"See you next time, Xia Ren! You too, Charizard!"
Standing on the deck, Ye Lan waved vigorously at the red figure making a somewhat flustered retreat through the sky, then hurriedly urged Rillaboom and Leafeon beside him:
"Come on, say goodbye to Charizard and Xia Ren! What if they don't come back next time?"
"Lea, lea!"
Clutching a fiery-red scale, Leafeon also waved enthusiastically at the figure in the sky.
Even the normally taciturn Rillaboom awkwardly waved both arms. The look in his eyes made it clear that he was in a very good mood.
Only after the figure had disappeared completely did Ye Lan turn around and say:
"Rillaboom, your acting was terrible!"
"If your leg's injured, you should clutch it when you fall to the ground. You don't need to make a sound, just put on a slightly constipated expression."
"You know what I mean by a constipated expression? If you'd managed to squeeze out a few drops of sweat on your forehead too, we'd have hit the jackpot today!"
"Look at Leafeon! The moment he lay down and clutched his tail, he looked so convincing that even I almost believed it was seriously injured!"
"You just lay there like a log, completely expressionless. You didn't look miserable at all! Your trainer even squeezed out tears to get you those resources!"
By now, Rillaboom's injured leg had recovered under the effects of the Healing Water, and it no longer seemed to be a problem.
Still, Ye Lan's words made Rillaboom lower his head.
Sure enough, he was still a useless Pokémon. Even after becoming a Gym Leader level Pokémon, he still had so much to learn. Leafeon's acting really had been excellent—even he had believed it.
"Hmm? Judging by the direction Xia Ren and Charizard went, they don't