"Professor, that was roughly how things stood. So please delay the Pokédex release a little longer."
In the courtyard, Xia Yan sat beneath the shade of a tree, gazing up at the azure sky and its velvet-white clouds as he spoke into the phone.
".I understand."
Professor Oak's voice came through the receiver.
Xia Yan lay back on the soft grass while Sylveon carefully massaged his body with her ribbons.
"Lance and the others went back?"
At the mention of Lance and the others, Xia Yan immediately perked up.
He could not help smiling. "Yeah. This time, it'll probably be a case of the Dragon King returning to take control of the Johto Region."
After a brief pause, he added, "Steven will probably become the richest Champion in history too."
Professor Oak could not help laughing at that.
"You've made some truly good friends."
"Right?"
Xia Yan had always felt fortunate to have become such good friends with Lance and the others.
"What are you planning to do next? Wait quietly until they can no longer hold back?" Professor Oak asked again.
"Maybe. I should first find a way to help you recover as soon as possible."
Although he had awakened, his injuries had not fully healed, especially the damage to his mental strength.
Whenever he tried to use his Psychic-type powers now, a stabbing pain surged through his mind.
Walking was no longer much of a problem, but whenever he exerted himself, he still felt a faint soreness.
Logically speaking, given his physical condition, even if he had been seriously injured during that ambush, he should not have remained incompletely recovered after sleeping for an entire week.
He was a Psychic, and he possessed Aura. His physical constitution had long surpassed that of ordinary humans.
But these injuries were