"Mm—"
After Xia Yan used Psychic-type power and Aura to guide Koga's mind to a certain extent, Koga, whose face was deathly pale as if he had not slept for three or four days, finally slowly woke up.
His bleary, exhausted eyes gradually opened.
The moment he saw Xia Yan's "friendly," smiling face, Koga jolted.
"You!"
It was only because his current mental state was truly poor; otherwise, he probably would have instantly darted away to put some distance between himself and Xia Yan.
But Xia Yan still noticed something.
Even though Koga had awakened, he still did not dare look Xia Yan in the eye. Their gazes never met or clashed.
It seemed Koga had truly been terrified by Darkrai's nightmare.
Thinking of that, Xia Yan could not help wanting to laugh.
The strongest ninja among Team Rocket's three major executives, Johto Region's Poison-type Elite Four, had actually been scared senseless.
The truth was, Xia Yan had not experienced what Koga had gone through over the course of last night.
To create the most terrifying nightmare possible, Darkrai had continuously searched for Koga's weaknesses. It had even dug up memories of Koga being beaten by his father for not training properly as a child.
It had truly spared no effort.
Koga was genuinely filled with wariness toward Xia Yan now.
He did not know whether Xia Yan's so-called "illusion" was real.
But whether it was real or fake, he had no desire to try it again.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. We're reasonable people, too. Last night, you were the one who ambushed me first, and you even used a special Toxic. That's right, isn't it?"
Koga opened his mouth.
Toxic?
The poison coating those shuriken yesterday had been potent, but it had not been the strongest toxin