Chapter 37: Showing Off Dragon Dance Right in Her Face

Chapter 37: Chapter 37: Showing Off Dragon Dance Right in Her Face

Maylene waved a hand.

"I’m going to train with Riolu. Think carefully about how you’re going to entertain Sister Cassia tomorrow."

"I know."

Julian immediately took out his phone and sent his online friend a message with a smile.

[Dancing Hakamo-o:My friend, she said she’s coming over again. Should I seize the chance and wall-pin her back?]

When Cynthia saw Julian’s message, a vein throbbed on her forehead.

Again?

Why was he so obsessed with wall-pinning?

[KingGarchomp:I think since the other party already used wall-pinning last time, using wall-pinning again won’t have any effect]

[Dancing Hakamo-o:Then what should I do?]

He immediately sent over a spicy picture.

[Dancing Hakamo-o:Please! Hurry and help me think of a new ultimate move!]

Seeing the picture Julian sent, Cynthia’s face turned red.

[Dancing Hakamo-o:One isn’t enough?]

In the blink of an eye, Julian sent five spicy pictures in a row.

[Dancing Hakamo-o:This should be enough, right?]

Cynthia, blushing, finished looking through them and hurriedly typed a reply.

[KingGarchomp:Enough, enough. Any more and you’ll end up malnourished. Don’t rush. Let me carefully design a date battle plan for you!]

[KingGarchomp:I guarantee she’ll be so moved she won’t know what to do with herself]

[Dancing Hakamo-o:Thank you!]

Cynthia scrolled back up and looked through the spicy pictures again, then could not help clicking her tongue.

How thirsty was he to save this many?

But to be fair...

They were quite pretty.

Those legs, those white stockings, and that bottomless...

[KingGarchomp:You really do collect quality material]

Seeing this message, Julian paused.

KingGarchomp liked spicy pictures?

Was he really Cassia?

Time to test it.

[Dancing Hakamo-o:So you’ve collected quite a few too, huh? Show me yours]

Cynthia suddenly became flustered.

Where was she supposed to find spicy pictures in such a short time?

She looked left and right, then suddenly saw herself in the mirror.

Got it.

She took a pair of black stockings and a short skirt from the wardrobe and changed into them.

Then she copied the poses from the pictures Julian had sent her, took a few faceless photos, and sent them back.

Julian stared blankly.

Had he guessed wrong?

He carefully looked through the pictures KingGarchomp had sent and sighed.

[Dancing Hakamo-o:Why do I feel like... the pictures you sent are even higher quality than the ones I saved?]

Cynthia’s face turned scarlet, but there was also a little secret joy in her heart.

[KingGarchomp:Really?]

[Dancing Hakamo-o:I swear! They look really REALLY good]

[KingGarchomp:No, wait. Stop focusing on the pictures! You should be thinking about tomorrow’s date!]

[KingGarchomp:You’ve already become a provisional Gym Leader, so why not let her watch one of your Gym battles and show her your handsome side?]

Julian raised an eyebrow when he saw this message.

It seemed like a good idea.

[Dancing Hakamo-o:That could work. What else?]

[KingGarchomp:After watching the battle, it should be about noon. Find a restaurant and treat her to lunch. After lunch, find a craft studio or flower-arranging class]

[KingGarchomp:The two of you can make pottery together or learn flower arranging]

[KingGarchomp:Remember, be confident]

[Dancing Hakamo-o:Yes!]

Cynthia shook her head.

Julian was the one dating, so why was she the one worrying?

And the person he wanted to pursue was her disguised self.

Cynthia felt that the whole thing was strange.

The next day, Cynthia changed into a white shirt and black trousers.

When she arrived at Veilstone Gym, Julian, who had been waiting at the entrance since morning, stepped forward to welcome her.

A faint smile curved Cynthia’s lips, brighter than the spring sun.

She handed the gift box in her hand to Julian.

"I was doing research in Celestic Town, so I bought some local specialities while I was there."

"Thank you. I’ve become Veilstone Gym’s provisional Gym Leader, so I wanted to invite you to watch my first Gym battle today."

Cynthia smiled and nodded.

"Congratulations. It would be my honour."

"Come in and have some tea first. The challenger should arrive soon."

It was jasmine tea again.

This time, Julian had prepared peach blossom pastries, macaroons, and chocolate cookies as tea snacks.

"Right, the incense I asked you to take back as a gift last time. What did you think of it, Cassia? If it worked, I can prepare some more."

Cynthia nodded.

"It was very useful. Then I won’t be polite."

When reading and translating documents, lighting one stick of incense made the work feel twice as efficient.

She had not expected her friend to have this kind of skill too.

He had never mentioned it before.

Cynthia did not touch the peach blossom pastries or the macaroons. Instead, she picked up a chocolate cookie.

After all, she still had plenty of them at home.

They were all "Veilstone local specialities" Julian had mailed her.

In reality, they were Julian’s personal recipes.

This time, he had sent two or three times more than last time. There was so much she could not finish it all.

She could only take some to her grandmother’s research institute and distribute them.

As a result, everyone praised her cooking skills for improving, saying she was no longer at the level where she almost blew up the kitchen as a child.

"Cassia, Julian, the challenger is here."

It was the familiar procedure.

This challenger had come to obtain his sixth Badge.

Julian had to go all out.

Whether for Cassia, himself, or Veilstone Gym, he could not lose.

His first Pokémon was Croagunk, facing Staraptor.

"Staraptor, Air Slash!"

Opening with a big move.

This challenger was confident.

"Dodge, then use Poison Sting."

After Julian’s teaching, the needles Croagunk spat out had become firmer and faster.

And he only spat out four at a time.

Staraptor twisted its body and dodged the needles.

Croagunk spat out four more.

"Steel Wing. Scatter the needles."

"Sludge Bomb."

Seizing the chance, a purple-black lump of sludge struck Staraptor.

"Brave Bird!"

The smoke from the explosion covered the field.

Staraptor suddenly rushed out from within, ramming into Croagunk’s abdomen and carrying him into the sky.

Croagunk fell weakly and directly lost the ability to battle.

Staraptor panted heavily, but quickly adjusted its condition.

The training in Toxic had raised the power of Sludge Bomb somewhat.

Combined with the recoil from Brave Bird, Staraptor was not comfortable either.

"Hakamo-o, I’ll leave this to you!"

The powerful Hakamo-o appeared.

Cynthia’s eyes instantly became serious.

Compared to the Jangmo-o from last time, Hakamo-o was far, far stronger.

Eight years of effort had finally been rewarded.

Cynthia also felt relieved for Julian.

Very quickly, however, she could no longer feel relieved.

"Hakamo-o, Dragon Dance!"

The corner of Cynthia’s eye twitched, as if some unpleasant memory had been triggered.

"Staraptor, Air Slash!"

Hakamo-o twisted his body and dodged Staraptor’s attack.

"Close in. Steel Wing."

"Use Dragon Dance to meet it."

The second Dragon Dance made Hakamo-o’s power surge again.

He raised the dragon scales on his arms and directly received Staraptor’s attack head-on.

"Dragon Claw!"

At close range, his claw reached out and pressed Staraptor straight into the ground.

"Noble Roar!"

The powerful sound wave made Staraptor’s mind go blank.

"Dragon Tail!"

Hakamo-o turned his body, and Staraptor was sent flying.

The entire sequence flowed like water.

Staraptor lost the ability to battle on the spot.

That was what you called professional.

Julian smiled and looked towards Cassia, only to find that her expression seemed somewhat unhappy.

Seeing Julian’s gaze, Cynthia barely squeezed out a smile and clapped.

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