As we made our way through the crowded throng toward reception, I vaguely heard people telling others to watch out for the four of us. In Marnie's case, I could understand it. Most of them were probably members of Team Yell, whose members were pushing back the people nearby. "Amazing. There are already so many rumors about this."
"In other words, the spectators were watching closely. Apparently, someone experienced with a sharp eye can tell whether a challenger will collect every badge just by watching them battle Mr. Milo."
"Thinking about it, it's not strange for the first Gym to have so many fans, though Marnie seems to be a bit of an exception."
"I already told you. You can support me, but don't get in other people's way or cause them trouble."
"Hahaha, I'm still not used to this atmosphere."
Whenever I visited a Gym, there were usually only one to four people there, so getting this much attention from everyone around me felt really strange. I thought I understood that common sense changed from region to region, but the difference was so enormous that I apparently still needed time to catch up.
Even so, I passed through the supporters, who were being careful not to obstruct reception for the Gym challengers, and reached the reception desk at Bau Stadium. Just as at Turffield Stadium, I booked my challenge for the following day. With everything I needed to do inside finished for today, I decided to leave, thinking that lingering would only cause trouble.
"Now that we're done at reception, would you like to go to a restaurant?"
"A restaurant!"
Yuuri reacted to Marnie's suggestion. But-
"Isn't it still a little early?"
As Hop said, the sky was starting to turn red, but checking the time showed it was