"Huh?"
Ye Qing panicked as soon as he heard that. Neither Legendary nor Mythical Pokémon could go with him? Not even Diancie?
Then could his safety be guaranteed?
Ancient times were nothing like the present. Fierce, cunning wild Pokémon roamed everywhere, and war raged. A mistake could get someone killed.
No matter how strong he was, he couldn't fight an army without Diancie!
Even if there were no Berry Balls or Poké Balls back then, humans could still catch Pokémon by forming bonds with them!
Just imagine hundreds of Rapidash charging together. Wouldn't they riddle him with holes?
"Bi~ bi~"
Celebi might have guessed Ye Qing's concerns. The light in its eyes gradually faded, and it lowered its head, a little lost.
Merciless flames had engulfed the forest and village. It had done everything it could, but it still hadn't been able to turn things around.
As the young children of its group were captured and killed by bandits, it could only watch helplessly.
Finally, it had thought of Ye Qing and the ancestral Mew. Clinging to its last hope, it had traveled back, even at the cost of its life force.
But... why should Ye Qing risk helping it?
What if he couldn't defeat those bandits either?
Celebi lowered its head, feeling tears fill its eyes. But it couldn't cry. Everyone was still waiting for it to return and save them.
"I'll go with you."
Ye Qing's voice reached it, along with a warm touch on its head. Celebi looked up at him in surprise.
Ye Qing rubbed its head and said, "I'll go with you, but you'll have to wait a little. I still need to make some preparations."
"Bi~"
Tears immediately streamed down Celebi's face when it heard that. It promised that if Ye Qing ever needed