It really was a little strange. An Emotional Script had been detected now?
There shouldn't have been any other Pokémon in the Akihabara Research Institute. Had some other wild Pokémon wandered in?
Without a second thought, Shen Qi tapped confirm. Then he felt the phone in his pocket rapidly heat up. He took it out, and it promptly exploded.
Gwaa!
Pelipper's cries came from the living room.
[Narration: Pelipper wanted to reassure Meowstic. There was no need to be embarrassed; he could openly go and thank Shen Qi.]
Meow!
Meowstic argued his case. He wasn't embarrassed at all!
"Oh, it's Meowstic."
Shen Qi recalled the Pokémon Mime Jr. had brought back that morning.
Apparently, while taking a walk in Pikachu Forest before dawn, Meowstic had jumped out with a smile. On discovering that Mime Jr. was a youngster, he had wanted to take him home.
Then Mime Jr. had introduced his heroic Pokémon Trainer: Shen Qi.
Of course, Meowstic hadn't believed him. He had even thought Mime Jr.'s Pokémon Trainer had hoodwinked him into being far too hyperbolic, which would be detrimental to his future growth and training. So he had initiated a battle, wanting to correct the young Pokémon's misguided thinking.
Mime Jr. hadn't thought that deeply about it. A mere roadside wild Pokémon had dared deny that Shen Qi was a hero, so he had switched straight into Blacephalon mode and treated him to a Shadow Ball.
Hearing how it had happened, Shen Qi had broken into a cold sweat for Meowstic.
Ghost-type moves were super effective against Psychic-types. Shadow Ball had 80 power, and Blacephalon had 151 Special Attack. Even with some restraint, a hit could have cost the cat his life.
Kids really didn't know how to pull their punches in a fight.
Luckily, Meowstic had