The forty-fourth day after leaving the Orange Islands, sunny.
There wasn't a single cloud in the sky, and sunlight shone straight down onto the ground.
Ten days ago, Yu Hai and the others arrived at Cinnabar Gym. Xiao Yu and her mother had already lived in Cinnabar Town for ten days. Before long, A Long and Old Man also pretended to arrive on Cinnabar Island and chose to settle there.
After a few days of adjusting, Xiao Yu quickly became familiar with Ai. She bounced and skipped around the Gym, and the laughter of the three girls chasing and playing often echoed through the building. Every morning, the laughter of the three little girls could be heard.
After several days of traveling, Xiao Yu's Mother finally found work in Cinnabar Town at the foot of the mountain. Every day, she got up early, changed into the Hot Spring Inn's standard dark blue uniform, and walked down the mountain to work. Though the job was busy, the sorrow on her face was gradually fading.
Yu Hai had not been at Cinnabar Gym very often lately. Every morning, after washing up and having a simple breakfast, he carried his backpack to the small courtyard A Long had rented on the outskirts of Cinnabar Town to train his Pokémon.
He did not return to the Gym for dinner until evening, when the setting sun had dyed the sky orange-red.
The Pokémon's training had been quite effective, especially for those preparing to break through to Elite-class. Iron Hānhān was not among them. On the second day after arriving at Cinnabar Gym, Iron Hānhān had swallowed the remains of the Champion-level Tyranitar.
At the time, Yu Hai stood nearby and watched Iron Hānhān open its huge mouth, then swallow the remains after a few crunches.