After leaving the dining room, they crossed the silent corridor, following the ghost butler toward their room.
The mansion really was enormous, far larger than it looked from outside. They spent quite a while turning left and right before finally stopping in front of a room.
"This is your guest room. Now, I shall take my leave."
With those words, the ghost butler turned and left. Before May could even thank him, he had already gone far away and disappeared into the corridor.
Fortunately, May had grown used to the butler's taciturn nature. She paid it no mind and pushed open the guest room door.
The room beyond matched the style of the rest of the mansion. Although it looked bright, there was little of substance inside: just three beds, three bedside tables, and a wardrobe. It looked simple, but the soft bedding still made her eyes light up.
"It looks pretty good. At least it has everything we need." She nodded in satisfaction. "And I never expected a guest room with three beds here. Plenty of Pokémon Trainers must have stayed here before, or they wouldn't be so well prepared!"
When Cheryl saw that the three of them would be sharing a room tonight, she stole a glance at the man beside her and couldn't help feeling shy.
She understood that conditions weren't always ideal while traveling, and some things were unavoidable, so she shouldn't fuss over minor details. Still, she hadn't known this man long-they had only "just met." Sleeping in the same room already was rather too embarrassing...
Unlike her, Xia You didn't give it much thought. After following May into the room, he simply glanced around and tossed his luggage onto one of the beds.
"Get some rest while you can," he told them. "You'd better