"You've certainly got some nerve saying that!" The young man in yellow pants froze for a moment, then looked at Xia You's Jolteon and said with a sense of kinship, "So you like Jolteon too? I never thought I'd finally meet someone with the same tastes as me! Oh, right, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Raizō, the owner of this estate, and these two beside me are my younger brothers, Mikey and Archie."
Mikey, who had blue hair and blue pants, and Archie, who had red hair and red pants, both held out their hands to Xia You.
"A pleasure." Xia You shook each of their hands. "My name's Xia You. It's nice to meet you."
On closer inspection, it wasn't hard to notice that the three brothers didn't just wear pants matching their Eevee's colors-even their hairstyles and hair colors were remarkably similar to their Eevee!
Their love for Eevee really did run bone-deep!
"You said your Jolteon was the strongest?" Compared with his two older brothers, Archie really did have a fiery personality. "That's pretty arrogant. In that case, why don't we have a match?"
Before Xia You could speak, another person stepped forward.
"I'm the older brother, so if anyone's having a match, I should go first!" With that, Mikey turned to Xia You. "My Vaporeon might have a type disadvantage, but I certainly won't concede!"
"I don't mind." Xia You looked around and saw that many of the visiting Pokémon Trainers in the spacious courtyard had already turned their attention toward them. "But are we battling right now? I don't see a battlefield here."
"Of course we're not doing it here." Raizō hurriedly stepped between them. "There's a mixed-terrain battlefield behind the courtyard where we can battle, but there's no rush. Let's have our guest