Just as Makomo had said, Accumula Town really did look quite nice, and its surroundings were beautiful too.
The group walked into town, and before they had gone very far, Dawn spotted a familiar logo in the distance.
Pointing at the building bearing the logo, she smiled. "Look, Xia You! That should be a Pokémon Battle Club, right?"
Xia You turned to look. On the other side of the street stood a green building resembling a gymnasium, and above its entrance was the same Pokémon Battle Club logo they had seen before.
Glancing at Xia You, Dawn suggested, "It's still early anyway. Why don't we go take a look? We might find some good opponents to spar with!"
To be honest, Xia You no longer expected to find any Pokémon Trainers worth noting in a place like this.
But since they had come across it, and Dawn had suggested it, he nodded and led the group toward the Battle Club.
As they pushed open the glass doors, a mixture of disinfectant, sweat, and a faint Pokémon smell hit them-the distinctive scent of a battlefield.
Xia You, Cheryl, and Dawn were all used to this smell. Only Makomo frowned slightly when she caught it, though her expression soon returned to normal.
Once inside the lobby, Xia You looked around and found that, although its exterior differed somewhat from the Battle Club in Kalendo Town, the interior was much the same. Many machines were scattered around the lobby, with several Pokémon Trainers currently operating them, while others came and went through a passageway door to one side. Even from deep within the club, they could faintly hear people's shouts and the sounds of Pokémon battling.
While Xia You was surveying the place, a burly-looking middle-aged man in a black martial arts uniform,