Chapter 183: Selling Herself Out for A Bowl of Ice Cream

Chapter 183: Chapter 183: Selling Herself Out for A Bowl of Ice Cream

When Julian woke again, he found himself lying inside a cave on a soft sleeping bag.

Cynthia had prepared everything very carefully.

She was beside him, setting up a small stove and cooking.

Julian sat up, rubbing his slightly swollen temples as he asked, "Cynthia, after I passed out, what happened to those two Pokémon?"

Cynthia looked at him with concern.

"Julian, how do you feel? You were far too reckless just now!"

Julian shook his head.

"I’m fine. I only fainted because I overused my Aura. My body isn’t seriously hurt. I’ll recover after resting for half a day."

"I only ran out of strength. If you’d taken that explosion head-on, your injuries wouldn’t have been minor. As a gentleman, naturally I couldn’t let a girl get hurt."

Cynthia smiled.

"You’re already like this, and you’re still joking."

Hearing the dragon roars coming from outside the cave, Cynthia frowned slightly.

"I didn’t expect the Great Crater of Paldea to contain two Pokémon that powerful. They even have the ability to affect the environment."

"When their powers collide, it causes conflict and explosions. And it isn’t only their own energy."

"The crystals in the mountains also explode under their influence. Apart from the ancient-looking Pokémon we encountered earlier..."

"In this area, there are also quite a few Pokémon with mechanical, metallic appearances. After absorbing the electricity released by that purple giant lizard, those mechanical Pokémon became unusually active."

"Compared to the ancient-looking ones, their aggression is slightly lower."

"Garchomp dug this cave just now. She specifically cleared out those colourful crystals to prevent energy explosions caused by the giant lizards’ battle."

Cynthia served a bowl of thick soup and handed it to Julian.

"You’re weak. Eat something first and recover."

Drinking the soup Cynthia had made herself, Julian nodded.

"It’s good."

His thoughts returned to before he fainted, to the familiar scent he had smelled.

The familiarity of that fragrance came from the first time he and Cassia had gone to Chef Saiba’s dessert shop.

Cassia had wall-pinned him herself.

That fragrance was exactly the same as the one he had smelled when Cynthia caught him.

Cynthia was Cassia...

Cassia was Cynthia! (A/N: FINALLLYYYY)

He should have thought of this long ago!

Seeing Julian take one sip and then stop moving, Cynthia looked puzzled.

"What’s wrong? Is the soup not to your taste?"

Julian smiled.

"No, it really tastes very good."

Julian continued eating.

At the same time, he considered whether he should reveal that he knew the truth.

At the beginning, Cynthia probably had not told him because she wanted to spend time with him and Maylene as an ordinary person.

When Cynthia had seen him eating with the girl in glasses, that coldness she had shown...

What standing up for her best friend?

Cynthia had simply been jealous.

He just had not expected Cynthia to actually ask which of the two was prettier, her or Cassia.

Wait!

Julian’s body stiffened.

He remembered that he seemed to have clearly told Cynthia that he liked Cassia.

What was he supposed to do now!?

Julian’s face turned slightly red.

Cynthia looked at Julian, who had been acting strangely ever since waking up.

She walked over and placed a hand on his forehead.

"Your forehead is a little hot. Do you have a fever?"

A natural, floral fragrance drifted over.

And the touch of this hand was exactly the same as when he had taught Cassia how to make clay.

That made Julian even more certain that Cynthia was Cassia.

Cynthia withdrew her hand.

Julian looked at Cynthia with a half-smile.

Meeting Julian’s gaze, Cynthia’s heart also began to race.

"Cynthia, after this adventure is over, I plan to confess to Cassia!"

Cynthia’s pupils widened slightly.

"Really!?"

Julian smiled faintly.

"Yes. I just haven’t thought of how I should confess to Cassia yet. Since you’re Cassia’s good friend, I want you to help me think of something."

Hehehe...Cynthia, oh Cynthia

Since you disguised yourself as Cassia’s good friend...

Then you can help me come up with a good way to confess to Cassia!

Cynthia’s body stiffened.

Making her think of a way for him to confess to herself.

Julian, you really know how to play

Julian smiled and blinked.

"You’re Cassia’s good friend. You have to help me. I know a kind of floral ice cream."

"I haven’t even made it for Cassia yet. If you help me think of a good idea, I can make it for you first."

Julian patted Cynthia’s shoulder.

"What do you think?"

Cynthia raised her head as if reacting on instinct.

"O-okay!"

Julian knew Cynthia must be craving ice cream.

Since Cynthia was Cassia, then naturally, he could make it for Cynthia.

Cynthia forced out a smile.

"I’ll think of something for you now..."

Cynthia twisted her fingers.

"Speaking of flower ice cream, why not confess to Cassia somewhere surrounded by blooming flowers?"

Julian smiled.

He really had been planning to confess to Cassia in the flower garden.

But now...

Since Cynthia had used Cassia’s fake identity to deceive him, he would use the flower garden to properly tease Cynthia in return.

The moment she gave the idea, Cynthia began regretting it.

Cynthia...

How could you sell yourself out for a mere bowl of ice cream?

Cynthia steeled herself.

Worst case, she would just agree when the time came and come clean!

Cynthia shook her head.

She was only craving ice cream. Definitely! Definitely nothing else!

"That really is a good idea. When the time comes, you have to come with Cassia and help me from the side."

Cynthia smiled a little stiffly.

"Sure. I’ll definitely come and help."

"Then... it’s settled!"

Cynthia suddenly looked away and raised her voice.

"The ice cream... you can’t forget the ice cream!"

Cynthia had only had one bowl.

The entire large pot of soup went into Julian’s stomach.

After finishing the soup, Julian’s eyes began to move thoughtfully.

Making flower ice cream required flowers.

Although the Great Crater of Paldea contained many vicious Pokémon, there was no denying that the environment here was also excellent.

Naturally, flowers would not be lacking.

Unfortunately, Koraidon and Miraidon were still raging outside.

"Cynthia, have those two giant lizards been fighting this whole time? They haven’t stopped?"

Cynthia frowned and said, "More or less. But the noise is getting smaller and smaller. Their stamina should also be close to running out."

Not long after, the dragon roars and sounds of battle outside finally died down.

Julian raised an eyebrow.

"Should we go out and have a look?"

Cynthia shook her head.

"It’s almost dark now. Those metal-shelled Pokémon are currently full of energy, so they’ll be troublesome to fight."

"Let them battle among themselves first and exhaust most of their stamina. Tomorrow morning, we’ll go out and sweep everything away."

A burning fighting spirit flashed in Cynthia’s eyes.

As for those two giant lizards, she really wanted to command Garchomp and clash with either one of them.

Cynthia had a feeling.

As long as she fought that battle, both she and Garchomp would gain a great deal.

If Garchomp could break through her current strength, then beating the other three Elite Four members and becoming Champion would be easy.

Not only Garchomp.

The large number of violent Pokémon filling this place were also suitable for her other five Pokémon to grow through battle.

"Julian, can your Aura find that red giant lizard?"

It was because of the red giant lizard’s collision that the great explosion had been triggered.

That had forced Julian to overuse his Aura and fall unconscious.

Cynthia wanted payback!

Julian nodded.

"No problem. The red giant lizard’s Aura is extremely bright. I can find him easily!"

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