Chapter 220: Cynthia, Now You’re Pretending Too!

Chapter 220: Chapter 220: Cynthia, Now You’re Pretending Too!

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Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Early in the morning, Julian put on his travelling pack and prepared to set off.

Darius had been enjoying himself at the Veilstone Game Corner, but after hearing that his son was going on a date with his future daughter-in-law, he took the initiative to cover for him for the first time!

"Son, just go without worry! I’ll look after Veilstone Gym. Before you come back, I swear I won’t play a single minute of games!"

"Focus on your date. Your dad will be waiting for good news!"

Looking at Darius’s serious expression, the corner of Julian’s mouth twitched.

He was going on a date, but from his dad’s tone, it sounded like he was heading to on his honeymoon.

"Alright. I’ll leave Veilstone Gym to you and Kai. Using your previous method, the Trainers you screen out shouldn’t be poor."

Kai might be young, but he was extremely driven.

Although he kept shouting about youth, he was actually training his body scientifically.

Kai was very eager to learn, and with Graveler and Machop, he was improving quickly.

Even Darius said Kai’s talent was above his own when he was young.

And his burning youthful effort...

Darius could only compare to it when his love-struck brain fully took over.

But for Kai, this was merely daily life.

Aside from work and rest, Kai spent everything on training.

When he had just returned from Paldea, he had properly treated Kai’s body, which had accumulated a lot of wear and tear.

If Kai kept pushing himself like this, there was a real chance he would hurt his own development instead of strengthening his body.

Fortunately, food in the Pokémon world contained far more energy than food from his old world.

"Kai, your training time must stay within eight hours. The nutritional liquid I prepared for you must be taken at least three times a day."

Kai nodded hard.

"Master, I’ll definitely follow your instructions. It’s just... could the training time be a little longer?"

Julian’s expression turned serious.

"No. If I say eight hours, then it’s eight hours!"

"After you turn eighteen, you can do whatever you want and I won’t care. But not now."

Kai was not even twelve yet. There was no need to rush so much.

"If you really can’t sit still, go read the books on the first shelf of my study, or go out and catch a couple more Pokémon."

"If you can’t train yourself, you can train your Pokémon instead."

Julian was just about to leave when Darius suddenly pulled him back.

"You’re meeting your girlfriend. Did you prepare a gift for her?"

Julian blinked.

He really had not considered that.

"A gift doesn’t have to be precious, but it has to carry feeling!"

Julian nodded.

He had prepared jasmine essential oil for Cynthia.

The scent of jasmine was both elegant and full of life, symbolising inner resilience. It suited Cynthia’s nature, where gentleness and strength existed side by side.

It was also the quality Cynthia displayed through her disguised identity as Cassia.

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After driving all the way to Celestic Town, Julian strode into the History Research Institute.

Cynthia had tied her golden hair into a ponytail that fell to one side of her body, and she was pretending to conduct research, analysing ancient documents.

Julian smiled and stepped forward.

"Cassia, how did the floral ice cream taste?"

Cynthia raised her head and smiled faintly.

"It’s still early. Once I finish analysing this document, we’ll set off for Solaceon Town."

"As for the floral ice cream, it really tasted amazing. It was simply the best ice cream I’ve ever eaten. As expected of you, Julian!"

Cynthia had already tasted it once in the Great Crater.

She had originally thought that even if the floral ice cream sent this time tasted a little better, the difference could not be too exaggerated.

But wildflowers and flowers carefully grown in a garden, possibly even blessed by Shaymin, were on completely different levels.

One bite had instantly amazed Cynthia.

The three hundred kilo of ice cream made Cynthia look like a dragon staring at treasure.

She completely lost any thought of sharing it with everyone else.

Mine!

All mine!

"Cynthia ate some too. After the first bite, she seriously suspected you had held back when you made it for her last time."

Julian smiled slightly and looked into Cynthia’s eyes.

"The best ice cream should naturally be given to the most important person."

Cynthia’s face reddened slightly, and her heart felt extremely pleased.

But for no reason, something in her heart also felt a little sour.

"You can wander around for a while. I need to focus on translating this document."

Cynthia’s change came suddenly, but Julian knew very clearly why.

"It’s actually a materials issue. The wildflowers from the Great Crater of Paldea can’t compare to the petals from the flower garden."

Julian gave the real reason.

Cynthia’s heart first filled with joy, then with a faint grievance because the ice cream had not been specially made for her.

Julian looked at her with a half-smile.

"But I planned from the start to use the best ingredients to make the best floral ice cream for you."

Cynthia lowered her head, but the smile on her face could not be hidden at all.

Professor Carolina walked out holding a cup of coffee and looked at Julian.

"Aren’t you two planning to go to Solaceon Town to watch the fireworks festival? It’s getting late. Why haven’t you set off yet?"

Julian was respectful.

After learning that Cassia was Cynthia, Julian, who already respected Professor Carolina, felt even more sincere respect for her from the bottom of his heart.

"Professor, Cassia said we’d leave after she finished translating the document in her hands."

Professor Carolina waved her hand.

"I’ll have someone else handle that work. You just focus on your date."

"This is such a rare opportunity. Take your annual leave while you’re at it. Go have fun for a week before coming back."

She was only pretending to be busy in the first place, and now Cynthia was actually acting the part too!

Do you really need to translate a document from three years ago right now?

Dating, marriage, and giving her great-grandchildren — those were her real priorities.

Cynthia raised her head and saw Professor Carolina’s gaze. She instantly understood the meaning inside it.

"O-okay."

Cynthia put down the document. Then, together with Julian, she was pushed out of the research institute by Professor Carolina.

"Have a good date. Don’t come back unless you have to. Actually, even if you have to, don’t come back!"

After getting into the car, Julian smiled.

"Professor Carolina really is enthusiastic."

What could Cynthia say?

She simply smiled faintly.

Julian handed Cynthia the wrapped gift box from the back seat.

"A gift for you. Flower-scented essential oil I made by hand."

Cynthia opened the wrapping, took out the essential oil, and smelled it.

"It smells very good. I like it."

Julian started the car.

Cynthia said lightly, "The fireworks festival doesn’t start until evening. We can take our time getting there."

Julian smiled and said, "I heard the scenery in Solaceon Town is quite nice. We can walk around and take a look."

"With you, even just taking a stroll would put me in a good mood."

Cassia felt very pleased, but still said calmly, "The scenery in Solaceon Town is nice, but I prefer the Solaceon Ruins. I want to understand Sinnoh’s history, buried beneath the passage of time."

Julian smiled faintly.

Cynthia really was dedicated, working hard to maintain Cassia’s character.

An idea suddenly came to him.

"Then suppose the twin gods of time and space appeared before you — Dialga, god of time, and Palkia, god of space. But you could only choose one."

"Which one would you choose?"

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