"...What did you say you wanted?!"
Cynthia froze briefly and blinked, unable to believe what she had just heard, so she asked again uncertainly.
"Z-Crystals. You should have some, right?" Chen Shi gave Cynthia a puzzled look.
Seeing Lorelei unleash an Ice-type Z-Move had reminded him about Z-Crystals. He remembered wanting to get some a long time ago.
But ever since competing in the Pokémon World Championships, he had been running all over the place, putting his search for Z-Crystals on hold.
He had figured he could trade for some while he was here, but judging by Cynthia's expression, did they actually not have any?
Cynthia took a deep breath. She had never expected Chen Shi's request to be so...
...Simple!
Were Z-Crystals precious?
Yes!
But who was she?
Sinnoh's Champion before the apocalypse, the strongest publicly recognized Trainer in the region.
However precious Z-Crystals were, that was only true for other people. To Cynthia, they were nothing particularly special.
Besides, when the darkness invaded, the first things everyone protected were items that could boost their fighting strength and the professors' research equipment.
The Mt. Silver Shelter certainly had no shortage of Z-Crystals!
Chen Shi was only asking for one set. Even if he wanted ten, Cynthia had the authority to agree.
"As for your request, I..."
Before she could finish, a passage to the Distortion World opened beside Chen Shi.
Mewtwo and Mew flew out with dark expressions.
Mew immediately shot Chen Shi a fierce glare.
[Hey, what's wrong with you?]
[Are Mew-sama and Mewtwo only worth one set of Z-Crystals?]
Mewtwo nodded in wholehearted agreement.
They had discussed it beforehand, but wasn't this request a little too easy?
It made Mewtwo and Mew seem cheap.
Chen Shi scratched his head. "Then what do you suggest?"
Cynthia's heart immediately