"All life, when it encounters other life, will surely give birth to new relationships! I can see…"
After winning the Battle Tournament, Cynthia led the group to the damaged stone sculpture. As a mythology enthusiast, she explained the profound meaning of the sculpture to Ash and Paul.
"You all possess supreme potential, and I've seen two completely opposite sides in your attitudes towards Pokémon, so I hope you both work hard in the future!"
With that, Cynthia smiled, her eyes revealing a look of approval, filled with gentle and caring gazes towards Ash and Paul, these two excellent juniors.
Although Paul failed the challenge, she felt his firm determination. With just a slight change, he would surely move forward with unstoppable force.
And he was very lucky to meet the even more outstanding Ash. By setting the Child of Viridian as his goal, he would certainly become deeply aware of the connections that exist between a Trainer and Pokémon, and between people.
"Thank you for your guidance, Miss Cynthia!" Facing Cynthia, Paul no longer wore a stern face. He bowed respectfully, then calmly turned and left.
However, before leaving, he cast a rather complex glance at Ash, clenching his fists unwillingly, and returned to the Pokémon Center first, preparing to recall his Pokémon and depart.
"Still so annoying~"
Paul's every action conformed to the etiquette for facing a Champion, but Dawn still felt annoyed as she watched his retreating figure.
Only Ash, Cynthia, and Brock remained calm.
"The three of you, if nothing unexpected happens, it's time for me to take my leave!" Witnessing Paul disappear into the distance, Cynthia brushed back her waist-length golden hair and smilingly bid them farewell.
After all, those ill-intentioned guys from the League had made her work overtime again.
A displeased Cynthia had immediately taken out her anger on Lucian in the exhibition match, thoroughly beating him to relieve her fury, and then had some snacks, which instantly made her feel much happier.
As a result, she also met Ash, whom Lucian had mentioned, and unexpectedly discovered his identity as the Child of Viridian, which was a good experience.
"Ah! Miss Cynthia is leaving so soon!" As a female Champion, Cynthia held a very high impression in Dawn's heart.
Coupled with her attitude, without any pretense, Dawn still hoped to spend more time with Cynthia.
As an experienced pervert, Brock covered his heart and expressed immense heartache, yet he made no presumptuous moves.
Not only because there was a watchful Croagunk behind him, but Champion Cynthia's identity also brought Brock a few more moments of clarity.
"Well then, Miss Cynthia, I wish you a pleasant work day!" In contrast, Ash's reaction was much calmer.
After all, she was a Champion, not only possessing a considerably high status but also burdened with quite troublesome responsibilities, so being busy was perfectly normal.
What's more, the news had already reported the appearance of the Platinum Orb, so Team Galactic in Sinnoh must have already taken action, and Cynthia would probably have to go back to prevent it.
"You too!"
A beautiful curve appeared on Cynthia's lips. She smiled at Ash and Pikachu, who were half a head shorter than her, then turned and left gracefully.
"Oh, right!" Cynthia, her black trench coat swaying, suddenly turned back. "Give me your contact information on your Pokédex. I'll send you something good then. Consider it the high hopes I, as your senior, have for you!"
"Ah!" Ash clearly hadn't expected Cynthia, who was about to leave, to do something like this. He was slightly stunned, then glanced at Dawn, whose expression hadn't changed at all. "Okay, of course, no problem!"
He happily took down Cynthia's contact number and noted Cynthia in his Pokédex's memo.
"Alright, I hope you work hard. I look forward to seeing you win the Champion title at this Lily Valley Conference!"
Seeing Ash's contact information noted in her Navigator, Cynthia encouraged him again, expressing her high hopes for him, and then turned and left.
"Wuwuwu~ I'm so envious of Ash getting Miss Cynthia's contact information!" Seeing Cynthia walk away, Brock immediately started acting up, biting his handkerchief and weeping bitterly.
This action instantly made Ash feel speechless. At the same time, he cautiously looked at the smiling Dawn. Her big blue eyes showed no dangerous expression, only envy.
This left him a bit puzzled. Did Dawn not get angry if he got contact information from another girl?
"Hmph~ You stinky Ash, are you thinking something bad!" Ash's expression immediately made the girl realize something. She pouted and approached Ash aggressively to question him.
"No way, I'm not thinking anything bad!"
The girl's posture immediately made Ash realize that she wasn't angry about him exchanging contact information with Cynthia, so he returned to his usual calm state of mind.
"Hmph! It's good that you're not thinking anything bad!" Perhaps the people in the Pokemon World were relatively simple, so Dawn didn't think much of it.
"I wonder what good thing Miss Cynthia will send over, I'm really looking forward to it!" As soon as she said this, Ash immediately understood that Dawn was thinking about the "good thing" Cynthia had mentioned.
"I knew it, you were thinking about Cynthia's good thing!" He playfully flicked the girl's fair forehead, annoyed that he had been so careful.
"Ouch, what are you doing~"
Although it didn't hurt, she just couldn't help but act spoiled towards Ash, raising her little fists and hitting him.
"Hehehe~ What do you say we two should do?"
Looking around, only he and the girl were left, while his old partner Pikachu and good brother Brock had already wisely left, returning to the Pokémon Center first.
"You… you don't come any closer!"
Dawn only then realized that at some point, only she and Ash were left. Seeing his rather "evil" expression and laughter, she blushed and hugged her developing body.
She quickly moved her fair little legs and embarked on an exciting escape.
"Hehehe, no one will save you even if you scream your throat raw!"
Seeing the girl so cooperative, Ash first stood still, generously indicating that he would let her run for 10 seconds first.
While admiring her graceful figure, he began to count down.
"1, 2, 5, 9, 10~"
Whoosh~
Very quickly, the Super New Human, using Agility, caught up behind the girl in the blink of an eye and hugged her tightly amidst her screams.
"You, you, you… you broke your promise, you clearly said 10 seconds!" Dawn, caught by the big bad guy, blushed and made her final resistance.
"No way, I clearly counted to ten!" Looking at the girl's naive and adorable appearance as she was held in his arms, Ash said unreasonably.
"Hmph~ Bad guy!"
Feeling that the other party wasn't making any rash moves for now, Dawn cooperatively embraced the young man in front of her, enjoying the warm embrace.