"Uh… what is this? A glowing spoon?"
Li Xiaoyu stared blankly at the mythical Pokémon holding a spoon out toward her with an adorably serious face.
Moments ago, Mew's grand appearance made her think she was about to receive something epic—like a shimmering feather from a Legendary, just like the one from Articuno.
But instead… it pulled out a spoon?!
"Wait a second… why does this spoon look kind of familiar?"
Ding Yue squinted at it for a while, then suddenly let out a sharp gasp.
A not-so-pleasant memory rushed to the front of her mind, and her expression darkened on the spot…
Li Xiaoyu's expression wasn't much better.
After all, the one who nearly got her killed earlier… had two of these spoons in its hands!
Her hand froze mid-reach.
"Don't tell me… that Alakazam was acting on your orders?"
She looked at Mew suspiciously, her mind quickly piecing things together.
…
Back at the Pokémon Center, Su Bai's eyes widened in realization too.
Mew's sudden appearance had confused him from the start.
But when it handed out that spoon—everything clicked.
Li Xiaoyu had sharp instincts. She'd guessed the truth in one shot.
Wild Pokémon, even intelligent ones like Alakazam, are still bound by certain instincts. Facing the overwhelming pressure of a Tier-2 Legendary, most would flee unless they were exceptional cases like Lucario, whose heart burns with justice.
Even that Alpha Snorlax didn't show up today… though maybe it was just too lazy.
But now that he thought about it, Alakazam's behavior had been unusual.
If Mew was the one orchestrating things behind the scenes… it actually made perfect sense.
Mew, as one of the ancestor Pokémon, is incredibly kind-hearted.
When Articuno went berserk and caused a major disturbance, the sudden surge of trainers heading up the mountain caught Mew's attention.
For a mythical Pokémon with such immense power, asking an Alakazam to teleport someone wasn't a big deal at all.
Everything was coming together now.
Su Bai had been wondering why Mew showed up out of nowhere… and why it had immediately issued a Recognition Quest.
It all made sense now—Mew had been watching them during the entire Articuno incident.
But clearly, even Mew knew the Alakazam's performance had been… subpar.
Su Bai looked at the spoon in Mew's hand and fell deep into thought.
That spoon—wasn't it Alakazam's most prized possession?
…
Despite making a flashy entrance, Mew's personality was really just… childish.
Right now, it was circling around Li Xiaoyu like a guilty kid trying to make up for breaking a friend's toy, letting out anxious "Mew! Mew!" cries as it pushed the spoon toward her.
Its big, watery eyes shimmered with regret. Honestly, as disrespectful as it might sound… it looked like a giant, fluffy pink cat that knew it messed up.
So cute it could melt anyone's heart.
Even Pei Jingguo—usually a cold, stoic man—couldn't help but crack a tiny, aunt-like smile.
But Li Xiaoyu had just narrowly escaped death, and she wasn't going to be swayed so easily.
And rightly so—who wouldn't be angry if they'd almost been turned into roadkill by a botched teleport?
Seeing she still wasn't reacting, Mew stopped circling.
It glanced at Li Xiaoyu, then at the Eevee by her side.
Then its eyes lit up.
"Mew! Mew!"
With a sudden zip, Mew darted toward Articuno, chattering away nonstop.
Articuno looked thoroughly annoyed.
But Mew wasn't backing down. It began flying loops around the Legendary bird, pestering it incessantly.
Articuno's patience was nothing like that of the trainers.
It is called "Articuno" for a reason—its temper is notoriously short.
But against Mew? It had no bite.
After all, the whole mess had started because of it… and Mew was no weaker than it in terms of raw power.
Eventually, Articuno let out an exasperated "Brrr—yi!", flapped its wings, and dropped a crystal-clear stone to the ground.
From its face, it was clear—it was tired of the noise, and this was basically a bribe to get everyone to leave.
Mew's eyes gleamed mischievously. It picked up the stone and flew back to Li Xiaoyu.
"Mew! Mew!!"
This time, Mew was confident.
It pointed to Articuno, waved the spoon, then offered both the spoon and the stone to Li Xiaoyu.
"That's an… Ice Stone!"
Ding Yue gasped at the sight.
To the average person, these evolution items were just rare treasures. But to rich, elite trainers? These were the true essentials—premium resources that cost thousands of training points at any Pokémon Center!
Three thousand points—for one Ice Stone!
Of course Articuno would have one. It's a Tier-2 Ice Legendary, after all.
Still, the fact that it just casually handed one over…
Li Xiaoyu stared at Mew, still a bit unsure.
Technically, Mew didn't have to do this. It wasn't obligated to give her anything.
It was doing all this simply out of guilt and kindness.
And while Li Xiaoyu was angry, she hadn't meant to extort anything.
Now that it was being so earnest, she actually started to feel a little guilty herself.
"You should take it," Su Bai's voice came through the communicator.
"For a Pokémon like Mew—so pure and kind—making someone suffer because of its own mistake would weigh heavily on its heart."
"If you don't accept it, it probably won't even be able to sleep tonight."
"Oh—and Diancie said earlier that Mew clarified something: it was Articuno's chaotic psychic field that disrupted Alakazam's teleport."
"Under normal conditions, Alakazam was supposed to deliver you right next to Pei Jingguo and Xiao Zhang."
Hearing Su Bai's words, Li Xiaoyu finally nodded.
She reached out and accepted the Ice Stone and the mysterious spoon from Mew's tiny hands.
Mew was thrilled.
With a joyful squeal, it zipped over and gave her a big, exaggerated "MUA!" on the cheek, drawing gasps of envy from the others.
Li Xiaoyu couldn't help but laugh and patted Mew's little head, clearly having forgiven it.
Still, she looked at the spoon with confusion.
"I get the Ice Stone… but what's the deal with the spoon?"
"It doesn't seem like a battle item. What does it do?"
That had been bothering her from the start.
Mew might be smart, but it was still naïve.
To it, the spoon was one of Alakazam's most cherished treasures. Alakazam messed up, so giving that treasure to the person affected seemed like the best way to make up for it.
But how to use the spoon?
Yeah, Mew had no idea.
At her question, Mew tilted its little head adorably.
"Mew?"
How to use it?
Even Mew didn't know.
The trainers and even the staff watching from the Pokémon Center burst into laughter.
In the midst of the chuckling, Su Bai picked up his communicator and added:
"That spoon… is a divine artifact."