December 8.
Red, Blue, and Yellow had headed back to the Kanto Region first.
Instead of taking a plane, they had opted for the more convenient Charizard.
It was slightly slower than a plane, but the scenery made up for it.
Li Wei had also left Lily of the Valley Island early and returned to Jubilife City.
Having just won the championship, Li Wei was busy, though that had nothing to do with becoming Champion.
He had previously made a promise to the president of Celadon University,
so Li Wei still had to spend a week teaching in the Kanto Region.
A week actually meant five days of classes.
Li Wei had already bought his plane ticket for tomorrow, which happened to fall on the weekend.
He would give the Celadon students a special battle class on Saturday, then return to Jubilife City over the weekend.
Li Wei also told Korrina, who had been training hard lately, to go have fun with Ash, Dawn, and Brock for a while.
Although the Lily of the Valley Conference had ended, Ash decided to continue traveling in the Sinnoh Region for the time being,
and return to the Kanto Region after attending the event Li Wei was hosting at the end of the year.
On his previous journeys, Ash had always focused on entering Pokémon League competitions and had never really taken the time to enjoy himself.
Red, Blue, Professor Oak, and Delia would also be coming then, so they could all go home together afterward.
Ash, Dawn, and Brock could use this time to think about their futures, too.
As for Korrina, there was nothing much to think about.
Now that she was the Shalour Gym Leader, she simply had to fulfill her duties.
As it happened, Cynthia was relatively busy at