After trying repeatedly in the airflow dozens of times, Charizard gradually began to get the hang of it.
When a sideways current from the left struck its right wing, it was no longer pushed off course as before. Instead, it slightly lowered its right wing, letting the airflow slide over the upper surface, while raising its left wing just a little and using the lift created by the current on its right to maintain altitude.
Although the entire adjustment process was still far from as smooth and natural as Pidgeot's, at least it no longer trembled back and forth in the wind like a leaf.
"Pidgeot~" Pidgeot called again, angling a wing toward the front to signal Charizard to follow it in making a lateral movement through the airflow field.
Pidgeot moved first, tilting its body sideways and passing steadily yet swiftly through the spinning vortex like a cloud blown by the wind.
Charizard followed close behind, copying Pidgeot by drawing its wings in slightly, tilting its body, and cutting into the airflow with its wingtips leading the way.
As it entered the edge of the vortex, a rotating current knocked it slightly off balance, but it quickly adjusted—lowering its right wing and raising its left, using the method Pidgeot had just taught it to turn the vortex's sideways force into forward momentum.
"Pidgeot~"
Seeing Charizard succeed on its very first try, Pidgeot tilted its head in surprise and let out a short, cheerful cry, clearly very pleased with Charizard's progress.
Instructor Sato stood before the control panel, watching the two figures flying one after the other through the turbulent currents, and nodded slightly.
He turned to Xinhai and said, "Your Charizard learns quickly. It only takes it a few tries to grasp what Pidgeot teaches it."
Xinhai stood at