Friday, March 21.
At his villa in Rustboro City, Young Master Mao held his phone and asked Roxanne to rearrange his days off.
Young Master Mao had to take part in the weekend's Miner Tournament, so Roxanne would need to coordinate his classes and time off.
"No problem. I can handle things at the academy." Roxanne very thoughtfully messaged Young Master Mao back.
Young Master Mao replied with a cute Eevee-chan sticker.
Roxanne replied with a Nosepass ⊙﹏⊙||| sticker.
Uh... has Eevee-chan been tormenting Nosepass again lately? Young Master Mao wondered awkwardly.
After all, Rustboro Gym was Eevee's favorite training ground, and because Nosepass could take a beating, Nosepass was basically the unlucky victim every time...
It was nearly dark when Paul and the three youngsters returned from school. Eevee-chan walked at the front with a feline strut, a little pouch hanging around Eevee-chan's neck and jingling with every step.
"All right, wash your hands first. Dinner's almost ready." After calling out to the three students and Paul, Young Master Mao picked Eevee-chan up.
"Let me see. What present did you bring me?"
Clatter... Young Master Mao went numb the moment he opened the pouch... Were these Rustboro Gym Badges? A whole bagful?
Alarmed, Young Master Mao hurriedly called Roxanne.
"Oh, here's what happened. Lately, when Eevee trains at the Gym, Eevee helps me handle a few Gym battles along the way.
"So I left some Badges with Eevee. Whenever Eevee meets a Pokémon Trainer who measures up, Eevee can award a Badge directly," Roxanne explained with a smile.
"Well... let's not do that. This little one is far too strict, after all." Breaking into a cold sweat, Young Master Mao confiscated the Badges, planning to return them to Miss Roxanne later.
At Eevee-chan's current strength, even an Elite Four