"Oh, right. This is an apology gift."
Xia Chi motioned for the Misdreavus behind him to bring it out.
"Myao~"
Misdreavus set the bag wrapped in its flowing locks on the table, then looked curiously at Glaceon.
A Pokémon I've never seen before. I wonder what its fear tastes like.
Sensing a vaguely malicious gaze, Glaceon immediately narrowed its eyes and stared back.
The terrifying pressure of its overwhelming strength made Misdreavus's breath catch, as though the air around it had turned thick.
Cynthia frowned. "Glaceon!"
Only after hearing its Trainer's reprimand did Glaceon rein in its aura and settle back into the chair beside her.
"Sorry. That gave it a fright."
Cynthia looked at the visibly startled Misdreavus with gentle eyes. "What an adorable little one."
Xia Chi shrugged it off. "It's fine. A little scare will do it good. Otherwise, it'll never learn its limits."
After taking down four opponents in a row that time, Misdreavus had indeed gotten a little full of itself.
In the Battle Logs from the past few days, Xia Chi had even seen it and Floragato going off to fight level 40 Pokémon.
Having Glaceon put it in its place was a good thing. Misdreavus could learn that this world had opponents it couldn't defeat even with 1,000 stacks of [underworld mark].
After recalling the thoroughly frightened Misdreavus into its Poké Ball, Xia Chi opened the bag and placed a tub of ice cream in front of Cynthia.
"Want to try some? It's an apology for being late."
With her sunglasses in the way, Xia Chi couldn't see Cynthia's eyes.
But her restless little hands on the table made it clear he'd picked the right gift.
"Mm... it wasn't your fault. I didn't account for the time difference, and I only told you