For some reason, Yong felt that this man looked a little familiar...
The man paid no heed to the boy's gaze. Instead, he gestured invitingly and said with a smile,
"Shall we move over there? I think we could talk on the sofa."
His etiquette and conduct were even more exacting than those of the Enjo Clan.
Yong could not help thinking so.
After hesitating for a moment, he nodded. The two headed to the lounge and settled onto a sofa.
The man lightly adjusted his glasses, looked at the boy, and said softly,
"Forgive the intrusion, Mr. Yong! Allow me to introduce myself!"
"My name is Darach! I am the butler of the Battle Chateau..."
Darach? The Battle Chateau?
Yong remembered!
Darach's hair was still black at this point, without that distinctive streak of blond down the middle, so Yong had not recognized him right away.
But now that he looked closely, the young man before him did bear a strong resemblance to the one from the anime...
Darach, the Frontier Brain of the Battle Frontier's Battle Chateau! He was also Caitlin's butler, stationed at the Battle Chateau to face challengers on her behalf.
After Caitlin became a member of Unova's Elite Four, she had essentially left the Battle Chateau in Darach's hands.
That made it easy to guess why one of the Sinnoh Region's Frontier Brains had approached him now.
Yong nodded in understanding and said,
"Mr. Darach! Have you come to invite me to challenge the Battle Frontier?"
Darach nodded and smiled.
"Indeed! I am well aware of your abilities. You won both the Elite Tournament and the last Ever Grande Conference! I believe you are more than capable of challenging the Battle Frontier!"
Yong had already been considering it, so he nodded with a smile.
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