"You really are something."
"No, not really..."
"I'm already the Champion of New King, aren't I? I never imagined you'd be so casual about this."
"Hahaha..."
"And weren't you trying to let me take the glory this time? You had a recovery move, but you only used it once."
"Hahaha..."
"You should have been able to find an opening to heal."
"Hahaha..."
"I hope you won't slack off next time. Take it seriously, all right? I feel like you'll only get hurt worse."
"Haha... I'm really sorry."
"Mr. Bai Cai, let's leave it there."
We were in a room at a Pokémon Center along the road. Our main topics before bed were reflecting on the day and planning for tomorrow.
But I couldn't find an answer myself.
"Hikari has a point. Let's stop here for today."
"Thank you, Miss Cynthia."
To be honest, this was nothing more than a way to settle things. I knew I was being a little childish, but please forgive me just for today.
"All right, Dawn, let's go take a bath."
"Okay!"
We left him behind and walked out of the room.
"What got into you today?"
After a while, Dawn asked from beside me. She probably meant what had just happened.
"What indeed? Maybe I'm jealous of how strong he is. I'm not really sure myself."
"I understand that completely. Why is he so amazing when he's only a little older? I keep wondering why he knows so much about Pokémon. He knows even more than Professor Seven Gates, who gave me my chubby little one."
Yes. Though she had said it jokingly, Yuto's knowledge of Pokémon was far deeper than I had imagined. Just how much time and effort had he spent to master all of that?
And accumulating knowledge went hand in