"Mahogany Town in ten days..." Xia You made an OK gesture. "That works for us, of course!"
"Then I'll see you there!"
With that, Looker waved to them, turned, and left, his solitary figure disappearing around the street corner.
Now, only Xia You and Sabrina remained again.
Xia You stretched and said lazily, "Ah, that's finally settled for now. We can finally start challenging the Gyms!"
Sabrina glanced at him and asked mildly, "Then which Gym are you planning to challenge first?"
Xia You took out his phone and opened the map.
"Judging by straight-line distance on the map, the closest Gyms should be the Violet Gym in Violet City and the Blackthorn Gym in Blackthorn City. But as far as the actual route goes, although the road to Blackthorn City isn't easy to travel, it's very close to Mahogany Town, so we could take fewer detours when we meet up with Looker."
Sabrina nodded. "So you're going to Blackthorn City?"
"No, I'm planning to head to Violet City first and challenge the Violet Gym!"
Sabrina: ???
Was there something wrong with this man's head? If he was going to pass up the closer one for the farther one, what was all that buildup for?!
Seeing her adorable reaction, Xia You stroked her cheek and laughed heartily. "It's precisely because it's so close that we can't go there first. Otherwise, once we've challenged the Gym, we'll have nothing to do. So we might as well go to the Violet Gym first. After all, Violet City is in central Johto, with routes leading everywhere, so it's convenient to go anywhere from there. And after the Gym battle, there'll still be time to go to Blackthorn City!"
Although Xia You's leaps in logic had nearly thrown her off balance, Sabrina naturally had