Misty's words made Xu Mu sigh inwardly:
Just how obsessed are those two? The moment they hear "Pokémon Contest," they even forget about the ordeal waiting for them tomorrow!
I guess a good hobby really can make you forget your troubles!
With that thought, Xu Mu said to Misty:
"Don't worry about the Ribbons. I'll take you around tomorrow, and we'll collect them one by one."
"But I won't step in. You'll have to fight every battle yourselves!"
With that, Xu Mu calmly looked at the two of them.
But judging by their reactions, Misty and Jessie had known that all along.
They looked back at him calmly, and Jessie said:
"Xu Mu, we couldn't ask you to help us with that anyway. Fighting our own battles is the fun part!"
Jessie's words left Xu Mu a little speechless. Well, I'll be. So I'm just here to run errands!
Misty seemed to sense what he was thinking.
Looking a little embarrassed, she said to him:
"Don't worry, Xu Mu. We're going to shine in this contest."
"And I'm definitely going to beat that old lady and win the Pokémon Contest!"
Jessie had been nodding along in agreement, but at those words, a huge question mark might as well have appeared over her head.
What?
Weren't we just good friends a moment ago?
How did we go from that to fighting each other in two sentences?
Jessie's expression darkened.
She and Misty had never gotten along in the first place.
They had only united this time because they shared a common enemy: Cynthia's cooking.
Now that they no longer had to eat it, Misty had immediately shown her true colors and drawn a line between them.
She was determined to beat Jessie and take first place in the Pokémon Contest.
That