"That really is a shame." Blaine sighed. Although he was a Team Rocket executive, he also loved battling from the bottom of his heart, so getting to battle a Trainer who looked powerful was certainly appealing. He had never expected Heath to dislike battling, which he found rather regrettable. Still, Blaine would not force Heath to do anything. After all, there were all sorts of people in the world these days. Some liked battling, while others refused to accept it at all. One of Blaine's old friends disliked battling.
Heath smiled awkwardly. He genuinely had little interest in battling; otherwise, taking Blaine up on his suggestion would have been a good choice. After sizing Blaine up, Charizard quieted down, leaving Blaine rather curious about why he had reacted that way. Heath, however, knew why. He had just told Charizard that Blaine was a Gym Leader, like Norman, and Charizard had lost interest upon learning that. For Charizard as he was now, powerful opponents were what motivated him to issue challenges.
Heath was very glad Charizard had never battled Norman or Blaine. After all, he knew perfectly well that both of them were certainly strong and could not possibly be described as weak. They were in a completely different category from the elite Gym apprentice Charizard had battled before. Although that person had been an elite apprentice, he was still not a Gym Leader. Becoming a Gym Leader was no easy task.
"Mr. Blaine, speaking of which, how long have you lived on Cinnabar Island?" Something occurred to Heath. Although now was not yet a good time to root out Team Rocket, that was fine. He had another question to resolve: Cinnabar Island's special cuisine. After all, his fundamental reason for coming to Cinnabar Island was its city achievement. Completing city