Either May beating Drew or Combusken evolving would have been well worth celebrating on its own, let alone both together.
That was why, after leaving the arena, they once again decided to go out and celebrate properly.
Beating Drew was, without a doubt, May's second-biggest wish for this Grand Festival!
As for her biggest wish, of course it was winning the whole thing!
It was just that...
Winning would be ideal. After all, she wasn't the only one aiming for that goal; everyone was. But May also knew that it was a little too far out of reach and would require some luck. Beating Drew was different. That was the hurdle she most wanted to overcome right now, and the goal she had the best chance of achieving!
And now, she had really done it!
However, when the group left the arena, May immediately spotted Drew in the distance, his figure looking somewhat forlorn from behind.
Something stirred in her heart. After telling Xia You and the others to wait a moment, she walked over alone.
Watching her walk away, Max stayed where he was and asked the others, "What do you think my sister's going to say to Drew?"
"She's probably going to comfort him," Brock guessed. "May isn't the kind of person to kick someone when they're down, after all. Drew's been her biggest rival ever since she started out. Now that she's beaten him and seen him looking like that, she must have a lot she wants to say."
Beating a rival...
Seeing this and hearing Brock's words, Ash couldn't help remembering when he had beaten Gary at the Silver Conference in Johto.
Hadn't it been exactly like this?
After their evening celebration ended and they returned to the Pokémon Center, May's mother Mitsuko, the Ecruteak