"Cha."
Grovyle shook his head nonchalantly, flicking his wrist to knock the Pokéblock out of Wang Yao's hand and into the air, then tilting his head back to catch it in his mouth.
"Pretty cool."
Ye Qing gave him a thumbs-up. He had to admit, this Grovyle had quite a bit of the flair of Ash's. Whatever happened, looking cool could never take a back seat.
"So, Gym Leader Zhang, you should give us our Badges now, right?"
True to his thick-skinned nature, Wang Yao had already put the Pokéblock incident behind him and was looking smugly at Zhang Na.
"Here."
Zhang Na tossed out two teardrop-shaped Badges.
As a Gym Leader, she naturally would not go back on her word. Although Wang Yao rubbed her the wrong way, a battle was a battle. Overall, this Grovyle had been raised quite well.
"Thanks."
Ye Qing caught his. The water droplet Badge gave off a faint aura of a Legendary Pokémon, making Kirlia and Aerodactyl somewhat uncomfortable.
"Thanks, big sis!"
Wang Yao caught his happily and brought it to his lips with a loud smooch.
"Hmph."
Zhang Na snorted coldly, had the Tentacruel disperse, and rode Lapras toward the shore.
Putting his Badge away, Wang Yao grinned and slung an arm around Ye Qing's shoulders. "Well, Qingzi, your buddy's pretty good, huh? I got you a Badge as soon as I showed up."
"Riruru~"
Kirlia scratched her hair awkwardly, wondering whether Wang Yao relied on his thick skin to pick up girls too.
"Raaawr."
Aerodactyl's eyes lit up. He lowered his head, staring hungrily at the Remoraid beneath the seawater.
Ye Qing rolled his eyes at him. "Quit fooling around. Did you come here just to challenge the Gym?"
Wang Yao immediately took offense and said in mock anger, "Listen to