Cerulean Gym was packed to capacity. Amid the audience's cheers and shouts, the Sensational Sisters completed a perfect performance.
With the "Water Ballet" over, the spectators who had come to watch gradually filed out, while the Sensational Sisters, led by Daisy, began preparing to leave as well.
The three sisters, clad in bikinis, picked up their clothes and prepared to pass through the corridor to return to their rooms and change.
But before long, the three of them noticed Dongshu still sitting in the stands.
"There's still one audience member who hasn't left!" the second sister, Violet, said.
"Could he be a reporter here to interview us?" The youngest sister, Lily, shouted at Dongshu, "If you want an interview, you'll have to go through our agent!"
An interview? No, he wasn't a reporter.
Dongshu shook his head. "Ladies, I'm a Pokémon Trainer here to challenge Cerulean Gym."
"I see!" Daisy suddenly understood. She handed her clothes to her younger sisters before saying, "In that case, I'll battle you! I happen to have one Pokémon left that can fight."
"One?" Dongshu froze for a moment.
"That's right!" Daisy sounded utterly helpless. "Before you came, several Trainers from Pallet Town had already battled us in Pokémon Battles."
"Our Pokémon got beaten up terribly by them." The youngest, Lily, pouted. "Terribly, terribly—so terribly that even their eyes went crooked! Honestly!"
"Besides, all our Pokémon are currently hospitalized at the Pokémon Center," Daisy said.
Dongshu: "..."
"So, if you want the Cascade Badge, come at me! Don't underestimate my last Pokémon!" Daisy said.
Dongshu: "...All right, then."
One was fine! As long as their reactions earned him Shock Points, it was okay!
Dongshu leaped down from the stands. Seeing this, Raikou, who had been lying on the ground hidden behind the seatbacks, rose to