Learning from a Master (Double Chapter)

To be honest.

Xia Yan had not expected to learn from Agatha that Pryce was also in Sinnoh.

After all, as far as he knew.

After stepping down from his position as one of the Kanto Region's Elite Four, Pryce had returned to Mahogany Town in the Johto Region and settled down as a Gym Leader.

Still.

He did not think too much about it.

After all, it was perfectly reasonable for an old man like Pryce to get bored staying at home and come out to see the world.

With Pryce here.

Xia Yan felt much more confident.

Whether this Pryce was the Pryce from the movie or not, there was no question about his strength.

Back in Goldenrod City, Xia Yan had seen just the tip of Pryce's power.

It was no exaggeration to say that if Pryce's Pokémon went all out, Goldenrod City might become a city sealed in ice.

"How is your teacher?"

Pryce led the three of them into the room.

Logs burned in the old-fashioned fireplace, occasionally crackling and popping.

Watching the white smoke slowly rise before him and catching the faint, slightly bitter fragrance in the air.

Pryce smiled and said, "When you get old, you like drinking a little tea. There is nothing else here."

Xia Yan and the other two hurriedly said it was fine.

"My teacher is doing well. He is still very healthy. He even paid Professor Oak a visit recently and talked with me about a few things," Xia Yan said.

"Yukihira?"

Pryce blinked, looking slightly stunned.

Once he saw that Xia Yan was not joking, the smile on his face deepened.

"That must have been interesting, then?"

Remembering the scene when Professor Oak and Agatha had met, the way they had stared at each other like it