Out of courtesy, Xia You took off his hat and sunglasses and offered Lorelei a friendly hand.
"That's right, I'm Xia You. It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Lorelei."
Her gaze moved back and forth between them, and Lorelei said half-jokingly, "I never imagined that two people with such different styles would get together. Hmm... it surprised me, but now that I see you, you really do seem well matched."
As she spoke, she shook Xia You's hand, then asked curiously, "So, what wind blew the two of you to this remote little island?"
Although Sabrina had met Lorelei a few times as the Saffron Gym's Gym Leader, her personality meant that she was not merely poor with words; she disdained talking to others. Thus, although they knew each other, they were only nodding acquaintances.
Yet now, after hearing Lorelei's words, Sabrina suddenly found this woman much more agreeable.
Xia You smiled. "We didn't come specifically for this island. Our original destination was the Orange Islands, but we were a little tired when we passed through here, so we came down for a rest."
"Oh, I see~" Lorelei gave him a meaningful look. Seeing that the owner had gone into the kitchen, she lowered her voice and said teasingly, "I thought you'd come for that Moltres in the Sevii Islands!"
There's a Moltres here!?
At this startling news, Sabrina looked at Xia You in surprise. Seeing little change in his expression, she knew Lorelei must be telling the truth, and Xia You must have learned about this beforehand!
He really kept that under wraps!
Now that I think about it, the thing he said he was interested in earlier must have been Moltres!
Since Lorelei had revealed the secret, Xia You no longer concealed it and nodded. "I did