"Wow…so this is Watarai!" Oshawott said with awe as he looked around the town before seeing a cafe as he happily ran in.

Oshawott's eyes were alight as he tried a few pancakes with happiness as a few citizens took their picture with the sea otter.

Oshawott was soon seen walking out of the cafe with a full belly before eyeing the nearby river.

"Oh my…the Miya River!" Oshawott said as he went running to the river before jumping in. Oshawott carefreely swam down the river on his back before bumping into something before looking to see two Marill before him. "Hi."

"Hi!" they both said cheerfully.

"Oh uh…hi. Going…my way?" Oshawott asked as the two Marill nodded as they swam about the river with him. "Ah…its always nice to swim with friends." he sighed before looking off to a shrine. "Hey uh…what's that?"

"That is Kugutsuhime jinja. One of the sessha throughout Mie. Connected to Amaterasu." one of the Marill said.

"Ama…terasu? As in the sun goddess?!" Oshawott said in surprise.

"Yes. She actually has a shrine here in Mie Prefecture." the other Marill said. "Somewhere in Ise."

"I'll have to check it out when I get there." Oshawott said as they saw the shrine glow a bit before a large doll like Pokemon with many eyes emerged. "Whoa…a Claydol."

"Ah…so we meet one of the many heroes of Japan." Claydol spoke.

"Uh…yeah…that's me. So…if I continue my adventure…will I meet Amaterasu?" Oshawott asked.

"In due time. But there is more to our prefecture than meets the eye. All you must do is explore it. As for myself, I would like to enlist myself into your army…should the need to defend this country that has given me kindness ever need defending once more." Claydol said.

"Of course. We'd be more than happy to have you." Oshawott smiled as he looked on. "Amaterasu…if I can meet her…could I…become even stronger?" he pondered with glee.