[Underage Solosis are advised to watch in the company of a Reuniclus!]
[What do I do if I came away sold on Sableye instead of Mega Kangaskhan? lol]
[Mega Scizor is really strong too! Technician paired with Bullet Punch and Bug Bite-one punch, one kid down!]
[Oh no, Kangaskhan didn't sweep my team, but Mega Scizor did!]
[Weird. Why am I not surprised at all to see Goddess Cynthia lose?]
As a flood of gleeful chat comments drifted past, the word "Defeat" lit up on the computer screen.
A brief silence fell over the voice call.
Caitlin herself didn't particularly mind losing an online battle like this.
It was only a game. Wins and losses were normal.
What concerned her more at that moment was how her best friend beside her felt.
Getting trounced by Xia Chi and Iono might have been a bit much for the proud Sinnoh Champion...
"Hmm..."
Caitlin broke the silence. "Don't be mad, Cynthia~ It's just a game. Winning and losing are normal. If it really bothers you, we can go arrest him in person!"
Her suggestion was half a joke.
Cynthia looked slightly taken aback. "Mad? I'm not mad."
She paused, then added calmly, "I was just messaging Xia Chi privately."
"Ooh~"
Caitlin teased her lightly. "Nice. A little underhanded, but I suppose that's another way to go about it."
Even over the voice call, Cynthia could picture Caitlin's mischievous expression. She was rather speechless.
"...What nonsense are you talking about? I was inviting Xia Chi to the Sinnoh Region for ruin exploration and academic research."
As the Sinnoh Region's Champion, Cynthia had far more to consider than Caitlin, Unova's carefree Elite Four member.
The Paldea Region and the Hoenn Region had both developed rapidly, one after the other, thanks to the Terastallization and