..." Kaito asked, causing Buizel to search around as he too, heard voices coming from the place where the three merchildren were.
"Guess it must've been my imagination..." Kaito sighed before he began to take his leave, with Buizel still on his shoulder. But while they were leaving, Buizel gave a glance at the same spot, before he thought he noticed something surfacing... not one, but three!
Shaking his furry head, the Sea Weasel Pokémon opened and narrowed his eyes, only to see nothing on the water.
"Bui..." Buizel mumbled, as he realized he must've imagined those voices also. But in truth, he didn't imagine them, because the voices that he and his human brother heard were real.
As soon as the Alola boy left, the three merchildren surfaced, keeping their heads above the water only.
"Aw man... That was close..." Takumi sighed as the other two sighed in relief, before Nagisa raised a question.
"But hold on... Why did you warn us, Nami? If he's our Prince, then shouldn't it be okay for him to see us?" Nagisa asked, only for the mergirl to glare at him in annoyance, causing the turquoise tail merboy to flinch at her glare.
"Dummy... If the Prince sees us now, he would get shocked! The King sealed away his memories of being a part of us, remember? That way, he and the Queen would be safe from anymore harm that's coming from those humans!" Nami scolded.
"When you say it like that, I guess that's true..." Takumi said, before Nagisa frowned, turning to where both Kaito and Buizel disappeared off to.
"So... What should we say to the others?" Nagisa asked, only for Takumi to respond bluntly.
"Nothing. Nothing at all. Remember, the King forbade us from interacting with humans unless he lifts that rule, remember? If word got out that we got onto the surface world to explore..." Takumi started to say before Nami finished it for him.
"Then there would be trouble at our kingdom... Remember what our parents told us before? Humans are cruel and are full of greed. That's why the Prince went missing in the first place with the Queen, remember?" Nami finished, causing Nagisa to frown.
"I guess so, but..." Nagisa pouted before he sighed.
"Alright, fine... Let's head back home." The turquoise tail merboy grumbled before he got ready to dive back underwater with his friends to head back to the Sea Kingdom.
But just as the trio were about to make their way back down, a giant fishing net flew above them before it landed on them!
"AH!" Nagisa exclaimed as Nami just shrieked, with Takumi immediately struggling against the net that suddenly trapped them. The three tried to struggle only to see two men smirking down at them maliciously.
"Well, well! Looks like we got quite a catch, didn't we?" The first man smirked evilly, causing the second man to scoff.
"We sure do... Let's just hope these three don't get away just like what happened to our first catch... All the marine Pokémon we caught and the little merboy that somehow escaped from us!" The second man reminded in annoyance.
"Oh don't worry... I made sure that this net is a bit too stronger to cut. The last net got cut up by something sharp, right? If these little freaks here can't cut it, then nothing can!" The first man bragged, causing the second man to raise an eyebrow.
The three merchildren watched with widened eyes as they were brought to the docks, forcing to be out of the water.
"What now? We can't just leave the little freaks here. We'd be attracting too much unwanted attention by the citizens of Heahea City." The first man said, causing the second man to fold his arms before he made a decision.
"We put them at our trawler. Like the first time, of course. You better hope that the net is stronger than the first one we had!" The second man said seriously, causing the first one to raise his hands with a bashful smile.
"Come on, man... You and I both know that we didn't expect our first catch to escape. But this time for sure, they won't escape!" The first man reassured, causing the second man to sigh before he accepted his comrade's words.
"Fine. We'll be taking them to the black market tomorrow night. Today's not the day, especially with how dark it's getting. But at the market, we can reveal these brats here and prove that our theory about the Sea Kingdom was correct." The second man explained.
"Sounds good." The first man smirked as he dragged the three merchildren that were trapped inside the net. As the two man carried their catch to where their trawler was, Nagisa began to quickly lose his energetic personality and whimper in fear.
"B-Black market...? What does that mean... What are they gonna do to us?" Nagisa whispered in fear, causing Takumi to shiver at the thought.
"We're nothing but pets or trophies to these humans..." Takumi said, as tears began to well in his eyes.
"No way... Why... Why did it have to happen like this?" Nami sniffled as she covered her face.
Meanwhile...
Kaito and Buizel returned back to the house where the Summers were living in as they were greeted by both Hau and Rockruff!
"Hey, Kaito! Where did you go? Buizel quickly left to try and find you!" Hau exclaimed, showing a small pout. The Alola boy chuckled nervously before he tried to explain where he was.
"I, uh... needed some time to myself outside. I was at the docks, thinking of what happened today." Kaito explained, causing Hau to raise an eyebrow before he shrugged and grinned, losing his suspicious attitude as he put his hands on the back of his head.
"Oh... I see..." Hau chuckled as Lana and Popplio joined the two.
"What are you guys talking about?" Lana asked as she held her partner in her arms.
"Pop?" Even Popplio sounded curious on what the human boys were saying before Kaito explained to his friend.
"Nothing much... I just explained why I wasn't here at the moment. Can you blame me for going out to clear my head after everything what we've heard today from Mrs. Summers?" Kaito explained, causing the Water Type user to blink before she nodded in understanding.
"I see... No, I guess I can't blame you for wanting to take a walk after what we've heard..." Lana admitted, only for Hau to get close to the two and act curious.
"Um, hello? Did you two already forget that I'm here, too? Come on! Spill it! What are you guys talking about?" Hau asked eagerly, as he was eager to know what Kaito and Lana were both talking about.
The two looked at each other, with Kaito asking her first.
"Should we tell him? I mean, you and the others back at the Pokémon School knows... Even Prof. Kukui and my Mom knows..." Kaito asked, causing Lana to ponder over this for a moment before she gave a reluctant nod to the Alola boy.
