In Lorelei's villa in Goldenrod City, the atmosphere was peaceful.
Mostly, Clair and Whitney were too embarrassed to speak, while the mighty Lance directed the construction crew repairing the wrecked front door.
Luckily, Clair had used Kingdra, whose instinctive response had been a Hydro Pump.
If it had been Hyper Beam, the living room probably wouldn't have survived either...
Gary sat serenely cross-legged on the couch, holding his phone and chatting in the group.
Everyone in the chat was discussing Young Master Mao's exploits.
"So, did they catch that pervert with the underwear on his head in the end?" A Tao asked curiously.
"No idea~ I got lost at the time," Ash answered without a hint of shame.
Raven: "Stay out of grown-up business, you little pansy, A Tao."
A Tao: "Oh my god, I'm furious. This is why I hate playing with you boys. Little Raven, have you found someone else?
"Forgotten how you asked me to cosplay Nurse Joy for you, have you?"
Gary immediately chimed in: "Raven, I never imagined you were actually... hiss... you really are desperate!"
The girls in the group lined up to spam: "Pervert~"
"But taking out Vicious with one blast while Celebi's energy was running wild, then getting away unscathed... Young Master Mao, have you gotten stronger again?" Tyson, who had recently joined the group, marveled.
"Ahem~ Keep it low-key..." Gary replied awkwardly.
What do you mean, unscathed? My kidneys felt weak for days, okay?
"All right, too much modesty is just showing off. Keep the chain going: Young Master Mao is badass!" Janine called out in the group.
Erika: "Young Master Mao is badass!"
Sabrina: "Young Master Mao is badass!"
Misty: "Young Master Mao is badass!"
Maylene: "Master is badass!"
Bea: "Uh... badass..."
Jasmine: "Young Master Mao is badass~"
Caitlin: "Why