Articuno heard Xu Mu's words and jolted in fright.
I'm done for!
Is this guy even human?
I'm bald from head to tail, and you want me to look at myself?
I can't even.
Xu Qingqing, standing nearby, was a sweetheart too. Hearing Xu Mu, she hurried to twist the knife:
"Looking at him now, I don't think I like him that much."
"I don't want a bald Pokémon. Mu, why don't you catch him instead?"
She was a woman of the Xu family, all right. She was every bit as good at twisting the knife as Xu Mu.
Articuno still had some pride and dignity left, but Xu Qingqing's words made him explode!
"I'll fight you!"
But... his fight amounted to nothing.
Charizard pinned him to the snow and gave him another roasting.
When the smell of roasted meat began to fill the air, Articuno finally broke.
"I give up! I'll let you catch me!"
"Spare me, humans!"
Xu Mu smiled at that.
I knew you wouldn't give in until things got ugly. Honestly, what's the big deal? You could've just behaved from the start.
Xu Mu was smiling, but Xu Qingqing couldn't.
Truthfully, she was a little put off by Articuno now.
Every last one of his beautiful blue feathers had been burned away, leaving nothing but skin and bones.
He looked no different from a Vullaby by the roadside. At least a Vullaby still had a couple of feathers!
Just look at Articuno. Not a single one!
What even was that?
Could she really take this Pokémon?
Whoever wanted him could have him. Miss Xu certainly didn't!
"Uh, Auntie... you don't actually dislike him now, do you?"
Xu Mu seemed to have guessed what Xu Qingqing was thinking and asked hesitantly.
Articuno fell apart at those words.