Dusk, outside the Battle Arena's main entrance.
Having declined Greta's kind offer to treat them to dinner, Xia You's group of three and Bea said goodbye to her, accompanied by Scott.
As Greta looked at Xia You, she truly wished he would not leave so soon.
After all, the longer Xia You stayed, the more chances she would have to spar with him, which would undoubtedly help improve her strength.
But with his objective accomplished, Xia You really could not spend any more time here. For one thing, he was eager to return and wished he could head to Saffron City right now. For another...
"I'd better not." Xia You's gaze passed over Greta to the apprentices behind her, and he smiled. "If I stay any longer, my hand might go numb."
After the battle, Xia You had been about to leave when all these apprentices crowded around him, asking for photos and autographs. It had taken ages to get through them all. If he stayed any longer, who knew what else might come up?
His joke made the apprentices laugh sheepishly.
Finally, everyone at the arena, Greta included, gave them a karate bow and called out, "Have a safe journey!"
Waving goodbye, the group climbed into Scott's red sports car and drove away from the Battle Arena.
The red sports car came to a smooth stop in the open space outside the same Pokémon Center.
Xia You and the others hopped out, then turned to wave to Scott.
"This is far enough. We can make our own way from here. Thank you so much for everything."
"Not at all." Scott smiled. "I should be thanking you. It's precisely because skilled Trainers like you come to challenge them that the Frontier Brains keep improving and growing stronger. That's a