January 25, Jubilife Pokémon Restaurant.
Today was the day the Pokémon Restaurant opened.
Li Wei finally met the true Fighter-Red.
This legendary strongest trainer, the Battle Legend, now kept his edge concealed. He was no longer as conceited as he had once been, but he remained confident.
In his eyes, you could see his integrity and courage, as well as his passion for battle.
This was the Fighter.
Until now, Li Wei's interactions with Red had mostly taken place in Red's battle group chat.
Come to think of it, getting to meet Red even once really was no easy feat.
He was either battling or on his way to a battle, and his hand injury meant he could never leave Mt. Silver for too long.
To be honest, Li Wei was still quite surprised that he had managed to invite Red over.
It also showed how much importance Red attached to him.
As Li Wei and Cynthia approached together,
Red, Yellow, and the others looked a little taken aback, while Lance and Steven wore expressions that said they had seen this coming long ago.
Lucian pushed up his glasses, and Shauntal adjusted hers in unison, displaying an uncanny rapport.
Lorelei jabbed Lance in the side and whispered, "What's going on?"
Lance mouthed his answer to Lorelei. "They've got a thing going on~"
Li Wei just wanted to say, Actually, I can read lips. Thank you.
Li Wei could even make out Lance's curled-tongue pronunciation from his lip movements.
Wearing a dark tank top beneath a red vest, Red stood and extended a hand toward Li Wei with a smile.
"We finally get to meet properly, Li Wei. It's a pleasure."
Li Wei reached out and gave Red's hand a light shake. "I've heard a great deal about you, Fighter."
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