On the outskirts of Celadon City.
The fierce P1 Fighting Championship was in full swing.
Bea and Korrina were in different brackets. Both had won two matches and successfully advanced to the top 64.
Gurkinn extended an invitation to Bea. "Since fate has brought us together, let this old man treat you to a meal."
Bea nodded. "Thank you, then."
Both sides were affiliated with the Pokémon League.
Gurkinn and Korrina didn't seem like bad people, either.
Bea had already told them that she was the Gym Leader of Stow-on-Side Stadium in Stow-on-Side.
After the Master League ended, the Galar Region had also entered a brief holiday period.
To grow stronger, Bea had set out on a training journey.
Since taking over the Gym, Bea would travel whenever she had free time, challenging Fighting-type Gyms and seeking suitable opponents.
As it happened, Celadon City was hosting the P1 Fighting Tournament, so Bea had come after hearing of its reputation.
Gurkinn also recalled something he had heard before.
Bea was known as Galar's karate prodigy, the kind of genius who appeared only once in a century.
Bea had shown extraordinary talent as a child and was renowned among the other Fighting-type Gyms.
Gurkinn hadn't remembered her at first, but her introduction had jogged his memory.
This was a meeting between two Trainers from Fighting-type Gyms.
If not for the P1 Fighting Championship, they could easily have called it fate.
Korrina, who would take over the Shalour Gym in the future, asked curiously, "You became a Gym Leader when you're this young? What's it like?"
Bea shook her head. "I've only just taken over. If I had to describe it, I'd say it's about duty and responsibility."
Korrina tilted her head. "Responsibility? You sound just like my master!"
To Korrina, Bea was