"Mm... I'm sure it'll be fine. He's the Kahuna's grandson, right? Plus, if he's a friend of yours, Kai... Then he's someone that we can trust with the story that we've heard from Mrs. Summers." Lana agreed, causing Kaito to nod back.
Buizel and Popplio looked at each other while Rockruff just looked up at his two Water Type friends. The three young Pokémon nodded at each other, leaving Hau confused as he cocked his head in both curiosity and confusion.
"Um... guys?" Hau started to ask before Kaito gave his new friend a bashful smile.
"Sorry, Hau... Sure. We'll tell you everything of what we learned. I'll even tell you how and why I got this Sea Gauntlet attached to me in the first place." Kaito said, causing Hau to blink before a smile rose up on his face.
Later...
After explaining the whole story to the Kahuna's grandson, Hau's mouth was gaping wide in disbelief, as his eyes were wide... too wide that one of them looked like it was going to pop out if something hard hit the back of Hau's head.
"That's... incredible..." Hau breathed out, as he finally managed to get a few words out.
At Hau's reaction, Lana couldn't help but giggle at the face expression Hau has shown, while Kaito sighed while sweat dropping. He expected Hau to be speechless, but the expression he gave out seemed to be too much.
"I guess we revealed too much about the story we've heard, along with our underwater expedition. Maybe we should've gone slowly instead..." Kaito thought until Hau's face changed into a bright expression, catching both Kaito and Buizel off guard!
"That... sounds... AWESOME! If the story is true, then wouldn't that make you the... Mmph!" Hau started to shout out, only for Kaito to cover his mouth with his left hand as he and Lana gave a shushing expression to the Kahuna's grandson.
"SHHH!" The two shushed, as Buizel, Rockruff, and Popplio did the same.
"Don't yell it out loud like that! There are people in this house besides Mrs. Summers, you know!?" Kaito whispered loudly, with Buizel scowling at the Kahuna's grandson for nearly exposing the secret.
"Sorry, sorry... I just couldn't help it! But still... like I was saying, if the story was true... then wouldn't that make you the lost Prince, Kaito? You have that Sea Gauntlet on your arm and you said you couldn't remember much about five years ago, right?" Hau asked.
The question struck the Alola boy as he frowned. Lana looked at her friend in worry as Kaito sighed, before he shrugged.
"I don't... really know. What I do know is, right now... I can't get this Gauntlet off of me." Kaito grumbled, as he shook his head. Before anyone else could respond, a door opened from behind the three as Camilla came out of her room with an annoyed expression.
"Excuse me, but I was able to hear you even from my room. Can you all keep it down, please? This is my family's house, just so you know..." Camilla asked, her face showing how annoyed she looked at the moment.
"Oh... We're sorry." Lana said, feeling sorry for the researcher's daughter.
"Popplio..."
"Bu bui..."
"Ruff..."
The three Pokémon expressed their apologies to the girl while Kaito sighed before he made his apology.
"We're sorry if we bothered you, Camilla..." Kaito said, before Hau was the last to speak his apology.
"Yeah... I'm sorry, too. I guess I can't help it if I learn something wicked!" Hau exclaimed sheepishly, catching Camilla's attention as she turned to the Kahuna's grandson.
"Something... wicked? You mean to say, something new and amazing?" Camilla asked, causing the Kahuna's grandson to nod in response. Raising an eyebrow, the researcher's daughter noticed the Sea Gauntlet attached to Kaito's left wrist as she narrowed her eyes.
"What's that on your arm? It looks like... some sort of gauntlet..." Camilla asked, causing Kaito to blink before he frowned.
Lana froze for a moment as she looked at Kaito for a moment, before she turned to Camilla, who remained curious on what was attached to the Alola boy.
"Well...? What is it?" Camilla asked, causing the Alola boy to hold onto the Sea Gauntlet with his right hand before he shook his head, confessing on what he was able to tell to the girl.
"I... can't tell you. It's something that I'm not supposed to discuss with people I just met." Kaito said dryly, causing Camilla to raise an eyebrow before she gestured to Hau, who just learned about the story from the two Pokémon School students.
"Is that so? From what I've heard back at my room, you seemed to trust this guy enough to tell him, but you're saying that you can't trust me with whatever secret you're hiding? You're not the only one with secrets, you know." Camilla said with a frown.
"Say what...?" Kaito said in surprise, causing the researcher's daughter to sigh before she took out her necklace that seemed to be glowing when she returned to her home. As soon as she revealed it, it began to glow!
The pendant with the pearl on the necklace began to shine a little, causing the others to widen their eyes at the sight. But at the same time, the Sea Gauntlet began to glow a little as well, causing the Alola boy to turn his attention to it and lift it up for the others to see.
"I knew it... My necklace must be something that's related to that Gauntlet he has... Could that gauntlet he has right now... the Sea Gauntlet? The weapon that belonged to the ancient King of the Alolan Sea Kingdom?" Camilla thought as Kaito looked at her.
"Your necklace... and my Sea Gauntlet... What's with these two? It's like they're resonating with one another." Kaito breathed out, causing Camilla to smile a little before she realized that her thoughts were correct.
"So I was right. It is the Sea Gauntlet that's attached to you right now. I'm guessing that's why my Mom brought the three of you here? To research about the Gauntlet more? Ugh... That's so like her..." Camilla grumbled, before she pouted.
"What...? How do you know about the Sea Gauntlet?" Lana asked in disbelief while Hau just blinked in surprise.
"How? It's kind of obvious. The Akala Library is where I usually go besides the beaches... I found a book that explained everything about the Alolan Sea Kingdom... who reigns it, who lives in it, and also about the weapon that's used to protect the Sea Kingdom." Camilla explained.
"A book!? You can't mean...!" Kaito started to explain before he remembered a book that Lillie read to him and Lana back at Melemele Island when Kaito wanted to know more about his powers that he discovered during class.
