The day quickly slipped by as Liu Qing and Cynthia spent time together for the first time. After a night's rest, the grand engagement ceremony finally arrived. Although it was only an engagement, it marked a marriage alliance between two great families, the Golden Feather family and the Temple clan, so naturally many prominent guests had been invited. Among those Liu Qing recognized were the Kanto Region's Elite Four, Professor Oak, Giovanni of Silph, and Sasaki Tomioka, the father of Sasaki James. Representatives of other families, great and small, were too numerous to count. After completing a series of rituals, Liu Qing, dressed in an elegant formal suit, took the hand of the radiant Cynthia, who was equally splendidly dressed, and stepped onto the raised platform at the far end of the hall. With every eye upon them, they shared an Auspicious Fruit and a Fated Fruit. These two fruits were unique to this world and commonly used at the engagement ceremonies of great families, symbolizing a bond sealed by fate and a lifetime of good fortune.
"Cynthia, from this moment on, you are my fiancée! And now, I have a gift for you." As Liu Qing spoke loudly, the butler, Uncle Fu, came forward carrying a crystal tray covered with red silk. Liu Qing whisked the silk away, revealing two white Pokémon Eggs patterned with blue and red triangles.
"Pokémon Eggs?" Cynthia was slightly surprised, unable to understand what Liu Qing intended. If they were merely Pokémon Eggs, there was no need to give them to her on an occasion like this. The guests attending the ceremony also began murmuring among themselves.
"Mili, what exactly is our son trying to do?" Even with all his experience, Bofeng Yu could not make sense of it.
"Our son has grown up.