Patting her long skirt of leaves, Lilligant stood there prettily.
How are we training today?
"We're taking two days off. No more messing around for now."
The idea of finding a chance to enter the ring and face Sayaka was fine, but Lilligant had been training with Shen Qi lately and had overdone it a little.
As soon as she heard about the break, Lilligant set up a lounge chair and began basking in the sun.
"Lilligant."
Beside the lounge chair, Shen Qi stroked Lilligant's large flower crown. "Why are you training so hard? You're a racing driver."
Since the end of the Saffron City festival, Lilligant's level had risen to 39.
Her strength had improved noticeably, built on diligent, focused training.
Even if he really wanted to exchange blows with Sayaka from the Mega Evolution world line, Shen Qi's current Pokémon lineup had nothing to fear, even without using special evolution forms.
Lilligant rolled over and gently held Shen Qi's finger.
She was not actually that demanding about her combat power. She had simply seen everyone working hard and unconsciously started doing the same.
"Let's take these two days off to look around Sootopolis City."
A massive mountain rising out of the ocean had been hollowed out by a meteorite impact, forming an inland sea.
The city built upon that foundation combined the ritual civilization of Hoenn's ancient tribes with extraordinary geography. Just hearing about it made it sound worth visiting.
Having come to Sootopolis City twice, it would be such a shame not to take his Pokémon on a proper tour.
Last time, he had faced a regional, even global crisis and had no time for sightseeing. This time, things were stable, and he was extremely wealthy. Leaving money unspent would amount to wasting it, so there was