Flashback
"Are you here because about your aqua-kinesis powers from yesterday?" Lana asked, catching both Buizel and Kaito off guard as the Alola boy reluctantly nodded in response.
"Y-Yeah, that's right, but... How did you know?" Kaito asked as Lillie began to explain.
"To be honest... We were also curious too, about your powers. So that's why I decided to head for the Melemele Library when I met up with Lana along the way. She was also curious about your aqua-kinesis ability, so the two of us decided to come here." Lillie explained.
Kaito blinked, realizing that the girls came to the library for the same reason as he did as he gave a hopeful look to them, before he asked.
"So... Did you two find anything in there that sounded interesting and useful?" Kaito asked.
The girls and Popplio all looked at each other, as Lana was the first to speak up.
"Well... we may have found something that's connected to your aqua-kinesis powers, but we don't really know if it's similar or not..." Lana said as the Alola boy made a serious look.
"Even if it's little, please tell me... I want to find the answers to my questions... The questions about my aqua-kinesis ability, and the reason why Water Type Pokémon are attracted to me while I'm at the sea..." Kaito said, as Lana blinked, before Lillie smiled in understanding.
"Alright... Well, this is what we read and discovered..." Lillie said as she took out a book she had borrowed from the library. As Kaito and Buizel gave a glance at it, it was titled, "The Alolan Sea Mysteries".
Flashback End
"That book... It was called 'The Alolan Sea Mysteries', wasn't it?" Kaito asked, causing Camilla to blink in surprise before she nodded in affirmation.
"So you know that book? I guess that's how you somehow managed to get that special gauntlet that's stuck with you right now." Camilla commented, causing the Alola boy to frown before he questioned about her necklace.
"And what about you? What's your story about that peculiar necklace of yours?" Kaito asked, causing Camilla to blink before she frowned.
"It's nothing peculiar! It's similar to your Gauntlet, mister! It just looks different, that's all! Tell me something, were you able to control the waves once?" Camilla asked, surprising Hau while Kaito just blinked.
"Yeah... Wait, you can't mean that the necklace allowed you to do it, too!?" Kaito exclaimed, causing the researcher's daughter to nod in response.
"I have... thanks to this necklace I got weeks ago." Camilla said as she recalled the time when she received the necklace and how she got it in the first place.
Flashback
Camilla is on beach near Heahea City, exploring the beach when she noticed something sparkling in the sand. She dug in that spot, and noticed a beautiful necklace decorated with gold, seashells, pearls, and a pendant that has a larger pearl in the center.
"Ooh, pretty." Camilla said as she wore the necklace. "I gotta show this to Mom and Dad."
But before she headed back home, she noticed the waves moving in her direction. Curious on what was happening, Camilla does a few graceful hand and arm gestures, and, to her surprise, the water moved similarly to her gestures.
"Whoa! I can't believe I just did that." Camilla said in disbelief.
Flashback End
Camilla finished her short story of how she received the necklace, which allowed her to control the waves from the sea like how Kaito was able to back when he attacked Team Rocket and when he tried to experience it without anyone knowing.
"Incredible..." Lana breathed out as Hau frowned, as he placed his hands on the back of his head.
"So... Does that mean you're the only one that knows about this power you've discovered from your necklace?" Hau asked, allowing Camilla to nod.
"Yes... I haven't told anyone about this, not even my parents or my brother. I couldn't imagine on how they would react when they saw me having a beautiful necklace like this, and with the power I gained from this necklace..." Camilla explained while frowning.
"So what you're saying is... that you don't trust them?" Kaito asked, causing Camilla to blink before she frowned again at the Alola boy.
"W-What? Of course I trust them..." Camilla protested, only for the Alola boy to sigh.
"Is that so? You have a funny way of showing it when you wouldn't even tell them what you found. And it's been weeks. Don't you think you should reveal the secret you've been hiding from them? Some of my friends and my family knows, despite of the discovery being a shock to them." Kaito explained.
Camilla widened her eyes at the news before she bit her lips, until she shook her head.
"I... I can't. Even if I reveal it now to them, then things could get ugly. I can't... I just..." Camilla started to protest before Kaito frowned. Lana frowned as well, as she could understand a little from what Camilla was feeling.
But with the way things are, she knows that Kaito was right about one thing.
Despite of how much time passed, it was best if someone hiding a secret now should reveal to the ones he or she cares about. Otherwise, things could get more ugly if it's not revealed today or a little later.
"Alright then... If you won't show it to them, then how about this?" Kaito started to ask, causing Camilla, Hau, and Lana to all to turn before he explained his suggestion to the researcher's daughter.
"I challenge you to a Pokémon battle. If I win, then I want you to reveal what you've discovered to your family. But if I lose, then I'll forget everything that I said about you revealing your secret to your parents. Does that sound good?" Kaito explained, his tone sounding a little more serious.
Lana blinked in surprise as she didn't expect this coming from the Alola boy.
"Kaito, challenging someone to a battle? This is new..." Lana thought while Camilla began to ponder over this.
"Well... I..." Camilla started to say before Hau interrupted, as he got between the Alola boy and Camilla.
"Hold on, Kaito! If you don't mind, I'd like to have a battle with Camilla first!" Hau declared, catching the others by surprise while Kaito just questioned the Kahuna's grandson.
"This is out of the blue... Why you?" Kaito asked, before Hau explained.
"Well... I know this is all serious, but... you can't just pressure someone into a battle when you know how vulnerable she looks after your suggestion of telling her parents everything. So, I thought... If I battled her first, it might let her forget the pressure being pressed onto her!" Hau explained.
Kaito blinked, before he sighed.
"Is he serious about that explanation or did he make that up just so he could have a battle with her? Either way... this doesn't sound like a bad idea." Kaito thought before he realized the point of Hau's words.
