After leaving the Researcher' camp, Cynthia followed Roy, and the two wandered aimlessly through the jungle outside the Ruins of Alph.
Without Professor Carolina's presence, Cynthia felt much more relaxed.
"Where do we go now?"
Cynthia's question touched Roy's heart. Roy wasn't a native of the Johto either, and he didn't know anyone in Violet City.
After a moment's thought Roy released his Golurk Roy jumped onto its back Cynthia Golurk.
Cynthia hesitated for a moment, then reached out and grabbed Roy's hand, and Roy led her onto the back of the Golurk.
The Golurk retracted its limbs, carrying the two of them steadily into the air.
Cynthia was very curious about the Golurk beneath her.
"Was your Golurk really revived by Professor Oak?"
Seeing Cynthia's curious gaze, Roy grinned mischievously.
"Guess? I'll tell you if you guess right."
Roy's tactless reply, coupled with his smug expression, Harvest a flurry of playful punches from Cynthia.
Now that Professor Carolina is not here, no one can control Cynthia.
I'll talk, I'll talk...
When Cynthia learned that Roy had resurrected the Golurk from the Ruins, all she could say was that Roy was incredibly lucky to have picked up a Golurk who was about to reach the High-level Elite Four for free.
"I wish I could just pick up any Pokémon's almost at the High-level Elite Four level."
Roy didn't refute it. Cynthia only saw the power of the Golurk, but she didn't know that this Golurk needed Legendary Pokémon like Giratina to revive it.
The Golurk stopped in front of the Sprout Tower, which swayed in the wind but did not fall. Cynthia looked at the roly-poly-like Sprout Tower with a look of novelty.
Seeing Roy leap directly from the Golurk to the edge of the tower, Cynthia followed suit with a jump and crashed into Roy's arms.
This latest close contact made the atmosphere somewhat awkward.
Roy sat by the fence, Cynthia sat down next to him, resting her head on Roy's shoulder.
It felt like time had turned back to our time at the Rustboro Academy.
The two sat there in silence, enjoying the moment.
Suddenly, Cynthia felt a cool breeze on the back of her neck.
Looking back, she saw a Mimikyu blowing air onto her neck.
"Roy, is this your Mimikyu? It's quite cute."
"Hmm... I guess so?"
What do you mean by "I guess so"?
"Because she's not an ordinary Pokémon, but a real Ghost type."
Roy didn't hide anything from Cynthia.
"A real Ghost type?"
Cynthia's expression changed, a hint of fear of the unknown appeared in her eyes, and she no longer found Mimikyu cute. She tightened her grip on Roy's hand and leaned her whole body against Roy.
This was the first time Roy had ever seen Cynthia with such an expression; it was quite adorable.
Then Roy winked at Mimikyu.
Mimikyu instantly understood Roy's meaning and put on a pitiful look.
"Don't worry, she won't hurt anyone. This is my Moomoo Ranch in Goldenrod City..."
After learning about Mimikyu's origins, the fear in Cynthia's eyes disappeared, and she instead felt sorry for Mimikyu.
"Roy, is that okay? I want to eat three Pokéblock tonight."
After seeing Roy give her a thumbs-up, Mimikyu communicated with Roy Mind Communication about the price.
Seeing Cynthia leaning against him, Roy nodded in satisfaction.
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However, Roy didn't notice that Cynthia in his arms had a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth.
Looking down at the scenery from the top of the tower, as if struck by a thought, Cynthia said to Roy:
"Roy, let's have another match!"
Cynthia wants to fight him?
Roy couldn't understand why, when everyone else's dates involved going out for meals and shopping, Cynthia's date was to challenge him to a duel?
"Huh? A battle?"
"I don't care, I'm going to fight you."
Roy nodded helplessly.
Cynthia has the personality of a strong woman; she needs to defeat the other party to gain their approval.
Seeing Roy's helpless expression, Cynthia's expression was quite good; she wanted to see clearly the difference in strength between herself and Roy.
However, even she herself didn't realize that she felt much more relaxed when she was with Roy.
The two left the Sprout Tower and arrived at its base.
Cynthia looked at the somewhat desolate environment around the Sprout Tower. If she and Roy were to fight here, it would definitely affect a large area of the surrounding environment.
As top-tier Pokémon Trainer in the Pokémon League, they certainly can't compete here.
"I know a place where I can fight."
Roy released Dragapult, and this time Cynthia wasn't as hesitant as before, nor did she ask why the Golurk wasn't released as well.
Just like before, Cynthia sat in front, and Roy sat behind her, his arms wrapped around Cynthia, directing Dragapult to take off.