Desert City Pokémon Center.
Inside a special transparent healing ward.
Deoxys lay quietly within, numerous wires attached to its body to monitor its vital signs.
Especially the shattered purple gemstone on its chest, which served as Deoxys's bodily Core and received particular attention.
"Champion Xia Yan, we've never had any data on a Pokémon like Deoxys, so... so we can only do our utmost to maintain its vital signs," Nurse Joy explained helplessly, accompanied by Audino.
As she spoke, Nurse Joy cautiously glanced up at Champion Xia Yan, who was immensely famous throughout the Pokémon World.
Especially among the Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny families.
Almost every day, someone discussed Xia Yan.
And among the Nurse Joys, it was no exaggeration to say that every single one of them was a loyal admirer of Xia Yan.
The story of their cousin Joy Linghua, far away in the Sinnoh Region, had always been a topic the Nurse Joys loved discussing.
Of the Nurse Joys whose paths in life were practically decided from birth, which one did not hope to live a different kind of life?
Joy Linghua, who had already become the Gym Leader of Solaceon Town, had Xia Yan's "protection" and was the envy of countless sisters from her clan.
Little did they know.
The Joy Linghua they envied was merely a "wage slave" being exploited by Xia Yan.
"It's fine. Deoxys is a Pokémon from outer space. It can absorb the Infinity Energy emitted by the cosmos to repair itself. I just want a more accurate understanding of its physical condition," Xia Yan explained reassuringly.
When he looked toward Nurse Joy, she lowered her head at once, as though she had been caught stealing food.
A faint blush spread across her face.
It had to be said.
Champion Xia