Nuvema Town lay in the southeastern corner of the Unova continent, right beside the sea. Though it was remote and not particularly large, it had beautiful surroundings. Its importance to Unova meant it had not only a modern harbor, but even an airport!
Compared with the starting towns in other regions, its infrastructure was far more luxurious.
It was clear from this alone that the region truly deserved its reputation for having the most airports and cars in the world. It really was different.
Although Xia You and his group had not hurried along, Ash had not even gotten off his plane by the time they arrived.
All that could be said was that the time Ash had spent resting at home after the Sinnoh League ended had given Xia You an enormous head start.
After entering Nuvema Town, Xia You casually asked Dawn beside him, "What time does Ash's plane arrive?"
Dawn raised her hand to check her Pokétch. "In a little over an hour. Are we going to meet him at the airport?"
Meet him at the airport?
Meet Ash?
He wishes!
"No." Xia You shook his head. "Let's go to Professor Juniper's lab first. Tell him where it is and have him meet us there later."
Hearing this, Dawn nodded, then took out her phone and sent Ash a message, trusting that he would receive it once he got off the plane. Meanwhile, they kept walking toward Professor Juniper's lab outside town.
Professor Juniper's lab stood on the outskirts of Nuvema Town.
Following a rubber-surfaced path beneath the shade of the trees, they climbed a small slope and spotted an imposing laboratory from quite a distance away.
Far from the bustle of town, it was surrounded by carefully maintained lawns and woods.
The main laboratory building was