Hu Bin had to approach this with extreme caution!
Even the slightest mistake could put him at a disadvantage!
After the matches ended, Wu Jin and the others all needed to go home and carefully think through their strategies for tomorrow!
So they skipped dinner at Hu Bin's house!
Qin An barely got to exchange a few words with Hu Bin before Qin Longshun took her away!
In the car, Qin An looked glum, her lips pushed out in a pout!
"Dad, what are you doing? I hadn't even said goodbye to my friends!" she complained.
Qin Longshun glanced at his daughter and thought to himself, You probably didn't want to say goodbye to your friends. You just wanted to spend a little longer being lovey-dovey with Hu Bin!
At that thought, Qin Longshun could barely breathe. He gritted his teeth. Once your tournament is over, I'm challenging Hu Bin to a battle! That'll get this anger out of my system!
After taking a moment to recover, Qin Longshun finally suppressed his resentment toward Hu Bin and said slowly, "Start packing once we get home. We're leaving for the Hoenn Region this weekend!"
Qin An was startled. "That soon?"
Not soon enough, if you ask me! Qin Longshun grumbled inwardly. If we leave any later, who knows what might happen between you two!
Still, Qin Longshun patiently told Qin An, "My darling daughter, this is for your own good. Once we get to Hoenn, won't we have a mountain of paperwork to handle before you can enroll? There's also the house, the car, and getting our new home in order. Most importantly, Wallace, the Hoenn Champion and master Coordinator, will soon be holding a Pokémon Contest in Rustboro City. Lots of world-famous Coordinators will be competing. We'll take you to