"You don't need to worry, either. I'll arrange for you to go to Bingzhou. You're more familiar with the place, aren't you?"
Only after the two of them had coaxed and reasoned with her at length did Su Han agree to the volunteer teaching assignment. He Xisong nodded in satisfaction. "All right, I won't keep you two any longer. When are you heading back to Magic City?"
"We booked tickets for this afternoon."
"All right. Stay safe."
In the room, Rotom was flying back and forth while Florges and Greninja packed the couple's belongings into their suitcases.
"Sigh, three months... That feels like it'll be so long..." Su Han muttered to herself, looking a little troubled.
"It's okay, Xiaohan. It's only three months. Once we finish this volunteer teaching assignment, we won't have to worry about it for the rest of our university days, right?" Cheng Tian reassured her.
"But... there are clearly so many other activities we could do together..." Like a bullied kitten, Su Han lay straight down across Cheng Tian's lap, her voice aggrieved, soft, and sweet. "I really, really don't want to be apart from you, A-Tian."
Cheng Tian's heart softened, and he reached out to stroke Su Han's hair gently.
"I don't want to be apart from you, either. I'll message you often."
"But... since you're going away for further training to get stronger, I'll support you, A-Tian," Su Han suddenly said seriously.
"You're an incredibly talented Trainer, A-Tian. Grandpa He will definitely find you the best teacher. For the sake of your dream, I can put up with being lonely for a while."
"Xiaohan..."
Cheng Tian suddenly felt a little guilty. Xiaohan trusted him so much, yet he had deceived her. A sense of guilt welled up within him despite himself.
"There, there~"