"What?!"
"You mean there's a Little Rayquaza with you?"
"And it's a shiny Rayquaza?"
On the other end of the phone, Professor Oak's voice shot up, and he could barely contain his excitement.
A huge discovery. This was absolutely a huge discovery.
Of course, he had already known that Legendary Pokémon like Moltres had populations of their own.
He had even beaten up quite a few himself.
But what was Moltres, really?
Could it compare to Rayquaza?
They were both Legendary Pokémon, but the gulf between them was so enormous that there was simply no comparison.
Now Chen Shi was telling him that Rayquaza had a population, that there was more than one in the world.
And one of them was even traveling with his student.
How could Professor Oak not be excited?
"Chen Shi... this isn't something to joke about!"
"Professor, come on. What would I gain by lying to you about something like this?"
As he spoke, Chen Shi touched a Poké Ball at his waist.
Little Rayquaza had enjoyed a huge meal right after hatching and was now fast asleep in the Poké Ball.
Holding back his excitement, Professor Oak asked hesitantly, "Well... Chen Shi, could I ask you a favor?"
A knowing smile appeared on Chen Shi's face.
If he wasn't mistaken, Professor Oak wanted to borrow Rayquaza for a while to study it.
Chen Shi really wanted to agree.
After all, Professor Oak had been nothing but good to him, giving him plenty of valuable things and always stepping in to protect him.
When he had asked to borrow Dragonite, the professor had agreed without even asking why.
As the saying went, a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring.
And Professor Oak had done far more for him than that.
But Little