Cynthia flew away with Cheryl.
Just as Cynthia had said, she really could not stay away from Celestic Town for too long if she wanted to keep the Orbs from being stolen. The reason she had still accompanied them for so long was to find an opportunity to battle him.
But now...
Not only had their battle gone unfinished, she had also taken away the woman he had only just gotten together with.
What an unexpected turn of events.
But since Cheryl had no objections either, he could only hope Cynthia really did have a good plan.
Shaking his head, Xia You withdrew his gaze, recalled his Charizard, and started walking back toward the village.
Before he had gone very far, he saw several Pokémon Trainers hurrying toward him.
He did not need to think to know that they must have seen the battle just now and come to investigate.
That certainly fit Pokémon Trainers' nosy, curious nature.
Whether someone was battling or some rare Pokémon had appeared, they would never miss out. There were always a few sharp-eyed people who would come and try to pick up something others had missed.
Passing them, Xia You returned to the festival stage, only to discover as he approached that the festival was already drawing to a close.
Before the competition, he had learned a little about it.
He knew that the favorite to win this Croagunk Festival was the previous Champion, who was both the defending titleholder and a contestant. What he had not expected was that this year's winner was neither that man nor Brock, who had also entered, but Nurse Joy, who had been serving as the referee!
Xia You had no idea what had happened, but he had a feeling it might have had something to do with