Feebas—no, the Milotic still taking shape—had already stretched to over four meters long. Feeling the two energies within her merge, she could not help letting out another low cry.
"Wuu—!!"
There was no pain in that sound, only an indescribable sense of exhilaration, as though something suppressed for a long time had finally been set free.
Xinhai stood by the pool, his hands slightly clenched, his knuckles turning white from the force.
He wore sunglasses, but behind them, his eyes were fixed on the increasingly distinct figure within the light, not daring to blink even once.
He could feel Feebas's aura rising at an astonishing speed.
This change was not merely an increase in size, but a leap in the very level of her life.
If Feebas had previously been nothing more than an ordinary Water-type Pokémon, then at this moment, she was transforming into something nobler and more powerful.
On the platform beside the pool, Eevee, Charmander, and Axew were huddled together. Their six eyes were wide open, their little mouths forming O-shapes, completely stunned by the sight before them.
"Vee..." Eevee's voice was as soft as a murmur in a dream, the growing light in the pool reflected in her large brown eyes.
Blaziken, Gardevoir, Zigzagoon, Mightyena, Krokorok, and Golem were likewise holding their breaths as they watched this miracle of life unfold.
Weedle lay in the pocket on Xinhai's chest, her bean-like black eyes wide open, her tiny body trembling slightly with excitement.
The light grew brighter and brighter, so bright that even with his sunglasses on, Xinhai found it somewhat dazzling.
Yet he did not look away, because Feebas was his partner, and she was experiencing the most important moment of her life.
A while later—or perhaps only a few seconds, perhaps several minutes; at a