Chen Shi was no longer the weakling who had not even dared reveal Mega Evolution.
Even setting aside the Legendary and Mythical Pokémon he was on good terms with, his own strength was enough to make ninety-nine percent of the world's population think twice about crossing him.
Even the League would have to weigh its options carefully before trying to take anything from him.
[I'm not helping you fight.]
Mew, sprawled on the table, rolled its eyes.
What did he mean, taking it along to pay someone a visit?
He made it sound as though it were his Pokémon.
"Heh." Chen Shi sneered. "You're still hiding quite a lot from me about being the World Tree Guardian, aren't you?"
Mew froze, then guiltily averted its eyes.
[What else could I possibly be hiding from you? Stop imagining things.]
"Liar! Rayquaza already told me everything."
[Damn it, why does that Big Green Worm blab about everything?]
Mew was rather annoyed.
Precisely because it knew what kind of person Chen Shi was, it had not dared tell him certain things about being the World Tree Guardian.
It had never expected Rayquaza to spill the beans.
"Well... Old Chen!" Steven sidled over with a chuckle and draped an arm around his shoulders.
"Can I discuss something with you?"
"You want some of the Goomy?" Chen Shi immediately guessed what Steven was after and gave him an amused look.
"That's why we're buddies!" Steven did not deny it. "What do you say?" he asked eagerly.
"I don't want many. Just ten males and ten females. I'll trade you Beldum for them."
"Beldum?" Seeing that Steven was willing to offer Beldum in exchange, Chen Shi hesitated.
Honestly, Metagross was exceptionally powerful even among Pseudo-Legendaries.
He was also very fond of that Pokémon himself.
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