Now that the whole story was clear, Cynthia naturally no longer needed to go out of her way to visit that flower field.
This also showed just how much she trusted Ash and the others.
After all, the Pokémon League had entrusted her with handling the situation, yet just a few words from Ash had convinced her of what had happened there and made her abandon the idea of investigating it herself. That trust was truly extraordinary.
Clearly, she understood Ash's character and knew what sort of person he was-that he would not deceive her.
But even though she no longer needed to visit the scene, she did not leave. Instead, she joined Xia You and the others and headed toward Pastoria City with them.
Although she said she was traveling with them to pass the time, Xia You knew that was definitely not her only purpose.
She must be looking for a chance to settle the score with me!
Actually, it was not just Xia You. Even Dawn realized that, although Cynthia had not said so outright, her accompanying them all this way definitely had something to do with Xia You!
That inevitably left her a little worried.
Before, even if she had noticed, she would only have felt that it was none of her business. But her mindset had changed, and now it occupied almost all her thoughts along the way. She kept glancing at Cynthia, wanting to see just what she intended to do.
Fortunately, Cynthia walked at the front with Ash and the others, chatting and laughing with them, with no intention of paying Xia You any further attention.
That secretly let Xia You breathe a sigh of relief.
If possible, he would actually have preferred to meet Cynthia under normal circumstances. Then they could have