After returning to Celestic Town and resting for a day, Liu Qing and Cynthia boarded a private plane back to Kanto the next morning. A few hours later, they arrived home. To Liu Qing's surprise, not only was his mother, Mili, there, but his father, Bofeng Yu, was home as well.
As soon as she saw Liu Qing and Cynthia return, Mili walked toward them with a radiant smile. Liu Qing stepped forward, smiling as he called out, "Mom." To his surprise, she walked straight past him and stopped in front of Cynthia. Taking Cynthia's hands, she looked her up and down and nodded repeatedly, her eyes narrowing with delight. "Nana, come here, let me have a look at you. Just look at you-you get prettier every time I see you! That rascal Liu Qing is truly lucky to have you!"
Liu Qing could only give a speechless, wry smile. Seeing his embarrassed expression, Cynthia laughed all the harder.
"Liu Qing, I hear you've decided to challenge for the position of Kanto's Elite Four Champion?" Bofeng Yu was equally pleased with Cynthia as his daughter-in-law, but his attention was mainly on Liu Qing. The more he looked at his son, the more satisfied he felt. Still, out of habit, he maintained his stern demeanor and kept his emotions from showing.
"Yes. I submitted my application online after the Sinnoh League ended!" Liu Qing composed himself and nodded to his father. "It's already under review!"
"Good!" Bofeng Yu declared. "That boy from the Dragon Tamer family has kept Kanto's Elite Four Champion position tied up and vacant for years. It's about time our Wave Wind Family took that seat!"
Liu Qing froze at those words and looked at his father. Although he possessed the strength of a Champion, so did Lance,