"So that's what happened. I never thought my little boyfriend could be so inexperienced. After a disaster like that, Fuchsia City was bound to be unable to operate for a while~" Cynthia said with a smile. Heath rubbed his nose awkwardly. He admitted that he really hadn't thought that much about it at the time, and had only remembered once he had driven all the way here. Still, seeing his girlfriend like this put him a little more at ease. Then another question occurred to him: hadn't Cynthia said she was going to mail him something? How had that suddenly turned into her coming over herself?
Before Heath could ask, however, Ash came running back happily. When he saw Cynthia beside him with her sunglasses off, a trace of surprise crossed his face, followed by excitement. He gazed excitedly at Cynthia, who was smiling and waving at him, his lips trembling. Heath glanced at his girlfriend and suddenly seemed to understand what she meant. Sure enough, what happened next was much as he had expected. After recognizing Cynthia, Ash cautiously asked whether he could see Ash's Pokémon. Cynthia promptly let out all her Pokémon, and Ash immediately cheered, jumping up and down.
"You really helped me out, Cynthia." Heath breathed a sigh of relief. Although he could bring Ash here another time, that wouldn't be today, so he had still felt rather awkward. Now, with Cynthia's help, he had managed to resolve the problem.
"Of course~ I'm super smart~" Cynthia put her hands on her hips proudly. Heath smiled at his girlfriend, but that seemed to displease her. She pouted and pointed at her cheek. Heath was a little bewildered, but soon understood what Cynthia meant. He felt a little embarrassed, but after glancing at Ash and seeing that he