On Friday, February 13, Young Master Mao finally returned to his villa in Rustboro City.
"Thanks, Steven-san. Sorry you had to make a special trip to pick me up." Young Master Mao smiled a little sheepishly.
After the battle with Rayquaza in the desert, Young Master Mao, Giovanni, and the others had parted ways to head home.
Then Young Master Mao had awkwardly discovered that his flying mounts, Charizard and Salamence, had both used up a fair amount of stamina. On top of that, Charizard had gotten drunk...
Young Master Mao really hadn't had the courage to let him carry a passenger, even with Charizard staring at him expectantly.
For a moment, Young Master Mao had been at a complete loss. Surely he couldn't ride Rayquaza home? If he did, he wouldn't even have to wait until tomorrow to start trending-it would happen that very night...
Fortunately, our resident slacker... ahem, Mr. Miner had happened to be digging for stones on the edge of the desert and had "picked up" Young Master Mao on his way back.
Speaking of which, the battle in the middle of the desert had practically blotted out the sky, yet this man had calmly accepted it and kept mining nearby. Gary had seen him in a new light.
"Because you were there. What did I have to worry about?" Steven had explained as though it were only natural.
"You should still worry a little, hey." Young Master Mao had pursed his lips in displeasure.
I have no intention of taking over your job! Don't get into the habit of relying on me like that. It's dangerous!
"Don't worry, I'll pay you for handling crises. Anyway, bye~" Leaving Gary with a knowing look, Steven drove off in his luxury off-road vehicle.
"Tch~" Young Master Mao gave