After exchanging pleasantries, Xia You and Viola were the only two left in the living room.
Ash and the others had returned to their dorm rooms, while Chloe had gone upstairs of her own accord to give them some privacy. As for Meisha, Masha, and the others, they stood outside the door to keep other reporters from disturbing them.
Xia You sat upright on the sofa. Once Viola had finished adjusting her equipment and setting up the spotlights, the interview began.
"Mr. Xia You, could you start by briefly introducing yourself?"
When Xia You nodded, Viola held a voice recorder out in front of him.
"My name is Xia You. I'm twenty years old, and I come from Vaniville Town in the Kalos Region. I've just finished my training journey through the Kanto region, and I'm currently challenging the Indigo League."
Viola took out a notebook and asked a few more questions based on her notes.
Xia You answered each one. None of her questions made him uncomfortable or touched on anything private. Clearly, she had done plenty of preparation before coming.
Viola asked another question. "Ever since you entered the tournament, you seem to have won every match quite easily. Is there some secret to it?"
Xia You shook his head. "How could there be a secret to something like that? I just take every match seriously and make sensible use of type matchups. Besides, I haven't run into any particularly strong opponents yet, so things have gone smoothly."
"Then could you tell us what led you to become a Pokémon Trainer?"
After thinking for a moment, Xia You said, "There were a lot of reasons. For example, ever since I was little, I really liked the Pokémon ani... uh... I really liked Pokémon. But ultimately, there's actually one