At the edge of the forest, Hinata and Fūgetsu noticed the green light Xia You's Celebi created the moment it swept across the entire forest.
Given their pace, they had not gone very far-only seven or eight minutes' walk away.
"It's Celebi! He really found it!"
Having learned about this Mythical Pokémon before, Hinata immediately recognized Celebi's power. But just as she turned to head back, Fūgetsu stopped her.
"Wait!" Holding her arm, Fūgetsu shook his head. "Have you forgotten? Xia You told us to wait until we heard from him!"
"What's there to wait for?" Hinata countered. "Now that he's found Celebi, hasn't he done what he promised? If so, every minute we waste now is another minute Celebi might leave. Or it could be lying there weak, waiting for us to rescue it!"
"Well..."
Hinata had a point, and Fūgetsu could not help wavering.
It was not that Hinata was going back on her word; she and Xia You simply approached the matter from different perspectives and thought about it differently.
Why had she and Fūgetsu come here?
Wasn't it because Ranger Headquarters had ordered them to find Celebi and restore the forest?
Now that the vines and thorns were gone and Celebi had appeared, what was there to hesitate over?
"...But we just promised him..."
"Maybe he forgot to notify us." Hinata waved a hand. "Besides... that's Celebi, a Mythical Pokémon! Aren't you worried that man might be after it? Maybe he sent us away so he could catch Celebi!"
Indeed, as she said, sending them both away made it look as though he had something to hide. It was hard not to wonder.
"All right." Fūgetsu finally gave in. Although he felt that man probably would not take advantage of Celebi's vulnerability to catch it, he