Time slipped by, and the second day arrived.
"Damian, good morning~"
When Damian woke up and came downstairs, Caitlin was sitting on the sofa wearing a pink with-pink long dress. Her legs were neatly together as she leaned at an angle, and she was holding the morning newspaper.
Her golden hair was draped over the sofa, looking unbelievably elegant.
"Morning. How are Dawn and Serena?"
Damian yawned.
"They're doing special training in the backyard. They're really putting in the effort."
Caitlin wore a faint, gentle smile.
"After all, they're girls with dreams. This is exactly the age to hustle."
Damian let out a small laugh.
"What about you, Caitlin?"
"Let's talk after you finish watching Damian's interviews. Damian, try this outfit—how does it look?"
Caitlin slowly rose. Her gorgeous golden hair flowed like mercury, held in place as if under psychic control, floating slightly without touching the ground.
She walked to the side wall, picked up a set of black clothing, and stepped in front of Damian.
"Is this what you bought yesterday?"
Damian looked surprised.
"Mmm-hmm~ Today is the day you're accepting interviews. They'll put it on TV, so it's better to switch into some new clothes, right?"
Caitlin smiled.
"It was picked according to your size. You'll probably like the style too."
"Sure."
Damian didn't hesitate. With how things were between him and Caitlin, there was no need for all that politeness.
Caitlin was right, too. She clearly understood Damian's fashion sense, so she'd bought him a black outfit—black top and black pants.
The top was a short-sleeve casual shirt, and the bottom was a pair of black long pants.
Damian unfastened the buttons at the collar. That carefree, unrestrained aura instantly came out, and he also wore a silver refined necklace and black super bracelets on his wrist.
"Damian is really handsome, huh~"
Caitlin's beautiful eyes held a whole pool of autumn water as she slowly stepped in front of Damian.
The man she picked out was, of course, the most handsome one in the world.
Then Caitlin stood on the tips of her toes. With her long, fair arms raised, she helped Damian straighten his collar.
The pale face of that psychic girl was right within arm's reach now.
Damian could even clearly see Caitlin's long eyelashes trembling slightly; beneath that were beautiful, moving eyes.
A neat, refined nose. Thin, pink lips. A cheek so fair you could almost see the pores.
Caitlin was really, really beautiful—
Damian just stared at her like that.
Between his nose and mouth, there was the fragrant scent of the girl.
And Caitlin, it seemed, also noticed Damian's gaze.
Her expression didn't change much on the surface.
But in reality, the psychic girl's earlobes were already blushing red.
Abruptly, Damian lowered his head.
For a moment, the girl's pupils zoned out.
That warm, soft sensation appeared for an instant and then vanished.
Caitlin's right hand gently brushed her lips.
Even though it was only a brief moment—there was no question about it.
Damian had just kissed her.
That was her first kiss!
Boom—boom—
At that instant, her heartbeat started to accelerate. Caitlin's brain kind of went blank.
For a moment, she had no idea what to do next.
Should she pretend to be shy and cover her face?
But wouldn't that be too deliberate?
Or should she act like nothing happened?
But Damian kissed me—how could she act like nothing happened?
Ahhhhhh!!!
Caitlin couldn't control her feelings at all.
Damian, how could he do that so suddenly?
She hadn't even prepared for it.
If she'd just leaned into it a little earlier, would it have been better?
Caitlin wasn't herself anymore.
No—no.
Elegant.
It has to be elegant. It must be elegant!
"Sorry, Caitlin. I… I couldn't help it just now…"
Damian trailed off.
"It's… it's fine."
Before Damian could finish, Caitlin's voice slipped out—tense, but with joy she couldn't hide.
This was extremely rare.
Ever since her encounters with Damian in Alola, Caitlin had been an elegant girl all along.
No matter when or where, she kept that "elegant" principle in mind in every way possible.
But this moment—she'd lost her "elegance."
It was because, when she heard Damian's words, she realized she was nervous without even meaning to.
"I trust Damian wasn't trying to do it on purpose. And then…"
Caitlin lightly bit her lip.
She wanted to take advantage of the moment and confess to Damian.
Wasn't what Damian called "couldn't help it" exactly proof that she was in his heart?
