No one knew the outcome of their battle except the two of them; only Lisia and Phoebe watched as Roy helped Steven back to the lounge.
Looking at Steven and Wallace lying on the bed in the lounge, Roy sighed. These two were really hopeless, even drugs couldn't help them.
"Ghost!"
Inside the lounge, Phoebe's Gengar cried out for help to Roy.
Lisia and Phoebe are leaning against Altaria's cotton candy-like feathers, applying makeup to their "model," Gengar, with various cosmetics in their hands.
Phoebe's Gengar blush applied to its large face by Lisia, and its lips were also smeared with lipstick, turning them into fiery red lips.
The two were even discussing what kind of dress to wear for Gengar.
However, because Gengar's waist was too thick, or rather, it had no waist at all, the two had to give up.
Hearing the topic of their discussion, Roy held back his laughter.
Upon seeing Roy arrive, Phoebe's Gengar looked at Roy with pleading eyes, hoping that he could rescue it.
Roy pretended not to see it, whistling as he left the lounge under Gengar's expectant gaze, only to return a moment later.
Phoebe's Gengar was initially disappointed, but when it saw Roy return, it assumed that Roy had changed his mind and was going to save it.
As a result, Roy threw out two Poké Ball, and Misdreavus and Froslass, the two female Pokémon in his team, appeared and joined the group doing Gengar's makeup.
For the first time, Phoebe's Gengar had seen so many hands on its face.
By evening, Steven and Wallace had recovered. Steven's complexion had returned to normal, but he was still feeling unwell and walked with a slight weakness.
Wallace was still pale, and walked as if she were floating like a female ghost.
When Wallace regained her balance, she took out a Badge made of three raindrops stacked together to form a fan shape from her Spatial Bracelet and handed it to Roy.
"I have acknowledged your strength; this Rain Badge, symbolizing freedom and beauty, is yours."
Roy was bewildered when he received the Rain Badge, but he understood when he recalled the Gym apprentices calling Wallace" Gym Leader." He then put the Rain Badge into his Spatial Bracelet.
That's right, the current Gym Leader of Sootopolis City is now the miserable Wallace, whose mentor, Adam, has already retired early to enjoy his retirement life.
With this, Wallace became the youngest Gym Leader in the Hoenn.
Speaking of which, Wallace and Steven are similar in that one was forced to take over the Devon Corporation, and the other was forced to take over the Sootopolis City Gym. It's no wonder that the two of them could become friends and have common ground.
However, Roy knew that Adam wouldn't be retired for long. After Wallace took over Steven's championship title, Adam would still have to come out and Gym Leader of Sootopolis City.
Unfortunately, the Rain Badge given by Wallace can't replace Agatha's mission; he still has to go back to the Johto and fight one Gym Kanto in Gym.
After learning that Roy had a Mega Evolution battle with Steven after battling Roy, he is now standing there as if nothing happened.
Wallace suddenly felt a pang of envy for Roy's muscles; if only she could last that long...
"Let's go, it's almost lunchtime, we're starving."
Upon arriving in Sootopolis City, the first thing Roy thought of was the delicious Liuli Clear Broth Ramen that Wallace had taken him to eat for the first time.
However, since neither of them had guessed correctly what Steven did to get to Sootopolis City that afternoon, they both decided that Steven would treat them to dinner this time.
Steven:...
Upon hearing their high-sounding reasons, Steven felt he had made a mistake in choosing friends and wanted to break off their friendship. He rode his Aerodactyl back to Rustboro City that very night.
How could there be two such shameless people?! What kind of friends has he made?
On their way to the old woman's ramen shop, the group passed a circular arena where Wallace explained to Roy that it was the venue for the Pokémon Contest he had built in Sootopolis City.
We hired the Devon Corporation construction team from Devon Corporation to build it, and Steven was present at the time.
Speaking of his Pokémon Contest, Wallace had a headache. Recently, he had held two small Pokémon Contest in the Sootopolis City.
However, due to the numerous restrictions on entering Sootopolis City, very few people signed up; only a handful did.
It was only through his eldest niece Lisia, posting messages in Roy's fan group that he managed to find a few contestants.
The first Pokémon Contest, which he organized, has turned into an internal gathering for Roy's fans. Even Norman, who lives far away in Ever Grande City, brought May to Sootopolis City to watch the Pokémon Contest.
Speaking of this, Lisia remembered that Haruka had a Marshtomp that looked a bit May by her side, but it didn't participate in the competition.
Marshtomp?
Roy remembered that May was supposed to catch a Torchic in the anime, right?
Could it be that he caught a Mudkip because Mudkip was cute?
But he'll soon find out the answer.
As soon as Roy arrived at the entrance of the small shop, he saw a little girl with short black hair and a spiral bronze anklet on her calf helping to clear the dishes inside the noodle shop.
Nearby, a purple Whismur and a Shelgon were resting on seats in the restaurant.
Roy scanned the Pokémon with the System Scan and found that neither of them was yet level 30, and one of them Whismur, was carrying an Everstone.
Logically speaking, there's nothing strange about it, but the key point is that Roy discovered an Illuminate Key Stone embedded in the little girl's anklet.
Upon seeing who it was, the little girl immediately went to greet them.
"Excuse me, sir, our shop is closed now. If you'd like to have noodles, you can come back tomorrow morning."
This little girl looks vaguely familiar.
Is this Zinnia?
Zinnia is a character who appears in the Pokémon short anime Pokémon Evolutions, and also in the games and manga. She is a descendant of the Meteor People and a successor, with the mission of saving the Pokémon World.
Recalling what Lisia had just told him about May catching a Mudkip, Roy couldn't help but think of the scene in the anime where Mega Swampert unleashed an Ice Punch at Mega Rayquaza.
"Don't block the door if you're not going in! Hey? Zinnia? You're here to help out at Grandma's again?"
Wallace pushed aside Roy, who was blocking the hotel entrance from his way, and stepped forward to greet the little girl, confirming that the little girl in front of him was indeed Zinnia.
"Wallace?"
"Nana, who's here?"
An aged voice echoed from the kitchen.
"Grandma, it's Wallace and Lisia with two guests!"
Grandmother?
Roy suddenly realized that Wallace told him that the old woman was the chieftain of the Sootopolis People, and that Zinnia's grandmother was the chieftain of the Meteor People.
The Sootopolis People are a branch of the Meteor People, so the old woman who made noodles for herself earlier, the sweeping monk, is the head of the Sootopolis People clan, and that's Zinnia's grandmother.
Everything fits together.
Upon seeing Wallace's arrival, Zinnia went back to the kitchen and called out her grandmother, who was still there.
The old woman walked out of the kitchen, followed by her High-level Elite Four -level Goodra.