A dozen minutes later, the car stopped in front of the Pokémon Center's distinctive building. Liu Qing and the other three got out and went inside.
"Good afternoon, Nurse Joy!" Max walked up to the Pokémon Center's counter and greeted Nurse Joy, who was typing on a computer behind it.
"Good afternoon, young man!" Nurse Joy stopped typing and stood to face Max. Her gentle smile made her seem instantly approachable. "What can I do for you?"
"Nurse Joy, my Pokémon were injured in the Gym Battle just now. Could you please treat them?" Max asked.
"Oh, you challenged the Gym Trainer, Miss Lia? That's impressive!" Nurse Joy exclaimed in surprise.
"Well, I lost!" Max admitted awkwardly.
"Even if you didn't win, challenging Miss Lia is still impressive. Here, put your injured Pokémon's Poké Balls in this tray. I'll get them all healed up!" As she spoke, Nurse Joy took out a tray and set it on the counter.
While Max handed Ralts's and Treecko's Poké Balls to Nurse Joy, Liu Qing, Cynthia, and May went to the Pokémon Center's restaurant. They each ordered a drink and got one for Max as well, then sat down to sip their drinks and chat casually.
"...We interrupt our programming with a news bulletin... While the much-discussed theft of the Pearl of the Sea from the David Island Museum and the poisoning incident remain unresolved, two more thefts have occurred in Vinyardes... According to Mr. Wiki of the David Island Library, a valuable ancient text documenting Vinyardes's ancient ocean myths and legends has been stolen from the library... Neither Mr. Wiki nor the police spokesperson has yet established exactly when the theft occurred... The second theft took place this afternoon. Mrs. Tia, wife of the renowned Kama Island jeweler Mr. Nick, discovered after