Xia You raised his eyebrows as he looked at the girl before him, whose bearing and tone were both rather haughty.
"Battle you?"
As he spoke, he also took a careful look at the girl before him.
He had to admit that she was quite pretty, and rather cute at first glance. Paired with her princess-like long dress and proud expression, she really did stand out a little from ordinary Pokémon Trainers.
"That's right!" The girl lifted her chin. "Haven't you been looking for people to battle? What? Am I not good enough? Or... have you run out of steam?"
As she finished speaking, a Plusle and a Minun stepped out from behind her.
Quite the attitude...
Xia You smiled. He could clearly sense that the girl before him must have been very confident in her own abilities, or she would not have spoken that way.
But it did not matter. He had already defeated so many people that one more was no big deal. It would simply give his two Pokémon more opportunities to grow.
Just as Xia You was about to speak, another figure suddenly stepped out from the side.
As the figure approached, she said, "A battle is certainly fine, but watch yourself. You're in no position to speak to him in that tone!"
The voice was clear, with a trace of sweetness, and sounded somewhat familiar. Xia You turned to look almost instinctively.
A girl strode toward him, her teal hair tied into a high, lightning bolt-shaped ponytail. Large sunglasses covered most of her face, obscuring her features, and she wore a blue tube top with a short blue skirt and safety shorts beneath it.
Although he could not see her face clearly, her voice, together with that distinctive hair color and lightning bolt ponytail, had