Camilla seemed to understand Hau as she smiled a little, before accepting Hau's challenge first.
"I... That's not a bad idea. Yes... Hau, I'd be happy to battle you before I battle Kaito." Camilla said, causing Hau to grin brightly while Lana just smiled, seeing the daughter having her smile back a little.
For Kaito, the Alola boy pondered over this a little more before he shrugged, a small smile rising up as he accepted of what's about to happen.
"Alright, then. I can wait for my battle to come, then." Kaito said, causing an agreement between the four Trainers to occur.
Later...
It was night when Camilla led the visitors to where the battlefield was. By the time they got there, the visitors from Melemele Island all got a big surprise. Instead of a plain field, it looked more like a field for Water Types!
There were small platforms for Pokémon to land on in case if they needed to get on dry land, and not only that... the battlefield was right at the sea!
"What in the world...?" Kaito breathed out as he was surprised to see a battlefield like this.
"You guys like it? My mom and dad created this so us family can battle against each other, or when visitors come and visit us to battle." Camilla asked, causing Lana to watch in awe.
"It's amazing..." Lana commented, causing Camilla to nod and smile in thanks.
"Woo-hoo! I can tell already that this battle is going to be real fun! Although... I don't have any Water Type Pokémon I can use." Hau started to cheer before he paled in realization of what he didn't have with him.
At his confession, both Kaito and Lana fell over, the same going for Buizel, Rockruff, and Popplio! Camilla blinked before she gave a sigh.
"You don't...? I guess I shouldn't be surprised, since I don't have any Water Type Pokémon either..." Camilla admitted, causing the visitors to all turn to Camilla by surprise.
"You don't either? Then why in a battlefield like this? Shouldn't a plain field be just fine for you and your opponents?" Lana asked, causing Camilla to shake her head before she explained.
"No... My Pokémon are used to battling in a field like this. We've done some training here as well, so that they could get ready for whatever's coming to them in a different field." Camilla explained, intriguing the Alola boy as he folded his arms.
"Huh... That's amazing." Kaito said plainly, as Buizel and Rockruff expressed their agreement.
With the sightseeing of the battlefield done, Camilla headed to one side while Hau went to the other. Kaito watched with the three Pokémon as Lana nervously took her place as the referee for this battle.
"O-Okay! The Pokémon battle between Camilla and Hau are about to begin! Each side may use one Pokémon! And the battle will be over when the Pokémon on either side is unable to continue!" Lana explained nervously.
"Just one? In that case... Pichu, you're up!" Hau called out, causing the young Electric Type to appear, with sparks crackling on his red cheeks!
"Pichu Pi!" Pichu cried out, as Camilla sent out her Pokémon!
"Pichu... In that case, Fomantis! It's your turn to shine!" Camilla called out as she sent forth a Pokémon that looked like a Grass Type! The Alola boy recognized the Pokémon as he frowned for the Kahuna's grandson.
"It's a Fomantis. A Grass Type. This is going to be hard for Hau if he's using Pichu since Electric Type moves won't affect a Grass Type like Fomantis that much." Kaito commented as the Pokémon all watched to see what would happen.
"And begin!" Lana called out, signaling the start of the battle.
Camilla: Fomantis VS Hau: Pichu
"The first move is ours! Fomantis, use Razor Leaf!" Camilla called out. Fomantis focused on her energy before she shot sharp leaves to strike Pichu, as Hau got ready to counter.
"Here it comes, Pichu! Thunder Shock, let's go!" Hau shouted out.
At the order, the little Electric Type shot electricity to counter the leaves, only for the Razor Leaf attack to overpower the Thunder Shock and strike Pichu directly! Pichu gave a squeal in pain while Hau just gasped at the damage Pichu has taken just now.
"What!? What happened!?" Hau exclaimed as Camilla's tone became serious as she battled on.
"Didn't you know? An Electric Type move like Thunder Shock will have little effect on a Grass Type move like Razor Leaf! Fomantis, use Razor Leaf once more!" Camilla called out, allowing Fomantis to shoot more leaves!
"Dodge it, Pichu! Then, use Shock Wave!" Hau cried out.
Evading the second attack, Pichu focused his electricity before he shot it! The move zapped Fomantis, causing the Grass Type to grunt in pain before it managed to resist the attack.
As the battle was going on, the Alola boy felt someone besides him, joining him to watch the battle. He glanced to see who it was, only for him to realize that it was Camilla's little brother, Austin.
He had Comfey on his head as the younger brother watched to see the action go on.
"So you guys met big sis?" Austin asked, earning a nod from the Alola boy.
"We sure did... And to be quite honest, I didn't expect something like this to happen. I ask for a battle, and that guy just takes it. He took the challenge first for a good reason, though." Kaito explained, allowing the younger brother to understand.
"Oh... I see. But... I don't think your friend will stand much a chance against big sis..." Austin said bluntly, catching Kaito by surprise.
"Why do you say that?" Kaito asked, as the younger brother explained.
"Big sis is a really strong battler when it comes to Trainers at her age. She's not only strong in battle, but she's a really good surfer, too! Because of that, many people in Akala Island calls her the 'Queen of the Waves'." Austin explained.
"Queen of the Waves...? Your sister? That's a surprise." Kaito admitted as he didn't expect to hear such news. Austin gave a timid smile before he nodded as he continued to watch the battle again.
"Big sis can be outgoing and active sometimes, but... it suddenly stopped for some reason. It happened weeks ago when she got back from her small trip at the beach." Austin explained, her face showing a sad smile.
Kaito blinked, before he realized that when Austin meant weeks, he knew he was referring to the time when Camilla discovered the seashell and pearl necklace she had hidden from her family.
