What a pity. For some reason, these Scyther had, for the first time ever, gone against their leader.
They insisted they had to go, no matter what.
The Scyther leader grew curious, genuinely puzzled as to why these few were so determined to leave.
When he asked for the reason, the leading Scyther shared their earlier thoughts with him.
Only then did the Scyther leader realize just how much Scizor's return had stirred them up.
As they had thought, staying in the group would only widen the gap between them and Scizor.
They were all roughly the same size, and Scizor had once been weaker than them. But now, after returning, it had become so much stronger. No one could accept that without feeling bitter.
The only way to catch up to Scizor now was to follow Wen Qi. Since Scizor had grown so powerful, that human must have some unique method.
After hearing the full story, the Scyther leader couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
In truth, it wasn't just these Scyther who were envious—even the leader himself felt the same.
Scizor possessed such immense strength, while he had only climbed up slowly, bit by bit, through sheer time and effort.
Even at Scizor's age, he had only been at the elite level, and breaking through to the gym level was something that happened much later.
Looking at the resolute, unyielding eyes of those Scyther, it was as if they were saying, "If you don't let us go, we'll crash into something and die right here."
The Scyther leader had no choice but to agree.
After a moment's thought, he figured, since so many were already going, why not send a few more? There wouldn't be any danger anyway.
Meanwhile, Wen Qi was inwardly groaning. He really didn't want this many—he couldn't afford to support them all!
Besides, all these Scyther were battle-hungry. If they started fighting on the farm, they'd tear the place apart.
Wen Qi wanted to refuse, but he was afraid of offending the Scyther leader. If the leader decided to give him none at all, that would be a huge loss.
So he had to quickly come up with a reason that wouldn't offend the leader or put himself in a tough spot.
Just then, his mind spun like a wheel turning at full speed.
Suddenly, he thought of a good idea.
"Leader, sending twenty Scyther all at once is too many. My farm can't accommodate that many."
"Besides, my energy is limited. I can't train twenty at once. How about this: split the twenty Scyther into two groups, ten at a time, and rotate them slowly."
"That way, the numbers are manageable, and I'll have enough time to train them. It benefits both sides. What do you think, Leader?"
Wen Qi's words carried a hint of refusal, but he didn't outright reject it—he phrased it very tactfully.
The Scyther leader understood that asking Wen Qi to train all twenty at once was indeed too much.
Though Wen Qi had refused, he proposed a rotation system, which would still help train more of them. That was good enough.
Soon, the Scyther leader nodded at Wen Qi in agreement.
Then he turned and called out to the Scyther behind him. In no time, ten Scyther stepped forward.
Wen Qi carefully inspected the ten Scyther from left to right. Their aptitudes: yellow, yellow, yellow... green, green...
What was going on? The first five were normal enough—yellow aptitude, levels between 30 and 40.
But what about the last five? They all had green aptitude, levels around 41 to 43.
Wen Qi looked closer and realized these five looked oddly familiar. When he saw them avoiding his gaze, it hit him—these were the five Scyther from last night.
He had no idea how they'd convinced the group to let them leave, but they had actually managed it.
Though surprised, having stronger ones was beneficial to him. They'd make the farm safer.
Seeing these five Scyther, Wen Qi started scheming. If he got along well with them, he might keep them on the farm permanently, effectively taming them.
But what Wen Qi didn't know was that the Scyther leader had already anticipated this. Even if Wen Qi hadn't suggested the rotation, the leader would have brought it up himself. He needed to rotate these high-aptitude Scyther back regularly—he didn't want them gone for good.
So, while Scyther were aggressive, they weren't stupid. In fact, they were quite clever.
Wen Qi felt he was getting a great deal by taking so many Scyther, but wasn't he also being taken advantage of?
He coveted their cool appearance and combat strength.
Meanwhile, the Scyther coveted his food and training methods.
Overall, though, it was a win-win for both sides.
Since they weren't his Pokémon, Wen Qi didn't feel right putting them in Poké Balls. He simply led the ten Scyther back with him.
As for Scizor, it was ecstatic, its excited gaze drifting toward the five elite-level Scyther.
Wen Qi noticed this and wondered why it felt like Scizor was up to no good.
What Scizor was thinking was: now that these five were here, it could beat them up every day. One a day, seven days a week, with weekends off.
At that thought, Scizor felt so pleased it almost laughed out loud.
The five elite Scyther couldn't help but shiver, as if something bad was about to happen.
They looked around but saw nothing wrong, figuring they were just overthinking it.
Wen Qi sensed something off about Scizor. Thinking about all the Pokémon around, he decided to send Scizor back to the small world to rest.
Without giving Scizor a chance to explain, he directly sent it into the small world, telling it to rest or train on its own—no need to worry about outside matters.
Soon, all the loose ends were tied up. Wen Qi set off for home with the ten Scyther in tow.
Along the way, the Scyther were very obedient. As long as Wen Qi told them not to do something, they complied.
It seemed the leader had instructed them before they left to follow Wen Qi's orders as long as it didn't harm themselves or the group.
This made it easier for Wen Qi to command them. If they were disobedient, he wouldn't bother taking them along.