"Actually, that's not the case." Heath smiled as he watched Ash trying to communicate with Lugia. Still, Heath was rather reluctant to actually take on the title of Legendary Pokémon Trainer. Although these Legendary Pokémon were powerful and possessed extraordinary strength, Heath still preferred his own little companions: Zoroark, who loved food, video games, and manga; Farfetch'd, who possessed extraordinary perseverance; and Charizard, who worked out every day. Heath felt that his own Pokémon suited his preferences better. Besides, Little Lugia was just a brat-a brat who had run away from home. Heath had no intention of being hunted down by Lugia's parents.
What was more, Heath had no intention of becoming a Trainer himself. He regarded Lugia more as a friend's adolescent child, so he remained unmoved. He only intended to take good care of Lugia and see whether he could help Lugia's parents teach him a little lesson along the way. Of course, children that age were always mischievous, so Heath had chosen a rather unusual approach to teaching him.
"Huh?" Aunt Delia looked very curious, like an inquisitive child. Heath simply explained his relationship with Lugia. It was not the relationship between a Trainer and a Pokémon that Aunt Delia imagined. He and Lugia were simply...
Heath was a little torn. How should he describe their relationship? Lugia called him Uncle, but Heath was not a Legendary Pokémon. After giving it some thought, Heath explained that he could at most be considered a good friend of Lugia's parents, so there was nothing wrong with being called Uncle. He just did not know whether Aunt Delia could understand and accept that explanation. Of course, even if she could not, there was nothing Heath could do. He really had done his best to explain. He could hardly say that