The day after the gym challenge in Aroma Town, Guan Liyuan got up in the morning, packed his luggage, and left the Pokémon Center with Esther and Serena. He also received a message from Xiao Ai - she would wait for Guan Liyuan outside the town.

"Do you remember my friend who saved Serena before?" Guan Liyuan mentioned this to Esther and Serena.

"Of course you remember! We haven't thanked her in person yet!" Esther said immediately.

"Well... that's right, she may travel with us later, and she should be outside Aroma Town now." Guan Liyuan said.

"Really? That's great!"

"Ah! Then wait for me, I should buy a gift to express my gratitude."

Esther and Serena obviously welcomed Xiao Ai very much. Even Esther, who was frightened by Xiao Ai's oppression last time, did not show any resistance.

However, Guan Liyuan was still worried - if he wanted to get along with Xiao Ai, such "awareness" was not enough!

"That... there is one thing I must remind you in advance." Guan Liyuan said cautiously.

"What's wrong?" Serena asked in confusion. She had never seen Xiao Ai.

"Her temper is rather strange... and... how should I put it? In terms of appearance..." Guan Liyuan scratched his head.

"Don't worry! Even if it's hard to get along with her, we will try our best to get her approval, and... Liyuan, you can't criticize a girl's appearance!" Esther said.

She had vaguely seen Xiao Ai wearing a cloak before, but when she wanted to get close, she was frightened by the oppressive feeling on Xiao Ai, so she always imagined Xiao Ai to be a very fierce trainer.

However, because Xiao Ai had saved Serena, and according to Guan Liyuan, the other party was also a divine beast trainer, Esther and Serena were very humble.

"You agreed to meet at ten o'clock, right? There is still some time. Sister Esther and I will go buy a gift first... But we still need some tree fruits for the road, so let's act separately!" Serena had not forgotten about the thank-you gift.

Guan Liyuan did not stop her. Gifts and the like should be relatively "novel" things for Xiao Ai.

Letting Xiao Ai get in touch with more human things will also help her adapt to human psychology...

After that, Guan Liyuan went to Pokémon Street to buy tree fruits and other things needed for the southwest coastal area, while Serena and Esther went to choose gifts for Xiao Ai.

At 9:45, when Guan Liyuan was about to meet up at the town entrance, he suddenly received a call from Esther and Serena.

"Liyuan, where are you? We seem to see someone waiting for your friend. It's a girl about our age, right?" Serena asked.

"Huh? How should I put it... I think so." Guan Liyuan's definition was a bit subtle.

"Really! Liyuan, what are you talking about! Even if she is fierce, you are too rude... Let's go and say hello to her first." Esther's voice interrupted.

"Wait... Forget it, you should ask if she is waiting for me first. It seems like you have recognized the wrong person." Guan Liyuan said helplessly.

If it was really Xiao Ai standing at the entrance of the town, the whole Aromatherapy Town would probably be in an uproar. And no matter how you look at "Mewtwo", you can't recognize that she is a girl.

Later, in the illustration, Serena's voice came to greet him: "Hello, are you waiting for Liyuan?"

Guan Liyuan is now very sure that they must have recognized the wrong person - if it was really Xiao Ai, although Mewtwo is similar to a humanoid, it would not approach and greet him carelessly, right?

Who knew that at this moment, the other party's answer was...

"Yes, you are Esther and Serena, right? I heard Liyuan mention you. Liyuan has caused you a lot of trouble in the past few months, right? Thank you for taking care of Liyuan."

Guan Liyuan: "..."

This voice is a bit familiar, but also very strange. However, what is certain is that it is definitely not Xiao Ai, but rather... Xiaoxia? It's just that this tone is very strange... What the hell is so polite? Is he imitating some noble lady? What stupid drama is the TV station broadcasting recently?

"No, no, we are the ones who are taking care of you, and we should thank you..." Esther choked.

After all, Guan Liyuan had described the "new companion" as someone with a bad temper, but after meeting him, he was actually so polite that it was awkward, and anyone would be caught off guard.

At the same time, Esther was not without doubts - was the figure she saw before really the person in front of her? The temperament was completely different from that time...

"Liyuan just told us this morning that you were coming, so we didn't have time to prepare any gifts. This is the aromatherapy we just bought, which is the specialty aromatherapy of the town of aromatherapy. It's a little thought!" said Serena.

Guan Liyuan smiled at this time - Xiaoxia should know now that she had misunderstood, right? She had never told Guan Liyuan about her coming before!

"Really? Did he tell you so?" Xiaoxia heard this, with a very pleasant tone.

Guan Liyuan: "..."

Guan Liyuan had already flipped the coffee table in his heart - are you doubting that I guessed that you were coming? Impossible, right? How could anyone guess something that there was no clue at all?

Actually, Guan Liyuan was wrong. Xiaoxia didn't come here on a whim. In fact, when Guan Liyuan just left Miare City and contacted Xiaoxia and Nancy, saying that Fatong's two daughters were also with him, Xiaoxia specifically mentioned that her special training was about to end.

And she has been paying attention to Guan Liyuan's travel plan since then...

The reason why she came to Kalos now is entirely because the previous mountain swamp environment is what Xiaoxia is "not good at". After all, whether it is insect or ghost, it is the type that Xiaoxia can't handle.

"Of course, Liyuan often mentions you to us." Serena said.

No wonder! Guan Liyuan didn't know how these three could still chat so happily when they were "going in opposite directions".

But now the situation seems to be more favorable to Guan Liyuan? So Guan Liyuan didn't say anything to stop him, but just rushed to the town entrance.

"Liyuan must not have said anything good about me normally, right?" Xiaoxia asked back.

Well, at this time, the considerate Serena must have heard that Xiaoxia was retreating to advance - just asking for praise! At this point, one would definitely say something like "How is that possible? Liyuan often praises you balabala..."

However, Guan Liyuan miscalculated one thing, that is, there was the outspoken Esther!

"That's right! But Liyuan is too much. He's definitely not as bad-tempered as he said! I think he just wanted to scare us... and he does look cute!" Esther said directly.

Guan Liyuan: "..."

Guan Liyuan couldn't see Xiaoxia's expression at this time, but she obviously paused for three seconds before she started laughing: "Hee lol... Liyuan is really, always making such jokes!"

Hearing this weird laughter, Guan Liyuan couldn't help but shudder.

At this moment, another voice familiar to Guan Liyuan interrupted: "You, are Guan Liyuan's friends?"

This time it was indeed Xiao Ai! Not only the voice, but also the tone was as cold as usual...

Guan Liyuan was completely confused: What's going on? Did Xiao Ai really enter the Aromatherapy Town with the appearance of "Mewtwo"? Wouldn't it scare people? It doesn't matter if it scares people, but it won't make Xiao Ai more autistic because someone is scared, right?