Lu Ze: By the way, I heard there'll be a meteor shower over at South Sea in a few days. Want to go watch it?
Tang Yunqin: Can we get away from the Pokémon Gym?
Sui Yan: Exactly. Even though we just recruited Pokémon Gym Trainers, they obviously don't have the authority to award Gym Badges like we do.
Lu Ze: Just take leave. It's not like Pokémon Gym Leaders can't take leave.
Lu Ze: Haven't you seen me taking leave all the time these past few days?
Lu Ze laughed. What was so strange about a Pokémon Gym Leader taking leave?
It was only because there were currently just eight Pokémon Gyms in Upper Capital, Dragon Nation, or rather, the entire world.
That every move made by Pokémon Gym Leaders was watched by everyone.
Just look at the Pokémon Gym Leaders in Ash's world.
Take leave? What was taking leave? I went out on patrol to protect the city's safety!
Whether it was the anime, the manga special, or the games—even when Lu Ze had personally traveled to Ash's world—
All of it proved that Pokémon Gym Leaders in Ash's world could be away from their Pokémon Gyms for extended periods.
And nobody cared.
So Lu Ze really did not care much about taking leave.
After all, Zhuge Ziyu had told them from the start that Pokémon Gym Leaders did not need to remain in their Pokémon Gyms all the time.
Although that had been said on the premise that Lu Ze and Sui Yan were going to participate in the World Elite Four Challenge.
Still, Lu Ze had basically taken it as the default.
That was why, after seeing the headline on his phone—<Meteor Shower Arrives at South Sea, Who Can Stop Rayquaza?>—Lu Ze had asked Sui Yan