"You look so happy." Daisy said as she looked off to the side at Cynthia's beautiful face and the beautiful, dignified smile on her face.
"Yeah, I didn't realize how fast Rope was rising to the top. Looks like pretty soon this guy will be able to top me off and send me home to do my chores."
Cynthia didn't look back at Daisy just looked at Rope who had started talking to Sonia not far away and smiled.
Daisy followed her gaze over and looked at the young man she had spent five years with. For a moment her heart felt like it had tipped over a bottle of flavors, but she didn't know what to say.
"Daisy, can you tell me a story about when Rope first arrived?" Cynthia asked with a crooked, light smile as she turned her head.
Daisy withdrew her gaze meeting Cynthia's eyes and asked, "Why don't you just ask Rope?"
Cynthia shook her head, "How could you possibly do that by asking the guy to reveal his own black history[1]. That guy would never tell me his black history on his own unless it was to cheer me up."
"Blowing himself up, black history... you're pretty quick to learn those catchphrases of his!" Daisy said with a slight narrowing of her eyes.
"Of course, after all, he and I have a special bond." Cynthia said as she too narrowed her eyes and smiled.
The two were silent for a moment before Cynthia took the lead and shook her head, "I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to get to know him a little better. He said that you were the first person in the world to make him really let his defenses down. I think you're the person who knows him the best that I can find. And I don't know him well enough."
Cynthia stated her intentions frankly.
Daisy was silent for a moment, then looked up and smiled, "Yeah, why don't you find somewhere a little quieter and we'll go have a little chat."
Cynthia nodded and waved at Rope over there, signaling him not to worry. Then it was natural to take Daisy's arm and then lead Daisy in a direction.
Daisy first froze, then the smile on her face instantly loosened and she let out a bitter laugh before returning to her normal light smile and following Cynthia's footsteps.
The two left arm in arm like good sisters who hadn't seen each other in years.
Before walking away, Daisy glanced back at Rope and realized that Rope was still chatting with the guys and didn't seem to notice the two of them leaving.
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Rope is freaking out...
Hell, he didn't know how the hell Daisy and Cynthia managed to get their hands together. He was finally relieved after seeing the two disappear from his sight with his afterglow.
Then he saw Whitley roll her eyes at him again.
Rope gently placed the box containing the Extreme Mega Wristband that Sonia had just given herself on top of the pile of gifts Whitley was holding, and then gave it a heavy squeeze.
Whitley was caught off guard for a moment and was crushed. She huffed and looked at Rope, then 'grunted' and turned her head away from Rope.
[Nasty guy! Deserves to be in the Shura field!"]
Whitley thought indignantly. That's why so many adults were present, otherwise Whitley would have had to kick Rope.
Rope wouldn't admit to having a Shura. He's not like that Red guy. He's made his choice, okay.
But to be honest, when he saw Cynthia and Daisy together just now, he couldn't help but have a cold sweat seeping from his forehead.
Heaven and earth, he really didn't have his feet in two boats.
But that fear really just wasn't justified...
Of course, Rope himself knew the reason in his heart.
But since he had already made his choice, there was no need to regret it.
"Hahaha, you two really have a good relationship! Here, this is Snivy's egg that you asked me to prepare. Take it, it will hatch in another three days or so. The father is an Elite Four class wild Serperior, the mother is a Gym class shiny Serperior, and both monarchs have opposite traits. There is a 95% chance that this one's trait will also be Contrary. The probability of shiny is smaller though, no more than a 20% chance at most that it will be a shiny Snivy."
With that, Professor Elm handed Rope an incubator in which a Blue-colored Pokémon egg was hovering.
Rope took the Pokémon egg and smiled, "Thanks, Senior Elm, I'll buy you dinner later!"
Professor Elm laughed and shook his head, "Waiting for you guys to buy dinner, I'd rather wait until you're traveling to Johto. At that time, my treat..." said Professor Elm as he hooked his arm around Rope's neck, "You pay!"
Rope felt the pressure on his neck and helplessly said, "Fine, fine! No problem, eat whatever you want! You let go first!!!"
Professor Elm let go of his hand and laughed, "You're never in the right shape," he said as he glanced at Whitley who was making a scene.
Whitley saw Professor Elm looking at him, he quickly raised his head and stood up straight.
Professor Elm looked at the fun, to Whitley said: "Little Whitley you follow Rope this guy to study with the trip can learn his few advantages. That large swath of shortcomings look don't learn!"
Whitley smiled, "Don't worry Professor Elm. I know, but this Rope guy isn't that bad. Kind of a good teacher."
Professor Elm patted Rope on the shoulder and said, "Not bad at all! Your protégé is still defending you a bit! Looks like the old man is doing a pretty good job!"
Rope gave him a big blank stare and said, "Just kidding, I'm the one who would joke about such things..."
Behind him, Kukui and the other four looked at the young girl holding a large pile of gift boxes with a thoughtful look in her eyes.
Is this Rope's disciple? Looking unassuming, it does seem to be a talent. Looks like it's time to get the people around here to pay attention to this little girl named Whitley.
"Che, thank Juniper for that.Whitley's good habits are all from Juniper."
Professor Elm gave Rope a 'call you fat and you're breathing' look then said.
Rope tugged at the corner of his mouth then ignored him and told the few behind him, "Come on guys, let's go to the other side of the room for a bit. I'm kind of the half-host today, and the leaders of Celadon University are ready for dinner. Anything we haven't had a chance to discuss in the open class, we'll talk about it at the dinner table."
With that, he took the lead and walked towards the door.
The crowd was also interested when they heard this. After all, listening to the textbook for such a long time was a bit tiring. And it was also possible to have a careful discussion with Rope. You know, there wasn't a single person present who wasn't curious about Rope's doctrine.
After all, he is the Legendary Pokémon!
And so, the pseudo-scientific summit came to an end.
Rope and Professor Elm exchanged a look, and Professor Elm took everyone to dinner first, while Rope and Whitley put the gifts in the room together.
[1] 黑历史 - embarrassing history that no one will find out