People said there were three great illusions in life: "I can turn this fight around," "I still have plenty of time," and "They like me." Heath, however, had no such misunderstanding. Although Misty did look like a bashful young girl, he felt that she was probably acting this way because of something else. In any case, it certainly wouldn't be anything as strange as her liking him. After all, he and Misty had never met, and although he had been a regular on the trending lists lately, that didn't mean he had actually become someone everyone adored.
Heath had a fair amount of self-awareness. His looks could only be described as pleasant to look at, nowhere near the exceptional good looks of those big stars. He didn't think showing his face would be enough to make him the "dreamboat" of hundreds of millions of girls. As such, he figured Misty had most likely approached him about something else.
"Hello, Mr. Heath. I'm-I'm Misty, the acting Gym Leader of Cerulean City's Water-type Gym. I'm... I'm, I'm a fan of Lady Cynthia. Could you please help me get her autograph?" Misty took several deep breaths, then looked at Heath expectantly. Heath froze for a moment, then the corner of his mouth twitched. He really hadn't expected Misty to approach him just to ask for Cynthia's autograph. Still, Cynthia was indeed very famous. After all, she was a female Champion, and an extremely powerful one at that. Her entire life could be described as legendary.
Cynthia wasn't very old, but she had overcome one obstacle after another and fought her way all the way to the position of Champion. She had suffered very few defeats along the way, and with her tremendous strength, she was now unquestionably the biggest star in the Sinnoh