Let You Tame Diancie, and You Moved the Entire Diamond Domain Here?

When had she grown used to having Xia Chen by her side?

It was only with their parting imminent that Diancie began to ponder that question.

The first time she had played with her companions in Santalune City?

The little everyday moments when he had cared for her during their journey?

His tireless efforts to help her find Xerneas?

The indescribable bond formed in their first battle?

Or perhaps the Mega Evolution that had bound them even closer together?

Diancie did not know.

But she knew that if some things were not grasped when the chance came, they would truly become lifelong regrets.

AZ and Floette's story was still vivid in her mind. She did not want to miss out on her own AZ.

Diancie's crisp, resolute voice echoed through the mine, stunning the Carbink who were still immersed in the joy of the new Holy Diamond's appearance.

Xia Chen was startled too. He admitted that he had been somewhat fishing when he said that, but he had not expected Diancie's reaction to be so intense.

The word "don't" could easily lead one's imagination astray. Did she want Xia Chen to stay, or did she want to leave with him?

No matter how one looked at it, the latter was far more likely than the former.

The Carbink elder understood this well. After a momentary daze, it immediately began earnestly trying to persuade her otherwise.

"Karun—(Princess, absolutely not! If you leave, what will become of us, your subjects?)"

The Carbink elder's persuasion had no positive effect whatsoever. Diancie had only instinctively not wanted to be separated from Xia Chen, and she had not even formed a concrete plan. Yet the elder's words struck right at the heart of it, and she fell into deep thought, seriously considering the possibility of