Tobias once again showed everyone his strength with an overwhelming victory.
But from another perspective, it also showed that he was neither enjoying the process of competing to become the Conference winner nor training his Pokémon. He seemed to care only about results, or he would not have fought using just this one Pokémon.
With his advancement to the semifinals, both of the morning's matches were over. Xia You and the other three competitors would have to wait until the afternoon to take the stage.
During the lunch break, Cogita and Gengar came to find Xia You in the Rest Room.
They had not seen each other for over ten days, but Cogita was still just as beautiful. Although her style of dress had not changed and still consisted mainly of black, she had switched to a modern design that made her look no different from the people here.
Xia You looked her over and nodded. "You look well. It seems you've fully adjusted to life here."
As he spoke, Gengar had already returned to Xia You's side. He was about to say something when he suddenly frowned, then looked at Xia You's waist pouch in surprise.
Clearly, he too had noticed just what had been added to Xia You's company during their relatively brief separation.
Before Gengar could speak, Xia You gave him a meaningful look. Gengar immediately realized that Xia You seemed unwilling to reveal it in front of the people around them, so he said nothing more.
May and the others were perceptive. Seeing that Cogita seemed to have something to discuss with Xia You, they said, "We'll wait for you in the restaurant," and all left the Rest Room.
Once they had all gone, Cogita stood opposite Xia You and chuckled softly. "That's all thanks to