May, who was busy cooking dinner at camp, had never imagined that Xia You would bring a woman back after merely going out to fetch water!
Hearing two sets of footsteps, she looked up in surprise and saw the pretty woman beside Xia You. She was a little older than May and looked very capable.
Huh?
Who was this...?
At the sight of the woman, May immediately remembered seeing her at the Battle Arena. Her name seemed to be... Bea?
Once they came closer, Xia You introduced the two.
"May, this is Bea. You've met before, but you haven't been formally introduced, have you? Let me introduce her now. She's the Gym Leader of Stow-on-Side Stadium in Stow-on-Side, in the Galar Region, and an extremely skilled karate master. And, well, she's also my friend."
Having introduced Bea, Xia You turned to introduce May.
"Bea, this is May, my traveling companion. She's also a Coordinator, and she just placed second in the Kanto Region competition a few days ago."
Hearing this, May quickly put down her cooking utensils and greeted Bea, curiosity shining in her eyes.
"Hello, I'm May."
Just as Xia You had said, Bea had seen May before, but her attention had been entirely on Xia You and Misty then, and she hadn't paid much attention to the girl. Only now did she take a proper look at her for the first time.
She had to admit that although the young girl before her was a different type from Misty and seemed a little quieter, they had one thing in common: both were very pretty, the sort who qualified as beautiful young girls.
It also made her very curious about where Xia You had met so many pretty girls.
"Hello, I'm Bea."
"What brings you here, Miss Bea?" As