Chapter 561 - 560: Fondness for Appearances
From Altaria's eyes, Cain could discern a few things.
"Food, in the end, is just food, no matter how powerful it might be," thought Altaria, eyeing the intruders.
"As prey, you should have a clear sense of yourself: is it appropriate to enter my home uninvited?"
As for why other Pokémon could live in that meadow, it was simply because Altaria was capricious.
"Why are those Scolipede so ugly?" she mused disdainfully. "If I don't beat them, who else would I target?"
After the Scolipede were driven away, Altaria's dominating presence began to slowly fade. She turned and glanced at Cain, who stood behind her, then at the Pokémon accompanying him, nodding slightly.
"Not bad," she thought. "So I won't harm them. Besides, it seems they also attacked those ugly Scolipede earlier, meaning they share my aesthetic preferences."
If Cain's Pokémon knew that this overwhelmingly strong Altaria was deciding whether to attack them based on their appearance, they would undoubtedly be speechless.
Deciding whether to attack a Pokémon purely based on whether they looked pretty...
Cain, after being scrutinized by Altaria, felt that she harbored no strong hostility toward his group. Nor did she seem angry about their trespass into her territory.
"What a strange character. Does she treat different Pokémon differently?" Cain thought to himself.