"Dad! Sis! Mom! This is bad, someone's here to challenge the Gym!!!"
Inside Petalburg Gym.
Senri, who was training Pokémon; Mitsuko, who was tidying up; and Haruka, who was doing her homework, were all stopped by Max's shout.
The three of them looked up at the same time.
Someone... had come to challenge the Gym?
A Gym challenger?
Before Senri could go outside to greet them, Max found his father and crashed into his leg.
"Dad, it's that Mr. Fang Yuan! The Fang Yuan who used Eevee to defeat Vigoroth and made Ditto turn into Ho-Oh..."
"He's come looking for us! You can definitely beat him, right, Dad?"
Mr. Fang Yuan?
He had come to Petalburg Gym?
Hearing Max's words, Senri was briefly taken aback before smiling and patting Max on the head.
"No matter who the opponent is, Dad won't lose. But let's go welcome Mr. Fang Yuan first."
At the entrance of Petalburg Gym, Fang Yuan wore a helpless expression.
This kid Max...
Seeing him again had made Fang Yuan feel playful. He had only casually said something—did Max really need to run inside in such a panic?
And even slander him!
It was not as if he had really come to challenge the Gym...
He just wanted to exchange insights on moves, that was all!
A moment later, Mr. Senri came out, with Max hiding behind him.
Upon seeing that it really was Fang Yuan, Mr. Senri immediately smiled.
"Mr. Fang Yuan, I didn't expect it to really be you. Welcome to Petalburg Gym."
Senri was extremely welcoming.
Though he had not told his family, Senri, Steven Stone, and Wallace had personally witnessed how the Trainer before them had stopped the rampaging Fathead Fish and saved nearby Dewford Town and Petalburg City.
As Petalburg City's Gym Trainer,