"You can save my child?"
Suspicion filled Zoroark's eyes.
Her little one had gone out to play once and come back like this.
She had tried countless methods and sought help from countless Pokémon, but none of them had been able to cure her little one.
Now a human who had appeared out of nowhere was suddenly telling her he could save her child.
How could Zoroark not be suspicious?
Chen Shi smiled faintly. "Well, it's not like you have any better ideas, do you?"
"At this rate, Zorua won't last much longer. Your only choice is to trust me."
"My condition is that, once I've cured her, you have to do me a favor."
Hearing that, Zoroark agreed immediately, without any hesitation.
"No problem. As long as you can save Zorua, we'll do one thing for you that's within our power."
She avoided making any sweeping promises, only agreeing to something within their power.
That way, this human couldn't make some outrageous demand they had no way of fulfilling.
Chen Shi was a little surprised. He had thought he would have to spend some time persuading Zoroark.
He hadn't expected her to agree so readily.
It seemed she really had been driven into a corner.
"All right. Find me somewhere quiet, and I'll save her!"
Zoroark froze for a moment, then nodded in agreement after a brief silence.
Then she sent the others of her kind away and led Chen Shi to a small, secluded cave.
Chen Shi carefully took Zorua from Zoroark's arms and told her,
"Wait outside, and don't disturb me."
Zoroark immediately grew anxious and tried to snatch her child back from Chen Shi.
She didn't know how this human intended to save her child, but she couldn't possibly feel at ease if he wouldn't let