Liu Qing and his Pokémon retraced their old footsteps through Hoenn. Every memory rediscovered was a precious gain! After spending a day at the Pokémon Center where he had stayed during the Ever Grande Conference, Liu Qing swapped in Chandelure, Archen, and Absol, then set foot in the Sinnoh Region again to follow the trail he had left behind.
Sunyshore City had been the starting point of Liu Qing's journey through Sinnoh. Here, he had earned his first Sinnoh Badge-and, for the only time, gotten into an outright brawl inside a Gym. Looking back on it now, he could not help finding it funny. Just as he stood laughing outside the Sunyshore Gym, a voice suddenly came from behind him. "What's got you so happy?"
Liu Qing's smile faded. He turned to look at the newcomer and the woman walking arm in arm with him, raising his eyebrows slightly as a flicker of surprise crossed his eyes. He could not resist teasing them. "I was just remembering a few things from the past. You, on the other hand, have two reasons to celebrate. No wonder you're looking so cheerful!" Volkner neither agreed nor denied it, his eyes full of tenderness as he looked at the woman beside him.
"Miss Jasmine, I hate to interrupt your tender moment, but I thought I'd better say hello. Otherwise, I'm afraid I might get beaten up when you're not looking!" Liu Qing looked at the bashful, happy Jasmine beside Volkner. Nothing in her face or expression remained of the innocent young Gym Leader he had met at Johto's Olivine Gym all those years ago!
"Hello, Mr. Liu Qing!" Jasmine looked even more embarrassed, but she still insisted, "Mr. Liu Qing, perhaps there's been some misunderstanding between you and Volkner. He really is a good