"You're coming back to Hoenn with us?"
Chen Shi's eyes widened as he exclaimed in surprise.
Cynthia glanced at him, pulled out a tissue, and leisurely wiped her mouth.
"What? Am I not allowed to visit Hoenn?"
"That's not what I meant. I just wanted to ask why you suddenly wanted to go to the Hoenn Region."
Cynthia's tone was calm. "Didn't you invite me to visit your family's farm before?"
"Now's the perfect time. The Pokémon World Championships just ended, and I don't have anything to do, so I might as well visit."
Chen Shi pulled a long face. He had sworn to his grandparents before that he and Cynthia were just ordinary friends.
They had already given him quite an earful back then.
And now look what had happened: their little boat of friendship had sailed straight into the sea of love.
And on top of that, Cynthia was coming to his home.
He could already imagine how his grandparents would tease him.
At that thought, Chen Shi couldn't help looking miserable. Suddenly, even the food in his mouth didn't taste quite so good.
"What, am I not welcome?" Seeing his expression, Cynthia raised an eyebrow, her tone turning cold.
"Of course you are! I'm thrilled you're coming. How could you not be welcome?"
Chen Shi forced a smile as he spoke.
Meanwhile, Pheobe seemed delighted that Cynthia would be going back with them.
"That's perfect! Then you can sunbathe with us, Cynthia!"
Chen Shi's face darkened. You little brat, all you ever think about is sunbathing.
No wonder you're so tanned.
Steven spoke up then, too. "Perfect. Let's all take my private jet back tomorrow."
"But we'll probably land in Rustboro City, so you'll need to make your own way back to Verdanturf Town."
All three nodded,