Cynthia rode Garchomp and Su Bai rode Braviary. In less than an hour, they arrived in Celadon City.
Today, Cynthia wore an uncharacteristic outfit: a white short-sleeved T-shirt and jeans. Her signature long blond hair was tied up and tucked beneath a cap.
The outfit did a good job of concealing her identity.
After arriving in Celadon City, they first dropped Garchomp and Braviary off at the Pokémon Center, then went straight to the Celadon City Department Store.
The Celadon City Department Store was no longer a secret Team Rocket hideout, so Su Bai had no objection.
Besides, with Cynthia beside him, he couldn't have been safer.
Women always had plenty of energy for shopping, no matter who they were.
Once inside the department store, Cynthia seemed to become a different person. She grew unusually animated, browsing not only for herself but frequently picking out clothes for Su Bai to try on.
Fortunately, Su Bai was good-looking enough that nothing looked bad on him.
Besides shopping for Su Bai, Cynthia also bought plenty of gifts for the Pokémon.
Among them were a new chew stick for Pikachu, colorful ribbons and hairball paste for Eevee, and an extra-large replacement food bowl for Arcanine.
While they were enjoying themselves, a girl wearing glasses and dressed like a student suddenly approached Cynthia and spoke softly.
"You're so pretty!"
"Thank you. You're very pretty too."
The girl blushed a little at Cynthia's reply.
"Your figure is a bit like my older sister's. Her birthday is coming up, and I want to pick out some clothes for her. Since you're about the same size, could you try them on for me?"
"Well..."
Cynthia glanced at Su Bai, an awkward expression appearing beneath her mask.
Su Bai gently patted her shoulder.
"If you want to help,