"Is that Lurina?"
Hearing the earlier scream, Bea removed the ribbon from her eyes and turned to look.
"Um... it's... it's been a while."
Lurina felt so awkward she could dig a three-bedroom apartment with her feet.
"Were you thinking of some adult content?"
Remembering what Lurina had shouted when she burst in, and considering the previous conversation with Bea, Sun Wuming roughly figured out what happened.
"It... it's because what you were saying was so easy to misunderstand..."
Lurina mumbled with her head down, feeling utterly embarrassed.
"Your mind is just too dirty."
With Lurina looking all puffed up, Sun Wuming raised his hand and said to Bea and her training Pokémon:
"Alright, one hour lunch break."
Thud!
At these words, Bea's Machamp, Grapploct, and other Pokémon all plopped down on the ground, greedily gulping in air.
"What... what kind of training is this?"
Lurina walked over and asked.
Upon closer inspection, she was shocked to find Bea covered in wounds, "torn and battered" would be an understatement.
Most were whip marks, with some bruises from punches.
Thinking back to Sun Wuming holding that training whip.
Lurina gulped, could it be...
However, neither Sun Wuming nor Bea answered Lurina.
"Eat this."
Sun Wuming produced a fingernail-sized bean from somewhere and handed it to Bea.
Bea lightly tossed the senzu bean into her mouth.
With a "crunch," she bit and swallowed it, and something that would shock Lurina for a whole year happened.
The bloody whip marks and the bruises from punches
Healed at a visible speed.
New flesh quickly grew over the split wounds, and the bruised areas returned to their original taut state.
"This... this is..."
Lurina gaped, her eyes wide with shock.
"It doesn't hurt anymore! Thank you, Master!"
Bea showed her pearly whites in a bright smile.
Sun Wuming reached out and patted her hair.
Bea made a "hehe" sound, twisting her body like a ragdoll cat and nuzzling her head against his palm twice.
Yes, just like Giovanni's Persian being petted.
Seeing this scene, Lurina's expression changed from shocked to peculiar.
To her and the other Gym Leaders in Galar, Bea had always given the impression
Of being a serious girl who rarely showed emotion.
Yet now she was showing such a cute, cat-like expression.
If this got posted online, it would shock quite a few people.
Suddenly realizing there was a third person present, Bea abruptly opened her eyes, stepped back twice, and coughed twice trying to change the subject:
"So, um, Lurina, what brings you here?"
This question left Lurina at a loss.
She could hardly say it was because she'd been losing battles for two months straight,
And after seeing news of Bea's winning streak,
She came hoping to secretly learn a few tricks, could she?
Seeing Lurina unable to give a reason,
Bea spoke again:
"Actually, your timing is perfect, Lurina. Since we parted ways with you and Leon in Hulbury, I haven't met any worthy opponents. Let's have a practice battle!"
Hearing these words, Lurina felt even worse.
No worthy opponents... those words really stung.
Especially since she had just suffered a crushing defeat.
But Lurina didn't refuse.
Even though she'd been repeatedly defeated by trainers lately, and the League Chairman had hinted she should resign as Gym Leader,
She hadn't lost the courage to accept challenges.
Besides, she wanted to see how much that man had trained Bea over these two months.
...
...
At the Stow-on-Side Gym battlefield.
"I'm counting on you, Drednaw!"
Lurina threw out a light blue Poké Ball with wave patterns.
A Dive Ball, specially made for catching Pokémon that live in water.
Landing in the center of the field was Lurina's Drednaw, the same one that had been defeated by Hop earlier.
This was currently Lurina's highest-level Pokémon.
Facing Bea, who was already stronger than her, Lurina couldn't afford to be careless.
"I leave this to you, Machamp!"
Bea didn't hold back either, calling out her current strongest Pokémon, female Machamp.
Though unfortunately not a shiny female Machamp.
"Bea,"
At this moment, Sun Wuming, sitting in the empty stands, suddenly spoke:
"Try using that."
Hearing this, Bea nodded without hesitation, "Yes, Master."
"Hm?"
Lurina furrowed her brows.
Before she knew it, she saw Bea and Machamp both take out black ribbons and tie them over their eyes.
"Hey! What's the meaning of this?!"
Lurina turned her head and shouted at Sun Wuming in the stands.
She felt insulted.
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