Chloe was about to speak when Xia You's phone suddenly rang. She could only hold her tongue and crouch on the ground, resting her chin in her hands as she watched him with a smile, waiting for him to finish his call.
Xia You glanced down at the screen. It was Sabrina.
"Hello?" Once the call connected, Xia You dispensed with pleasantries and got straight to the point. "How did it go?"
On the other end, Sabrina's voice was as cool as ever. "I've given the Silph Scope to Mr. Silph. He expressed his heartfelt thanks for recovering it."
Xia You had been waiting for more, but when Sabrina actually stopped there, he asked in surprise, "Huh? That's it?"
Sabrina chuckled and asked, "What? You sound rather disappointed."
"Of course I am," Xia You readily admitted. "I did get it back from Team Rocket, after all. I thought he might give me another Master Ball."
"A Master Ball?" Sabrina sounded amused. "What do you take Master Balls for? The Poké Balls that fill the shelves at Poké Marts?"
"Of course I know that. But men are greedy creatures. We always have unrealistic fantasies about things we can't get!"
Whether Xia You's remark had caused Sabrina to misunderstand something, she fell silent for a moment before slowly saying, "All right, I'll stop teasing you. Actually, Mr. Silph knew you would be continuing your travels, so he had someone modify the scope. Now you can install it on your mask!"
A mask? What mask?
Chloe immediately pricked up her ears.
"Huh? He actually gave me the scope?! Wait, you actually made a joke?!" Xia You was astonished. Noticing Chloe eavesdropping, he hastily turned aside and lowered his voice. "Ahem. All right, anyway, thank you, and thank Mr. Silph too. Keep it with