By the time he returned to the plaza beneath the Space-Time Tower, countless townspeople and Pokémon Trainers had also returned to the streets and alleys. All around him, they talked excitedly, fearfully, worriedly, or with the relief of having survived a disaster.
Everyone was eagerly discussing what had just happened.
Unlike most people, however, a small number of sharp-minded Trainers had already begun searching the surrounding area!
They might have seen Dialga and Palkia leave one after the other, but Darkrai was still missing!
This was an incredible opportunity!
It was so powerful, yet so weak right now. If they were lucky enough to run into it, wouldn't they soar straight to the top, transforming into a Trainer with a Mythical Pokémon?
What an honor that would be!
Driven by that enormous temptation, they began searching carefully.
And this wasn't just happening elsewhere. The same thing was happening right beside Xia You.
Two Trainers even hurried past him, quietly discussing it and praying no one else would find Darkrai first.
They hadn't even seen a trace of Darkrai, yet they ended up fighting over who should catch it!
What a farce...
But it was also very realistic.
Having witnessed all of this, Gengar couldn't help feeling a little worried.
"This seems to be getting out of hand. With so many people looking for Darkrai, won't someone actually find it in the end?"
After a moment of silence, Xia You shook his head. "Who knows? But Darkrai is a Mythical Pokémon, after all. With its strength and Ability, and all the years it's lived in this town, finding it probably won't be that easy."
"It just feels..." Gengar frowned. "We defeated it, so it should be the spoils of our victory. These guys didn't do anything, yet they're trying to snatch