Xu Mu saw what was happening and hurried forward.
"Absol, what happened?"
He pushed through the crowd, reached Absol's side, and lifted the little boy off his back.
Then he asked his question.
The tourists watching nearby were stunned.
Was this young man crazy?
That was a disaster Pokémon!
How could he walk right up to Absol? Wasn't he afraid of being attacked?
"Young man, thank you! Now come back and stay away from that thing!"
"That's right, hurry... Holy shit, isn't that our Chief's grandson?"
"It is! I only recognized him after you said it. That looks like Xu Mu!"
"It really is Xu Mu! Then I'm not worried. No damned disaster Pokémon could beat him!"
"Exactly. Xu Mu's our little hero. One disaster Pokémon won't be a problem for him."
Double standards were human nature.
In the eyes of those uninformed tourists, Xu Mu was a hero of the Eastern Lands, so whatever he did had to be right.
And just now, Xu Mu had saved the little boy who was about to be "eaten" by the disaster Pokémon Absol!
That feat made them admire Xu Mu all the more.
They knew only what they wanted to know and cared nothing for the truth.
It had always been that way!
"Absol!"
[A large Secret Realm is about to appear here. I came to warn the humans to leave!]
Absol really could sense danger.
A large Secret Realm!
If it appeared without warning, most of the tourists here would likely be swept inside.
There was no telling what would happen then!
"Thank you, Absol. If you trust me, come with me!"
After thanking him, Xu Mu decided to ask Absol to help him save the tourists.
They might be ignorant, but ignorance didn't deserve a death sentence...
"Absol?"