When Rayquaza remained silent, Chen Shi assumed it did not believe him. After all, the explanation did sound incredible.
"Even though it sounds far-fetched, this really is why your child can't hatch."
"You can try drawing the excess energy out of this egg. That should be a trivial matter for you."
Rayquaza fixed its icy gaze on Chen Shi. "How do I know whether you're telling the truth?"
"What if you're wrong?"
Chen Shi spread his hands helplessly. "If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. But if your child keeps going like this, I'm afraid it won't hatch even after another three thousand years."
Rayquaza thought it over, feeling torn.
It could not be sure whether Chen Shi was right. If he was, that would certainly be good news.
But if Chen Shi was wrong, wouldn't that just hold its child back?
I never encountered this problem when I was born.
I swallowed things packed with potent, high-grade energy in one gulp, and I never had any trouble digesting them.
Then Rayquaza said to Chen Shi, "Human, you need to prove you're right. Otherwise, I'll find it hard to believe you."
"How am I supposed to prove that?" Chen Shi sighed helplessly.
Rayquaza had given him quite a problem. How could he prove he was right on such short notice?
Then something seemed to occur to Chen Shi. "Did you hatch from an egg?"
Rayquaza shook its head. "Of course not. I was born from the laws of the world. I was the first Rayquaza in existence."
"Then how strong were you when you were born?"
"How strong?" Rayquaza thought for a moment, then looked at Jirachi, who was dozing in Chen Shi's arms.
"About as strong as that little one you're holding."
At that answer, the