Dian glanced once more at the two Poachers disappearing into the distance, then put them out of his mind. It had only been a test. Whether it worked or not, he didn't particularly care.
"Next, I need to give Xiao Meier her Pokédex and starter Pokémon." He stretched and looked at the sky. He would leave for the Mountain Shrine first thing tomorrow morning.
After walking briskly for a while, Dian spotted the Trainer School ahead, along with three people talking at its entrance.
Flowing golden hair, a flawless golden complexion, slender legs that made people want to play with them until they broke... It was Shaluo, the doctor who had been up to who-knew-what in the Infirmary earlier.
Mewa was chattering excitedly about something, her braided pigtails swinging back and forth.
And then there was Nurse Joy, looking utterly innocent and a little lost as she struggled to follow the other two's conversation.
Nurse Joy smiled awkwardly. She had no idea what the two of them meant by "cosplay" and "girl love." All she could do was muddle through with "Haha," "Mm-hmm," and "Really?" She could hardly ask, "What are you talking about?"
When she caught sight of someone approaching out of the corner of her eye, she breathed a sigh of relief. She beamed as though she had seen her savior, her smile so bright it could have turned the dust around her to gold. "Scholar!"
Dian found her delight a little baffling. Had his looks reached a new level recently? Was he handsome enough to improve people's moods now?
"Scholar, I'll leave these two to you. I have something to do." Nurse Joy hurried off. Had she really fallen so far behind the times that she was an outdated Nurse Joy now? No, she needed to ask