Xia You naturally had no idea what the woman named Shinobu before him was thinking.
But even if he had known, he probably would only have shaken his head and sighed at her narrow view of the world.
That was the advantage of traveling far and wide: it kept a person's perspective from being confined to a single place.
As far as the residents of Dewford Town were concerned, she certainly had something to be proud of.
But no matter how famous Brawly was in Dewford Town, his local reputation did not extend beyond the island. In the Hoenn Region, he was merely an ordinary Gym Leader. Never mind comparing him to the Elite Four or Champions-even other Gym Leaders enjoyed considerable prestige in their own communities. Which of them was not just as popular as he was?
As for Xia You and Bea, one held championship titles from two regional tournaments, while the other was herself a Gym Leader, in no way inferior to Brawly. Why would either of them care about his reputation?
And Shinobu was merely Brawly's student and girlfriend!
Xia You took a few steps forward to where Bea had just been standing, facing Shinobu across the battlefield.
After the previous battle, Shinobu's Meditite was clearly in no condition to fight again. Apart from that Meditite, whether because she underestimated Xia You or had no other Pokémon worth showing, she sent out only a Machop!
It was not that Xia You looked down on Machop. Rather, ever since his time in Kanto, he had dealt with countless Machop and their evolved forms. He knew their moves and abilities very well, and no longer found them particularly challenging!
Naturally, Shinobu knew none of this. She went on, "My rules are simple. Before tomorrow's official Gym battle, all