They had eaten to their hearts' content. Hu Bin and the others all let out satisfied burps and patted their round, stuffed bellies!
Ah, what a wonderful day!
After dinner, Ninetales and the others perked up and started playing again, while Wu Jin and his two friends began cleaning up!
Happy to take it easy, Hu Bin took out a lounge chair and lay back on it, gazing leisurely at the starry sky!
Hu Bin couldn't help thinking, Life really is comfortable like this. But things will get busy in a few days. So much to do, so little time!
Once Wu Jin and the others finished cleaning up, they brought their Pokémon over to admire the stars together!
Bird calls occasionally broke the quiet of the night, while the stars twinkled overhead!
Blaziken sat beside Hu Bin, Ninetales lay in his arms, and Dragonair coiled around him, resting a little head against his as they quietly admired the beautiful river of stars!
It was a lovely, picturesque scene!
Just then, Yi Nanzi, holding Shinx, said to Hu Bin, "Brother Bin, you'd better give it your all this time! I heard Gym Badges are pretty hard to get!"
Hu Bin nodded. "They're not that hard to get, really. After all, the Gym Leaders won't use their full strength against us. Think about it-their strength is about as close as you can get to the Elite Four. If they went all out, how many people would even qualify for the conference?"
"That's true!" Yi Nanzi considered it for a moment!
Then Liu Yi chimed in, "Brother Bin, don't we have a Gym right here? Why not challenge that one first?"
Hu Bin said, "I suggest looking up a guide before you challenge any Gyms. Then you'll see just how strong Qu