It was the seventh day since the comet's arrival, and the last day Jirachi would be awake.
After today, it would fall into another thousand-year slumber.
Perhaps he was reluctant to part, or perhaps there was simply too little to do for fun in this era. On this final day, Chen Shi just had Dragapult take them wandering around to see the sights.
They stopped whenever they found something interesting, and Jirachi asked Chen Shi about anything it didn't recognize.
Every time, Chen Shi patiently answered its questions.
For some reason, Chen Shi felt that time was passing far too quickly. Before he knew it, evening was approaching.
Chen Shi could only have Dragapult take them back to the little river beside the Meteor Tribe.
Then he took all the remaining Pokéblocks out of his backpack-there weren't many left-and let everyone enjoy their last meal together.
After all, there would be no more Pokéblocks made by Grandma Chen after this. They would have to eat the ones their Pokémon Trainer made himself.
That counted as a last meal too, didn't it?
Jirachi held a Pokéblock in one hand and a jar of honey in the other. It dipped the Pokéblock into the jar, coating it in honey, then happily popped it into its mouth.
"Mmm~ So yummy~" Jirachi closed its eyes in contentment.
Chen Shi reached out and rubbed its head. "Eat some more if you like it. The next time you wake up, I'll give you food like this every day, okay?"
It might have been fine if he hadn't mentioned it, but at those words, Jirachi sniffled, and big tears slowly welled up in its eyes.
"Shi, you really aren't lying to me?"
"Will we really see each other again?"
"We will. We will! I wouldn't lie to