Sabrina was silent for a moment, clearly making a choice. In the end, she followed Natsui's advice and nodded.
"Alright, then I'll go back to the Saffron Gym first."
Although she was reluctant to leave, she also knew that it couldn't be helped. After all, they were both adults and couldn't travel around carefree like children. Everyone is bound by life.
Seeing that she was still a bit sad, to prevent Sabrina from thinking that he was also urging her to leave, Natsui looked at her and said softly, "It will only be a delay of a few days anyway. I'll take you all the way back to Saffron City."
"Hmm?" Sabrina looked at him in surprise. "What? Are you not continuing your journey? It's fine, I can go back by myself."
Kissing her on the forehead, Natsui said without a care, "Compared to you, what's a few wasted days? And since I'm the one who brought you out of Kanto, I should naturally be the one to personally send you back."
Sabrina was touched and couldn't help but lean gently against Natsui's chest.
Her forehead was just touching his chin, and even without looking down, Natsui could smell the fragrance on her.
The two shared a tender moment. Seeing that it was getting late, they then mounted Charizard and set off for Violet City.
Although their destination had changed, they were not in a hurry to rush back to Kanto at night. It was better to first rest for a night in Violet City, build up their energy, and then set off the next day after a good meal.
Charizard flapped its wings, carrying the two of them high into the sky.
But what they didn't know was that the Pokémon League had actually always been very supportive of Gym Leaders traveling to train, and had never been overly restrictive.
In fact, if a Gym Leader were to leave and there was no one to preside over the gym, they would even send someone to temporarily manage it.
After all, only by continuously improving the skill level of these Gym Leaders and keeping their battle styles up to date could they provide more professional guidance to challengers and not bed by the times.
And this time, the reason they were urging Sabrina to return to the gym so urgently was actually just an open conspiracy by Team Rocket.
Because the duo of Natsui and Sabrina had caused them a great deal of trouble, and they had no ability to eliminate them, Team Rocket had resorted to using their connections within the Pokémon League to transfer Sabrina away from Natsui's side, thereby weakening his strength.
At the very least, after Sabrina left, Natsui would also become easier to deal with.
Darkness fell, and the sky was already dotted with stars.
After nightfall, Natsui and Sabrina finally arrived in Violet City. However, they didn't enter the city center but just found a hotel on the outskirts to stay in.
After dinner and a bath, the two lay in bed.
How to put it? Perhaps because their parting was imminent, Sabrina was exceptionally gentle, proactive, and passionate that night. With her tacit consent, Natsui even tried many new positions…
And after falling asleep exhausted, they held each other tightly.
…
After a night's rest, the next morning, the two set off again from Violet City.
Riding on Charizard, they flew east. And because they were high in the sky and not afraid of being discovered, Natsui even released the three legendary birds.
These three Pokémon hadn't been out of their Poké Balls for a long time. This time, he would let them fly to their heart's content.
The several Pokémon soared in the sky. Compared to the steadily flying Charizard carrying Natsui and Sabrina, the three legendary birds, breathing fresh air for the first time in a while, seemed to have endless energy. They would dive into the clouds one moment, and then suddenly swoop past from under Charizard the next, letting out crisp bird calls, clearly enjoying their rare freedom.
But after flying for a long time, the restless nature of the three legendary birds began to show. Perhaps because they still didn't like the other two very much, they actually began to attack each other playfully.
For a moment, the sky was filled with lightning, frost, and fire, turning the perfectly fine clouds into a mess.
So restless indeed…
Shaking his head, Natsui ignored them.
Just let them go crazy. When they get tired of playing, they'll finally quiet down.
The white clouds rushed past, so close that it seemed he could reach out and touch them.
He didn't know how far they had flown until noon. Feeling that Charizard was getting a bit tired, Natsui patted its neck and had it land on a beach.
A cool sea breeze blew, toning down the slightly scorching sun. As far as the eye could see, the blue sea met the sky, a refreshing sight.
"The environment here is very nice, and no one is bothering us. Let's have lunch here."
Sabrina naturally had no objections. And knowing that their parting was imminent, her gaze towards Natsui was always filled with love.
Natsui spread out a picnic blanket, took out the bento boxes he had bought in advance, and then released all his Pokémon to get some fresh air.
Gyarados and Crystal Steelix lay on the side, lazily sunbathing. And apart from the ladylike Gardevoir sitting beside Natsui, all the other Pokémon ran to the seaside to play with each other.
After circling a few times, the three legendary birds also landed on either side of Natsui.
Perhaps they were tired from playing. They preened their feathers while enjoying the pleasant time.
This lunch was sandwiches and rice balls that Natsui had bought from a convenience store. Although they were also delicious, compared to a hot meal, he always felt that he couldn't get full.
He had just taken a few bites when Jolteon seemed to have discovered something. It suddenly ran back and pointed its paw at the beach not far away.
Following its direction, he saw that in the distance on the sea, there was a building very similar to an aquatic stadium.
He said, puzzled, "Why would there be a stadium in such a remote place?"
Sabrina was clearly also curious. She glanced at Natsui. "Should we go take a look?"
"Sure, let's consider it some post-meal exercise."
After the two finished their lunch and packed everything up, Natsui recalled his Pokémon, and then, hand in hand with Sabrina, walked towards the building.
Although it looked close, it was still a considerable walk.
The two left their footprints on the beach, but they were quickly washed away by the waves.
When they reached the front of the stadium, before they even got close, they saw a billboard.
On the billboard was a poster for a synchronized swimming performance. And on the poster was a Qwilfish flying high, and around it, six beautiful legs were sticking out of the sea surface.
And at the very bottom, in huge letters, was written: Pokémon Synchronized Swimming Ballet!
Synchronized swimming ballet?
Speaking of synchronized swimming, the first thing that came to Natsui's mind was the three Cerulean City sisters, Misty's three older sisters. He never thought that in such a remote place, there would also be a synchronized swimming performance.
But…
Natsui looked around. Besides them, there was not a single person in sight.
Building a ballet stage on such a remote beach, will anyone really come to watch?
It's not some kind of scam, is it?
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