Looking forward to meeting me?
Xu Mu stared at Athena's retreating back with disdain.
As far as he could tell, Athena simply wasn't as strong as he was.
Looking at Athena now,
Xu Mu couldn't bring himself to take her seriously.
And for good reason.
Arceus alone
would be more than Athena could handle.
Seeing Xu Mu's expression,
Kale stepped out of his tent.
He looked at Xu Mu curiously and asked,
"Why?"
"Why did you let her go?"
"Wasn't that a perfect opportunity?"
Xu Mu smiled faintly at Kale's questions.
He said to Kale,
"Think about it."
"She's just Athena!"
"And you're this worried about her?"
Xu Mu's words snapped Kale back to his senses.
Right!
He shouldn't judge Xu Mu by his own abilities!
It would be different if he were the one facing her!
After all, he had lost to Athena before!
But Xu Mu was different!
Who could beat him?
Forget Athena—even Zeus wouldn't stand a chance!
Kale looked at Xu Mu before him.
He scratched his head helplessly.
Then he said,
"I forgot how strong you are!"
"I guess I was worrying for nothing!"
With that, Kale gave Xu Mu a long look.
Then he returned to his tent!
Seeing Kale like that,
Xu Mu couldn't help laughing.
She was only Athena.
Xu Mu looked around at his Pokémon!
And it struck him at once.
He had nothing to worry about!
By now, Xu Mu was fully confident he could defeat Athena.
In fact, he hadn't taken Athena seriously at all!
Athena had just returned to her camp
when unease suddenly seized her.
All the confidence she had built up collapsed.
When she saw the Pokémon beside Xu Mu,
Athena had felt it.
It was as if she had already lost!
But there was nothing