Xia You and May did not stay in Akebi Town for long.
After resting there for a night, they set off again early the next morning, heading for Snowpoint City.
However, compared with before they arrived in Akebi Town, their moods had clearly changed.
Having just caught a Mythical Pokémon, May was naturally in high spirits. Not only did she let Manaphy out during their breaks to bond and play with him, she even hummed as she walked.
"Stop humming." Xia You gave her a helpless look. "Haven't you noticed you're humming Lisia's new song? Since when did you two get so close?"
At Xia You's reminder, May suddenly snapped out of it.
Right, wasn't she humming the most popular new song from Lisia's last album?
How had she started humming it without noticing?
Had she really begun subconsciously thinking of her as a friend?
This was bad...
She had gotten far too carried away.
Thinking of Lisia reminded her of what Misty had asked her to do before they parted, and May let out a long sigh inwardly.
Her mood grew much heavier as well.
But Xia You was not doing much better than she was.
After learning that Cynthia had raided his home turf, he had barely slept the night before.
He really could not understand what Cynthia was trying to do!
He wanted to text Cheryl to ask, but his messages vanished without a trace, without so much as a single reply.
That left him even more baffled.
"Achoo!"
Celadon City, Kanto Region.
At a window-side table in a café outside the Celadon Gym, Cynthia suddenly sneezed.
Sitting across from her, Cheryl hurriedly handed her a tissue.
"Thank you."
Cynthia thanked her quietly. Looking at her, Cheryl asked in puzzlement, "What's wrong? Did you catch a