Clues to Yveltal

Come to think of it, it really was a strange sort of fate.

The last time Xia Chen first arrived in Kalos and visited Professor Sycamore with Professor Oak's letter, he was being tracked by Team Flare too.

This was his second visit to Kalos, and he had run into those people again.

But compared to all his previous misgivings, Xia Chen was now utterly fearless.

He had come to settle things with Yveltal. Why would he be afraid of a measly Team Flare?

As for his old promise to join Team Flare, that mattered even less. Back then, he had been at someone else's mercy and had no choice but to play along. Now that he was openly at odds with Lysandre, Xia Chen had nothing to fear.

He slowly made his way to the Sycamore Pokémon Lab. Braixen was still the one who opened the door for him, though he had no idea whether it was the same one from two years ago.

Although he had not made an appointment, given Xia Chen's current "standing" in the Pokémon research world, Professor Sycamore immediately put aside his work and hurried over.

"It's been a long time, Professor Xia."

For some reason, despite Xia Chen not actually holding a proper doctorate, researchers always liked calling him Professor.

"Over the past two years, I've heard news of you every so often! Every one of your discoveries has had an enormous impact on the Pokémon world. You're practically the modern-day—"

Professor Sycamore had originally wanted to say he was the modern-day Ookido Yukinari, but then remembered that Professor Oak was still perfectly alive. Naturally, saying that would have been inappropriate.

Xia Chen humbly replied, "You're too kind. They're just insignificant little things."

Professor Sycamore grew emotional. "You are far too modest! Mega