Dawn had no idea what exactly had happened between the two of them.
She just instinctively felt that Cynthia did not seem all that friendly toward Xia You.
That left her thoroughly puzzled.
This seemed... to be their first meeting, right?
Why did the atmosphere feel so strange?
It was as though... they had some kind of grudge!
Though she did not understand why things were like this, seeing Cynthia being so forceful toward Xia You, even somewhat aggressive, made her feel uncomfortable.
So, out of a desire to defend Xia You, she had instinctively stepped forward and stood in front of him.
Even after realizing what she was doing, facing this Champion whom everyone in Sinnoh admired, someone she herself had liked and looked up to before, she felt neither regret nor fear.
She simply looked straight at Cynthia!
Although Cynthia sensed the hostility in Dawn's gaze, she did not take the threat posed by this little girl of just ten seriously.
Instead, she found her rather adorable.
After all, whether in strength or standing, the gulf between them was enormous.
Most importantly, who could get angry at such an adorable little girl?
Still, thanks to Dawn's interruption, though she was angry with Xia You and wanted to settle the score with this man immediately, she knew these uninvolved people were present. To avoid causing any adverse effects, she could only suppress her impulse and wait until no one else was around before deciding what to do.
With that thought, she stopped paying attention to Xia You and said to Dawn, "Yesterday, I received an urgent message from the Pokémon League saying there had been powerful tremors nearby, along with unidentified energy spreading out. It seemed some extremely powerful Pokémon were battling here, so they asked me to investigate