"Jessie, could you act like a decent person for once?"
Jessie ignored Misty and addressed the people in front of her instead:
"I'll be in charge of you from now on. We'll be training together a lot!"
Everyone's face fell. What was going on?
Wasn't this supposed to be ordinary training? Why did it have to involve battling?
The young man saw their expressions and proudly told the others:
"You'll soon find out how lucky you are to battle under Jessie. I already feel like I've improved a lot."
Everyone stared at him in disbelief.
Did he really have the nerve to say that?
He'd improved just now?
All we saw was him getting beaten into the ground. No, he hadn't even had a chance to fight back. The one time he did, Bulbasaur reacted on its own.
With that thought, everyone looked at him with disdain.
The young man seemed oblivious. He trotted up to Jessie and said ingratiatingly:
"Jessie, how will I be training later?"
Jessie stared at him, at a loss for words. Then she turned to Misty.
"Misty, I'm leaving this guy to you!"
With that, Jessie turned away and left the young man without another word.
Misty looked at him excitedly. Jessie had refused to let her battle him earlier, but now she had her chance.
Misty put on the cutest expression she could manage and told him:
"Come on! I'll show you what a kid can do in battle!"
The young man's face filled with resignation. Despite all his efforts, he still hadn't escaped.
He had ended up in this kid's hands after all.
He gave in and asked Misty:
"Little girl, how do you think I should train?"
That sent Misty into a rage all over again. *Little girl? This time, I'm going