"So that's why she looked so reserved when we all met her the first time... Was it because of the secret she had to keep from her family?" Kaito thought as the battle was clearly on Camilla's side. Hau on the other hand, was struggling to keep up as Pichu began to pant in exhaustion.
Fomantis on the other hand, was barely hurt as she managed to dodge and counter most of the attacks that were thrown to her way.
"Whoa... This doesn't look so good." Hau admitted as Camilla began to make her finishing move.
"No, it's not. For you, that is! Fomantis, let's end this! Use Razor Leaf, one more time!" Camilla shouted out. The Sickle Grass Pokémon shot more leaves, which struck Pichu once more!
"PICHU!" Pichu shrieked as he was knocked back onto Hau, who managed to catch him in time before the poor Electric Type fell into the water.
"Ah! Pichu!" Hau exclaimed as he held his unconscious Electric Type into his arms.
"P-Pichu is unable to battle! Fomantis wins! And so, the winner of this battle... is Camilla!" Lana called out, as she gestured Camilla as the winner of this battle.
Winner: Camilla
"Nice work, Fomantis. Get some rest." Camilla spoke gratefully before she returned her Grass Type back to her Pokéball, while Hau thanked Pichu for his efforts.
"Thanks for trying, Pichu. Return!" Hau said as he recalled the Electric Type back. As he did so, he faced Camilla, who looked at him with a reserved expression.
"Heh... Ha ha ha! That was fun! I hope we get to battle each other again someday, Camilla!" Hau exclaimed, catching the "Queen of the Waves" by surprise before she sheepishly smiled at the attitude Hau was giving off despite of him losing.
"Um... sure. I'll be happy to accept your challenge anytime, Hau." Camilla said as she turned to Kaito, who gave a glance at her. The two laid eyes on each other for a moment before the Alola boy moved to where Hau once stood.
"Careful, Kaito. This girl may look nice and sweet, but she can be really scary when it comes to battling!" Hau warned, causing the Alola boy to raise an eyebrow at him before he gave a chuckle.
"I'm well aware of that after the battle you had with her, Hau. But thanks for the warning, anyway." Kaito said as he took his place on the Trainer's Box to face Camilla, who had another Pokéball ready.
Lana looked at both sides before she made the explanation again.
"Okay... The battle goes the same way! One Pokémon each!" Lana exclaimed, causing both Trainers to nod as Camilla sent out her Pokémon to show everyone what was next.
"Cutiefly, it's your time to shine!" Camilla called out, as a small flying pollen-like Pokémon appeared.
"A Cutiefly? This could be interesting. Buizel! You up for it?" Kaito asked, causing the Sea Weasel Pokémon to nod in response as he joined his human brother to face Cutiefly in battle. He dove underwater on the battlefield to get ready as Camilla frowned.
"So Kaito's using his partner... a Water Type Pokémon. This could get tricky due to the field advantage he has right now." Camilla admitted silently as Lana made the call for the battle to begin.
"And... begin!" Lana shouted out, allowing the two Trainers to begin their battle.
Camilla: Cutiefly VS Kaito: Buizel
"Ruff! Ruff!" Rockruff barked, as he encouraged the Sea Weasel Pokémon to win. Hau watched on the sidelines with Austin, who remained silent as he watched with Comfey on his head again.
"Cutiefly, let's make this quick! Use Silver Wind!" Camilla called out, causing the Bee Fly Pokémon to blow a silvery wind to strike at Buizel!
"A Bug Type move... Buizel, dive underwater to dodge!" Kaito called out. The Sea Weasel Pokémon took a quick dive to evade Silver Wind, as he swam underwater to perform a sneak attack.
"I knew he would dodge by going underwater... Cutiefly! Drag Buizel out with Psychic!" Camilla called out, catching the Alola boy by surprise.
He watched as Cutiefly let its eyes glow, causing Buizel to suddenly surface and be lifted in the air!
"BUI!? BU BUI!?" Buizel yelped as he struggled to regain his balance in the air, while Kaito gritted his teeth.
"That's not good...! Buizel, counter with Ice Beam!" Kaito called out. Camilla blinked at the move as she watched the Sea Weasel Pokémon shoot the Ice Type attack to where Cutiefly was flying!
"Quick, Cutiefly! Dodge it!" Camilla called out. The Bee Fly Pokémon managed to evade the attack until it realized that due to it being distracted, the Psychic attack was interrupted, causing Buizel to start falling from the air!
"Oh no! Buizel's going to get a burn if he hits his body on the water!" Hau exclaimed as Austin watched in surprise.
"No he won't! Buizel, spin with Aqua Jet! Regain your balance and strike!" Kaito called out.
Hearing Kaito call out to him, the Sea Weasel Pokémon flipped and regained his balance before he surrounded himself with water! Then, with his speed, the Water Type bashed onto Cutiefly multiple times, which knocked the Bee Fly Pokémon back several times!
"No way! Cutiefly, stay strong! Use Fairy Wind!" Camilla called out, causing Cutiefly to regain her balance in the air and blew a strong wind, causing Buizel to struggle against it before he felt being hard onto the water!
"What...!?" Kaito exclaimed as he watched Buizel get knocked back before the Sea Weasel Pokémon recovered as he got back onto the platform to face Cutiefly again.
"Okay! Use Silver Wind!" Camilla called out. Once again, the Bug Type attack was shot, as Buizel got ready to brace himself or to counter it.
"Intercept with Ice Beam, Buizel!" Kaito shouted back, allowing the Sea Weasel Pokémon to stop the wind in its tracks by making the Ice Type attack collide with the wind and make it explode!
Both sides covered themselves to prevent the shockwave from getting to them as Austin watched in awe.
"Whoa... It's getting intense." Austin commented as Hau nodded in agreement. Despite being older than the younger brother, the Kahuna's grandson couldn't help but see how strong the battle was going for both sides.
