April 29.
The day before Luo Mu set off for the Sinnoh Region.
In front of Naranja Academy's main gate.
Looking down at the long Hero Steps below, Luo Mu spotted several figures who looked like wild men trudging weakly upward.
By the time they finally climbed the endless stairs and stood before Luo Mu, he raised a hand with a relaxed smile and greeted them.
"Yo, you're all back."
Luo Mu also took a moment to assess their condition.
Lei He, walking in front, was actually doing fairly well. After all, this woman had dared to drive alone into the desert. Spending two or three days surviving in the wilderness was nothing to her.
If anything, the abundant sunlight during those days outdoors had restored the healthy wheat-colored complexion that had faded from being shut away without sunlight.
She even radiated a kind of wild beauty.
Joy Jostar, following behind her, had more or less retained the calm, unruffled demeanor Luo Mu remembered.
With those skills of his, Luo Mu truly felt that even if he were dropped on a barren deserted island, he could become the Bear Grylls of the Pokémon World.
Pippa was also in fairly good shape. After all, even after adding the One-Punch Man-style Training Method to her daily routine, she still had the energy to wrestle with her Pokémon.
She could be called another Super Paldean.
A mere wilderness survival expedition was nothing to her.
It was the remaining students who looked worse for wear.
They did not quite look like beggars, but they were probably not far off.
Their clothes were ragged, their faces dirty, and they looked as though they had just fled from a disaster.
Arven's light brown hair sat atop his head like a chicken's nest. Usually, the boy cared