Wait for Me! (Two-in-One)

The four of them had fought hard to defeat the Legendary Giants.

They had earned the chance to enter the Tree of Beginning.

"What a pity. Registeel couldn't be caught."

Steven looked deeply regretful.

After defeating Registeel, he had tried throwing a Poké Ball.

The result had been the same as when Xia Yan first tried to catch Regirock. The Poké Ball had failed to activate.

That indicated that the Legendary Giants guarding the Tree of Beginning, like that Regirock, had some kind of guardianship contract with the Tree of Beginning.

"If you get to meet Mew, perhaps you can talk to it about it."

After taking the precious restorative medicine Steven had brought out, Xia Yan and Lance both looked much better.

"Mew?"

Steven raised an eyebrow.

"Because the Legendary Giants should have formed contracts with the Tree of Beginning, somewhat similar to how ancient Pokémon established connections with Trainers," Xia Yan explained.

"They formed contracts with the Tree of Beginning? With a tree?" Clair looked puzzled.

Xia Yan pressed his lips together and swept his gaze around.

Looking at the narrow passage like a tunnel and the clusters of blue crystals densely scattered throughout it, he said, "I'd advise you not to treat the Tree of Beginning as just a tree."

"Hm? Why?"

This time, both Steven and Lance looked surprised.

"With your intelligence, it'd be hard for me to explain it clearly. Just think of the Tree of Beginning as a special lifeform. It may only possess a vague consciousness, but you could also regard Mew as its consciousness."

"With our intelligence? I think you don't know the reason yourself."

Lance rolled his eyes irritably.

He had exposed Xia Yan's bluff.

Xia Yan shrugged.

That interpretation wasn't entirely wrong.

"How did you know Registeel had formed a