May 21.
At 7:30 that evening, a bombshell dropped out of the blue.
Cynthia, who had never registered a personal account, created her first one on IS.
Along with verifying her identity, Cynthia published her first post.
It contained three photos.
One was a group photo of Li Wei, Cynthia, and their Pokémon in Floaroma Town's sea of flowers-the one where Aerodactyl had only managed to squeeze half a head into the frame.
One showed their hands with fingers interlaced, a big hand holding a small one, keeping each other from slipping as they walked...
The last was a handwritten white card.
[Hello, my love.]
It was incredibly simple, yet it hit like a thunderclap-an unmistakable announcement of their relationship.
Cynthia hadn't included Li Wei's name. With how famous he was, there was no need.
The follower count on Cynthia's IS account skyrocketed, and the comments began pouring in.
[Cindy: Haha, what a fun way to make it official.]
[Krystal: Doesn't anyone else think the guy is gorgeous? His looks are totally my type. I almost want to steal my idol's boyfriend!]
[Ohhhhh, making it official and rubbing our single faces in it?!]
[I approve of this marriage!]
[I object to this marriage!]
[You two, take it outside and fight.]
[Hahaha, trying to steal Cynthia's boyfriend? Garchomp would like a word!]
[Big deal. Licks a lemon...]
[Gigantamax jealousy!]
[Those eyes are seriously no joke. So gorgeous!]
[Is everyone fighting over the boyfriend? Then I'll take Cynthia.]
[...]
Every refresh brought dozens, even hundreds, of new comments.
Plenty of people had already been speculating about Li Wei and Cynthia's relationship.
Last night's photo had been the first solid proof, and Cynthia had followed it up herself.
Less than ten minutes after the post went up, the Sinnoh League's official IS account