"Mr. Bai Shi, your strength truly is as unfathomable as the sea."
"Even though I gave it my all, I only barely managed to defeat one of your Pokémon."
"The power your Pokémon displayed was truly breathtaking."
After the match ended, Myer recalled his unconscious Haxorus and showered Bai Shi's performance with praise.
"You're far too kind, Mr. Myer!"
"Several of your Pokémon left a deep impression on me during this match, too."
Bai Shi shook his head and replied modestly.
He was not lying. Myer was genuinely quite strong.
At the Vertress Conference, he might have made it to the quarterfinals.
Unfortunately for him, he had come up against Bai Shi, who was still growing stronger.
"Mr. Bai Shi, my younger brother Drake admires you greatly."
"Would you be willing to spare a few days to coach him?"
"Of course, we wouldn't ask you to do it for free. As thanks, we would offer compensation worth no less than the Blue Glass Whistle."
Struck by a sudden idea, Myer extended a sincere invitation to Bai Shi.
Having personally tested Bai Shi's strength, he had no doubts about it.
To him, a modest investment that would make his younger brother happy was unquestionably an excellent deal.
"If it's only for a few days, it would be no trouble at all."
Faced with Myer's invitation, Bai Shi readily agreed without hesitation.
Although the money he had earned from selling the Blue Glass Whistle was already enough to travel freely throughout the Unova Region, who would complain about having too much in savings?
Besides, Drake had made a very good impression on him.
Both his conduct and the way he treated others were remarkably mature.
Presumably, teaching him would not prove too difficult.
Just a few days as Drake's "private tutor" would