Link would have blushed if he could tell what Ritsu was thinking; he was no saint, after all, just someone who had met many people in many different places. However, his thoughts were focused on getting to the staircase and on the next floor, and it didn't take long until they were off the ground level.

Looking around, Link discovered that the upper levels were much the same. Wooden flooring and structures, scattered wild pokémon...but the monks up here seemed more focused, and when one of them saw Link and Ritsu, he walked over with his face in a hard, set line. He seemed to want a battle.