Just as Baimu had said.
The newcomer was not an enemy reinforcement, but the princess of the Azoth Kingdom—
Kimia.
She distrusted the minister Jarvis, who was the villain, and had sided with Volcanion and Ash's group to stop Jarvis from obtaining Magearna's Soul-Heart.
Baimu remembered this princess quite clearly.
Partly because of her awkward, immersion-breaking voice acting, and partly because she had a Shiny Gardevoir capable of Mega Evolution.
Volcanion looked displeased at the crowd of humans before it.
"Why are there even more people now?"
It turned its head and muttered a complaint.
There had been four at first. Baimu made five, capturing two enemies made seven, and now there was another one!
It was getting more annoyed by the minute!
Meanwhile.
Kimia's introduction stirred memories of the past in Magearna.
It had been made as a tribute to the Azoth Kingdom to keep a princess company. It understood human speech but could not speak it, and Kimia's appearance reminded it of the little girl it had once accompanied.
Pop!
A bouquet of flowers shot from Magearna's wrist.
"Oh! Wow! They're beautiful! Thank you!"
Kimia spoke in delight, then walked over to Volcanion. "Volcanion, you've been protecting Magearna all these years, haven't you?"
"...Hmph. More or less."
Volcanion glanced at Magearna, then turned its head away, lost in thought.
It looked around at everyone and called out, "Get ready to leave! We can't stay here any longer!"
"But let me make one thing clear: those two aren't coming with us! Not even as prisoners!"
Volcanion's gaze finally settled on Baimu. "They'll make our home dirty! Get rid of them!" it said with utter seriousness.
Baimu wanted to tell it that its home had nearly been blown to pieces in the original plot, but a snide remark would accomplish