Reunion at Dusk

In the cave, Hu Yang looked at Zeraora, who had suddenly fallen into a daze, and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

After a brief thought, he quietly used the Modifier on Zeraora, hoping to observe its condition and emotions that way.

The next second, Zeraora's information surfaced in Hu Yang's mind.

The moves it knew had not changed much from before. The main changes were in the latter three entries: [Current Mood], [Physical Condition], and [Friendship].

Perhaps because it had been unconscious before, when Hu Yang first checked, Zeraora's mood had been listed as "None."

But now, it had become "Determined," "Joyful," "Excited," and "Thrilled."

Huh?

Hu Yang raised an eyebrow in surprise. It only recovered its strength. Was there really any need to be this happy?

He continued reading. As expected, its physical condition had changed from "Severely Injured and Unconscious" to "Perfect."

There was no doubt that was the effect of the Full Restore.

As for the final entry, friendship...

You wouldn't know until you looked, but once he did, it gave him a fright.

After seeing the number displayed there, Hu Yang's eyes widened in disbelief, and he froze where he stood.

Its friendship had risen from 0 at the beginning to 100!

That number was incredibly exaggerated. Based on Hu Yang's observations and guesses, a Pokémon with that level of affection would do anything for its Trainer, even sacrifice its own life!

No, that wasn't right. What exactly had happened?

Hu Yang was certain that this was the first time he had met Zeraora in this cycle.

With that thought, Hu Yang raised his head and stared blankly at Zeraora.

At some point, Zeraora had also snapped out of its daze and was staring steadily at him.

Their gazes met in midair. Seeing the tears in