After dealing with Dread, Chen Shi took Jirachi, Steven, and the others for a stroll around Eindoak Town.
Basically, they did a little sightseeing here and grabbed a bite there.
With Little Plane tagging along as their comic relief... er, punching bag, the smiles never left their faces.
It helped Chen Shi unwind immensely.
Steven had said he had changed. Although it had been partly a joke, Chen Shi knew it himself.
He really had changed.
Still.
Anyone who had sat on Rayquaza's head and fought Groudon and Kyogre...
Then undergone a year of special training with Arceus, and personally led half the Pokémon of a spectacularly glorious region into battle...
Would change, wouldn't they?
All he had done was tone down his formerly cautious, overly careful nature.
He had three Mythical Pokémon by his side, Giratina below who could appear at any moment, and Rayquaza above whom he could summon whenever he wanted.
And there was Arceus, who would never let him die.
As Chen Shi put it...
He genuinely wanted to keep a low profile.
But his strength simply wouldn't allow it.
"..."
By afternoon, all four of them were tired from walking, but there was still no sign of Victini.
So they found a park, spread a cloth on the ground, and brought out all kinds of Pokéblocks and food for a meal.
Chen Shi took a bite of a macaron and couldn't help grumbling, "I only got one day of proper cooked food, and now I'm back to munching cookies."
"Toge~"
(Give it to me if you don't want it!)
Hearing that, Togekiss's little eyes lit up, and she flew over to snatch the macaron from his hand.
Chen Shi dodged aside and gave her a couple of shoves. "Get lost, you Little Junk."
"You still