"Goodbye, Mr. Ye Lan! I'll be back to see you soon!"
"Have a safe trip!"
Ye Lan waved goodbye to Joy Ying at the airport as she prepared to return to the Kalos Region to handle the remaining arrangements. Then he set off with Qin Chuan and Jenny Li for the nearby Rental Center.
Ye Lan had taken an extended leave that included winter break. He had expected some difficulty, but Dean Shu Xin approved it with a smile. Senior Qin Chuan benefited too; he only had to return to school from the Paldea Region afterward. It had gone so smoothly that Ye Lan could hardly believe it.
Before leaving the Huaxia Region, Ye Lan still needed to take Oh-no Amoonguss to the Green Sprout Gym in Jindu City, where Little Mushroom would evolve.
The other Pokémon bound for the Nishinomori Research Institute used "watching Oh-no Amoonguss evolve" as an excuse to stay until Little Mushroom's evolution was complete. For now, they were still traveling together.
For trips within the same region, Ye Lan preferred renting Flying-type Pokémon from a Rental Center to taking modern transportation.
It had become a habit. He also felt Pokémon were much safer than "metal boxes." And as a Black Gold member of the Rental Center, he saved a fair amount of money.
Qin Chuan remained stunned throughout the journey that Ye Lan had actually agreed to enter show business. He even forgot that his family had asked him to put in a good word for them.
Given Ye Lan's qualities, Qin Chuan was even more certain than Joy Ying that he would become famous once more people and Pokémon got to know him. His appeal to Grass-type Pokémon was undeniable.
*If I stock up on Ye Lan's autographs now, maybe I can make a