Some time ago, Gardevoir had told her that Chen Shi was a master at changing his tune and had absolutely no shame.
Now she had experienced that firsthand.
Cogita simply could not understand it. This guy was somebody, after all-a household name in his original time.
He was even on good terms with all sorts of Legendary Pokémon, with a whole group of them at his side.
How could someone like that be so shameless?
If Chen Shi knew what she was thinking, he would have scoffed.
Dignity?
When you're weak or poor, who gives a damn about your dignity?
Only when you're truly strong can you afford to care about saving face.
Enough glory can cover up every disgrace in your past.
Those disgraces can even become your selling points.
Just look at those famous ancient emperors back in my old world. Some endured years of hardship for revenge, some started with nothing but a begging bowl, and others were sent to enemy nations as hostages.
Did anyone mock their pasts?
People only marveled at how hard their road to success had been.
They even told their children to take those men as role models and learn from them.
Sure, that's getting a little off topic, but the principle is the same.
Besides, Arceus clearly still has some lingering affection for Kleavor. Just as she said, I don't have any deep-seated grudge against Kleavor. There's no need to insist on killing him.
Compared to a projection of the Fairy Plate, what the hell is Kleavor worth?
"..."
"Take it. I'm taking Kleavor away."
A pink plate slowly descended in front of Chen Shi. Then Kleavor, who had been buried beneath the snow, vanished without a trace.
From beginning to end, Cogita had never actually appeared.
He even suspected that