"Okay, I've already apologized. Now please take us back to the Gym!"
Led by Miltank, Roy arrived smoothly at the Goldenrod Gym, which Whitney had been leading him on a aimless half-hour journey to.
Like the Vermilion Gym, the Gyms in Goldenrod City are also the kind of buildings that look very historic at first glance, and there are quite a few tourists taking photos with their Communicator outside.
The apprentices outside the Gym clearly recognized Whitney, calling her "Sister Whitney" repeatedly.
Without even checking Roy's identification and ID Card, they simply let Roy was following behind Whitney, into the Gym.
After entering the Gym, Roy found several Pokémon Trainers challenging the Gym, but it was all Gym apprentices dealing with these Pokémon Trainers. He didn't see the Goldenrod Gym Leader, who was also Whitney's grandfather.
Whitney searched every room in the Gym, as well as the Pokémon Trainers and the battle arena, but found that her grandfather was not in the Gym. So she took out her Communicator and sent a message to her grandfather.
But after a while, Whitney looked at Roy somewhat embarrassed:
"Grandpa is probably still busy negotiating a deal with the Dragon Tamer family at Moomoo Ranch. He probably won't be back for another hour. How about... you have a match with me first?"
Doing business with the Dragon Tamer family?
No wonder they are the largest Moomoo Milk supplier in the Johto.
Roy didn't refuse Whitney's challenge. Whitney's Miltank was probably her Trump Card, and it was only level 46. Since he had nothing better to do, he might as well let his newly evolved Froslass test its strength.
Whitney led Roy into a Training Ground, where a Training Ground was warming up.
After briefly greeting the referee, Whitney stood on the left side of the command platform.
Just as Roy had imagined, Whitney pushed the Miltank called "Cabbage" behind her onto the battlefield.
Roy stood opposite Whitney and threw out his Poké Ball. With a flash of red light, Froslass made her dazzling entrance.
Wow! So cute!!
When Whitney saw the Froslass who had just appeared, her eyes sparkled, clearly attracted by the Froslass's beauty.
She had even forgotten that she was fighting Roy, and ran straight from the command seat to the Froslass's side, staring at her intently.
"May I touch you?"
However, the aloof Froslass did not respond to Whitney, but instead turned to look at Roy. Wasn't she supposed to be the one to fight?
What's going on now?
Roy gained a new understanding of Whitney's personality. If Akane were to release a Togepi in an official tournament Arena, Whitney would probably be immediately disqualified with a red card.
Roy looked at the referee of the Goldenrod Gym, only to see that the referee was looking up at the ceiling, as if to say: This ceiling is a real ceiling!
This shows that the referee must have a good relationship with Whitney's family.
Seeing that the Froslass was indifferent and didn't respond to her, Whitney's expression turned somewhat disappointed. She felt that she wouldn't be happy all day.
The Froslass sensed Whitney's emotions, her brows furrowed with impatience. Humans were such a hassle.
"Snow~"
Just as Whitney was about to leave dejectedly, the Froslass reached out her small hand from her kimono and placed it on Whitney's hand.
Whitney felt a cool sensation on her hands, and when she turned around, she found that the Froslass had placed her hands on her hands with the small hands on her kimono.
His momentary disappointment vanished, and he looked at the Froslass with excitement, just like a fan who had successfully met their idol.
"Cough! Cough!"
If Roy hadn't coughed twice because he couldn't stand it anymore, Whitney might have continued to pester the Froslass.
Whitney then realized she was still in the middle of a battle, and embarrassed, she returned to her command seat and whispered to her Miltank:
"Cabbage, go easy on her later, don't hurt the Froslass. You're tough, you can take a couple of hits."
Upon hearing that his Pokémon Trainer had already defected to the enemy before the battle even began, Miltank looked utterly helpless.
What? You've found someone new and forgotten your old flame?
The thing is, this isn't your new love!
Why don't you just tell me to stand there and take the beating?
"Ahem! Whitney, please concentrate on the battle and don't disturb the Pokémon's emotions!"
The Gym referee, who had been staring at the ceiling, couldn't stand it any longer, but out of respect for Whitney's status, he forced himself to speak to Whitney.
"Okay, I'll play seriously then."
Seeing that the young lady of her own Gym had returned to the command post, the referee immediately announced the start of the battle.
"Froslass, use the Snowscape!"
The Froslass floated in mid-air, waving her kimono between her hands, and a chilling Ice type energy spread outwards.
Large snowflakes began to appear above the Gym, and fine ice shards suddenly condensed from the air, falling in a flurry of white snowflakes, causing the surrounding temperature to drop sharply.
Countless snowflakes surrounded the Froslass, forming an impenetrable snow cloak that enhanced Froslass defenses.
"Miltank, we'll use Defense Curl Rollout!"
It's truly a classic combination.
The trick doesn't have to be new or old, as long as it works.
While the Froslass used Snowscape to summon ice and snow, Whitney's Miltank had already used Defense Curl into a ball and rolled towards the Froslass using Rollout.
The Miltank Rollout its round body toward the Froslass, but the Froslass didn't even try to dodge.
Roy had just given her a suggestion, and although she didn't know if it would work, she chose to trust Roy.
As the Rollout speed increased, just as the Miltank was about to collide with the Froslass, the Froslass suddenly waved the Ice type energy that she had already accumulated in her hand.
A layer of frost covered the last two meters of the Miltank's path.
Just as the Miltank was about to collide with the Froslass, it suddenly slipped and lost control of its direction as it rolled onto the ice.
It rolled right past the Froslass along the icy path she had created, without causing Froslass any harm.
Instead, it crashed headfirst into the Training Ground fence, and the Miltank hit the fence also lost its Defense Curl shape.
The Miltank, which had just stood up, felt a little dizzy. Realizing that it hadn't bumped into the Froslass, the Miltank Defense Curl and towards the Froslass.
The Froslass her previous actions, and every time the Miltank rolled to her side, it would uncontrollably slip and slide past Froslass.