The two sat beneath the stars. Looking at the anxious man beside him, Yong could feel his heartfelt worry and concern for his partner.
He was willing to help someone like that, too.
So the boy smiled and asked,
"Do you know Lance?"
"Lance..."
Aaron froze, then realization dawned on him.
"You mean... Mr. Lance, Kanto's newest Elite Four member, from the Dragon Clan?!"
Yong nodded.
"That's right. That Mr. Lance!"
"But... wasn't it dragon power that he awakened?"
Aaron asked, somewhat puzzled.
Yong nodded with a faint smile.
"Yes. Compared to the renowned dragon power, evergreen power might not seem particularly noteworthy. But that's only because Mr. Lance's Pokémon are mostly Fly... Dragon-type Pokémon, so evergreen power doesn't have much effect on them. Still, you should know that, despite being dragons, most of his Pokémon also had the Flying type before he returned to his family!"
Right, Flying master... Doduo?
"Evergreen power also works on Flying-type Pokémon..."
Aaron couldn't help recalling what Yong had said earlier.
"Exactly!"
Yong nodded decisively and said,
"Evergreen power does work on Flying types, but in Mr. Lance's case, it's nowhere near as helpful to his Pokémon as dragon power!"
"After all, they're all dragon Pokémon. Only dragon power can bring out their strength to its fullest. That's why people only know that Mr. Lance returned to his family because he awakened dragon power. But during his years in exile, he actually received a gift from the forest and gained evergreen power!"
Aaron clapped his hands excitedly.
"So that's it! No wonder he's hailed as the 'Dragon Messenger,' Kanto's strongest Elite Four member! He actually awakened two abilities!"
No! He's the Flying-type Elite Four member! Doduo!
While making mischievous jabs inwardly, Yong smiled and said,
"You're also one of Sinnoh's Elite Four. Given your