[My lady, Autumn seems to have returned.]
In the courtyard, Gardevoir approached Cogita and spoke respectfully.
Cogita raised her eyebrows slightly, her lips curving into a perfect smile.
"I already know."
"He's gained quite a lot over this past year!"
[My lady, what should we do next?]
"What should we do?" Cogita said with a warm smile. "What else? Stop holding back the Five Kings and the followers of the Time-Space Duo, of course."
"Our hero has returned. Naturally, we must prepare a stage for him to make his name."
"Now, let our hero play us a song of rebellion!"
Gardevoir fell silent for two seconds, then asked tentatively.
[But Autumn spent a year away without winning over many Pokémon. Probably only the Goodra group is willing to follow him, and perhaps a Zoroark group as well. Surely two groups alone can't defeat the Five Kings' forces?]
Cogita glanced at her and shook her head. "A hero! Only someone who steps forward to save the world in its darkest, most desperate hour deserves that name."
"You need only do as I say and carry out the tasks I give you!"
"Don't concern yourself with anything else!"
At this point, Cogita paused before continuing. "To prevent any unforeseen incidents, I'll seal off the entire Hisui Region next. I'm afraid that will keep me occupied."
"You don't need to worry about anything else. Just protect the humans, especially those in Jubilife Village."
"Understood?"
[Yes, I understand!]
Gardevoir answered respectfully and slowly withdrew from the courtyard.
Two more days passed. Chen Shi looked at the Luxury Ball in his hand and said smugly:
"Act as aloof as you like. You still ended up in your big brother Chen's ball!"
"All right, Dreepy, let's go check out Lake Verity. Arceus told me quite