Spreading News, Journey at Sea (Three Quarters of an Hour Revision)

As Tetsuya and Bill continued northward,

the landscape of the Sinnoh Region finally unfolded fully before them.

In just three days,

their thin short-sleeved clothes had become thick down jackets.

Even Tetsuya, whose psychic powers had recovered considerably, was no exception.

In the wilderness, it was best to avoid unnecessary expenditure whenever possible.

"Achoo~!"

Inside a cave,

Bill sneezed violently as he huddled around the stove Blaziken had built.

With such a drastic temperature change,

he had unfortunately caught a cold after letting his guard down.

Thankfully, his physical fitness was excellent.

Otherwise, it would have been much worse.

"Haah."

Enjoying the warmth of the flames, Bill wore a blissful expression. "Seriously, I have no idea how people in the Sinnoh Region get used to this environment."

Having been born and raised in Kanto and Johto,

the current temperature of minus ten degrees Celsius was already extreme cold to him.

Though they were still quite some distance from the Fiore Region to the north,

the climate there might have been even harsher than Sinnoh's.

Tetsuya silently tended to the fire.

"Hey, who do you think that blonde woman is?

To actually try to claim the Champion's position that way—she's got some nerve."

Bill did not mind Tetsuya's attitude.

Three days was not a long time,

but it was enough for him to get used to the other man.

He eagerly continued his one-sided discussion about the blonde woman who had recently become the talk of the Sinnoh Region.

All the Way North was one thing.

Tetsuya and Bill were not savages.

If they could rest in a town, they naturally would not choose to remain in the wilderness.

Therefore,

they had not fallen behind in updating their information.

Over these three days,

news had spread like wildfire that several official