Misty said, "When I was on Cinnabar Island, I got a call from my sisters. They told me I absolutely had to come back to Cerulean Gym. And I don't know what's been wrong with my Horsea lately, but it's been looking listless all the time, so I thought I'd come back here while I was at it and let it live in a bigger pool for a while, to see if it could get its energy back."
As she spoke, Misty's gaze swept back and forth over Xia You.
Xia You had now changed into a new outfit, which made him look even more handsome and set the heart of this girl, who already had feelings for her, racing as she looked at him.
Especially standing alongside Ash and Brock, two people who paid no attention to their appearance at all, Xia You looked even more outstanding by comparison!
How could she describe that feeling?
Misty thought, Maybe it's like the difference between Fearow and Ho-Oh. Even though they're both bird Pokémon and look extremely similar, you can still see what makes Ho-Oh different at a glance.
They chatted casually for a little longer.
Since they had run into each other here, and Xia You had nothing to do anyway, he simply accepted Misty's enthusiastic invitation and entered Cerulean City with them.
Talking and laughing, they arrived at Cerulean Gym.
Looking at the gym where she had lived and grown up, a place once so familiar to her, Misty was filled with emotion.
"I've missed this place so much. Counting from when I left on my journey, it's been such a long time since I last came back!"
They were just about to enter the gym when Xia You suddenly noticed the billboard beside it.
A huge poster was