"Sorry, Mr. Palmer, and all the Battle Frontier Heads, but I'm afraid... my Head challenge will have to be postponed." Xia Yan spoke apologetically to the five Battle Frontier Heads.
"Postponed?" Palmer frowned.
What was that supposed to mean?
So he was the only one who had gotten beaten up in the end?
But then he looked toward the savage rift, as well as Giratina's form revealed within it.
He still nodded and said,
"Fine. But how long will it be postponed?"
Xia Yan looked up and pulled the brim of his hat down slightly.
"Possibly... indefinitely."
Palmer: ???
"Is this about it?"
After confirming that Giratina had no intention of coming out, Cynthia turned to Xia Yan and asked tentatively.
Her expression was grave.
Back on Mt. Coronet, others might not have known what Xia Yan had discussed with that group of Legendary Pokémon.
But Cynthia, who was deeply familiar with Sinnoh Region's myths and legends, had more or less guessed something.
Xia Yan glanced at the beautiful woman's solemn face and grinned. "Yes."
Seeing the smile on Xia Yan's face, Cynthia's thoughts stirred.
"You'd already guessed this would happen, so you have a way to deal with it, don't you?"
This time, Xia Yan did not answer Cynthia's question.
A way to deal with it?
Rather...
There were some things he wanted to discuss with this world's Arceus avatar.
During his time in this world, he had conducted plenty of investigations and searches, both openly and in secret. He had received help from forces large and small, including Team Rocket, Devon Corporation, the Berlitz Family, and the two major Pokémon Leagues of Hoenn and Sinnoh.
Originally.
He had planned to use his status as a Battle Frontier Head to enter the upper ranks of the Pokémon League and