But when Chen Shi mentioned compensation, Mew was dumbfounded and gave him a look that said, "How could you?"
You'd be helping Mew-sama and the World Tree! And you actually want something in return?
The moment Chen Shi saw that look, he shoved the White Crystal back into Mew's paws.
"Then you'd better find someone else!"
With that, Chen Shi ignored Mew on his shoulder, lay down, and closed his eyes.
Inside, though, he couldn't stop grumbling. What did I do to deserve this? Why did I have to go and feed you Pokéblocks?
Fine, you ate a ton of my food. It's not like I'm hurting for those few scraps. I won't hold it against you, okay?
But now you want my help, and you won't even offer me anything in return? Who the hell would work for you?
You want the horse to run but won't give it any hay. Forget Mew-you should just call yourself a capitalist.
Black-hearted to the core.
Absolutely worthless. Pah!
Meanwhile, Professor Oak suddenly seemed to sense something and glanced over at Chen Shi. Seeing that he was fine and still playing with a Pidgey, he went back to teaching the children about all sorts of things.
Mew, meanwhile, couldn't make sense of it either. The human with psychic power it had met before had been so righteous.
The moment he heard there was trouble, he had thumped his chest and charged straight in.
Why wouldn't this one do the same? He was actually asking the great Mew for compensation.
Shouldn't you be eagerly asking me what's wrong, then finding a way to help?
This isn't how the script is supposed to go.
But when it saw that the human before it really seemed determined not to get involved, Mew gritted its teeth