Wally lost the battle. Logically speaking, his expectations were dashed, and he failed to show his strength to his uncle. However, surprisingly, his uncle started applauding.
"That was a wonderful battle," his uncle said with a smile to Wally. "I saw your hard work. You only lost because your opponent was too strong."
Hearing his uncle say this, Wally's heart moved. His eyes lit up, and he looked at his uncle with hope, waiting for his next words.
Meeting Wally's gaze, his uncle nodded with relief.
"I agree," his uncle said. "You can go challenge gyms and fulfill your dream."
"Yay!"
Wally jumped up in excitement. Being shy, he would only become so cheerful in front of others after hearing such good news.
On the other side, Combusken had returned to Natsui.
"Good job," Natsui said.
He patted its head as encouragement. He looked up at Wally in the distance. Seeing the brilliant smile on the boy's face as his wish finally came true, Natsui turned back to Misty and shrugged.
"Alright, we should leave too," Natsui said.
The two took Combusken, disappeared into the crowd, and were gone in the blink of an eye.
Only then did Wally recover from his surprise. He wanted to say a few polite words to Natsui, but he found that Natsui was already gone.
But he did not mind too much and continued to immerse himself in joy.
Leaving the open-air battlefield, Natsui and Misty planned to continue wandering around the park. Suddenly, a voice came from behind.
"Please wait!!"
It was a woman's voice full of energy. At first, Natsui did not realize the woman was speaking to him. But when he heard footsteps running after him, he realized she was calling him.
Looking back, he saw not just a woman, but a man and a woman together.
The woman had short brown hair and was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. She was very beautiful, wearing light makeup and pearl earrings. She wore a blue tube top, white slim-fit pants, and white high heels. Holding a microphone, she looked like a female reporter from a big city.
The man looked about the same age as the woman. He wore a cap, a gray T-shirt, and jeans. He was carrying a camera on his shoulder.
Judging from their appearance, they must be reporters from a TV station.
Seeing Natsui turn around, a look of surprise flashed in the woman's eyes.
"It really is you!" she said. "You are the champion of both the Silver Conference and the Indigo Plateau Conference!"
"Shh..."
Natsui quickly made a hushing gesture. Although he was often recognized after becoming famous, this was the Hoenn region. He did not want to attract people's attention as soon as he arrived.
"Ah... sorry..." The woman smiled apologetically. "We are reporters from Hoenn TV. We were doing an interview nearby. We saw you battling there, so we took the liberty of following you."
"So that's it," Natsui said and nodded. "What kind of interview is it? Is there any news here, or some big scoop?"
The man shook his head without thinking.
"No, just a show about children and parents..."
Before he could finish, he was interrupted by the woman. She coughed heavily and smiled awkwardly.
"Actually, we just came here to wander around," she said. "We don't have any specific interview topics."
Seemingly afraid that Natsui would continue to pursue this topic, the woman quickly spoke again.
"Ah, after saying so much, I haven't introduced myself yet," she said. "How rude. I am Gabby. This is Ty, my partner. If possible, can we have an exclusive interview with you?"
Gabby? Ty?
Natsui thought for a moment, but he had no memory of them.
However, he could see that the woman seemed to have some unspeakable difficulties. He did not say anything about it, but simply refused.
"Sorry," Natsui said. "I don't want to do an exclusive interview."
"Eh?" Gabby was stunned. "But didn't you do interviews during the Silver Conference and the Indigo Plateau Conference?"
She was naturally referring to the two interviews Alexa did with him. Natsui was not surprised that Gabby knew this clearly. After all, she was a journalist, so she certainly had more complete information than most people.
"That was only in the later stages of the competition," Natsui said, shaking his head. "I only dared to appear in front of the camera after achieving some results. But now, I have just arrived in Hoenn and only obtained one badge. I haven't even touched the threshold of the Ever Grande Conference. What confidence do I have to accept an interview?"
"You are too modest," Gabby said with a smile. "With your strength, collecting eight badges and participating in the Ever Grande Conference must be a very simple matter. And it is very likely that you will continue to win the championship of the Ever Grande Conference!"
Natsui just shook his head and smiled lightly. He did not continue the conversation.
Just as he said, an early interview is not a good thing. Not only would it expose him to other contestants too early, but it would also leave the audience with the impression that he was talking big before even collecting the badges.
Although she saw Natsui's concerns, Gabby obviously did not give up. She continued to ask several times.
But this was Natsui's bottom line. How could he agree easily?
However, annoyed by Gabby's pestering, