"Your complexion doesn't look too good. Didn't you rest well last night?"
Early in the morning, Cynthia looked at Sato's slightly pale face and couldn't help asking.
"I'm fine, I'm perfectly fine!" Sato replied with a beaming smile. Even now, he had yet to recover from the joy of Gengar's breakthrough.
Including Gardevoir, Tyranitar, and Zoroark, Sato now officially had four genuine Elite Four level Pokémon—not ones boosted to that level through Dark Power.
And he had finally caught up with Cynthia in numbers. They both had four Elite Four level Pokémon.
Looking at Sato grinning foolishly to himself, Cynthia wondered what kind of stimulation he had suffered and whether she should call Nurse Joy over.
"...Ahem!"
At last, Sato snapped back to his senses and noticed Cynthia's skeptical gaze. Momo suppressed his pride and tried his best to maintain a calm expression.
Three seconds later...
"Hehehehe..."
"..."
When Sato and Cynthia arrived at the dining table, they found that two people were already seated there.
Besides Volkner, Sato was also very familiar with the other person.
"Hahahaha! We meet again! Let's have a battle between men!"
With his red afro, hip-hop jeans, and fiery personality, who else could it be but Flint? "Long time no see!"
Sato smiled and bumped fists with Flint, not directly responding to his challenge. Instead, he turned to Cynthia.
"Let me introduce you. This is my friend, Cynthia!"
"This is Flint, the current chief of the Sinnoh Alliance's Elite Four Reserve!"
"Hello." Cynthia nodded politely.
"Elite Four Chikuno mentioned you to me. You're strong!" Flint's eyes burned brightly, as though light shone within them.
Cynthia smiled and took the initiative to invite him. "I know you too. Let's battle sometime if we have the opportunity!"
"Alright!"
Flint slapped the table and shouted loudly in