Bianca

"Now that I've challenged the Gym in Striaton City, Nacrene City is next."

After earning the Trio Badge, Bai Shi took a short rest, then left Striaton City and headed toward Nacrene City.

The leader of Nacrene Gym was Lenora, and her specialty was none other than Normal-type Pokémon.

Bai Shi hoped battling Lenora would give him more insight into raising Normal-type Pokémon.

That was the main reason he was in such a hurry.

But the two cities were a considerable distance apart.

Even traveling on Staraptor, he could not reach Nacrene City in a single day.

So Bai Shi chose Carleon Town as a stop along the way.

"Move! Move!"

Bai Shi had barely entered Carleon Town when someone came charging straight at him.

Fortunately, his quick reflexes let him dodge before she knocked him over.

Still, the familiar scene reminded Bai Shi of an old acquaintance.

"Barry, watch where you're—wait, you're Bianca!"

Bai Shi had been about to scold her when he realized she was not Barry, but a girl in a white dress and green hat.

As it happened, Bai Shi knew this runaway little bulldozer too.

Her name was Bianca, and like Trip, she came from Nuvema Town.

In the anime, she was one of Ash's rivals in the Unova Region.

"Sorry, sorry! I was rushing to the Battle Club for a match and forgot to watch where I was going!"

Bianca clasped her hands over her knees and bowed repeatedly in apology to Bai Shi.

She went through the whole routine with remarkable ease.

Clearly, this was not her first time doing something like this.

"Oh, you're Bai Shi, aren't you? I'm Bianca, from Nuvema Town."

"Professor Juniper mentioned you before. She said you were a pretty good Pokémon Trainer."

"Want to come to the