"Did you need something?" Liu Qing had just stepped out of the hospital room when he saw Volkner slowly approaching, supporting himself against the wall. Their injuries had been roughly comparable, but without Aura nourishing his body, Volkner recovered far more slowly than Liu Qing. Even after spending so many days in bed, he could barely walk. In another sense, it also showed just how brutally Liu Qing had struck him in his fury that day.
"This is the Lighthouse Badge, proof that you defeated the Sunyshore Gym. I'll give you this Badge Case as well." Conflicting emotions crossed Volkner's face. Only after a long while did he look defeated and hold out a Badge and a case.
"I was planning to challenge a Gym outside the main eight, but since you're giving me the Badge, you've saved me quite a bit of time. Thanks!" Liu Qing narrowed his eyes as he studied Volkner. Although he was no longer angry about being injured, he had barely spoken to Volkner all these days. He was somewhat surprised that Volkner had taken the initiative to wait for him and hand over the Badge. He accepted the miniature-lighthouse-shaped Badge and the Badge Case, put them away in his travel bag, and walked past Volkner.
As Volkner watched Liu Qing's back recede into the distance, the dejection in his eyes gradually turned to bewilderment. He lowered his head gloomily and returned to his hospital room alone.
Sunyshore City was a coastal city at Sinnoh's easternmost edge. Heading west out of the city led into Sinnoh's interior. As Liu Qing entered the forest on the outskirts, his brow furrowed almost imperceptibly. He stopped and looked at the small strip of sleeve showing beneath the third tree to his left, then called out, "Come out. You've