"Phew, finally back. Today was exhausting."
That evening, as soon as they reached the villa, Steven plopped down on the sofa and leaned back.
Chen Shi felt a little tired too. After all, he had done so much that morning, then taken two flights back-to-back in the afternoon.
But he had no time to dwell on that. He hurried into his room to check on his Pokémon Egg.
Only when he saw that it was still safe and sound did he finally relax.
Afterward, he carried the egg back to the living room, where the housekeeper was already bringing dishes to the table.
Pheobe heard the commotion too and came downstairs.
Seeing him come out with an egg in his arms, Cynthia couldn't help asking a question.
"What Pokémon is in that egg, anyway? Why do you care about it so much?"
Ever since returning from the award ceremony, Chen Shi had kept it in his arms, not even putting it down to eat.
He had only set it down when they left for League headquarters, and before leaving, he had repeatedly reminded Pheobe to keep a close eye on his egg.
All of that had thoroughly piqued Cynthia's curiosity.
Hearing her question, Chen Shi gave her a mysterious smile.
"I can't tell you that yet, but what I can tell you is that this little one is my Victory Star."
As he spoke, he kept stroking the egg.
That was right. This egg held the legendary Victory Star-Victini.
He was puzzled himself as to why Victini was an egg, and why the League had offered it as a Pokémon World Championships prize.
He couldn't figure out the reason, either.
But if he couldn't figure it out, why dwell on it? Since he had encountered Victini, they were clearly meant