"It's like they're both trying their hardest to win..." Hau commented as Buizel managed to hit Cutiefly with an Ice Beam attack this time! Cutiefly was blown backwards as she struggled to keep flying in the air.
"Oh no! Cutiefly!" Camilla exclaimed as she glanced at Kaito and Buizel.
"Those two... They've somehow managed to counter every moves that Cutiefly made! Even with Psychic, they immediately found a way to distract Cutiefly to prevent her from using Psychic to her fullest!" Camilla thought as she was ready to make the next move.
But before she was about to, a tingling sensation came to her mind as she widened her eyes in surprise.
Kaito noticed her stopping for a moment as he frowned with the expression she was giving off.
"What's wrong? Are you planning to continue on or not?" Kaito asked, causing Camilla to blink before she shook her head as she quickly returned Cutiefly back into her Pokéball, causing the others to watch her in surprise.
"Sis! Where are you going? The battle's not over yet!" Austin called out as Camilla continued to run back to the house and out. Concerned of what was going on, Kaito looked at Buizel, who nodded in understanding.
With the two of them agreeing, they began to follow after Camilla, with Rockruff at their side. The Puppy Pokémon seemingly knew what was also wrong as he joined his two friends to follow where the "Queen of the Waves" was going.
"Huh!? Kaito, hey!" Hau called out as he was the first to run after the Alola boy. Lana followed with Popplio at her side as Austin watched with widened eyes in both surprise and confusion.
"W-What's going on? Where's everybody going!?" Austin called out, only to get no response as all the Trainers were already out of the battlefield and out of the house. Comfey floated over the young boy's head as Austin frowned.
"Sis... Please be okay when you come back." Austin prayed as Comfey gave a soft coo, trying to comfort the younger brother. The younger brother of Camilla responded by softly embracing the Fairy Type that was trying to comfort him.
Meanwhile...
Kaito was running around, trying to go after Camilla, who had suddenly abandoned their battle. As he ran around with Buizel and Rockruff at his side, the Alola boy stopped, looking around. There were many people with their shops still open.
Even the Pokémon Center looked to be still open with many Trainers heading in and out. But there was no sight of the "Queen of the Waves" around. It's as if, she took off in light speed somehow, without allowing herself to be seen or chased.
"Where did she go...? She couldn't have gone out too far..." Kaito grunted as Buizel searched around carefully, while Rockruff tried to sniff out Camilla's scent. At spotting the scent, the Puppy Pokémon gave a small bark to his friends.
"Ruff! Rockruff!" Rockruff barked, catching both Kaito and Buizel's attention.
"You found her scent? Great! Lead the way, Rockruff!" Kaito called out.
"Bu bui!" Buizel exclaimed, encouraging his Rock Type friend to help out with the search. Nodding at their encouragement, the Puppy Pokémon followed the scent with his noise, while Kaito and Buizel followed the little Rock Type.
As Rockruff continued to track Camilla by her scent, the trail ended cold in the docks, causing the Rock Type to whine in discouragement, realizing that he has lost the person that Kaito and the others were searching for.
"You lost her scent?" Kaito asked, causing Rockruff to give a small whine. The Alola boy frowned before he looked around to see Camilla nowhere in sight. All that he was seeing were the docks filled with boats and nothing more.
"Where could she have gone? If she's here, then why did she come here in the first place?" Kaito started to ask himself bitterly. Before he could speak or think anymore, the Sea Gauntlet on Kaito's arm began to glow a little!
"Huh? The Sea Gauntlet... It's..." Kaito started to say, as his two Pokémon turned to him in surprise.
"Bui?"
"Ruff?"
The two Pokémon gazed at the Sea Gauntlet curiously as the Alola boy moved around to where the docks were. As he started walking with his two Pokémon at his side, the Gauntlet began to glow even brighter, causing Kaito to narrow his eyes.
"Something over there? Ah..." Kaito started to ask before he noticed a light up ahead. Running to where it was, the Alola boy stopped for a moment to take a peek at what the Gauntlet had led him to.
Buizel and Rockruff also took a peek of what their human brother was seeing right now. But as they took a look on what they were looking at, the three of them all widened their eyes in surprise!
Up ahead was a trawler that seemed to belong to some sort of fishermen. But on the trawler was a giant fishing net that had something, no... someone trapped inside! And it wasn't just one, but three!
They looked like kids, but they looked different from other people. The Alola boy knew he didn't have to think about it as he didn't see legs, but fish tails instead.
"No way... Are those... merpeople? But how...?" Kaito breathed out in disbelief. Buizel and Rockruff also stared in disbelief as they couldn't believe what they were seeing. Out of all the beings that they've seen, seeing merpeople was the first time for them.
Even Buizel was witnessing merchildren for the first time as part of the merpeople beings.
But realizing the situation that the merchildren were in, the Alola boy shook his head and turned to his two Pokémon for some assistance.
"Wait... This isn't the time to be shocked. Those merpeople over there are kids, right? And they even look younger than I am... Buizel. Rockruff... You guys ready to lend me a hand here?" Kaito asked, earning nods from his two determined friends.
"Bu!"
"Ruff!"
With the three making their agreement together, they all headed carefully to where the trawler was. The merchildren were still stiff scared for what happened hours ago as they didn't like it at all.
"Takumi... What's going to happen to us again...?" Nagisa asked in a shaky tone, causing Takumi to frown as he shivered at the thought of what might happen to them.
"It's better if you didn't think about it or ask, Nagisa... Face it. We'll never go home this way... Not as long as we're trapped here like some... helpless Magikarp!" Takumi grunted as he tried to find a way to free himself and the others from the net.
"But what can we do? The humans we saw a few hours ago made this net very strong... Breaking out of it won't be easy. It'll take forever for us to get free from this..." Nami reminded, until someone else joined in with their conversation.
