October 20, Friday. Weather: persistent rain.
Holding an umbrella, Young Master Mao and Lorelei stepped off the platform at the high-speed train station.
Autumn came earlier in Sinnoh, and the temperatures dropped faster too.
Aside from the line between Vermilion City in Kanto and Goldenrod City, Sunyshore City in Sinnoh was currently the only place with tracks laid for maglev trains.
One could say Sunyshore City had single-handedly raised Sinnoh's level of technology.
Today, Young Master Mao and Lorelei had been invited to watch the Masters Challenge.
Flint was brimming with fighting spirit, determined to settle things with Lucian, secure a higher ranking, and inspire his best friend, Sinnoh's golden flash, the "Fourth"...
As for the king of overtime, Lucian had squeezed in a nap on the way over. He patted his cheeks. "All right, I'm fired up. Time to let Flint feel a working man's resentment!"
Leaving the station, Young Master Mao and Lorelei strolled hand in hand through the drizzle, enjoying a rather warm and peaceful atmosphere.
"The nice thing about Sinnoh is that there aren't so many fans when you go out." Lorelei took a comfortable, deep breath.
Although she had left the Kanto Elite Four, Lorelei, the Ice Queen, still had a huge number of fans in Kanto and Johto.
It meant she had to wear sunglasses and a baseball cap every time she went out.
But in the Sinnoh Region, thanks to the Valkyrie Cynthia's immense popularity, Lorelei could actually enjoy being treated like an ordinary person.
Stopping at a roadside vending machine, Young Master Mao bought two cans of hot coffee.
Gengar sneaked inside the vending machine and promptly stuffed all the Happy Water into his pockets.
Young Master Mao froze for a moment. *Hmm... I pay for what I buy, but if my