White Steed in the Wind and Snow, Glastrier!

Jing He, you really dared to shout that.

Jing He's cheek twitched.

Bang!

The Wooden Crown that had just risen into the air seemed to lose the power supporting it and fell back down.

Jing He: "."

No, Calyrex was already supposed to be weak, which was why even its phantom looked so blurry. Could Volkner's remark have knocked it unconscious?

The Old Village Chief rubbed at the corner of his eye, looked at the tranquil statue before him, shook his head, and laughed at himself.

"I'm getting old. I'm even seeing things now."

Then he said to Jing He and Volkner:

"You two, this old man's house is the first one around the corner ahead. I'll head back and tidy the place up first."

With that, he took Darmanitan and left.

Jing He and Volkner remained standing before the decayed statue. Volkner rubbed his eyes too. "Was that... a hallucination?"

How had he suddenly seen a huge Flower Head?

He was probably hungry.

That was what Volkner thought.

But just as Volkner finished rubbing his eyes, he saw the fallen Wooden Crown float up again. It seemed Calyrex had gathered what little strength it had left once more.

Amid the hazy blur, the vague silhouette of the Pokémon with a huge green bud atop its head appeared again.

Beneath that massive bud was a petite, slender body like a rabbit's. Its pair of blue eyes, filled with both majesty and exhaustion, narrowed as it pressed its lips together.

Behind it was a pair of wings resembling a cape. Beneath its grayish-white body were long, pure-white legs that looked rather incongruous, creating a stark contrast with the huge crown atop its head.

Calyrex!

The king of ancient Galar, known as the "Abundant Shrine" and the "King of Bountiful Harvests," now