Traitor of the Dragon Clan

At the hotel. (--) (--)

"Do you know how worried I was? How could you sneak off without saying a word? And while you were working, no less!"

The woman in professional attire scolded Lisia as though furious at her for failing to live up to expectations. "There were already so many reporters out in the open at the entrance. Who knows how many cameras were hidden out of sight!"

"But I'd already finished filming for the day, and I made sure to shake them off."

Lisia felt a little wronged. She had only missed the Pokémon Contest stage so much that she had snuck over to take a look.

"If you're not afraid of ten thousand possibilities, you should still fear the one!"

Her manager was beside herself with anger, but seeing the girl before her looking as though she were about to cry, she had no choice but to soften her voice. "Once we finish this show, we'll take a proper break. We'll travel all over the world and enter Pokémon Contests, all right?"

"Mm..."

Lisia nodded lightly, covering her mouth as though she were terribly upset.

Her manager's head ached at the sight of her. She could only comfort her, saying, "All right, go freshen up. Once you're done, go back and get some rest. If your eyes are swollen from crying, you won't be able to put on makeup tomorrow."

"Mm."

Lisia turned and left. Instead of going to the restroom, she disguised herself again, took a detour through the park behind the hotel, and found Baimu watching videos with Mawile. "It's settled!"

"Settled... it's really settled?"

He raised his head slightly, startled by her red-rimmed eyes and nose. Mawile could not help looking at her worriedly as well.

"Of course. Crying scenes are just a