His talent for battle was decent by ordinary standards, but he knew his own limitations, and his sights were set quite high. To Kaim, it was like looking at his former self. He could not leave him on his own.
"I see. Looks like you're doing well, whatever comes your way."
"Splendidly."
"I'm glad. I was the one who introduced you, so I was a little worried about what would happen if things went poorly."
"It's a place you don't know."
"Is that so?"
When Daigo smiled, Kaim smiled along with him.
"By the way, why did you come to the Space Center?"
Kaim was a scholar, but his specialty was history. Fields such as space and chemistry should not have been his area of expertise.
"It was right there. I wanted to see what it was like."
"I see."
"We don't have one in Sinnoh, at least."
"You're from the Hoenn Region, aren't you, Saiki?"
Steven could not help interjecting. Kaim sounded as though he were from the Sinnoh Region. He should at least have spent more time in the Hoenn Region.
"I was thinking of Nanjō City. A lot changed while I was at university, including my hometown."
"Really? Come to think of it, you've been away for a long time."
"The distance between me and my family is a delicate matter, too."
They got along well now, but there had been a time when Kaim's relationship with everything had been complicated, because his older sister's distance from everything had been complicated. Before entering university, he had felt all right, yet somehow he had found himself reluctant to go home.
"So you said."
"How are things between you and your family, Daigo?"
"Me? Perfectly normal. I'm studying so I can take over from my father one day. Even