Rather than accept the meals the academy had prepared for its staff, Ye Lan carried Leafeon to a flat sand dune far from the academy's base.
He deftly took his camping supplies out of his crystal bracelet and set up a simple camp. Feeling a vibration at his waist, he released Serperior as well. As he started the fire, he said with a smile, "Xiao Wan earned another Ribbon Badge, and apparently Pachirisu's strength has made another breakthrough. Next time we meet, we'll have to give her a battle with everything we've got!"
"Leafeon~"
"Hiss!"
Before leaving the Hoenn Region and parting with Xiao Wan, Ye Lan had exchanged contact information with her.
Compared with N, who only ever replied with an OK gesture no matter what he sent, Xiao Wan was much more enthusiastic. The two often chatted on SuperChat, whether about raising Pokémon or what they had been up to lately. All in all, Ye Lan really enjoyed chatting with this young Pokémon Coordinator. Her upbeat attitude always lifted his spirits.
Still, he understood N's situation. Being able to send him messages at all while under someone else's control was already no easy feat. He just had no idea what was happening with Team Plasma now.
Ye Lan also regularly followed the news from the various regions. Team Plasma seemed to have vanished without a trace for some time, and he had no idea what plot they were cooking up.
But he had a feeling Team Plasma had been making moves all along. The crisis posed by the Tao Trio seemed imminent and could erupt at any moment.
Still, since N had yet to give him any indication otherwise, Ye Lan believed things were probably relatively stable for now. He just needed to keep steadily improving his strength.