The sky was clear.
Engines roared across the open fields.
Many wild Pokémon turned toward the sound and saw a sleek Hover Motorcycle racing past, a magnificent white horse keeping pace beside it.
It was Baimu and his companions, setting off on their journey.
The three Reins of Unity, made with an improved process the previous afternoon, were fresh off the workbench. Calyrex had tested them and found them no less effective than reins made by the traditional method.
Yet the total production time had been cut by nearly half.
On the surface, that meant little. Even if a set of Reins of Unity, whose lifespan was measured in years, was destroyed in battle, they could simply make several at once.
But it delighted Calyrex, who had been eagerly awaiting a new set ever since the old reins were ruined.
Calyrex was pleasantly surprised to receive the reins sooner than last time and lavished Baimu with praise.
Baimu felt a little embarrassed.
After a night's rest,
they bid farewell to Galarian Articuno, whose eyes were brimming with tears at their departure, and set out to wrap up their last bit of business in Galar.
Only—
"Still haven't recovered?"
He looked at Glastrier, whose pace was quick but whose spirits were low.
"It truly was unexpected," Calyrex said. "Even I was surprised Blissey could be so..."
So underhanded?
Baimu recalled the battle between Glastrier and Blissey.
Ordinarily, the pink Big Egg, with Physical Defense as flimsy as paper, would have been no match for a Physical Attack specialist like Glastrier. But a single stat was only one factor in deciding a battle.
And Big Egg's fighting style was worlds apart from Mawile's and the other Pokémon Glastrier had faced before.
Against the terrifying icy mist, Blissey had Safeguard. Against the relentless