After Gengar left, Xia You sent out Gardevoir to take over its guard duty.
Although Psychic-type Pokémon had no type advantage against the ghost girl and ghost butler, just like Squirtle and Froakie earlier, the sheer potency of psychic powers, along with Gardevoir's own great strength, allowed it to inflict effective damage on ghosts. It would not be as ineffectual as Pokémon of other types and could battle normally.
That was already enough.
Just like Gengar, Gardevoir could keep the two human ghosts firmly suppressed, leaving them little room to cause trouble.
Only after Gardevoir had fully appeared did Xia You turn to May and Cheryl and tell them, "Stay hidden here. I'm going to look around the other rooms and see if I can find any causes or clues behind how these ghosts came to be."
"Huh?" May's expression changed at his words. "You're leaving just the two of us here? Xia You, I'm a little scared..."
"What is there to be scared of? Don't you already know what they really are? You even fought that ghost girl just now," Xia You reassured her. "Besides, don't worry. We've driven them off, so they won't come back to bother you anytime soon. What's more, she's after me, and Gengar is chasing them. You'll be fine!"
Yet even after Xia You said all that, and even offered to leave some Pokémon behind to protect them, the two were of one mind. Neither wanted to stay in this room. They both felt that staying beside Xia You was the safest option and would put them most at ease!
Xia You shook his head in amusement.
It was hardly surprising for May to feel this way. After all, she had been traveling with him all this time and had long since come to