"No need to explain... I didn't ask you anything."
"Hmph." Lisia turned her head aside. "There! The cheese sausages over there are good too!"
"Wow!" At the barbecue stall beside them, three girls out for the evening cheered. "It's Lisia!"
"Miss Lisia, could we take a photo with you?"
Their commotion drew even more cheers.
Several burly men from the spatial coordination group, a little drunk, suddenly pointed over. "It's Shen Qi! Shen Qi, the Little Sheep Driver!"
Shen Qi sighed helplessly. Why don't I have any pretty girls among my fans, only burly men?
As the commotion grew, Lisia pulled Shen Qi away from the scene, and they hid in a private room at a drinks shop.
"The fans are so enthusiastic." Amused, Lisia showed him the scarf in her hand. "That girl just gave me a scarf she knitted herself."
Shen Qi picked up a canister, looking utterly exasperated. "A guy who works out gave me a canister of protein powder."
"Hahahaha! Protein powder is pretty expensive, too."
They booked the adjoining private room and ordered food the Pokémon liked, while Lisia and Shen Qi sat next door.
"Shen Qi..."
"Hmm?"
"I'm going away for a while."
Shen Qi paused in the middle of drinking. "Where are you going?"
"To the Unova Region." Lisia looked toward the distant night sky. "I have a rare opportunity to study at Nimbasa Gym for a while."
Of course, Lisia wasn't going there to learn battling techniques, but to study Coordinator techniques under Elesa at Nimbasa Gym.
"When are you leaving?"
"I'm going back to Sootopolis City tomorrow morning to pack, then setting off in the afternoon."
"That soon?!"
"Yes... it's a rare opportunity."
Even for someone with Lisia's family background, getting training from Elesa still counted as a rare opportunity.
Lisia