"There's nothing that special about this."
Ye Qing toyed with it for a while but found nothing as miraculous as the rumors claimed. It was just a badge that felt rather heavy and solid in his hand.
After puzzling over it for ages without figuring anything out, he simply let everyone out.
"Ha-cha?"
Monferno tilted his head along with everyone else, unsure what their trainer was being so mysterious about.
Ye Qing gave them a meaningful look and revealed the badge in his palm.
"Ralu!"
Ralts, whose senses were the sharpest, immediately teleported away and hid in the corner, staring at the badge.
Monferno and Lairon sensed something too. That oppressive aura of strict hierarchy made them uncomfortable all over, and they instinctively quieted down.
"Does this have a Legendary Pokémon's aura on it?"
Seeing their reactions, Ye Qing asked tentatively.
"Ha-cha."
Monferno nodded. Although it was faint, they could clearly feel that intense pressure coming from it.
They had all met the more powerful Mewtwo, but whenever Mewtwo came, he completely reined in his aura, letting none of it escape.
"It really does work."
Ye Qing put the badge away. It seemed that if he caught a Pokémon with a bad temper in the future, he could show the badge to prove he wasn't some good-for-nothing. That should go a long way toward preventing a situation like Ash being unable to command Charizard.
He checked the time. It was already afternoon.
He ordered some takeout, hurried through his meal, and began searching online for places near Jushi City that sold meteorites.
After searching for quite a while, Ye Qing was somewhat astonished to discover that it wasn't that Jushi City had no places selling meteorites-there were simply too many.
Just as he was struggling to decide, a call came