After entering Eterna Forest and walking for just another half day, they arrived at the Old Chateau.
Xia You was already thoroughly familiar with this route. He had walked it countless times and had even worked out several shortcuts that greatly reduced the travel time.
But none of that mattered.
As soon as they reached the gates of the Mansion, Xia You saw a shadow flash before him. The next second, his Deoxys appeared in front of him.
To Xia You, it had been a very long time since he had last seen his Deoxys, but to Deoxys, it had only been two or three days since parting with its Pokémon Trainer.
"Thanks for your hard work."
Knowing it had been guarding the Mansion, Xia You offered a word of praise, then took out its Great Ball and recalled it.
After entering the Mansion grounds, he also saw the black Rayquaza coiled in the courtyard and recalled it as well.
Their return to the team certainly restored Xia You's confidence in full. If he encountered Origin Forme Palkia and Origin Forme Giratina again, no one else would need to intervene. With these two Pokémon alone, he was confident he could defeat and subdue those two Origin Forme Pokémon.
That alone showed just how much confidence he had in these two Pokémon.
At that moment, the Ghost Girl, who had long since sensed his presence, floated out of the Mansion and approached him with a smile.
Seeing this ghost naturally gave Cogita another great shock.
"She's... a ghost!?"
"That's right." Xia You smiled at her. "Surprised, aren't you? I imagine you've never seen a ghost in your own time either?"
Was that something people could actually see?
Cogita no longer knew what to say.
To think this man even had a