Cacturne's reaction left Xu Mu completely baffled.
What did he mean, "You finally found me"?
Had he been waiting for me that long?
What, did he need me to save the world?
"Ahem. You know me?"
Xu Mu asked, puzzled.
"Cacturne!"
[Yes. The reason we left Orion Star was to find you.]
Cacturne's voice was so weak that Xu Mu had to lean close to hear him.
"What happened? Take your time."
Xu Mu wasn't in a hurry. As long as Cacturne could explain things clearly in his condition, Xu Mu didn't care how slowly he spoke.
He was just afraid Cacturne would be like someone in a TV drama and die halfway through his explanation...
That would leave Xu Mu in a real bind!
"Cacturne!"
[I'm...]
Cacturne was badly injured. Before he could finish, he started coughing up blood again.
This world's medical care was unquestionably first-rate!
Forget treating Pokémon—even an ordinary person hit by Flamethrower could recover without a scar, as long as they reached a hospital in time!
Yet even medical care this absurdly advanced couldn't heal Cacturne's injuries. That showed just how badly hurt he was.
"I'm not in a hurry. Take your time."
Xu Mu tried to reassure Cacturne, afraid he might drop dead halfway through.
"Cacturne!"
[I know you're not in a hurry, but I am!]
Coughing up blood, Cacturne shouted, [Listen to me! Here's what happened!]
[I come from the small world of Orion Star. It's Eternatus's territory, and we lived pretty happily there.]
[But today, for some reason, two huge Pokémon—one red and one blue—burst into Orion Star in the middle of a fight and turned the whole place upside down.]
Xu Mu was genuinely worried about Cacturne. He wanted to know what happened next, but he was even more afraid Cacturne