Another year's summer breeze blew in.
Though Heiduo was reluctant to admit it, Johto's scorching summer days, combined with the heat waves carrying a hint of seawater vapor from the coast, left him drenched in sweat.
That was the downside of living by the sea: too much humidity.
Fortunately, the Gym had air conditioning, so the heat was nothing to fear.
The humidity, however, was much harder to deal with.
And perhaps because of the weather, ever since Umbreon had gained the ability to turn human, she kept wandering around the Gym in tank tops every other day, stealing the souls of countless challengers.
According to her, her human form was cooler.
Probably because she had less fur.
And after she started appearing regularly before challengers and students who came to watch, she successfully found posts and discussions about herself on the Trainer Forum.
Some asked who she was.
Some asked whether she was Heiduo's girlfriend.
Others asked for her contact number, and there were even love-at-first-sight confession posts.
Confessing online? Nice one!
Well, what could he do? Umbreon's face had been sculpted, after all. It was artificially made. Not flawless, perhaps, but she could at least score over ninety-five points in the eyes of appearance-obsessed people.
Every night, she would browse the forum and giggle foolishly to herself. Heiduo could barely stand to watch.
He wondered how those people harboring thoughts about Umbreon would feel if they learned their goddess was actually a Pokémon.
Hmm... given the preferences of the guys from his past life's Pokémon bar, they might get even more excited.
Summer arrived.
He was not the only one who struggled to adapt. The Amaura revived from fossils, being especially sensitive to temperature, had a hard time too.
It was not as bad as the Pokédex