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When they heard that Li Wei was leaving home for the Kalos Region, his parents said they were used to it by now.
"But your next match isn't in the Kalos Region, is it?"
Li Wei's dad, Leon, raised the question.
Most of Li Wei's matches took place during prime time, at around seven in the evening.
Whenever they had time, Li Wei's parents and other family members watched his matches, so they knew his schedule very well.
Li Wei explained, "This trip isn't for the Master League. I'm taking Diancie to find Xerneas."
"Oh, to find Xerneas..."
"What?!"
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Beside him, Dad went from looking perfectly calm to suddenly clutching his cheeks.
"Xerneas is a Legendary Pokémon, if I remember correctly?"
Li Wei nodded. "That's right."
As he spoke, Li Wei looked down at Diancie by his feet.
"According to Professor Oak and Professor Sycamore's research, Diancie is a mutated Carbink,
and that mutation only occurs in a Carbink population living somewhere rich in Fairy-type energy-in other words, somewhere Xerneas has lived."
"Taking Diancie to find Xerneas is also, in a sense, taking Diancie to find a mother."
Diancie gazed curiously at Li Wei with large, ruby-red eyes.
Ever since childhood, Diancie had heard Xerneas's name and stories from the mature, levelheaded Carbink.
After meeting Li Wei, Diancie had finally learned the truth about those "origins."
Just as Li Wei had said, Xerneas could loosely be considered Diancie's "mother."
Diancie was full of curiosity about Xerneas.
Leon and Wen Hui exchanged a glance and nodded in understanding.
"So that's it."
Li Wei had thought about taking Diancie to find Xerneas long ago, but had never put the idea into action.
Now was the perfect time.
Princess Diancie of the Diamond Domain was probably about to