Didn't Steven know that this had nothing to do with Chen Shi?
Of course he knew.
But he simply couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.
To Steven, bringing back food would take no more than a flick of the wrist for Chen Shi, who had Hoopa and could freely travel through the Distortion World.
If only Chen Shi had been willing to help, Lorelei and Lance wouldn't have needed to go out, and the Shelter's food crisis could have been resolved.
He wouldn't have lost two close friends, either.
That had bred an irrepressible resentment within him, leading to the scene just now.
Diantha wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, walked over, and patted Steven on the shoulder before giving Chen Shi an apologetic smile.
"I'm sorry. I apologize for Steven's behavior just now. Please don't hold it against him."
Chen Shi waved dismissively. "It's fine. I beat him up anyway."
The corner of Diantha's mouth twitched slightly. She helped Steven up from the ground, then led him away.
Cynthia tilted her head and asked, "Did you come here for something?"
"Nothing much. I just wanted to ask what you plan to do next."
"Our plans?" At that, Cynthia fell quiet.
Honestly, they didn't seem to have any plans at all.
Although Lorelei and Lance's sacrifice had brought back a great deal of food, they had already done the calculations carefully.
It would probably only last them a month.
And that was the longest they could stretch it, even with strict rationing.
"What else can we plan to do? We can only keep holding on and hope Professor Oak and the others find a way to deal with Dark Matter soon."
"I don't like your chances," Chen Shi said flatly. "Honestly, even if they can develop