"Do you have any more questions?"
Rayquaza asked calmly.
Now that its child had finally hatched, it clearly didn't have much patience left for Chen Shi anymore.
At that moment, Chen Shi suddenly thought of Mew.
That little troublemaker was always talking about the World Tree. Last time, Chen Shi had even accidentally overheard Mew saying that he was the "guardian of the World Tree" it had personally chosen.
And Mew constantly claimed that the World Tree would face some kind of danger in the future—
Yet every time Chen Shi asked for details, it couldn't properly explain anything.
Now that Rayquaza was right in front of him…
Why not ask it directly?
The moment the thought appeared, Chen Shi immediately acted on it.
"How much do you know about Mew and the World Tree?"
After hearing the question, Rayquaza fell silent briefly before slowly speaking.
"Mew is an extremely special existence."
"It can transform into nearly any Pokémon and use the overwhelming majority of moves in this world."
"For example, it can even transform into me and use Dragon Ascent itself."
"Of course, it's not limited to me."
"It can also use Groudon's Precipice Blades and Kyogre's Origin Pulse."
The more Chen Shi listened, the more shocked he became.
Everything Rayquaza said earlier, he already knew. After all, Mew's uniqueness wasn't exactly a secret. Even many humans knew about it.
But Rayquaza's later explanation truly surprised him.
Previously, Chen Shi had always assumed that when people said Mew could use "most moves," that didn't include signature moves of Legendary Pokémon.
He thought it only referred to ordinary techniques.
Yet this thing was actually this outrageous?
It could even become Rayquaza itself and use Dragon Ascent?
Looks like I really underestimated Mew…
Chen Shi silently sighed inwardly.
Rayquaza continued:
"But Mew's most special characteristic is its symbiotic relationship with the World Tree."
"In a sense, Mew itself represents the World Tree."
"That's why after all these years, despite all the black-hearted nonsense Mew constantly causes, no other existence truly goes after it."
"Most are giving face to the World Tree."
"Including you?" Chen Shi asked with a smile.
Previously, when Mew brought him to meet Rayquaza, it had secretly stolen one of Rayquaza's scales on the way out.
And during the battle with Groudon and Kyogre earlier, Mew had even run into the battlefield to pick up fragments from Groudon's body, directly disrupting Rayquaza's combat rhythm.
Yet when Rayquaza later came looking for Chen Shi, Mew had clearly been right there beside him—
And Rayquaza had completely ignored it.
It hadn't even mentioned the matter once.
To Chen Shi, that was honestly unbelievable.
The moment the topic came up, obvious irritation flashed across Rayquaza's eyes.
"If not for the World Tree, I would've smashed it straight into a wall long ago."
Clearly, Rayquaza had accumulated quite a bit of resentment toward Mew.
Yet the more Rayquaza behaved this way, the heavier Chen Shi's heart became.
Even Chen Shi himself had nearly exploded from anger after Mew's ridiculous stunt earlier.
He had genuinely wanted to grab that stupid cat and beat it up.
So for a bad-tempered Legendary Pokémon like Rayquaza?
It should've been even worse.
Yet reality was completely different.
Rayquaza had never touched Mew at all.
Just from that alone, one could imagine how terrifying the "face" of the World Tree truly was.
Chen Shi honestly couldn't imagine what kind of existence would dare attack the World Tree itself.
After thinking for a while, Chen Shi suddenly asked:
"Aren't you curious why Mew chose to stay beside me?"
Rayquaza snorted dismissively.
"No matter what Mew does, I'm never surprised."
Chen Shi nodded deeply in agreement.
That was true.
For a wandering troublemaker like Mew, no behavior really felt strange anymore.
Then he explained:
"The reason Mew approached me is because it said the World Tree will encounter some kind of danger in the future."
"It thinks my psychic powers are special, so it wants my help."
"What kind of danger do you think the World Tree could encounter?"
"And who would even dare attack it?"
After hearing Chen Shi's explanation, even Rayquaza froze for a moment.
It genuinely hadn't expected that Mew staying beside this human was actually related to the World Tree.
Thinking about it carefully…
Although Mew was unreliable, playful, and obsessed with excitement, it usually lost interest in things very quickly.
Yet this time, it had stayed beside this human for such a long period.
Clearly, there had to be some important reason.
Looks like that troublemaker still understands what truly matters.
But the World Tree facing danger…
Even Rayquaza couldn't understand it.
Logically speaking, almost no Legendary Pokémon would be insane enough to attack the World Tree.
Not even Giratina or Kyurem—those two whose tempers were even worse than its own—would do something like that.
Still, Rayquaza didn't doubt Chen Shi's words either.
After all, Mew had personally chosen this human with psychic power and remained beside him for so long.
There was no way it was all some joke.
And because Mew was symbiotically connected to the World Tree while also being a Psychic-type Pokémon, there were indeed times when it could vaguely glimpse fragments of the future.
After thinking for a long time without finding an answer, Rayquaza finally shook its head.
"I don't know either."
"But what I can tell you is this—"
"The native Legendary Pokémon of our world would absolutely never attack the World Tree."
"Native Legendary Pokémon?"
Chen Shi instantly caught the key phrase in Rayquaza's words.
"So there are other worlds? Or parallel worlds?"
"Of course there are other worlds," Rayquaza answered casually.
"But the possibility of other worlds attacking our World Tree is also very low."
"For all these years, everyone has largely stayed out of each other's affairs."
"Even when contact occasionally happens, it's usually just exchanges or mutual assistance."
"After all, we don't belong to the same world, so there's no conflict of interest."
"And with the great Arceus existing, even conflicts become non-conflicts."
Chen Shi nodded slightly.
Rayquaza obviously knew far more about this than he did. Listening quietly was enough.
When Rayquaza said native Legendary Pokémon wouldn't attack the World Tree, Chen Shi believed it.
Not because of anything else—
But because of Rayquaza's attitude toward Mew.
At the same time, Chen Shi found it even harder to believe that humans could somehow threaten the World Tree.
This was a real world.
The scene of Mew freezing an entire ocean with a single thought was still fresh in his memory.
If humans were truly the danger, Mew probably never would've sought him out in the first place.
Besides…
Nobody even knew where the World Tree actually was.
Under those circumstances, what kind of danger could possibly threaten it?
Just as Chen Shi sank into thought, Rayquaza suddenly spoke again.
"The World Tree is of immense importance."
"If something truly happens in the future, you may use that grass-green Orb to summon me."
Chen Shi looked up in surprise.
"Even you are willing to get involved?"
"What nonsense are you saying?" Rayquaza replied coldly.
"If the World Tree truly encounters disaster, nobody will be able to sit still."
Hearing that, Chen Shi's heart sank slightly.
He had always known the World Tree was important.
But he never had a concrete understanding of just how important it truly was.
Yet judging from Rayquaza's attitude now—
He realized he had still underestimated it.
Rayquaza had outright stated:
"If the World Tree falls into danger, nobody will remain indifferent."
The weight of those words was terrifying.
Because when Rayquaza said "nobody," that basically included all Legendary Pokémon.
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