"You're a real bastard!"
After a long moment, Steven spoke through gritted teeth.
He genuinely hadn't expected Chen Shi to be shameless enough to say something like that.
He'd even openly admitted that he put girls before his friends!
What, have you given up on having any shame at all?
"Come on, you've got a Mawile anyway!"
"It's a Steel- and Fairy-type Pokémon too. It's not that much worse. Raise it well, and it'll be just as strong."
Chen Shi spread his hands and spoke nonchalantly.
Steven looked at the egg in Cynthia's arms, then at the one in his own, and couldn't help arguing.
"How can Mawile compare to Goomy?"
"One's an ordinary Pokémon, and the other's a pseudo-legendary. A Steel- and Dragon-type pseudo-legendary, at that! How are they the same?"
Beside Steven, Pheobe grabbed a bottle of juice and took a couple of gulps, looking thoroughly entertained.
Cynthia, meanwhile, was rather speechless and couldn't help shooting Chen Shi a glance.
He really dared to say anything now.
"Don't get hung up on the details. Didn't I also help your family earn a bunch of favors this time?"
"Just look at them-Diantha, Leon, Wallace. They're all big names."
Seeing Steven's sour expression, Chen Shi immediately changed tack, hoping to rekindle their brotherly bond.
At that, Steven snorted and dropped the subject.
Instead, he brought up another question.
"So back at Meteor Falls, that Dragon God the old lady mentioned-did he stop the disaster using Mega Evolution?"
He still cared quite a bit about this. After all, he'd given her his word and accepted her gifts, and it was a good cause.
That was why he wanted to ask a few questions.
"Exactly. Actually, you should know that Dragon God. He's our Hoenn Region's Rayquaza."
"Rayquaza?" Steven froze at the