Mewtwo's Explosive Birth!

Xia Chen's calm, leisurely life at work lasted only a week.

It was not because some sudden incident had occurred again. Seeing that the number of people booking Gym challenges had barely changed, he understood—

Only by disappearing could Christina's smile return.

Thus, on May 8, he stopped going to oversee the Gym.

Sure enough, the Gym challengers' excitement turned to disappointment.

After Xia Chen failed to appear on the second and third days as well, the challengers finally realized that the Gym Leader was not taking a break—he had completely stood them up.

As their enthusiasm faded, so did the number of reservations. The terrifying sight of people cramming into the Gym like dumplings being dropped into a pot no longer occurred.

Christina's smile finally returned.

She no longer dared to entertain the thought of having Xia Chen oversee the Gym as she had before—Xia Chen's fans were simply too terrifying!

After working for a while and experiencing the life of a normal Gym Leader, Xia Chen returned to his leisurely days of sleeping between Gardevoir and Sylveon.

Sure enough, sleeping while hugging soft, sweet-smelling, adorable Pokémon was his ultimate dream!

Still, Xia Chen did not completely shut himself in at home. Whenever he had nothing to do, he would take his Pokémon to tend to the orchard Christina was responsible for.

May was a riot of blossoms.

Though the farming instinct buried deep in Xia Chen's soul made him prefer the harvest season that represented abundance, the Pokémon seemed to like this time of year more.

It was hard to imagine that a group of Pokémon with strength nearing the Elite Four level would play such childish games as hide-and-seek in the orchard.

But on second thought, mentality and strength did not seem to have much to do