Ash looked up at Cynthia and, although puzzled by the anxious look on her face, answered honestly.
"Xia You said he had something to take care of in Sunyshore City first. He told us to keep traveling and not wait for him."
Sunyshore City!?
Cynthia glanced in the direction Xia You had disappeared. After confirming that it was indeed the direction of Sunyshore City, the two pieces of information lined up, and without thinking further, she signaled the Togekiss beneath her to pursue him that way.
Actually, it was understandable that Xia You had specifically spoken to Ash and the others.
After all, they were traveling companions. Since this man wanted to flee, he would naturally tell his companions before leaving so they wouldn't worry.
But he was far too naive!
Did he really think he could escape?
Even if she had to chase him to the ends of the earth, even if she had to leave the Sinnoh Continent, she would catch that man!!
Seeing Cynthia hurry away as well, Ash and the others exchanged bewildered looks.
Ash scratched his head. "Did something happen to them?"
"Rather than something happening to them..." May shook her head and sighed. "I'd say something probably happened between them."
"Huh!?" Ash froze. "What does that mean?"
As the only one still in the dark, completely out of the loop and yet to notice anything wrong with the atmosphere, Ash was more than a little surprised to hear this now.
"Could it be... could Miss Cynthia and Xia You... have that kind of relationship too!?"
Although Ash didn't know much about the specifics of Xia You's Pokémon, he did know a little about the women around him.
Even someone as dense as him could tell that both Sabrina, the Saffron Gym Leader, and Erika,