Incidentally, according to Yuto, people like Mom were called "Top Coordinators."
As though it had been a foregone conclusion, Mom won the championship.
"All right, next time, I want to see Hikari in all her glory!"
And so Mom came along to watch my Gym battle, too.
"Hey, Hikari. What's going on between you and Yuto? How far have you gotten? Holding hands? Or kissing?"
Oh, Mom.
Yuto and I weren't in that kind of relationship right now.
In the first place, Yuto was my goal and my teacher, so please don't get the wrong idea.
Still, I didn't add, "Though who knows what might happen in the future."
And then-
"Whew, finally got away."
Baina joined us, having "finished her business."
...Incidentally, when the Live Broadcaster asked where we were at the moment, I felt a strange sort of pressure.
Anyway, after what had happened earlier, I was too embarrassed to quite look Baina in the eye.
But then-
"Thank you for last time."
"Oh, no, not at all. Dawn got back on her feet through her own strength."
As she talked about that with Mom, she occasionally gave me a sunny smile. Perhaps because it made me feel that everything was all right, my heart finally relaxed.
And so we arrived at the Hearthome Gym in the northeastern part of the city.
After checking in and hearing the rules explained-like at Eterna and Oreburgh, we would each use three Pokémon-I stepped into the trainer's box on the battlefield.
Mom and the other two sat side by side in the front row of the stands. Kirlia sat on Mr. Yuto's lap.
Suddenly, I noticed Mom looking at me.
-Good luck! Mom will be watching you closely!
It felt as though that was what her gaze was saying.
I nodded