After only a few steps, Xia You spotted several more photographs displayed prominently on the wall beside him.
He glanced at them and discovered that they were actually photos of Ryūji with Misty's three older siblings, Sakura, Ayame, and Penny!
In the photos, Ryūji wore a Water Ballet costume and stood beside a swimming pool with the similarly dressed trio, all of them soaking wet. They had clearly just climbed out of the water after finishing a performance.
Perhaps they had enjoyed each other's company, as every one of them wore a faint smile.
Judging by their ages in the photos, they looked almost no different from how they did now, so these must have been taken recently.
"You know Sakura and the others too?"
"Of course." Ryūji also turned to look at the photos, a nostalgic expression on his face. "I greatly admire Miss Sakura, Miss Ayame, and Miss Penny. In fact, it was their influence that inspired me to become a Water Ballet dancer. As for these photos, after I became a ballet dancer, I made a special trip to Cerulean City to practice with them, and we took these together as keepsakes!"
At this point, Ryūji suddenly realized something. "Huh? Come to think of it, you just said 'too.' Does that mean you know about the three sisters of the Cerulean Gym as well?"
Glancing at Sabrina, Xia You answered vaguely, "Yes, you could say I know them. When I set off on my journey as a Pokémon Trainer, the first Gym I challenged was their Cerulean Gym."
Both of them knowing Sakura and the others really was a remarkable coincidence.
But in truth, Xia You's friendship with the trio went beyond that. They were more than mere passing acquaintances.
Of course, to avoid displeasing Sabrina, he