Grimsley looked Baimu in the eye.
"That technique of yours... have you been to Kanto?"
Kanto!
The question immediately reminded Baimu of the Gambler. He shook his head. "No. I learned it from an old man."
"An old man..."
Grimsley raised an eyebrow. "Can you get in touch with him now?"
Baimu asked, "Why? Is there something special about that way of handling playing cards?"
He put on the air of a complete novice.
"...The old man didn't tell you when he taught you? That's no ordinary technique. It's the Cheating Technique!"
Grimsley chuckled.
Shauntal listened to their exchange. Far from being put off by Baimu, her eyes lit up.
"That's amazing, Champion! The Cheating Technique! I thought it was something made up for the novel God of Gamblers. Does it really exist?"
"Hey, Shauntal... that's a double standard!"
Grimsley turned to her helplessly.
The Cheating Technique came from gambling, yet Shauntal, who had just been so disgusted by it, was now looking at Baimu with admiration.
They both knew the Cheating Technique!
Shauntal glanced at him. "How is that the same?"
If she wanted to write Baimu's biography, she naturally had to know something about Orre.
Others might not know what Orre used to be like, but how could the Elite Four fail to find that information?
Orre had come as far as it had today, and Baimu had been central to it all. Treating him with every possible kindness was only natural.
Grimsley, on the other hand, had fallen into gambling after his family lost its fortune. His youth and ignorance had once been an excuse.
But Alder had already guided Grimsley onto the right path and made him one of Unova's Elite Four. If he still couldn't quit gambling, that was harder to excuse!
He was one