"The waves wash away the sand, and each new generation replaces the old. I really am getting old." Mura walked over, took a Badge from the box his granddaughter Flannery handed him, and offered it to Liu Qing. "Congratulations, Liu Qing. I hope you'll go even further! This is the Blaze Badge, proof that you defeated the Lavaridge Gym."
"Thank you, Gym Leader Mura. I'm sure I'll go even further," Liu Qing said confidently as he accepted the Badge.
"Hahaha! Good. I doubt there's a Gym in the Hoenn Region you can't overcome—not even the Sootopolis Gym and the Petalburg Gym, which some Pokémon Trainers call the 'three great mountains' alongside mine. I'll look forward to your performance in the Hoenn League!" Mura said.
"Hehe, Mr. Norman of the Petalburg Gym has been nominated for the next Hoenn Region Elite Four selection, you were a member of the Elite Four two terms ago, and Mr. Wallace is a Pokémon Contest master and the mentor of Hoenn Champion Wallace. Calling your three Gyms the 'three great mountains' of Hoenn is hardly an exaggeration," Liu Qing said with a smile.
"Huh? Is that true? My grandpa was even in the Elite Four?" Flannery suddenly asked in confusion.
"Seriously? Lots of people know that. You're his granddaughter, and you didn't?" Liu Qing was rather speechless.
"Haha, that's all in the past. Besides, I haven't been in the Elite Four for a long time, so it's perfectly normal that Flannery hasn't heard about it." Mura laughed, then looked at Liu Qing and asked, "So, since you know the background of our three Gyms, I take it you're planning to challenge them?"
"Yes. Besides the Blaze Badge I just earned, I already have the Balance Badge from the Petalburg Gym!" Liu Qing said, taking out