Baimu's expression remained unchanged.
He had noticed the sneaky figure long ago and had planned to deal with them after boarding the plane.
After all, in a fully enclosed environment, there would be nowhere for them to run.
"You... huh?"
He suddenly froze.
The other person was not the obsessive fan or malicious Pokémon hunter he had initially assumed, but someone he knew—Oleana!
Seeing that her identity had been exposed, Oleana sighed, removed her headscarf and sunglasses, and said flatly, "Orre Champion, you nearly boarded the wrong flight."
"I didn't. Kalos is exactly where I'm going."
Baimu flicked the boarding pass in his hand and, looking at Oleana's tightly furrowed brow, asked, "Secretary Oleana, why were you secretly following me? Planning to do something?"
Oleana frowned and asked in return, "Why are you going to Kalos instead of returning to Orre?"
"I have personal matters to attend to."
Watching Oleana's breathing grow hurried, Baimu said, "You want to see Chairman Rose?"
Setting aside official business, the only reason this elegant woman could have anything to do with him was the former Galar chairman, who had been brilliant and imposing in his youth, only for things to go awry in middle age.
At the mention of that name, her eyes brightened abruptly before quickly dimming again. "Yes."
So she had not been following him.
Baimu realized he had misunderstood and nodded in farewell. "Then have a safe trip, Secretary Oleana."
"Wait!"
Oleana refused to let him leave. Under his puzzled gaze, she took a deep breath and said bluntly, "I'd like to ask you for a favor. Please submit a visitation request to the chairman for me at the prison."
"...He doesn't want to see you?"
"Yes."
That answer made Baimu want to scratch his head.
Was Rose married?
Probably not,