"Meow. (Test drive. A little cruise.)"
"Rio? (Test drive? A little cruise?)"
Lucario's eyes were full of confusion. She didn't seem to understand why Meownei and Xin Mu had driven all the way out here. Likewise, Meownei couldn't understand why Lucario had flown out here.
Thinking it over, she knew perfectly well that Lucario had been teaming up with Corviknight to grind levels against Fearow lately, yet she hadn't asked where they were training. That did seem to be an oversight on her part.
"Meow. (Why did you and Corviknight come so far out?)"
"Luca. (We've been around here the whole time. It's just that the Fearow move around too, and today they happened to fly this way. So why are you two cruising around here?)"
"Meow. (Kids should stay out of grown-up business.)"
Meownei flicked Lucario on the forehead and used the classic adult line. When she didn't feel like explaining, she simply refused to explain.
"Meow. (By the way, I saw the Fearow fly straight off earlier. You haven't met your training goal for today, have you?)"
"Rio."
Lucario nodded, then watched Meownei loosen up her wrists and take a fighting stance.
"Meow. (In that case, I'll spar with you today.)"
And so, a warm and friendly sparring session began on a hillside outside town. Well, a rather intense one.
At any rate, Lucario had never experienced such a grueling battle in her life.
When Meownei had sparred with her before, she had mostly focused on feeding her moves to learn from. Under those conditions, Lucario could pick up techniques and accumulate combat experience,
But now, Lucario couldn't even make out Meownei's movements. Forget learning anything-she could barely defend herself.
To put it bluntly, she was just getting beaten up.
In the games, you couldn't gain experience without