Back at MikanGym

At noon, Mikan Island...

After enduring the blazing sun all morning, Yu Hai finally arrived at Mikan Island and had Pelipper land directly at the entrance of MikanGym.

The first thing he wanted to do upon arriving on Mikan Island was visit the Pokémon he had left here. The Lakeside Cabin was full of clone Pokémon, so there was no need to go there right away. Butterfree and the others were more important.

"Brother Hai? You're back?" Ada, dressed in cool floral shorts, immediately stopped training when he saw Yu Hai enter the Gym. Even his Wartortle had evolved into a Blastoise.

"Ada, long time no see." Yu Hai smiled and greeted Ada, then looked at Dunmei, who was training nearby. She too was dressed in a cool short-sleeved top and skirt, probably because it was hotter here. Dunmei's Father was also there, wearing pajamas as he supervised their training. Yu Hai quickly greeted them both. "Ame, Gym Leader..."

"You brat, you've been gone another two months. If you didn't come back soon, we would've had to call and rush you," Dunmei's Father said. Seeing Yu Hai's travel-worn appearance and messy hair, he knew Yu Hai had flown here again and had been battered by plenty of sea wind.

"Gym Leader, sorry. Some things delayed me on the way," Yu Hai could only stand to the side and laugh awkwardly. This time, he had spent fifty days in Johto after leaving, and before that, he had done so many things on Jinggan Island. Today was already the fifth day before he returned to Mikan Island.

Counting it up, it really had been two months. Who could have expected that one leave of absence would turn into two months? He wondered whether he still had any salary left. It had probably