After seeing the couple to their room, Shen Qi went to the wooden building next door. When he returned, he had two more boxes in his hands.
"My friend has finished extracting the Super-Ancient Energy from the Red and Blue Orbs. Check them."
"It's fine, there's nothing to check. Get some rest."
Li Shisan had thoroughly enjoyed himself too. It was late, the cold wind howled outside, and both he and his Pokémon had eaten their fill. He might as well spend the night in the wooden cabin beside Lake Acuity. It had its own charm.
"I still need to go out." Shen Qi pushed open the door, letting a few wisps of windblown snow inside. "My friend is leaving."
"Oh? It's dark outside. Be careful, you two."
"Mm."
As Shen Qi had said, Zinnia was leaving.
After wandering the Normal World Line for six years, she had finally achieved her goal and did not want to delay any longer.
Shen Qi's thinking was that Zinnia would return to the very instant she had crossed over anyway. Even if she stayed in the Normal World Line for another six months, it would not hold up anything over there.
She ought to rest for a while. The past month or two had been far too exhausting for Zinnia.
"No, time is short."
"Huh? Back in March, didn't you say you could stay another year at most?"
"I... still need to save time."
Shen Qi could not understand why Zinnia spoke of saving time when crossing back clearly would not delay anything.
For example, if Shen Qi went with Zinnia to live in the Mega Evolution World Line for a year right now, it would still be tonight when he returned, and he could say goodbye to Li Shisan and Li Ke