Seeing how sensible his daughter was being, Gym Leader Norman lowered his head, and the gentle smile in his eyes deepened.
He gently placed a hand on May's shoulder, then nodded to Xinhai. "Go on. Let the Pokémon recover first. The special training afterward will be grueling."
With that, he took May's hand and turned toward the corridor.
After taking a few steps, May turned back and waved her little hand at Xinhai, her voice clear and cheerful. "Bye, Xinhai! I'll come see Eevee again this afternoon!"
The hem of her red dress flashed around the corner, and the father and daughter disappeared down the corridor.
Xinhai watched them leave, an unconscious smile on his lips, then turned and quickly headed for the treatment equipment at the edge of the field.
He placed the six Poké Balls one by one into the treatment machine's slots and pressed the activation button.
The machine emitted a low hum as its blue indicator lights lit up one after another, showing that it was providing basic stamina recovery and treatment for the Pokémon inside the Poké Balls.
After finishing all that, Xinhai leaned back against the chair beside the machine and let out a long breath.
The battle replayed rapidly in his mind—the way Blaziken had suppressed Kangaskhan, how Mightyena had been dragged down by Snorlax, how Blaziken had come out a second time and forcefully crushed Snorlax, how Sceptile and Exploud had both lost the ability to battle...
Every stage of every battle ran through Xinhai's mind again.
He marked them off one by one in his mind: which actions had worked, which had not, how the ineffective actions could be corrected. He broke them down and ran the scenarios again.
Not only that, but his opponent's actions also went through his mind.