Reggie's expression changed, and he asked softly,
"You mean Cynthia went back to Sinnoh?"
Xiao Yi nodded.
"I went to Miss Caitlin's villa and was told that Miss Cynthia had already returned to Celestic Town. That's why I came to the Sinnoh Region."
Yong nodded.
"By Caitlin, do you mean the owner of the Battle Chateau in the Battle Frontier?"
"That's right! Miss Caitlin has been struggling with her psychic powers going out of control, which prevents her from battling seriously. That's why she asked her good friend Miss Cynthia to help."
Xiao Yi explained with a smile,
"Now that Miss Cynthia has returned to Sinnoh, Miss Caitlin's condition must have improved. That means challenging the Battle Chateau won't be so easy anymore..."
Had things already reached that point?
Yong grew thoughtful.
So Caitlin could already control her psychic powers? Then she wasn't far from becoming one of Unova's Elite Four, which meant...
Had Cynthia come back to make her final preparations for challenging the Elite Four?
Yong gazed into the distance.
For some reason, I just don't want to lose to Cynthia... I don't want to be the one chasing after her!
Time to work harder, Yong!
Reggie stood and looked at the others.
"Let's go!"
Akemi paused briefly, then broke into a happy smile.
"Okay!"
Then she turned to Xiao Yi and asked,
"What about you, Xiao Yi? Want to come with us to Veilstone City?"
The boy recalled Samurott and shook his head with a smile.
"I'm already planning to enter this year's Lily of the Valley Conference. I probably won't have a chance to beat Cynthia anytime soon, so I want to travel through the Sinnoh Region and earn the same honors she did!"
Reggie and Akemi looked at him, then smiled and pointed at Yong.