"Those two went straight for the kill."
Rayquaza's gaze seemed to pierce the clouds as Rayquaza watched the battle below.
Perhaps because of the Energy Meteorite, Groudon and Kyogre had gone almost all out from the start this time, sending visible shockwaves rippling outward.
The aftermath of their battle threw the entire stretch of sea into chaos.
Chen Shi grumbled, "Hey, could you put me down first? This is really uncomfortable!"
Rayquaza snorted. "Now you know what uncomfortable feels like? Then why did you bring the Energy Meteorite out of Meteor Falls?"
There was no way Rayquaza wasn't angry about this.
Things had escalated to this point, and Rayquaza would still have to clean up the mess.
Rayquaza was only being this civil because Chen Shi had done Rayquaza a favor.
Anyone else would probably have been killed already.
"I didn't know things would turn out like this either. I meant well!" Chen Shi couldn't help muttering under his breath.
Rayquaza ignored him, released Dragapult from one claw, then set Chen Shi on Dragapult's back.
"There's no point saying anything now. The Energy Meteorite is too important, and this battle won't end anytime soon. Go do whatever you need to do."
Chen Shi nodded and lifted his white robe to check underneath. Only after finding Jirachi still hugging his waist, unharmed, did he relax.
"If I leave, what about you?"
"Of course I'll stay here and keep watch, so those two don't actually make off with the Energy Meteorite," Rayquaza replied calmly.
"I'll let them burn through some stamina first, too. Then I'll make my move."
Chen Shi rolled his eyes ever so slightly. He hadn't expected Rayquaza to be such a sneaky schemer.
Rayquaza actually wanted to swoop in and reap the rewards.
He said, "You're making your scheme