When night fell, Cynthia finally stood outside the Pokémon Center in Mistralton City.
But she did not go in right away.
Through the glass doors, she could see the warm yellow lights in the lobby and several figures sitting together. She could vaguely make out Xia You's group and... Caitlin.
After all, they had only just been passionately entwined. She could not have been more familiar with that figure. How could she mistake him?
Lowering her head, she unconsciously tugged her collar up again.
Although she had mentally prepared herself several times already, now that the moment had arrived, she still hesitated.
This was completely unlike her usual way of doing things.
But there was no helping it. After all, the situation she faced now was clearly different from usual, too. Since this was her first time dealing with it, she naturally needed to proceed cautiously.
After standing outside for a full three minutes, she finally took a deep breath, pushed open the Pokémon Center's doors, and headed straight for the lobby.
Because she deliberately subdued her aura, her entrance did not attract much attention. Only a few Pokémon Trainers sitting near the door instinctively glanced over, but all they saw was a slender figure from behind and long blond hair.
And as she approached Xia You's group, the sharp-eyed Dawn spotted her immediately.
"Cynthia! You're finally here! Over here, over here!"
Fortunately, this was not Sinnoh. People were not so sensitive to the name Cynthia and did not know what it signified. Otherwise, Dawn shouting like that would definitely have caused a sensation.
Even so, when Cheryl, Makomo, and Caitlin looked over, the scrutiny in their gazes still made her instinctively uncomfortable.
Especially when she met Xia You's faintly amused gaze, she could not help wondering whether he had