Young Master Mao had originally planned to shop to his heart's content in Mauville City and spend a few days having fun with Lorelei. Instead, he had spent the past two days as a thoroughly put-upon construction foreman.
After all, he had blown a hole in their Gym above their beautiful Box Garden City...
It really would have been unreasonable not to help with the renovations.
Fortunately, a professional renovation crew was on hand. With the Pokémon World's absurd construction capabilities, Young Master Mao barely had to worry about a thing.
At Mauville City's airport, Young Master Mao wore a classic black-and-purple combination today: a black short-sleeved shirt with a standing collar, purple cargo pants, and a white waist bag.
Lorelei wore a black sleeveless shirt with a standing collar and a blue pencil skirt today. Walking down the street together, they were unmistakably dressed as a couple.
"Um... could you not go?" Young Master Mao asked in an unusually soft, sweet voice.
Seeing her little wolf turn into a little puppy nearly melted Lorelei's heart. She gently tapped Gary's nose and asked with a smile, "Will you support me if I stay?"
"It's not like I can't afford to..." Young Master Mao gazed guiltily up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle.
"Silly~ I'm determined to support the future world champion, you know. I have to plan out the businesses on the Sevii Islands properly," Lorelei explained gently.
As an important part of Kanto, the Sevii Islands had always been a tourist destination.
Combined with Lorelei's reputation as an Elite Four member and her many years of management, calling them her family home and home base would hardly have been an exaggeration.
Lorelei had once told Gary, "Even though I don't have parents to help me, I still want