"Florges shouldn't take part in any more battles for now." Cao Min reached out and gently stroked Lurantis before recalling it. "Let it recuperate properly and stabilize its condition first."
"Understood. Come home and get some rest first." Cheng Tian nodded, then gave Florges's hand a squeeze and recalled it.
Only after standing up and brushing off the dust did Cheng Tian respectfully bow to He Xisong and Granny Du.
"Director He, Granny Du."
He Xisong was in charge of Training Island and attended all the major meetings. If Cheng Tian didn't recognize him, all his time here would have been for nothing.
Granny Du and He Xisong nodded. He Xisong smiled and said, "Young man, you're quite capable."
"You're too kind," Cheng Tian replied respectfully.
"Even so, you must always keep an eye on your partners' condition." He Xisong looked Cheng Tian earnestly in the eye. "Pokémon are our partners too. As a Trainer, you must always pay attention to their condition. You must never make a mistake like this again, understood?"
"Understood," Cheng Tian said. "Thank goodness Mr. Cao was here this time, or we'd have been in trouble."
"Yes, that's certainly true."
"Haha, it was nothing, nothing at all." Cao Min scratched his head sheepishly, but inwardly, he was calculating how to get out of here.
"Min, it seems you've certainly been training 'seriously' lately," Granny Du said with a smile that didn't reach her eyes. "As it happens, Gang has improved recently too. Go give him some practice."
"Uh... th-there's no need for that, is there...?" A bead of cold sweat trickled down Cao Min's face. "I was hoping to head back to water the flowers and compile the experimental data for analysis..."
"Young people need to train properly." Wearing a kindly smile, He Xisong patted