"Miss Caitlin, what are you laughing at?" Gary asked.
"Gary, you're really funny." Caitlin shook her head slightly and said, "I thought you were someone who spoke based on facts. I didn't expect you to like bragging."
Judging from Gary's expression and attitude, Caitlin clearly didn't believe what he had said.
Caitlin naturally knew Sabrina.
With the Psychic-themed TV drama becoming popular, Sabrina had become one of the hottest female celebrities in the Pokémon world in recent years. Although she had not officially won a Best Actress title, her popularity could already compete with Diantha.
Gary hadn't expected Caitlin to disbelieve him so directly.
But thinking about it, it made sense. Sabrina had become famous after she and Gary separated publicly. People outside their circle naturally didn't know what kind of relationship Gary and Sabrina still had.
"Miss Caitlin, whether you believe it or not, my relationship with Sabrina will be made public sooner or later. When I reach the Unova Region, I'll contact you. Please leave me your phone number," Gary said calmly.
Seeing Gary's calm expression, Caitlin gradually stopped laughing and asked suspiciously, "Is Sabrina really your girlfriend?"
"Of course it's true."
"What proof do you have?"
"I have Sabrina's contact information, but she's busy during the day. I also have chat records with her, but if you don't have Sabrina's contact information yourself, you won't be able to confirm whether the person chatting with me is really Sabrina," Gary said.
"Who told you I don't have it?"
Caitlin took out a pink-and-white phone with a slight smirk. It was one of the latest flip color-screen phones.
"You know Sabrina?" Gary asked in surprise.
"Of course. Sabrina is also a Psychic. After she became famous, I invited her to visit my home. I met her not long after she debuted," Caitlin said proudly. "So, do you dare verify it with me..."
Before Caitlin could finish speaking, she saw Gary take out his own phone.
"Let's compare Pokémon social accounts first."
Gary opened the messaging app, tapped Sabrina's personal information page, and turned the screen toward Caitlin.
Caitlin froze for a moment, then looked carefully.
The profile on Gary's phone really did look like Sabrina's account.
And the more Caitlin looked, the more wrong it felt.
She immediately opened Sabrina's profile on her own phone to compare them.
There was no need to compare much—the two accounts were exactly the same.
"It's really Sabrina's account!"
Caitlin: ∑(O_O;)...!!
"Let me see your chat history with Sabrina."
Caitlin still wanted to struggle a little. After all, Gary was from the Kanto Region, so it wouldn't be too strange for him to know Sabrina casually.
Seeing that Caitlin still didn't want to give up, Gary didn't mind exposing some of his private chat records with Sabrina. He opened the chat interface directly.
Inside were recent chat records and many photos Sabrina had sent him.
Every time Sabrina was filming, whenever she wore some nice outfit, she would take a selfie and send it to Gary. There were also private photos fans had never seen before—black stockings, white stockings, purple stockings, and so on.
Caitlin: (QAQ)...!!
Caitlin was completely shocked.
She never expected Sabrina to actually have a boyfriend.
Both Caitlin and Sabrina were Psychics. Normal men generally didn't dare approach women like them.
Especially since both Caitlin and Sabrina had experienced moments of losing control of their psychic powers when they were young. That kind of past made ordinary people fear them even more.
Caitlin knew Sabrina had a similar experience to herself, so she had always felt Sabrina would definitely become a good friend.
Caitlin had no boyfriend herself, and she had always assumed Sabrina must be the same.
She never expected Sabrina not only to have a boyfriend, but to even send those kinds of private photos to Gary. Judging from their messages, the relationship between Gary and Sabrina was clearly not ordinary.
"Now you believe me?" Gary asked.
"No..." Caitlin asked, still stunned. "When did you and Sabrina get together?"
"That's a matter of personal privacy," Gary said.
"...Fine, I admit it. When do you need the Bisharp?" Caitlin asked.
"Not for the time being. I'll call you when I need them," Gary said.
"Alright."
The two exchanged contact information, and Gary said goodbye and left.
Caitlin did not keep Gary any longer. She decided to return to the Unova Region quickly and have a talk with Sabrina.
Caitlin had always regarded Sabrina as a good friend. She hadn't expected Sabrina to hide even the fact that she had a boyfriend. That made Caitlin very dissatisfied.
She had thought that because both of them were Psychic women with similar experiences, they understood each other well. But Sabrina hadn't even told her she was in love. What kind of good sisterhood was that?
Sunyshore City Pokémon Center.
After leaving the Battle Castle, Gary came to the Pokémon Center to heal Tyranitar.
"System, exchange Taunt for me."
[Ding! Skill exchange successful.]
Taunt was a very useful move. It could prevent Pokémon from escaping and force Rival to confront directly.
The main reason Gary wanted it was because today's battle with Darach made him realize how important Taunt was. Otherwise, it would be difficult to deal with Pokémon that used Teleport in the future.
After Tyranitar finished treatment, Gary taught Taunt to the Pokémon that could learn it.
He rested in Sunyshore City for one night.
The next day, Gary rode Garchomp to Jubilife City.
The Battle Hall was located in Jubilife City.
Jubilife City was the most developed city in the Sinnoh Region, and there were many distinctive stage performances in the area.
The Battle Hall's Frontier Brain, Argenta, was an actress who loved stage performances.
The Battle Hall was also open to the public and would occasionally perform stage plays. In the Pokémon world, these performances naturally included both people and Pokémon acting together, which made them quite interesting.
Two and a half hours later, Gary arrived in Jubilife City.
Gary rode Cyclizar to the entrance of the Battle Hall.
The Battle Hall looked like an opera house. Its pink-and-white exterior looked very Contest-like.
Next to the entrance was an LCD screen displaying the time and name of upcoming Battle Hall performances.
Gary walked over and checked it. There were no stage performances today, so there weren't many people around.
Gary walked into the hall.
There was a female receptionist inside. Gary approached the counter.
The receptionist took the initiative to ask, "Is there anything I can help you with? If you're here for a performance, there are no shows today."
"I'm not here to watch a show," Gary replied. "My name is Gary. I'm here to challenge Ms. Argenta. I have Mr. Scott's recommendation."
The receptionist froze for a moment.
"Please wait."
She immediately searched the computer and confirmed that Gary had Scott's recommendation. Then she contacted Argenta right away.
At the time, Argenta was rehearsing a new play on stage with several actors. Upon receiving the notification, she rushed over immediately.