But the moment she thought of Damian's girlfriend, Caitlin's head that was "running hot" cooled down instantly.
No.
Not now.
She, Caitlin—an elegant young lady from Sinnoh's noble family—
was absolutely not the kind of third party who would snatch someone's boyfriend when the other side isn't looking.
She would defeat Damian's girlfriend—clearly, honorably, and elegantly.
She would win Damian's rightful main partner position.
Caitlin didn't want her future path with Damian's relationship to be criticized and attacked by others.
That was absolutely not allowed.
With everything that had happened for so long, there was no need to rush this one moment.
Caitlin believed in herself.
She was the most perfect wife for Damian.
"Let's eat first. Miss Alexa will be here this afternoon."
Caitlin restrained her mood. She put back on that soft, beautiful, elegant smile as she looked at Damian.
Her gorgeous eyes curved slightly—mesmerizing and adorable.
Clearly, our elegant psychic young lady was still feeling very beautiful right now.
"Okay."
Damian looked into Caitlin's eyes and smiled too.
...
At 12:30 PM.
The villa's bell rang.
"Miss Alexa."
Dawn walked over and opened the door.
The person standing there was Alexa.
Behind Alexa was a cameraman carrying a camera, and beside him was Viola with golden hair.
"Dawn, is Mr. Damian here?"
"Yes. Come in."
After changing shoes and entering the villa, they moved into the living room.
Alexa saw Damian sitting on the sofa.
Honestly, right now Alexa's mood was excited and also a bit nervous.
This boy was the boss of the strongest underworld forces in the Kanto Region!
Viola felt the same tension, too—more cautious than Alexa.
As for the cameraman, who knew nothing, he was currently just curious as he looked at Damian and the others—so young, so good-looking.
"Yo~ Miss Alexa is here. And this is our filming kid. This one is Gym Leader Viola, right? Nice to meet you."
Damian greeted the three of them politely. His smile was bright and sunny.
"Come on, sit first. Tea, juice, or coffee?"
Damian gestured for the three of them to sit down; his attitude was very kind.
"We'll just have coffee. Mr. Damian, you're too polite."
Alexa's mood relaxed a lot.
At least for now, Damian seemed pretty friendly.
Viola was the same.
In any case, right now she felt a sigh of relief.
It didn't seem as dangerous as she'd imagined.
"All right. Fini."
Damian greeted Tapu Fini, which was nearby watching TV.
There was no way around it—Jirachi, Victini, and Mesprit were all just too small.
Tapu Fini very humanly stuck out its tongue and, floating its head toward the coffee machine, poured three cups of coffee.
Then, using psychic control, it placed the three cups onto the coffee table.
"What Pokémon is this?"
Viola asked very curious.
As a Trainer, she'd never seen Tapu Fini before.
But it looked like she had some small impression of it.
"Tapu Fini. It's the island guardian deity from Alola—but I caught it."
Damian answered.
So it really is a Land Spirit Pokémon!
Viola got excited.
In the Pokédex, the four Tapus are classified as "Land Spirit Pokémon."
"Can I take a photo of it?"
Viola wasn't just the Santalune Gym Leader—she was also a Pokémon photographer.
Yeah, she did photography too, so people also called her the "girl who never misses a smile."
"You'll need to ask Fini for its permission. If it's willing to be photographed, then you can."
Damian didn't give a direct answer.
But those words still changed Viola's impression of him a lot.
A person who respects Pokémon's own will—how could he be one of those evil Team Rocket monsters in the data?
Viola leaned closer toward Tapu Fini, wanting to take some pictures.
But it was obvious that at this moment, Tapu Fini's mind was all on the TV.
It was very cool, ignoring Viola completely.
Still, this girl didn't get discouraged.
She kept trying to make friendly conversation.
So yeah, the scene was pretty entertaining.
"Mr. Damian, for my interviews later, I might ask a few sharper questions. You probably won't mind, right?"
Alexa didn't pay attention to her little sister.
Instead, she tested the waters by asking Damian.
"Oh? It's fine. I don't have any issue with it."
Damian's half-smile expression looked at Alexa.
