At dusk, the sun slowly sank.
Pheobe had already gone home, while Chen Shi was still outside, watering Florges's garden with Jirachi.
Florges had poured her heart and soul into this garden. Whenever she had nothing else to do, she came here to tend her beloved flowers.
"Flor~"
"Yep, I know!"
Chen Shi sat nearby, watching Florges guide Jirachi, a faint smile on his face.
"Pult~"
Suddenly, Dragapult flew over in a panic, gesturing frantically at Chen Shi.
Today had started like any other day for Dragapult: absorbing energy from the Mystery Realm Core Shard in the morning, then doing some physical conditioning and move training in the afternoon.
He could feel that, thanks to the Mystery Realm Core Shard, he would level up again soon.
Dragapult had been excited about that, but something unexpected had happened during his afternoon training.
Just moments ago, while practicing Shadow Force, he had suddenly sensed a powerful presence approaching in subspace.
It had scared the life out of him.
He could tell that whoever possessed that presence was incredibly powerful, far beyond anything he could handle.
Although he had no idea why such a powerful creature was in subspace, or whether it was friendly or hostile, he had made a snap decision and immediately returned to the real world.
Listening to Dragapult, Chen Shi scratched his head, puzzled.
Where would a powerful presence in subspace even come from?
Wasn't it supposed to be an empty void with nothing in it?
"You really sensed a powerful presence? You're not messing with me?"
At Chen Shi's skeptical look, Dragapult grew furious and shot him a fierce glare.
"Pult!"
(Absolutely. There's no way I sensed it wrong.)
"That's seriously weird!"
Chen Shi rubbed his chin and thought for a long time, but came up with nothing.