"Relax. This thing hovers. It won't touch the ground."
Baimu answered casually, then asked, "Have you thought about what I told you?"
At his question,
Volcanion, which had been so fierce moments ago, fell silent.
If Jarvis and his men hadn't attacked, Volcanion might have been able to say it was none of Baimu's business. But after everything Baimu had done, even someone as hard-nosed as Volcanion couldn't pretend not to see it.
Whether Volcanion could keep protecting the Pokémon here... that question had already been answered.
"Beep beep beep?"
Magearna came over curiously. Magearna didn't quite know what they were discussing, but instinct said it had something to do with Magearna.
"Magearna..."
Volcanion looked hesitantly at the companion Volcanion treasured most.
"Still don't have an answer? Then take some more time to think."
Baimu didn't press. From Volcanion's expression, it was clear Volcanion understood what he had said. Volcanion just couldn't get past something in its heart.
In that case, there was no need to send out the Heart of God after all.
Meanwhile,
Raleigh woke in Kimia's arms.
"Big... sister?"
He looked around in confusion. His gaze swept past Ash and the others before landing on Baimu and the kneeling Jarvis. "Jarvis!" he cried.
"Raleigh! Are you all right?" Kimia helped him up and asked with concern.
But the unlucky kid ignored his sister and shouted angrily,
"You! You ambushed the prince and a minister of the Azoth Kingdom! You stole our airship! Don't think I'll forgive you so easily!"
Because Baimu had settled everything before Magearna could be taken away and its Soul-Heart removed,
Raleigh still believed Jarvis had been working to restore the kingdom. Naturally, he saw the man who had attacked them as a villain trying to stop their efforts.
"Are you going to hit