After Giratina left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The pressure Giratina exerted had simply been too intense. Despite the brief appearance, everyone except Chen Shi and Professor Oak had broken out in a cold sweat.
Steven forced a faint smile. "I think Giratina is just like Old Chen said-not nearly as vicious as the legends claim."
Professor Carolina and Cynthia said nothing, remaining silent.
Ignoring Steven's remark, Chen Shi rubbed his chin in thought. Something felt strange.
A thousand years ago, Giratina had clearly defeated the Time-Space Duo. Everyone had witnessed it.
So many of the Pokémon who had followed him were still around. They should have been more than enough to clear Giratina's name.
Why were things still such a damn mess?
"Did something unexpected happen?" Chen Shi murmured to himself.
"What happened?" Steven asked beside him, puzzled.
"Nothing." Chen Shi slowly shook his head. "Let's talk about the ruins first. Didn't Grandma Carolina say she had lots of questions?"
Hearing that, Professor Carolina put aside her tangled thoughts and pointed at a nearby mural.
"Shi, this looks like a town, or perhaps a village. Was this where humans lived a thousand years ago?"
"Yes. That's Jubilife Village, which was also Team Galactic's base!"
"Team Galactic!" Cynthia exclaimed in surprise.
"Team Galactic already existed a thousand years ago?"
"Yes, that's right." Chen Shi smiled. "But Team Galactic wasn't an evil organization back then."
"They worked to develop the region and protected humans trying to survive in the dangerous Hisui Region."
"You could say Team Galactic was a truly righteous organization at the time."
"Then their successors have utterly disgraced Team Galactic's name," Steven said in disgust.
Steven had never had much affection for the evil organizations across the various regions.
And he really hadn't expected Team Galactic to