"Then I guess I'll have to find a way to get you three out of this mess." Kaito spoke out seriously. The merchildren all flinched at whoever joined them as they hesitantly turned to see Kaito standing over them with Buizel and Rockruff at his side!
"H-Huh...!?" Takumi stuttered as he couldn't believe his eyes.
"Y-You're...!" Nami started to say, catching Kaito's attention as he held onto the net.
"It's you! The lost Prince! It's really you! You're here!" Nagisa exclaimed brightly, tears welling up in his eyes in joy. At the merboy calling him that, the Alola boy blinked in surprise, the same going for both Buizel and Rockruff.
"W-What...?" That was all Kaito could say when Nagisa called him the Prince. Even his two Pokémon were a little startled for what the turquoise tail merboy said to their human brother. But before Kaito could ask Nagisa on what he meant, angry voices yelled at him.
"Hey, kid!? What do you think you're doing!?" A familiar voice snapped, catching Kaito by surprise as he turned to see the two men glaring at him angrily.
"Ah...! It's those humans again!" Nami shrieked, causing Kaito to blink in realization as he glared at the men.
"So you're the creeps that dragged these kids out of their home?" Kaito asked sternly. Buizel and Rockruff glared at the men, as they were ready to fight.
"Yeah? What of it? Merpeople like those kids over there are big fortunes for us! Once we reveal them to the public in the black market... we'll be rich! Now those people will believe that the mythical Alolan Sea Kingdom isn't a story, but a real thing!" The first man exclaimed arrogantly.
"Idiot!" The second man snapped as he elbowed his comrade to keep his mouth from going off again.
"GRGH!" The first man grunted as he held his stomach in pain, before the second man glared back at the Alola boy.
"Here's the deal, kid. You stay away from this place and forget about this, and we'll just let you go. Nothing more, got it?" The second man asked dangerously. Unfazed by the intimidation the man was giving off, the Alola boy shook his head in disbelief.
"You actually believe that I'll let you creeps do this? They may be merpeople, but look closely! They're just kids, just like how I am!" Kaito retorted, before the first man interrupted him as he recovered from the blow his comrade had given him.
"S-So what!? People with fish tails instead of legs are nothing but freaks! Freaks that will get us rich!" The first man sneered, causing Kaito to grit his teeth in annoyance. Even Buizel and Rockruff were getting annoyed just by the words the first man was giving off.
"Y-Your Highness...?" Takumi asked silently, only for Kaito to ignore the young merboy as he got ready.
"You creeps will be sorry you ever started this... Buizel! Rockruff! Now!" Kaito called out, causing the Sea Weasel and Puppy Pokémon to nod as they both got in front of Kaito to begin something, something that made the two men confused.
"What the heck are you trying to do, kid? Fight us? You must be out of your mind if you think you can beat the both of us!" The first man sneered as he and his comrade took out their Pokéballs to fight against the kid that began to oppose them.
"Hypno, take 'em down!"
"Krokorok, it's feeding time."
Two evolved Pokémon cried out their names at being sent out as they got ready to face their opponents! Buizel and Rockruff just growled back as they were ready to fight.
"Hypno, use Hypnosis!"
"Krokorok, use Crunch!"
The Psychic Type was ready to put its opponents to sleep while the Ground-Dark Type was ready to give its opponents some intense pain with his large jaws! But the Alola boy was more than ready to take them on and counter them.
"Don't get ahead of yourself! Buizel, Ice Beam! Rockruff, use Rock Slide!" Kaito called out.
Leaping in the air, the Sea Weasel Pokémon shot ice to counter Hypno, as the Ice Type attack knocked the evolved Psychic Type back! The same went for Krokorok as boulders from Rockruff howling smashed onto the Desert Croc Pokémon!
The two Pokémon groaned in pain, much to the men's panic as they quickly returned their defeated Pokémon to their Pokéballs before they glared at the kid that easily defeated them with one shot each!
"I can't believe it! This kid actually took us down!?" The first man snapped as the second man scoffed.
"Tch... I can't believe I'm saying this, but we need to get out of here now! Forget our catch!" The second man ordered, only for something to get in their way.
"You're not going anywhere anymore." A girl called out, catching everyone, including the merchildren by surprise.
"Wait, what!?" The first man exclaimed as something began to lift him in the air! The second man was lifted as well, as they both began to panic on what was happening to them right now.
"W-What is the meaning of this!? What's going on!?" The second man demanded angrily.
Kaito blinked, as did his two Pokémon as they looked to see... it was Camilla! She had Fomantis and Cutiefly out, with the Bee Fly Pokémon using Psychic to lift the two men up in the air to prevent them from escaping.
"Camilla!?" Kaito exclaimed as Camilla sighed in relief.
"Looks like I got here just in time... To think there were black market people here..." Camilla sighed as the Alola boy frowned.
"Where...?" Kaito started to ask, only for the "Queen of the Waves" to shake her head and remind the Alola boy of what they need to do first before questions can be asked.
"I'll explain later. First, we need to deal with these creeps and get those kids out of that net. Cutiefly? Use String Shot!" Camilla called out. Cutiefly buzzed in response before she shot the sticky string to bound the men together!
"What the!? Oh, that's just great!" The first man snapped as he and his comrade were stuck together, with the string keeping them tight.
Once the criminals were bound, the two Trainers ran back to the trawler where the merchildren were still stuck in the net as they trembled at the sight of seeing someone else besides Kaito getting closer to them.
"W-Who are you...? Are you... going to hurt us?" Nami asked frightfully.
Camilla shook her head in response, giving the trio a small smile before she reassured the kids that she is nothing like the humans that got them trapped like this in the first place.
