Wude must have seen that Shen Qi knew the pretty girl and decided not to be a third wheel.
The problem was...
"Master Wude... how am I supposed to get back...?"
Faced with Lisia's eager gaze, Shen Qi felt too embarrassed to say what he had come to Pewter City for, especially since he couldn't reveal the true purpose of this trip.
"Come on, Shen Qi." Lisia took hold of his sleeve. "Let's go get something to eat."
"Yes, yes!" Li Yizi bounced over. "Let's eat here, the Late-Night Hot Pot Restaurant!"
"Who said we were taking you?!" Lisia pushed Li Yizi away, only for her to cling on stubbornly again.
They made merry until the early hours, and Shen Qi spent the night in Pewter City. The next day, he said goodbye to Arisa without disturbing Lisia and Li Yizi, who were fast asleep.
On the outskirts of Pewter City, Shen Qi let Wingull out.
He had to get back to Saffron City. Having passed the assessments, he needed to book Subject Three as soon as possible.
"Can you manage?"
Gaaah!
With the aura of Fly active, Wingull cried out confidently.
Actually, even if Wingull couldn't fly all the way to Saffron City, Golurk's proficiency with Fly had reached 35%, so it could fly for a while too.
With [Jet Energy] added to that, it should more or less be enough.
"Wingull, I need to confess something."
Ultimately, Shen Qi was going back to the Normal World Line, so he had to explain things to Wingull.
"I'm actually... not your Pokémon Trainer, Shen Qi... aaah!!"
The aura of Fly dimmed, and Wingull nearly fainted. Fortunately, Shen Qi had [Jet Energy] and managed to keep them aloft.
Gah?
Wingull's eyes were filled with disbelief and anguish. He checked over and