Before the girl could say anything, Xia You stopped Dawn, then looked at the girl. "So, you're that 'Dragon Buster'?"
His words surprised not only Dawn, Cheryl, and Makomo, who hadn't expected Xia You to identify the girl on their first meeting, but also made the girl narrow her eyes.
"You know me?"
Xia You shrugged. "I just heard about you from a Pokémon Ranger."
The girl huffed, folded her arms, and raised her chin slightly.
"My name's Langley. That's right, I'm the Dragon Buster." Her gaze swept over them before she suddenly asked, "Do you have any Dragon-type Pokémon?"
The question came so abruptly that Dawn froze for a moment and instinctively looked at Xia You.
Xia You's expression didn't change. "Yes."
Langley's eyes immediately lit up.
"Perfect!" She stepped forward, looking at Xia You with fighting spirit blazing in her eyes. "I challenge you! Bring out your Dragon-type Pokémon and battle me!"
Xia You found her impatience rather amusing.
Actually, when she had identified the girl just now, it hadn't been entirely because of that Pokémon Ranger. It was more that she had some recollection of the girl's appearance.
She seemed to be one of Iris's rivals.
It wasn't any big deal.
Beside them, hearing this girl named Langley challenge Xia You, Makomo couldn't help asking curiously, "Why are you so determined to challenge Dragon-type Pokémon Trainers?"
Langley's expression shifted, but she said nothing.
That was hardly surprising. After all, they had only just met, and she wasn't about to tell unrelated people about her past and intentions.
"If you want to know, beat me first!"
At that, she fixed her gaze on Xia You. "Well? Do you dare accept my challenge?"
With her provoking him like this, what more was there for Xia You to say?
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