Under the moonlight, Charizard glided in from afar and finally hovered above the Temple of the Sea.
Holding Maya in his arms, Xia You leaped off its back and landed steadily on the balcony.
The curtains swayed in the breeze, and the shards of broken glass still lay scattered where they had fallen, reflecting faint glimmers of moonlight.
The sound of water from the whirlpool continued tirelessly. Apart from that, the surroundings were utterly quiet. If not for the mess left by the battle, who could have imagined that something like this had happened in such a short time?
To keep the glass shards from cutting Maya's fair, soft feet, Xia You had no choice but to carry her into the room.
The shards cracked beneath Xia You's shoes, breaking into even smaller pieces.
After gently setting Maya on the bed, Xia You finally let out a sigh of relief.
Although he had not done much beyond riding Charizard back and forth, anyone who stayed up so late and traveled such a long distance instead of sleeping would have felt physically and mentally drained.
Fortunately, things had finally come to an end for now.
"All right, you're safe enough here." He smiled. "Now that those Team Rocket guys have been driven off, they probably won't bother you again for a while."
"So they were Team Rocket." Maya nodded, looking downcast. "I've heard their name for a long time, but today was my first time encountering them. I just never expected that they weren't only after the Sea God. The scepter in my hands was also one of their targets."
At that, she looked at Xia You with a solemn expression. "Although I've already said it, I still want to say it again. Thank you so much for what you did