Seeing the unconcealable horror on Akari and the others' faces, Volo burst out laughing again.
"I just told you, whatever you do, it's already too late!!"
But just as he was gloating, the moment his words fell, applause suddenly rang out nearby.
The applause was not loud, but in that momentarily silent setting, it was unusually noticeable-and unusually grating.
Who was it!?
Someone else had actually appeared after him?
Someone had waited for him to make his move before swooping in!?
Startled, Volo hurriedly turned to look. The man and woman he had met before, Xia You and Cynthia, were walking slowly toward them through a gap between several rocks.
Indeed, the ones who appeared before them were Xia You and Cynthia.
As for why they were here, that story began several hours earlier.
After noticing the strange change in the sky above Mt. Coronet, the two had headed straight for the summit.
Originally, to save time and get into position early, Xia You had already planned to have Charizard fly them straight to the mountaintop.
Although that would very likely expose them immediately, the risk was worth taking rather than missing a good show.
But the instant he released Charizard, Xia You remembered something else.
He had previously asked Gardevoir to mark the location of the summit!
Although they were no longer in the same space-time, what if it worked?
With that possibility in mind, he had not sent Charizard out right away, instead having Gardevoir try taking them there.
To his surprise, it actually worked!
Even the spot where they appeared was exactly the same as when they had come to the summit to stop Team Galactic and Cyrus!
Surprised as they were, the two naturally hid in their previous hiding place.
Unexpectedly, even after over a thousand