Don't Do an Awkward Dance

"Wow!"

The four of them, aside from Lillie, were all visibly excited.

A Legendary Pokémon! Those were incredibly rare to see!

Seeing their expressions, Hu Yang smiled and said, "You can go ahead and touch her."

"Huh? Really?" Sophocles' eyes lit up.

Hu Yang nodded. "Of course."

At that, Sophocles stepped forward, and Reshiram lowered her head to watch him.

Sophocles looked up to meet her gaze, feeling inexplicably nervous.

At that moment, Lana and Mallow gathered around as well, reaching out their hands toward Reshiram.

Feeling that soft, sleek touch, the two girls' eyes immediately lit up.

"Wow, she's so soft!"

Seeing this, Sophocles cautiously reached out his hand toward Reshiram.

The next second, he too was stunned by the astonishingly pleasant feel.

"What do you think? Reshiram is very gentle, right?" Hu Yang asked with a smile as he watched them.

They nodded repeatedly.

Hu Yang then looked toward Lillie in the distance and asked, "Lillie, aren't you going to come over and give it a try?"

Hearing the new teacher call her name, Lillie was startled and quickly shook her head. "N-No, it's fine, Teacher! I'm okay!"

Hu Yang looked at Lillie and told her, "Overcoming fear is also an important part of life's journey."

Huh? Lillie froze slightly. Had this new teacher seen through her fear of Pokémon?

Lillie wanted to ask him about it, but when she looked up, she saw the encouragement in his eyes.

Hu Yang said nothing more.

After petting her for a while, Kiawe and the others returned to their seats.

Standing beside Reshiram, Hu Yang began introducing her ancient legends and ecology to them.

"...Truth and ideals are incomplete without each other. Without truth, ideals become too illusory. Although Zekrom is said in legend to be Reshiram's opposite, the truth