"What!?"
"You mean a little Rayquaza is following you around?"
"And it's even a Shiny Rayquaza?!"
On the other end of the phone, Professor Oak's voice instantly shot upward as he became wildly excited.
A major discovery.
This was absolutely a massive discovery!
Although he already knew that Legendary Pokémon like Articuno had species groups—
He had personally beaten up quite a few before—
But what was Articuno compared to Rayquaza?!
Sure, they were both Legendary Pokémon, but the gap between them was practically heaven and earth.
There was absolutely no comparison.
And now—
Chen Shi was telling him that Rayquaza actually had a species group.
That there was more than one in existence.
And one of them was currently staying beside his student.
How could Professor Oak not be excited?
"Xiao Shi… this really isn't the kind of thing you joke about…"
"Professor, come on now."
"What's the point of lying to you about something like this?"
As he spoke, Chen Shi lightly tapped the Poké Ball hanging from his waist.
After eating a huge meal earlier, little Rayquaza was currently sleeping soundly inside the Poké Ball.
Professor Oak forcefully suppressed his excitement before hesitantly asking:
"Well… Xiao Shi…"
"Could the professor discuss something with you?"
A knowing smile appeared on Chen Shi's face.
If he guessed correctly, Professor Oak probably wanted to borrow little Rayquaza for research purposes.
Honestly, Chen Shi really wanted to agree.
Professor Oak had treated him incredibly well.
The old man had given him countless valuable resources and always protected him openly.
Back when Chen Shi asked to borrow Dragonite, Professor Oak didn't even ask for a reason before agreeing immediately.
As the saying goes—
A drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring of gratitude.
And Professor Oak had done far more than that for him.
However…
Little Rayquaza wasn't like Dreepy and the others.
If he phrased it nicely, Chen Shi had "captured" Rayquaza.
But if he phrased it honestly—
He was basically just little Rayquaza's long-term meal ticket.
So this kind of decision absolutely needed the Pokémon's consent first.
Thinking of this, Chen Shi immediately told Professor Oak to wait a moment before checking that nobody was nearby.
Then he released little Rayquaza from its Poké Ball.
"What is it, Old Chen?"
Little Rayquaza still looked half-asleep.
Hearing himself called "Old Chen," Chen Shi's mouth twitched involuntarily.
When exactly had this little brat learned bad habits from Steven already?
Still, now wasn't the time to focus on that.
Chen Shi softly explained:
"I want you to stay at my professor's laboratory for a short while."
"You were just born, so I want him to give you a full physical examination."
"When the time comes, cooperate with him properly, alright?"
Little Rayquaza originally wanted to refuse.
But after hearing the second half of the sentence, it hesitated.
"There's lots of delicious food over there too."
"You only need to cooperate with a few examinations. It won't be troublesome."
The moment it heard the words "delicious food," little Rayquaza swallowed unconsciously.
But when it thought about temporarily leaving Chen Shi's side, it immediately became conflicted again.
Chen Shi continued persuading it.
"Don't worry."
"It won't take long."
"Probably only a few days."
"Only a few days?"
Little Rayquaza thought for a moment before ultimately failing to resist the temptation of food.
"…Fine then."
A smile appeared on Chen Shi's face.
"Good."
"I'll return you to your Poké Ball and send you directly to my professor."
"When you get there, if you see an old man, don't attack him."
"Listen to what he says, got it?"
"Yeah, yeah, I got it, Old Chen."
"Stop talking already!"
Now that it had already made its decision, little Rayquaza had become somewhat impatient instead.
It even started urging Chen Shi to hurry up.
"Alright then."
Chen Shi found it rather amusing.
He recalled little Rayquaza back into its Poké Ball before speaking into the phone again:
"Professor, I know exactly what you want to say."
"You want to borrow Rayquaza, right?"
"Ahem…"
"As expected of my student. You really do understand me well!"
Professor Oak coughed awkwardly before laughing happily.
"Don't worry, I won't borrow it for long."
"One or two days is enough."
"I mainly just want to record Rayquaza's data and related information. What do you think?"
Chen Shi agreed immediately.
"Sure, no problem."
"I already discussed it with little Rayquaza just now."
"I'll send it over immediately."
As he spoke, Chen Shi directly placed little Rayquaza's Poké Ball into the transfer machine.
After selecting the destination, he immediately pressed the start button.
Professor Oak was honestly stunned by how readily Chen Shi agreed.
Before he even fully reacted, the transfer machine beside him suddenly activated.
A Poké Ball appeared on top of it.
"Alright, Professor."
"I've already sent Rayquaza over."
"Ah—good, good, good!"
Professor Oak finally snapped back to reality and became overjoyed.
Chen Shi quickly reminded him:
"Professor, little Rayquaza just hatched, so its appetite is huge."
"You'll need to prepare lots of Dragon-type Pokéblocks."
"And make sure they're spicy."
"I see. Understood."
Naturally, Professor Oak readily agreed to such a small request.
Even though he constantly fed instant noodles to his grandson at home, the Pokéblocks he prepared for Pokémon were always top quality.
Afterward, Chen Shi chatted with Professor Oak a little longer about tomorrow's trip to Kalos to meet Professor Sycamore.
Professor Oak strongly supported the idea.
"Young people should travel around and see more of the world."
"Although Sycamore is young, his knowledge is incredibly extensive."
"It'll be good for you to exchange ideas with him."
After chatting a bit longer, Professor Oak hurriedly ended the call.
Right now, little Rayquaza had become his absolute top priority.
Chen Shi helplessly shrugged before walking out of the Pokémon Center.
Because of the earlier tsunami incident, Sootopolis City still looked somewhat chaotic.
The streets were filled with hurried pedestrians everywhere.
Chen Shi pulled his mask slightly higher and slowly walked toward the hotel.
Truthfully, he had wanted to visit Kalos for a very long time already.
Because the mysteries over there were just as significant.
According to Mew, three thousand years ago, Xerneas and Yveltal fought a massive battle.
And the battle had been incredibly intense.
Yet strangely—
Zygarde, the God of Order, never appeared to stop them.
Then afterward, Fairy-type energy vanished from the world entirely.
Chen Shi still believed that although Xerneas might have been connected to the disappearance of Fairy-type energy, it definitely wasn't the primary reason.
After all, Xerneas was powerful, yes—
But saying its slumber alone caused all Fairy-type energy across the world to disappear?
Chen Shi simply didn't believe that.
There had to be something deeper hidden behind it all.
The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became.
"Damn it, how did I forget to ask about that earlier?"
"If I'd remembered sooner, I could've asked Rayquaza directly."
Back then, he had only focused on asking which Legendary Pokémon were strongest, along with matters regarding the World Tree and Mew.
He completely forgot about the Fairy-type mystery.
"Wait…"
"Something feels off…"
Chen Shi suddenly stopped walking.
Then he looked down at the Jirachi in his arms before sensing carefully.
Mm.
Victini was still on his left shoulder as well, just invisible.
Then he subconsciously checked his right shoulder—
And instantly realized what felt wrong.
"Holy crap—"
"WHERE'S MY EEVEE?!"
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