A Double-Edged Sword

Thirty-fifth day after returning to the Orange Islands: sunny.

Today was the final day of the Orange Tournament. It was also the day of the tournament finals, the day the Champion would be decided.

There was another piece of good news: Ada had woken up yesterday. The whole family was thrilled and hurriedly called Nurse Joy to examine him. Aside from some malnutrition, Ada was recovering quite well.

If Dunmei's Mother had not held them back, they would have taken him out for a hearty meal last night to help him recover. In the end, he had stayed at the Pokémon Center for observation overnight and was only allowed to leave this morning, just in time to watch the Orange Tournament's final match.

Dunmei's Father had also returned. His excuse was that an old friend's family had held a funeral, and because the journey was so long, he had been delayed and had only arrived yesterday afternoon.

Other than Yu Hai and Grandpa Dunmei, who knew the truth, everyone else basically believed the explanation. As long as he had come back, that was all that mattered. The family could be together again, so they happily left the hospital today to watch the Orange Tournament finals.

When Ada heard that he had been unconscious for so long, he immediately broke down crying. His own tournament had gone down the drain, his sister had lost too, and he had not even seen Brother Hai's final match. He kept regretting why he had been unconscious for so long.

"Don't worry. The Orange Tournament will be back next year. Train hard for the rest of the year and aim for a good placing next time..."

"Brother Hai, you made the top eight. I want you to be my coach," Ada said, sniffling as he