"No... I'm not. This isn't the first time that I had to save merchildren like this, you know?" Camilla asked with a small wink, catching the Alola boy's attention as she indicated that this wasn't the first that she saw the merpeople species.
"What are you and the Prince going to do to us, then?" Nagisa asked, causing Kaito to frown at the turquoise tail merboy.
"We're not going to do anything bad to the three of you. And why do you keep calling me Prince?" Kaito asked as he tried to find a weak spot of the net as Rockruff tried to bite through it, with Buizel pulling the net.
Camilla listened as Takumi explained, his fish tail flickering a little.
"Well... When Nagisa pointed out that you could be our lost Prince, we went after you... You look exactly like the Prince, and you even have that Sea Gauntlet with you! Not to mention the birthmarks you have on your face... That's how the King described you as his own son..." Takumi explained nervously.
Kaito could only widen his eyes in surprise as he began to feel a little more conflicted of what he heard from the young merboy just now as he shook his head, until Camilla snapped him out of his thoughts.
"Thoughts can come later. Focus on cutting this net now! Fomantis, Razor Leaf!" Camilla called out. Using her scythe-like arms, Fomantis shot sharp leaves, which made some damage to the net, only for it to the net to stay strong.
"This net is even stronger..." Camilla whispered as Kaito tried this time.
"Rockruff, try using Crunch on the net." Kaito called out reluctantly. Barking in affirmation, the Puppy Pokémon used his fangs to try and bite through the net as the merchildren watched to see Rockruff attempt to cut through.
As the Crunch was doing its work, the "Queen of the Waves" noticed something from the net as she called to Fomantis once more.
"One more time, Fomantis! Use Razor Leaf!" Camilla called out. Once again, the Grass Type threw sharp leaves, which finally managed to slice through the net and allow the merchildren to be free from their tight prison.
"We're free!" Nagisa exclaimed, a grin rising up on his face.
"T-Thank you... your Highness. And...?" Nami started to thank the two before she turned to Camilla, who blinked before she introduced herself.
"Oh... Camilla's my name. And you're welcome!" Camilla said softly, earning a thankful nod from the mergirl as she dove back underwater with Nagisa at her side. For Takumi, he glanced at both Kaito and Camilla, noticing the Sea Gauntlet and necklace that were on the two.
"Huh..." was all Takumi said before he joined his two friends underwater to head back to their home. Once they were gone out of sight, the Alola boy sighed before he scratched the back of his head.
"So they were the reasons why you ditched our battle?" Kaito asked, causing Camilla to nod sheepishly before she made an apology.
"Yes... I'm sorry for running off like that without warning." Camilla said apologetically, causing the Alola boy to nod in understanding before he turned back to where the merchildren had disappeared off to underwater before he raised a question.
"What should we tell the others? You left them quite surprised when you ran off like that." Kaito asked, causing Camilla to shake her head before she answered back.
"Nothing... If we tell them about the merchildren that we saved, then it might cause an uproar even if your friends are trustworthy..." Camilla said, before the Alola boy raised another question to the "Queen of the Waves".
"That being said... Where were you when you suddenly ran off? If you sensed them here, then you would've already been able to break those three free from the fishing net they were trapped in." Kaito asked, his tone getting stern as Camilla frowned.
"That's... Well... I... can't explain it right now. I'll explain later when there's a good time for that. Right now, it doesn't seem to be right, especially with how late it is and how dark it's getting." Camilla reminded, causing the Alola boy to raise an eyebrow before he sighed.
Buizel and Rockruff looked up at their human brother as the Alola boy looked at the "Queen of the Waves".
"Okay then... When?" Kaito asked, causing Camilla to give a proper answer this time.
"I'll explain soon. I don't know when but it'll be soon. Until that time comes, I hope you can be a little more patient." Camilla said softly, causing Kaito to frown before he sighed, reluctantly accepting the answer he was forced to take.
"All right... Fine." Kaito grumbled, earning a grateful smile from the "Queen of the Waves".
The night went on as Kaito and Camilla managed to reunite back with Hau and Lana, with the Alola boy explaining that he found her at the docks, in the same location as he was, with Camilla making an excuse like when she wanted to see the moon with her own eyes.
At first, the two were a little suspicious, with Lana being suspicious the most. But eventually, the two accepted their answers as they all made their way back to the Summers' home.
While the four Trainers made it back to the house, neither Kaito or Camilla knew that what happened tonight was just the beginning of what was about to happen to them someday later in the future when the time comes.
To be continued...
Kaito's Team:
Buizel (M): (Ice Beam, Agility, Rain Dance, Aqua Jet)
Rockruff (M): (Crunch, Sand Attack, Rock Slide, Howl)
Next chapters:
Chapter 23: A Full-Powered Pokémon Festival!
Chapter 24: The Tournament Gets Big! Go, Z-Move!
Chapter 25: The Pancake Race Preparation
Chapter 26: The Pancake Race is a Blast!
Chapter 27: Getting to Know You, Vulpix!
Next chapter preview:
Ash: A Pokémon Battle Festival? You mean, there's a festival going on around Iki Town soon?
Hau: Right! Tutu announced it and said that anyone is welcome to try as long as they don't cause any mischief!
Kiawe: If that's the case, then I should enter! With Turtonator by my side, I'm sure we'll be able to win against anyone!
Kaito: Aren't you getting ahead of yourself? There could be plenty of strong opponents to battle against...
Camilla: This tournament... I guarantee it... I will win it, and prove to you guys how much strong I am...
Kaito: Look who's confident... Maybe in this small competition, I'll be able to see the true you and the way you really battle...
Events that occurred:
- Hau challenges Camilla to a battle, but loses
- Kaito challenges Camilla to a battle, only for their battle to be interrupted
- Kaito sees merpeople for the first time
- Camilla's necklace is revealed to be similar with Kaito's Sea Gauntlet