Xia You's arrival naturally drew the attention of the group of Scyther.
For a moment, all the Scyther, led by the scarred one, looked at him with hostility.
Looking around at these Pokémon, Xia You saw how eager they were. From their stances, they seemed ready to rush him at any moment and tear him to pieces!
"Easy, easy."
He waved a hand to calm them down, and his gaze finally settled on the Scyther with the scar.
"First, let me introduce myself. My name is Xia You, and I'm a Pokémon Trainer traveling from place to place. This time, I've come with ill intentions... er... with sincerity. First of all, congratulations on becoming the leader. There's also something important I'd like to discuss with you."
In fact, at any other time, barging into the Scyther's territory like this would definitely have brought the whole group down on him.
But now, this scarred Scyther had just defeated its rival and was at the height of its confidence and prestige. So even if someone challenged it, it certainly wouldn't back down, if only to cement its authority.
It was precisely because Xia You had thought all this through that he was bold enough to walk straight up to it.
Sure enough, the scarred Scyther barked at its companions to stand down, then took a step forward and stared intently at Xia You.
"Scyther, Scyther!"
Xia You raised his eyebrows. Naturally, he couldn't understand Pokémon speech, but fortunately, he had a free interpreter beside him.
"Hey, Haunter, stop sleeping. Get out here and get to work. Translate that for me. What did it just say?"
Haunter lazily floated out of his shadow.
"Honestly, you only remember me at times like this." Haunter rolled his eyes. Although somewhat reluctant, he translated at Xia