"But after the interviews end, can I see the filmed final footage first?"
Damian raised a brow, half-smiling.
Judging from Alexa's question, she probably already figured out his identity.
But that was fine—Damian's lips curled upward.
"Of course. You can."
Alexa's eyes brightened.
"Then, Mr. Damian, take a short break. We'll start the interviews soon. Is that okay?"
"Sure."
Damian saw no objections.
Then the cameraman began setting up the lighting and adjusting angles.
Makeup wasn't really necessary—Damian didn't care about that.
At exactly 1:00, the interviews officially began.
Caitlin and the others sat on the sofa elsewhere, out of frame.
Alexa held a microphone and sat across from Damian.
"Welcome to our exclusive interview segment. I'm reporter Alexa."
Alexa smiled brightly; her words were clear.
"So our interview guest today is Mr. Damian from the Kanto Region. Mr. Damian, please say hi to everyone."
Damian responded extremely cooperatively, smiling with his eyes.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Damian."
"Maybe some viewers are still unfamiliar with Mr. Damian."
"Based on what I know, Mr. Damian is the eldest son of Kanto's Viridian Gym Leader Mr. Giovanni, and last year he just debuted as a rookie Trainer."
"And last year, you also participated in the Kanto Indigo Plateau Conference."
"At the Indigo Plateau Conference, you pulled off an unprecedented amazing performance—fighting from start to finish using only a single Pokémon to beat every opponent."
"At the finals of the Indigo Plateau Conference, you still swept everything with just one Annihilape, winning the Indigo Plateau Conference."
"May I ask, Mr. Damian—what were you feeling back then?"
Alexa asked Damian, curious.
That was also the Damian data she had specifically looked up.
Damian's Trainer career started by absolutely dominating at the Indigo Plateau Conference.
"How did I feel?"
Damian crossed his leg over the other and thought for a while.
"I wasn't really feeling anything special, honestly."
"I entered the Indigo Plateau Conference to fight strong opponents."
"But to be honest, I was disappointed, because after I joined, I realized…"
"The quality of players in that Indigo Plateau Conference was pretty low."
"Third-rate Trainers with fourth-rate Pokémon."
"None of them were really good. They were all too weak."
"It was just… not very satisfying."
Damian spread his hands out.
His innocent tone made it sound even more ridiculous.
Not brothers—couldn't you at least be a little more subtle?
Alexa almost couldn't hold it together.
This is an interview—this is going to be broadcast!
Your very first question and you're already doing a full-on map-wide takedown mockery?
The players from the same Indigo Plateau Conference as you are going to cry!
The cameraman brother held back a laugh, but because of professional discipline he didn't laugh out loud.
He gave Damian a thumbs-up.
"Damn! Go all-out and be insane!"
As for Caitlin and the others—Caitlin still had a smile on her face.
Dawn and Serena were thoughtfully watching.
"Seemingly, Mr. Damian wasn't too satisfied with your tournament journey."
"I watched the finals video from that Indigo Plateau Conference."
"And a lot of audience members said it was a shame you didn't do an Elite Four challenge."
"Why didn't you challenge back then?"
"Was it because you didn't have confidence you'd win?"
Alexa quickly skipped that topic and switched to another question.
"I'm not really interested in becoming a Kanto Champion."
Damian replied naturally.
"Oh? So it wasn't that you lacked confidence—it's more like you had zero interest."
"Mr. Damian really has a lot of confidence."
Alexa teased with that "woo" sound.
"So after last year ended, you joined Team Rocket at the start of this year."
"Can you tell us why you decided to join this evil organization?"
Then Alexa tightened her lips.
Her tone was a little careful, but also excitedly fired up—posing her third question.
"What…?"
Damian repeated it, and the cameraman froze, stunned, standing there like an idiot with the camera on his shoulder.
And at this moment, Viola also tensed up instantly.
She stared at Damian, extremely nervous.
This question—basically exposed Damian's identity!
When Damian heard it, he didn't seem surprised at all.
He leaned back on the sofa, and with a smile that carried a hint of wicked air, he raised his hand and supported his chin.
"Why did I join Team Rocket?"
Damian repeated the question.
How was he supposed to answer this?
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