That evening, the Dragon Tamer made a special call to Ye Qing and told him everything he needed to keep in mind about the Elite Four.
The night passed without dreams.
Early the next morning, Wang Yao appeared at Ye Qing's front door.
Perhaps he was overly excited, but the guy was positively glowing. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought his wife had given him a son.
"Qingzi, stop sleeping! The sun's already shining on your ass, and you're still in bed. What's that going to do to your dignity as Elite Four Ye?"
"Woof, woof, woof!"
Arcanine's expression turned stern. Sure, Arcanine usually got along well with Wang Yao, but that didn't mean he could disturb their master's sleep!
"Who's barking out there?"
Still groggy from sleep, Ye Qing casually shouted through the window.
Wang Yao and Arcanine stared at each other, neither quite able to tell who Ye Qing had meant.
"You really did come early."
Before going to bed last night, Ye Qing had told Wang Yao to come over in the morning to discuss opening a Gym. He hadn't expected the guy to arrive this early.
Wang Yao kept shaking Ye Qing. "Wake up, my good brother! This is an Elite Four Gym! Second to one, above everyone else! Think of the prestige!"
Ye Qing rubbed his eyes. "Yeah, I know. That's why I wanted to discuss it with you. Haven't you always wanted to open a Gym? Once it's built, I'll leave it to you to run. You know I've never had much time to manage these little things."
"What? Leave it to me?"
Wang Yao had only hoped to have some fun at his good friend's Gym. He'd never expected Ye Qing to actually hand it over to him.
Was he kidding?