But we had to go together... I got it. Haunter really wanted to take the Gym battle seriously, but with all his mischievous ideas, he never played by the rules. It was like planning to have noodles or rice, only to end up choosing McDonald's!
Maybe being unpredictable was just this Haunter's personality! "Haunter, let's take on the Saffron Gym together! Let's have a proper battle, beat that Kadabra, and prove you're the king of ghosts! Sounds good, right?" Haunter happily high-fived me when he heard that.
By the time I found Haunter, it was already evening, and the Saffron Gym had closed. We would have to challenge it tomorrow. Braixen, I'll come rescue you soon!
To learn more about Sabrina, the Saffron Gym Leader, Haunter and I visited the older man who lived next door to her. When I spotted a photo of little Sabrina, the man in his younger days, and a beautiful woman, I realized that he was actually Sabrina's father!
He said, "Ever since Sabrina started working, she's admired a middle-aged man with an M-shaped hairline. He seems to be the boss of the company that hired her... Now I can't keep her under control anymore. I'm sorry. I'm so useless!" Just as he was about to slap himself in the face, I quickly caught his hand. "Silver, if you can get Sabrina to open her heart again, I'd even be happy to let her marry you."
Just then, an image flashed through my mind of a silly girl throwing a Poké Ball, dreaming of catching Xerneas, followed by her dressing up as me while I was sick and meeting fans with Pokémon she barely knew... Those memories made me laugh out loud. "Sorry, I can't accept. My heart already belongs to someone."
Still, that conversation