[She got too nervous just now and breathed too fast, which made her pass out.]
[Luckily, I stepped in just in time and gently saved her.]
Now, Buneary was sleeping like a baby.
"It was hyperventilation, right?"
Excessive fatigue, psychological stress, and extreme anxiety could cause hyperventilation, also called hyperventilation syndrome. Breathing excessively overloaded the central nervous system, producing adverse reactions such as numbness and dizziness.
Buneary clearly had no history of advanced illness. She had simply been too nervous this time, and she had not actually reached the point of fainting earlier. The main reason she had lost consciousness was Chansey's Tendon-Splitting Bone-Dislocating Technique.
Things had not turned out too badly.
Otherwise, with Buneary collapsed on Shen Qi's back with her limbs paralyzed, it would have been far too awkward for Shen Qi to keep pretending he had noticed nothing. However silly Buneary was, even she might have realized something was off.
Chansey had stepped in and knocked Buneary straight out... no, properly treated her. Once she woke up, Chansey could give her any account of what had happened and say she had saved the day, and that would cover it. They had narrowly avoided giving themselves away.
After undergoing the Tendon-Splitting Bone-Dislocating Technique, Buneary probably would not remember what had happened anyway.
"Oh, I get it!"
Looking at the unconscious Buneary, Shen Qi suddenly understood. The keyword "Pure White" referred to Buneary's innocent mind when it came to feelings, interacting with humans, and the opposite sex. That was why she had become so nervous.
After all, she had grown up with only another Buneary for company. Never mind human Pokémon Trainers—she had barely interacted with other Pokémon.
He checked the "Desire Rabbit" scenario again. Its completion had reached 30%.
Shen Qi's attention was immediately hooked.
With Buneary being