After dinner.
Qingyu was sitting on the sofa scrolling through Poké TV when he suddenly realized he seemed to have overlooked something-
Although he had streamed every day since the Masters Tournament began, he hadn't put out a video in a while.
As a "young and accomplished" master streamer whose streaming and Gym Leader careers were both flourishing, it was about time he updated his material.
He could squeeze in a stream before his trip to Kitakami, too, then have a perfectly legitimate excuse to disappear for a week!
But when it came to choosing a strategy for this instructional stream, Qingyu found himself stumped.
Since he was back in Sinnoh, he felt he ought to feature a Pokémon with some local flavor.
So which one should he choose?
Sinnoh actually had plenty of distinctive Pokémon, such as Infernape with its unbeatable movepool, or Weavile, which embodied the word "assassin" to the fullest and could practically serve as the template for a fast attacker.
There was even Chatot, whose foul mouth could inflict psychological damage on opponents despite its lack of strength.
But none of them seemed quite enough to build an interesting strategy around.
Just as Qingyu was agonizing over the choice, Cynthia appeared beside him at the perfect moment.
"What's wrong? You look a little troubled."
As Cynthia spoke, she sat down beside Qingyu.
"Nothing much. I'm planning to stream tonight, but I can't quite decide which Pokémon to feature."
After Qingyu's casual reply, Cynthia's smiling expression quickly shifted to one of surprise.
"You mean..."
"Those strategies you used on your previous streams were all things you came up with right before going live?"
"Most of them, I guess? But I'm confident they're all pretty well fleshed out."
Absorbed in his thoughts, Qingyu didn't notice Cynthia's expression.
After