"So... you're saying a Zapdos came looking for a fight with you out of nowhere, and the two of you fought for a whole month? Because its dad held a Divine Office, you didn't dare strangle it, so in the end, deciding that one less problem was better than one more, you let it think it had won and bluffed it into leaving? And that's why you're in such a sorry state?" The muscles in Cheng Tian's face kept twitching.
Su Han's little mouth hung wide open.
Milotic's graceful body kept trembling, and he only barely managed to keep himself from laughing aloud.
The more Tornadus spoke, the angrier he grew. Dark clouds even gathered in the surrounding sky again. He wished he could drag that bristling bird over right now and pluck every last feather off its body.
Cheng Tian sighed ruefully. Tornadus was clearly so powerful, yet he could only swallow his anger for the simple reason that the other Pokémon's backer held a Divine Office.
Unable to contain her curiosity, Su Han asked, "What exactly is a Divine Office?"
That was also a concept Cheng Tian wanted to understand.
"Roar!"
"Rotom! Divine Offices take many different forms. Most are held by unique, special Pokémon, but for Pokémon with populations, like Zapdos, the strongest member of the group holds the Divine Office."
"A Divine Office ranks one level below Laws. A Pokémon that holds a Divine Office isn't necessarily a Legendary Pokémon, but a Legendary Pokémon definitely holds a Divine Office, Rotom!"
Cheng Tian's eyes lit up as he immediately spotted an overlooked point.
"So you're saying that even if a Pokémon isn't a Legendary Pokémon, it could still hold a Divine Office?"
"Roar!"
"Rotom! That possibility is infinitely close to zero. Having that kind of daydream is