When Xia You reached her side, Sabrina turned and looked at the Scyther still standing frozen in place.
"Are we just leaving like this? These Scyther have lost their leader. What will they do now?"
Surprised to hear her say that, Xia You gave Sabrina a startled look.
Those hardly sounded like words that would come out of her mouth! If anything, they sounded more like him!
But it made sense when he thought about it. After all, she had spent so much time with him, they had experienced so much together, and their relationship had grown closer. Without either of them noticing, her personality had slowly changed under his influence.
And as she changed, the two of them shared more and more views. As time went on, even their perspectives on things would grow increasingly alike!
"Don't worry about them. They'll be fine; they won't die out." Xia You shrugged, unconcerned. "That's how cruel this world is, always full of unexpected twists and surprises. They might not even wait until tomorrow. They could battle to choose a new leader tonight. Even that Scyther that just lost might hear the news and sneak back to compete for leadership again once it's recovered!"
Sabrina nodded lightly.
She had only asked out of curiosity. She actually felt no sympathy for these Scyther. Now that Xia You had explained things and answered her question, she lost interest altogether.
Pushing aside the branches, the two walked out of the forest.
Xia You took a Poké Ball from his belt. Without any visible action on his part, the Poké Ball suddenly vanished with a whoosh!
As it turned out, catching Scyther had also meant acquiring his thirteenth Pokémon. Under the Pokémon League's rules and his belt's settings, once he exceeded the carrying limit, he had