With that, Kaim turned his back on the boy and spoke as he tended to Metagross's wounds.
"If you want to give up, do what you enjoy. That's your decision. But if you want to keep going, steel yourself and follow that road. Believe that this isn't the limit of your strength and keep moving forward, even while admitting, 'I'm no genius.' Without question, that road is harder and more painful than giving up and lamenting your lot."
The road I once walked. Once, after pushing himself in all the wrong ways, he had given up on everything. He had met Cynthia and learned to direct his efforts properly, but as a Trainer, Kaim had no talent for battle. Yet through those accumulated days of effort, he had discovered a different talent, one unrelated to fighting: the ability to persevere. Kaim's gift was a resilient spirit that never gave up, no matter how hard things became. Applying that gift to battle, with Cynthia's help, had brought him to where he was today.
Kaim's words were a knockoff of Cynthia's, but they carried a weight that only experience could reveal. The boy sensed that weight, and it left a deep impression on him. After returning Metagross to his ball, Kaim began putting the field in order. The boy spoke to him.
"Could you tell me your name? I'm Oshiki."
"Me? Kaim."
"Mr. Kaim, I'll definitely become stronger than you! One day, I'll surpass you and become a Gym Leader!"
"I see. Go for it."
As Kaim carried on without looking at him, the boy, Gōshi, continued.
"So, Mr. Kaim! To beat you, I'm going to become a Gym Trainer here at the Tobari Gym!"
"Ha. That's fine, but I-"
I'm going to be with a different Gym starting tomorrow. He tried