Wasn't this a knockout blow?
Caitlin stood rooted to the spot, staring blankly at Xia You.
There was no telling what she was thinking. Her bright eyes simply stared straight at him, with something seeming to shimmer in their depths.
She had even forgotten to reach out.
Seeing that she was still dazed, Xia You waved the Great Ball before her eyes, then placed it directly in her hand.
"Keep it safe. It's your Pokémon now."
Caitlin finally came back to her senses.
Normally, or if she had been with anyone else, catching a Legendary Pokémon like this-a Psychic-type Cresselia that suited her own abilities and team so well-would have drawn all her attention to that Great Ball. She would certainly have been overjoyed.
After all, it held the Legendary Pokémon Cresselia!
But now, another emotion in her heart, another, far stronger flutter, had completely overwhelmed that joy, filling her heart without leaving the slightest gap.
"Thank you."
Who knew how many times Caitlin had thanked him already?
She might have said thank you more times today than she had in the past several months combined!
Whether it was her personal strength, her Pokémon team, or her family's wealth, she was not actually someone whom others could easily help.
Yet today, she had already said those words to this man many times, and every single time had been sincere.
Drawing her gaze away from Xia You's face, Caitlin lowered her head and looked at the Great Ball in her hand.
Only now did she experience the joy and sense of unreality that came with catching a Legendary Pokémon.
She had tried several times without succeeding, yet Xia You had caught Cresselia in just one attempt?
Naturally, Cresselia's steadily declining stamina had played a part, but the fact that it still