At four in the afternoon, when Xia You returned to Celadon City and reached the entrance to the Celadon Gym, he was surprised to find that the Gym was undergoing repairs!
The entire front half of the Gym had been surrounded by scaffolding, with many workers busy on it, tools in hand. The clattering of hammers and whirring of electric drills rang out nonstop, while down on the ground, more than a dozen Machamp kept hauling all kinds of building materials.
Everything was proceeding in an orderly fashion. Through gaps in the scaffolding, he could still make out obvious scorch marks left by flames!
Though exposure to wind and rain had faded the marks considerably, it was still clear that a fairly large fire had broken out at the Gym!
Huh?
What had happened here?
Just as Xia You was puzzling over it, a woman's voice suddenly came from beside him.
"Xia You, over here!"
Xia You turned to look. It was Erika.
He had not seen her in a long time, but Erika was as beautiful as ever. Dressed in a kimono, she carried herself with poise and looked reserved and gentle. Standing quietly there, she had the air of a traditional Japanese lady.
Walking over, Xia You greeted her first, then looked back at the Gym and asked in confusion, "Was there a big fire here? When exactly did it happen? How come you never mentioned it?"
"It was a long time ago." Erika thought for a moment. "It must have been while you were still in Kanto, a few days after you challenged my Gym and we helped the International Police raid the Team Rocket Base."
Back then...
With her reminder, Xia You thought for a moment before remembering that something like this really did seem to