Not long after.
Laisa finished recording every detail of the Mega Bracelet's data and structure, then reluctantly lifted it off the testing table.
The scans alone would save them a great deal of work, but if they could take it completely apart...
She discreetly ran a finger over the bracelet.
"Ahem!"
Steven coughed sharply. Laisa nearly dropped it, and a resentful look crossed her face.
"Hurry up and give it back before anyone notices."
The Devon Corporation heir took the Mega Bracelet from her and handed it back to Baimu. "It could count as evidence, but keeping it would only tip them off."
He ignored Laisa's reluctance.
"You're right."
Baimu nodded. He had never intended to use the Mega Bracelet as decisive evidence. He had only wanted Steven to take the matter more seriously.
His recent investigation had shown that Lysandre's ties to Kalos high society ran deeper than he had imagined. Leading Kalos companies that had never been mentioned in the games or anime had funded the man's laboratory.
And Lysandre really was descended from Kalos's former royal family...
Honestly, taking him down as a precaution would be no easier than proving Ash was secretly a villain. The only difference was that one claim was true and the other wasn't.
"...Baimu."
Steven suddenly stopped him as he was about to leave. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Next time you find something suspicious, talk to me first... all right?"
To Steven, someone who charged headlong into danger was like a bomb ready to explode at any moment. If anything happened to Baimu because of it, he would be consumed by regret and guilt.
Steven even had a faint feeling that Baimu had come to Hoenn because of something they had discussed in Orre. Steven had promised him a gift,