"So, is the World Tree really that important?"
Chen Shi asked curiously.
Rayquaza gave him a look as though he were an idiot. "Would it be called the World Tree if it weren't important?"
"Explaining the details would be a pain. All you need to know is that if something goes wrong with the World Tree, something goes wrong with this entire world."
Startled, Chen Shi hurriedly nodded.
Then he remembered something and scratched his head sheepishly. "Um... the Green Orb I have belongs to the Draconids, and I have to return it later. So, could you..."
Rayquaza snorted, raised a claw, and conjured a new Green Orb out of thin air before tossing it to Chen Shi.
"Take it. If there's anything else, spit it out!"
It was only an orb for summoning him. Rayquaza could make one with a flick of his claw, so he hardly cared.
"No, no, that's everything." Grinning, Chen Shi put the orb away. "I'll get going, then."
With that, Chen Shi turned to Jirachi. "Jirachi, sorry for the trouble, but could you take me back? To the city that almost got swallowed by that tsunami earlier."
"Mmm..." Jirachi yawned and nodded lightly. "Okaaay!"
Jirachi wrapped Chen Shi in psychic power and was about to take him away.
But just then, Little Rayquaza, who had just eaten his fill, refused to let that happen and hurried over to Chen Shi.
"My savior! Where are you going? I'm coming with you!"
Chen Shi: ???
Rayquaza: ???
"Why would you follow me? Your dad's right over there!"
Although Chen Shi really wanted to take Little Rayquaza along, Great Rayquaza was right beside them. He didn't dare entertain the idea.
He could only say something he didn't mean.
"No! I'm going with you!" Little Rayquaza shook his