Only a day after the sponsorship incident, Dian confirmed he was fit to travel and reluctantly booked another flight back to Fuchsia City.
The invitation to the Fuchsia Conference exhibition match had finally arrived.
His first instinct was to refuse. Why would he do something that offered him nothing in return?
But as a member of the Kanto League, he couldn't back down now.
After all, his Beedrill Mega Stone had reached him only after the Kanto League approved it and Lorelei intervened on his behalf.
A Mega Stone was a strategic resource for any regional League.
At least he could rest easy for a day.
Dian headed out in casual white clothes. He knew his way around the Dream Research Institute by now.
Tyranitar, Servine, and Hoppip were at the training grounds, borrowing two Kecleon to practice moves against different types and get a feel for how quickly different kinds of energy changed within their bodies.
"Scholar Yingyue!"
"Scholar, sir!"
Every researcher Dian passed bowed to him. It wasn't the individual they respected, but scholarship itself.
They revered knowledge. That was why they offered heartfelt respect to a scholar who represented an entire field of study.
Such achievements could only come from countless days and nights of tireless work.
Effort might not always pay off, but without effort, nothing would.
There were, of course, a few exceptions...
Several pretty researchers who still had the air of students slipped past Dian with extreme caution, keeping nearly ten feet away.
They avoided his eyes, and only after they had passed him did they seem to breathe a sigh of relief.
Dian shrugged. They appeared to have graduated from an all-girls school, so perhaps their views on romance were more open.
That would explain why they saw him as a romantic