Sunyshore Gym.
As Xia Yan pushed open the doors, the sight inside the Gym left everyone entering with him speechless.
Massive gears turned continuously with clattering sounds, threaded between countless discharge pillars that flickered with golden lightning and released thick currents of electricity.
Paths wide enough for people to walk on stretched across the gears.
Judging by the setup—
If they wanted to enter the Gym's interior, they would have to make the gears rotate in a specific pattern, connecting the paths atop them into a route.
So Lt. Surge learned those discharge pillars from here.
As Xia Yan thought this, his gaze fell on the slumped figure sitting dejectedly on the steps by the Gym entrance.
Just from that back and that fluffy, tousled golden hair—
It was definitely the Eternal Carry Sister.
Hearing the noise, Volkner slightly raised his head and lazily asked without turning around, "Another Gym challenger?"
He stretched deeply, squeezing two glistening tears from the corners of his eyes as he yawned.
"I've already put the Badge at the entrance. If you want it, just take it yourself."
As he spoke, he shook out the jacket hanging from his shoulders and slowly stood up.
Scratching his golden hair, he continued,
"Even after building such a Gym mechanism, weak challengers still can't stir the slightest interest in me. Everyone... is just too weak."
Watching Volkner mumble to himself in that lazy manner, Steven could not help glancing at Cynthia.
His expression seemed to say, This is Sinnoh's strongest Gym Trainer?
Cynthia rubbed her forehead, looking utterly helpless.
Though Volkner's current appearance did make it difficult to believe he was a powerful Trainer,
Cynthia could still acknowledge Volkner's strength.
After all—
The Pokémon League had already approved Volkner's application for an Elite Four challenge.
Before long, Volkner