"Arceus wants to see me?"
Looking at the Lake Guardians before him and hearing their words, Xia Yan instinctively shrank back a little.
His first thought was that Arceus had learned about what he had discussed with Giratina and the others, and wanted to have a proper "talk" with him.
After Team Galactic's people in Alamos Town had been wiped out, the three Lake Guardians had recovered.
Xia Yan did not ask how they had been captured, lest it trigger an unpleasant reaction and make them resent him.
Aside from Azelf, both Uxie and Mesprit were in poor condition.
They would probably be even more careful in the future, remaining within their respective lake spaces and only appearing before people they truly recognized.
And as the three gods created by Arceus and granted will, wisdom, and emotion, these three little ones had much better temperaments than Giratina and those three rebellious troublemakers.
To a certain extent, they could also serve as Arceus's representatives in Sinnoh.
"Nu~~"
Azelf circled around Xia Yan.
Of the three little ones, it also had the best relationship with him.
Following its gaze,
Xia Yan looked toward the towering Mt. Coronet in the east.
"The summit of Mt. Coronet?"
Azelf nodded repeatedly.
"I understand. Once this is over, I'll go see it."
Xia Yan decided to stall for time.
He would put it off first. Once the storm had passed, he would go see Arceus. By then, the shrine might be completely finished, and he would at least have something presentable to show.
"Nu~~"
Having confirmed that Xia Yan had received the message,
the three little ones did not linger any longer. Noticing someone approaching, they flicked their tails and slowly vanished.
Xia Yan could sense that they had left.
"Xia Yan, who were you talking