Su Hao's questioning still barely left Goh some dignity—
After all, so many people were watching, especially several children.
But those words alone were enough to make Goh feel terrible.
He wanted to say that he was nothing like Su Hao had described. He had caught Pokémon fairly and squarely with Poké Balls; it was legal. He was no notorious Pokémon Hunter, and he certainly wasn't someone who only cared about catching Pokémon without caring for them afterward.
Yet, from the corner of his eye, Goh caught sight of Ash staring blankly at him. He knew that Ash was aware that the large number of Pokémon he had caught were currently being kept free of charge in the backyard of Sakuragi Laboratory, which had been founded by his childhood friend's father under the excuse of his investigator status.
He was afraid Ash would expose him. After all, Ash had always been so thoughtless.
Goh's face reddened as he stammered, unable to figure out how to refute him.
All he could do was glare fiercely at Su Hao without drawing attention, thinking that it was all this stranger's fault for making him lose face in front of everyone.
Cynthia looked at Su Hao in slight surprise. Honestly, though they had only known each other for a few days, this was the first time she had seen Su Hao so angry.
But when she recalled Su Hao's identity as an Aura Wielder, as well as how he had told her during a recent chat that Aura Wielders who had cultivated their Aura to a profound level could even use it to judge a person's emotions and the goodness or evil within their nature—
Originally, she had only thought Goh was a child who liked bragging a little and could not read the