Blue sea met blue sky above the surging waves.
Sunlight beat down on countless Wingull soaring with wings spread, making them squawk from time to time in the heat.
"Squawk! Squawk!"
Whoosh!
A fierce wind swept in from behind.
A huge shadow passed overhead at astonishing speed, leaving the Wingull far behind in the blink of an eye.
As it flew over a ferry cutting through the waves, it drew the eyes of every tourist on deck.
"What was that? A Pokémon?"
"What a huge Hydreigon! That's so cool!"
The crowd exclaimed in admiration, and the sharp-eared Hydreigon threw back his heads and roared proudly.
"Raaagh—!!"
The roar set whole flocks of Wingull squawking.
What an arrogant fellow!
This was Husky Dragon now: a young dragon whose ego had kept growing ever since he became the Dragon King.
Pride went before a fall, for humans and dragons alike.
Baimu was in no hurry to discipline him. Some lessons couldn't be taught by a person; one hard experience would do the job.
They were currently heading toward Sootopolis City, a place they hadn't visited in some time.
Pheobe had invited him to stay a few more days, but his upcoming scheduled World Championships match meant he had to make haste.
"Almost there."
Baimu gazed into the distance. He could already make out Sootopolis City's coastline.
His last visit had been in the first half of the previous year. Compared with the enormous changes around Meteor Village, Sootopolis City seemed unchanged.
Hydreigon beat his wings hard, trying to accelerate again.
Instead, his flight grew unstable. He slid sideways like an out-of-control car and began to tumble violently.
Fortunately, Husky Dragon had the Levitate Ability and managed to hover above the sea.
"What's wrong?"
Baimu gripped the reins and leaned forward. "Are you