"I'll make sure I settle this for you!"
"And I hope you'll keep your promise!"
Hearing Giratina's words, Athena nodded at once.
She said to Giratina with a delighted smile:
"Don't worry about that!"
"I'll take care of it!"
"I'll make sure you get your freedom!"
Giratina heard Athena's promise.
Looking at her with confidence, Giratina said:
"Leave it to me!"
With that,
Giratina turned into a streak of white light once more
and entered Athena's body.
Athena looked toward Xu Mu's camp in the distance.
She knew
that tonight,
she would have to go there herself and gather intelligence.
Why didn't Athena send one of her subordinates?
Because she knew
that the sorry lot under her command
stood no chance against Xu Mu.
Gathering intelligence was out of the question.
They probably wouldn't even make it back alive.
With no other choice,
Athena went herself!
Athena slowly approached Xu Mu's camp,
her guard up.
Little did she know that Xu Mu had spotted her long ago.
He called out to her:
"Athena!"
"Dropping by again?"
Xu Mu's voice gave Athena a start.
She looked at him awkwardly.
How could she let Xu Mu see her sneaking around like this?
After all,
she was a leader too!
This made it seem as though she had no dignity left.
Seeing Xu Mu so at ease,
Athena suddenly felt a surge of envy.
They were both leaders!
What gave him the right to act like that?
He clearly didn't take her seriously!
Athena stood there staring at Xu Mu.
But Xu Mu didn't waste any words.
He simply told her:
"The reason is simple!"
"You must be wondering why there's such a gap between us."
"I'll tell you why."
"It's because I care about my subordinates!"
"Unlike you!"
Athena said nothing when