Ignoring everyone else's stares, the two of them headed to the Dining Hall together.
Yong had just ordered food for two when he spotted Cynthia lingering in front of the ice cream counter again...
Shaking his head in amusement, Yong walked over to Cynthia. Seeing how torn she looked, he picked up the several flavors her gaze had settled on and said with a smile,
"If you can't decide which one to choose, why not try them all?"
Cynthia paused in surprise, but her eyes lit up at the ice cream in Yong's hands. Then she said softly,
"I feel like I've heard you say that before?"
Handing her the ice cream, Yong gestured for her to join him and said with a smile,
"It's hard to believe someone so confident and commanding in battle could have trouble making a decision..."
Cynthia took the ice cream, and they returned to their seats.
"Maybe... it's precisely because I'm so sure of myself in battle... that I agonize over which flavor of food to choose?"
"Haha!"
Watching Cynthia savor little bites of ice cream, a blissful expression on her face, Yong couldn't help thinking,
No matter how mature she is in other ways, deep down, she's still a girl who loves sweets...
With a faint smile, Yong enjoyed his own food and asked curiously,
"I'm still curious. What brought you to Eterna City?"
After taking another delightful bite of ice cream, Cynthia looked nothing like her usual cool, aloof self. Instead, she seemed almost playful. She thought for a moment and said,
"It actually started when you encountered an avatar of Regigigas at Snowpoint Temple, followed by Dialga's appearance..."
"And thanks to what you told us, Grandma gained some new insights into her research on the Lustrous Orb..."
Yong nodded.
"So the