Target: Sea Mauville

"Woo~~~"

A long whistle echoed across the azure sea level.

On one side of Southern Island.

Tetsuya and the other three Trainers were saying their final goodbyes to Miss Joy.

"What a pity. We still didn't get to see any other Latias or Latios."

Asuka seemed deeply regretful, her voice filled with disappointment.

Though the other two did not say so, their expressions made it clear that they were not in the best of moods either.

However.

Whenever the three of them occasionally glanced at the silent Tetsuya nearby,

they could not completely hide the faint delight in their eyes.

--I didn't get to see them, but neither did that genius everyone praises, right?

This was probably what they called jealousy.

With Tetsuya's perceptive abilities, he naturally understood what lay behind their concealed delight beneath the disappointment.

His expression remained unchanged. He had long grown accustomed to such things.

Although they had gotten along fairly well before, personalities like theirs were destined to prevent any deeper friendship.

Fortunately, the Pokemon World was vast. Once this incident was over, the chances of them meeting again were quite slim.

Miss Joy understood this perfectly well, but she did not say much.

People always compared themselves to others. Not feeling jealous was the truly rare thing. "It is indeed a pity.

"But I still wish you all the best on your future paths as Trainers, that you may keep going further until you achieve your dreams."

"Laa~"

The Latias beside her, seemingly acting as a diplomat, expressed the same blessing.

As they stepped onto the deck of the ship docked nearby,

Asuka and the other two stared intently at Latias, clearly reluctant to part with it.

For them, this was likely the only opportunity in their lives to see a Legendary Pokémon with