Cynthia was exceptionally sharp, so of course she remembered the Dragon Nation's ban on privately riding Pokémon through the air.
If she broke the rules on a whim, her status would always give her some way to resolve it, but she would probably cause trouble for Qi Shijun.
Cynthia had chosen to fly over on Garchomp because Ren Yuan was currently on top of the Magic City Tower, right across from the hotel where she was staying.
For such a short flight, the speed, altitude, and distance all stayed just within the precise limits of the regulations.
Ren Yuan had chosen the meeting place. By inviting Cynthia there, he clearly did not want to waste time either, so he had picked somewhere convenient for both of them to reach.
However, that also meant Cynthia and Diantha's entire itinerary was exposed to his side.
That was perfectly normal. Elite Four-level combatants could move mountains and fill seas with their Pokémon's power, while Champions represented a region's greatest fighting strength. If one of the Dragon Nation's Elite Four or its Champion visited another region, they would be monitored too.
Cynthia understood, but she did not like it.
As it happened, she had come to warn Ren Yuan not to use his position as the Dragon Nation's Ghost-type Elite Four member to bully Su Bai.
In a moment, she would use that excuse to have Garchomp teach Ren Yuan a lesson.
If Ren Yuan had known what Cynthia was thinking, he would surely have lamented ever meeting these two.
One half of this couple was utterly unreasonable, and the other twisted every argument.
And they say I'm bullying Su Bai? If that brat doesn't infuriate me to death on the spot, I'll count it as my ancestors watching over this old man.
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