"Human, thank you for this."
Although Volcanion looked down on humans and had little fondness for them, he truly owed his escape this time to Ye Qing.
Ye Qing shook his head. "Don't thank me. I need your help too."
Volcanion gave Ye Qing a somewhat surprised look. "Oh? I don't like owing favors anyway. What do you need help with? Just say it."
"Help me kill people."
Ye Qing spoke those few words flatly. Today, he was going to go on a killing spree!
"Kill people?"
Volcanion hesitated. Mythical Pokémon and Legendary Pokémon like them had mostly signed agreements with human kingdoms. Killing people in cities without cause could very well lead to ostracism and severe punishment.
"Don't worry. With me around, no one will give you trouble."
Ye Qing naturally knew what Volcanion was worried about. To give his words more weight, he deliberately revealed the mark on his arm.
"Mew?"
Volcanion recognized Mew's mark at a glance, forcing him to take this young man seriously.
There really was a trace of Mew's presence on him too. Could this human have a deep friendship with Mew?
"Bajabu."
Magearna also spoke up for Ye Qing. It was thanks to Ye Qing's help along the way that Magearna had been revived.
"So that's what happened. Then I'll agree to help you."
Upon hearing that Ye Qing had saved Magearna, Volcanion immediately changed his impression of him.
"Done."
At that moment, Nick finally finished applying medicine to Volcanion and slumped on the ground in exhaustion.
"Bajabu."
Magearna trotted over to Nick, conjured some flowers, and gave them to him.
Ye Qing clenched his fists. "Good. Once you've mostly recovered from your injuries, we'll set off."
"All right."
Volcanion said no more. Steam billowed from his body, shrouding the surroundings in mist