Why Surrender Before We Have Even Fought to the Death, Your Majesty?

Marshadow poked its head out from the shadows, bringing along Carbink, which had been tightly bound by the shadow tentacles it controlled. It nodded slightly. "That was what I had in mind too."

Even while restrained, Carbink struggled with all its might.

Heavens have mercy—back then, while trying to evade that high-speed flying Bug-type, it had somehow been engulfed by that suddenly surging hateful energy. Like it had lost its mind, it fought that giant centipede and was then beaten senseless by some tiny Pokémon that had appeared out of nowhere.

When it regained consciousness, those four Pokémon and that hateful little black dwarf were right in front of it. But no matter what, it, Carbink, would not utter a single word. Even if subjected to the ultimate humiliation, it, Carbink, would not provide any information!

Its loyalty to the Queen could be witnessed by the sun and moon!

Then Su Hao and Marshadow exchanged a glance. Su Hao took the first Poké Ball from his waist and pressed its button. Diancie, radiating brilliant light, appeared before Carbink.

Diancie curiously observed Carbink. Come to think of it, she had rarely seen members of her own kind before, and apparently this one was connected to Queen Diancie.

Carbink could no longer hold back and blurted out in shock, "Wululu!?" (Your Majesty the Queen!?)

We were about to fight to the death—why had Your Majesty surrendered first?

Her Majesty the Queen had just emerged from the Poké Ball held by that human-looking fellow, hadn't she?

For a moment, Carbink felt as though the sky were collapsing.

However, Carbink had only mistaken Diancie for Her Majesty the Queen at first glance. Once Diancie began moving about and talking with the humans and the little black dwarf, her completely different aura from Her Majesty's