Inside the hotel, Chen Shi hurriedly found Cynthia.
"Have you seen my Eevee anywhere?"
When Chen Shi left with Rayquaza earlier, he clearly remembered that little troublemaker had been hiding behind Cynthia the entire time because it was afraid Rayquaza would settle accounts with it afterward.
But after returning, Chen Shi had been too busy showing off.
He completely forgot about Mew.
Only now did he suddenly realize—
Mew was missing!
Cynthia froze briefly before turning around.
Inside her room, an Eevee was currently lying comfortably on the sofa while rubbing its round, swollen belly.
Just from the size of its stomach alone, it was obvious the little thing had eaten an absurd amount while following Cynthia around.
The moment it heard Chen Shi's voice, Eevee lazily raised a tiny paw and casually greeted him.
Chen Shi: "..."
Cynthia laughed softly.
"After we came back, this Eevee dragged me around looking for ice cream shops."
"Then it spent an entire hour eating ice cream."
"The poor shop owner's hands nearly cramped from making so much."
Hearing that, Chen Shi's face instantly darkened.
Good lord.
An entire hour?!
"Come in first."
As she spoke, Cynthia stepped aside naturally and gestured for Chen Shi to enter.
Chen Shi coughed awkwardly twice before nodding slightly.
After entering the room, he discovered that because the room was large enough, all of Cynthia's Pokémon were currently inside as well.
When they saw Chen Shi, they naturally greeted him.
Chen Shi responded to each of them before sitting down directly beside Mew and gritting his teeth.
"You've really been living comfortably, huh?"
"Eating ice cream for an entire hour!"
Mew yawned lazily before grinning smugly.
[So what if I ate for an hour?]
[It's not like you were the one paying anyway. Why do you care how much I eat?]
Just as Chen Shi was about to continue arguing, Cynthia naturally sat down beside him and wrapped herself around his arm.
"Where exactly did you find this Eevee?"
"And why was it suddenly able to evolve earlier…"
"No, that probably can't even be called evolution."
"Why could it suddenly become a Glaceon and then transform back again?"
Cynthia was genuinely curious about this question.
Based on all the information she knew, the only Pokémon with transformation abilities like this were Ditto and Zoroark.
But even when Ditto transformed, its eyes stayed the same. It always retained those distinctive little dot-eyes.
As for Zoroark…
It clearly didn't resemble one either.
And most importantly—
This Eevee's strength was terrifying.
Freezing an entire sea with a single thought?
That level of power completely exceeded Cynthia's understanding.
Even Legendary-tier Pokémon shouldn't be capable of that.
Chen Shi hesitated briefly before quietly asking:
"Have you heard of Mew?"
"Mew?"
Cynthia silently repeated the name before suddenly realizing something.
Her pupils instantly contracted.
"You mean…"
Chen Shi nodded slightly.
"That's right."
"It's Mew."
"But Mew is extremely special."
"Not only is there a dark organization constantly searching for it, but Mew itself is also an incredibly important existence to this world."
"So after learning this, I hope you absolutely won't tell anyone."
"Otherwise, it could cause enormous trouble."
Chen Shi spoke very seriously.
This wasn't a joke.
Originally, he already didn't want to expose Mew's existence.
And after learning more about the World Tree and Mew's importance from Rayquaza earlier—
He became even less willing to reveal it.
But now the person asking was Cynthia.
And they were speaking privately.
So Chen Shi ultimately chose not to hide it from her.
Still, he specifically warned her not to spread the information.
"I understand."
Cynthia nodded solemnly.
Even from Chen Shi's brief explanation alone, she could already tell that Mew's existence was even more extraordinary than she originally imagined.
Then Cynthia directly changed the topic.
"Why did you agree so quickly to go to Kalos with Diantha?"
"That doesn't match your personality at all."
"Normally at a time like this, you'd already be shouting about going home to sleep."
Chen Shi froze briefly before speaking in an aggrieved tone.
"What do you mean it doesn't match my personality?"
"And when have I ever been as lazy as you're making me sound?"
"That's slander!"
Cynthia simply stared at him with an amused smile without saying anything.
"Alright, alright…"
"Originally, I really did plan on going home to sleep."
"But Professor Sycamore invited me online before, so I can't exactly refuse him again this time, right?"
Chen Shi looked completely defeated.
"Is that really the only reason?" Cynthia clearly didn't believe him.
After all, Professor Rowan from Sinnoh had also wanted to communicate with Chen Shi for a long time.
So why wasn't Chen Shi going to Sinnoh?
Why specifically Kalos?
Chen Shi pondered for two seconds before finally answering:
"Kalos has many mysteries."
"According to what I know, the reason Fairy-type energy disappeared is connected to that region."
"And also…"
"Even though Hoenn is technically the birthplace of Mega Evolution, Kalos possesses an enormous number of Mega Stones."
"Last time, Professor Sycamore spoke with me privately and mentioned that several ancient ruins were discovered there."
"And inside those ruins are murals depicting Mega-Evolved Pokémon."
"I see…"
After hearing the explanation, Cynthia suddenly understood.
No wonder Chen Shi agreed so readily when Diantha invited him to Kalos.
So it was connected to Fairy-types and Mega Evolution.
Still—
The disappearance of Fairy-type energy was connected to Kalos?
And there were ancient ruins containing murals of Mega-Evolved Pokémon?
Those pieces of information instantly ignited Cynthia's curiosity.
Cynthia herself loved mythology and historical research.
Originally, the only reason she planned to accompany Chen Shi to Kalos was because of Diantha.
But now—
She genuinely wanted to go herself.
She had a strange feeling that this trip to Kalos would absolutely exceed her expectations.
"I think Steven was right."
"Sometimes, following you around really does make life more exciting."
Cynthia suddenly remembered Steven's earlier words and smiled.
Chen Shi rolled his eyes.
"There's no way it's that exaggerated."
"You're making it sound like I have some kind of special constitution."
Cynthia said nothing.
She simply glanced at Mew, Victini, and Jirachi before looking at him meaningfully.
Chen Shi: "..."
"These are all accidents! They don't count!"
"I met Mew during Professor Oak's summer camp."
"I got little V during the World Championships."
"I bought Jirachi at an auction."
"And Rayquaza was…"
The more Chen Shi spoke, the quieter his voice became.
His confidence visibly crumbled away.
Cynthia could barely suppress the smile on her lips anymore.
At that moment, Chen Shi suddenly realized something terrifying.
Holy crap.
When you really think about it…
…this actually does feel ridiculously coincidental.
One thing after another after another—
None of it was easy to explain.
Could it be…
…that he really did have some kind of special constitution?
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