After spending so much time together, Pope had come to understand Cobalion's character.
He knew that once Cobalion accepted a Trainer, he would treat that Trainer with the loyalty of a warrior of justice.
Pope had once shown Cobalion the utmost respect.
But one day, after drinking too much, Pope hauled Cobalion out of his Poké Ball and cursed him out.
When Pope sobered up, he was terrified. He feared the Legendary Pokémon would leave him at once.
To his surprise, Cobalion was not angry. He merely watched Pope in silence.
That frightened Pope even more. He dreaded hearing Cobalion say, "We aren't right for each other."
But to Pope's astonishment, Cobalion acted as though the incident had never happened.
From then on, Pope kept testing Cobalion after battles.
To Pope's delight, Cobalion never argued with him.
Whenever Pope spoke, Cobalion simply looked at him calmly.
Pope gradually understood that Cobalion was a warrior of justice through and through.
He was unfailingly loyal to his Trainer.
That was why, even after Pope had berated Cobalion time and again,
Cobalion had shown no reaction at all.
Once Pope realized this, he made a habit of lecturing Cobalion.
Life became remarkably pleasant for him.
At that thought, Pope turned his gaze to Cobalion once more.
Seeing the disappointment in Cobalion's eyes, Pope felt a flicker of panic.
He had not felt anything like it in a long time. Yet one disappointed look from Cobalion had brought it back.
Even so, Pope did not take it to heart.
The moment he heard Chaofan and Chaoyue speak, Pope knew those two Pokémon had to be Legendary Pokémon.
Though he envied Xu Mu deeply, Pope remained calm.
In Pope's mind, Fool, the first of them, had some strength, but even he would have fallen against