"Chirp?"
Almost unable to believe it, Su Hao, who had been about to step closer for a better look after hearing that cry, nearly lost his footing and staggered.
Diancie's eyes widened. Had that chick-like sound just come from Yveltal, whose body was larger than even Xerneas's and whose wingspan was longer than their leader Hisuian Braviary's?
Celebi wanted to laugh, wanted to mock it mercilessly.
But it did not dare.
Simply sharing the same space as the God of Death made Celebi feel like a sheep locked in a cage with a tiger. Either way, it was doomed.
How could Celebi dare make any noise and let Little Y notice its existence?
Even if Little Y currently looked completely harmless.
Watching Yveltal obediently tuck in its wings and remain where it was, wearing an expression entirely at odds with its imposing appearance, Xerneas finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed Little Y had returned.
Thinking of this, Xerneas turned toward Celebi and gently reminded it, "It's fine now. You can withdraw your power."
"If it weren't for the Life Energy you condensed for Little Y, even if there were a hundred Celebi placed before it, it would not actively plunder Life Energy anymore."
Xerneas recalled the scene from long ago, when the First Generation Queen Diancie had fed Little Y Life Energy, and a trace of amusement entered its voice.
Since Xerneas had said so, Celebi, who felt as though it were sharing a room with a ferocious beast... a ferocious bird, dismantled the Time-Space Prison at the fastest speed of its life.
Immediately afterward, Celebi flew into the sky, stirring ripples of Time Ripple. After leaving behind the words, "I suddenly need to use the bathroom," it fled without a trace, traveling to some unknown timeline...
Celebi's