"Old Chen, what are you looking at?"
Noticing something was off with Chen Shi, Steven spoke as he hurried over to his side and followed his gaze.
Then he, too, spotted the unusual Carbink.
"Hey, that Carbink is a different color from the others. Is it a Shiny Pokémon?"
Steven raised his eyebrows slightly, a flicker of understanding crossing his eyes.
In the world of Pokémon, Shiny Pokémon were fairly rare.
But to him, unless it was a Shiny Pseudo-Legendary, other Shiny Pokémon were nothing special.
"I was wondering what had caught your eye."
As he spoke, Steven gave Chen Shi a light pat on the shoulder, then looked away without paying much more attention to that Carbink.
Once Chen Shi came back to his senses, he watched Steven walk away with an exceedingly odd look in his eyes, finding it rather funny.
This guy probably has no idea. This might be the closest he's ever come to his ultimate dream.
Compared to Diancie, even a Shiny Metagross would have to take a back seat.
Still, Chen Shi said nothing, because the Carbink colony could not do without its Queen Diancie.
If Steven really took away this Carbink in the midst of its mutation, the colony would go absolutely mad.
Just then, Cynthia walked over. "What are you planning to do with these Carbink?"
Chen Shi gave it some thought, then said to the Carbink colony, "It's getting late. Why don't you rest here tonight, and we'll take you home tomorrow?"
Upon hearing his words, the Carbink discussed something among themselves for a while. Some even stole occasional glances at Chen Shi.
Finally, the mutating Carbink surrounded by the others ignored her companions' attempts to stop her and stepped up to Chen Shi.
She bowed slightly to him, as though