"Then I'll leave the crystal to you."
Su Hao solemnly entrusted the hexagonal crystal to Xerneas.
Xerneas, already in Active Mode, gave a slight nod. Multicolored light lit up its antlers as it put the crystal away.
With the main task done, and since it was rare for him to visit Viridian Forest, Su Hao did not leave immediately.
Aside from giving Diancie and Xerneas, mother and daughter, some time alone together, he also intended to rest for a day and ease the tension that had built up recently.
Since he did not know whether the format would be six-on-six, Su Hao had brought all the Pokémon on his team before leaving Aokigahara Forest. There was no need to rush back.
The moment they left their Poké Balls, even Naganadel, the newest member of the team, seemed far more familiar with Viridian Forest. It flew off to play with the friends it had met here some time ago—
A group of Beedrill.
Incineroar, Milotic, and the others also easily found their own places. Those who wanted to play went off to play, while those who wanted to keep competing internally continued doing so.
Only Metagross was still helping Mewtwo.
Meanwhile, in order to give Xerneas and Diancie some private time, the heavy responsibility of looking after Little Y could only fall onto Su Hao's shoulders.
Fortunately, Little Y was an easy bird to handle—easier than Little Lugia, even.
Thanks to the Articunos' doting, Little Lugia could occasionally be quite difficult to fool.
Little Y, on the other hand, could spend an entire day happily batting around a volleyball Su Hao prepared for it.
If Su Hao played frisbee with it, it would happily leap into his arms to act cute and snuggle up to him.
It was hard to imagine