"What's this?"
It was a page from the Pokédex explaining Bede's Galarian Ponyta and Hatenna. It read:
Galarian Ponyta would disappear as soon as it sensed improper emotions. Hatenna opened its heart only to gentle things.
"Having such sensitive Pokémon with you shows that you're a kind person, Bede. There's no doubt about that."
"You really are strange."
Bede muttered under his breath and put a hand on his head, but a trace of happiness showed on his face as he answered with a smile. Whatever anyone else said, this was one reason I believed in Bede. They said anyone Pokémon liked couldn't be a bad person.
"But what should we do now?"
"Don't you have a home to go back to?"
"Unfortunately, I came from an orphanage. Now that Chairman Rose has abandoned me, I have nowhere to go."
"Sorry."
"Don't worry about it."
He seemed to have a past every bit as wonderful as Mr. Bede's. That might have been why that money-minded duo had targeted him. Still, now that things had come to this, I worried about what we should do. Regaining the right to challenge the Gyms would probably be difficult, and there was a limit to how long we could stay at a hotel. Mr. Bede had been thrown out of his parents' house, while I didn't even have a home, since I wasn't from here. Some people praised it, while others hated it.
"Uh..."
"I can't think of any good ideas."
Neither of us knew what to do. The air gradually grew heavy, its flow becoming uncomfortable.
At this rate, nothing would ever turn out well. If only I could change my mood.
That was what I thought as I looked around, but it was already late at night. Of course, there was no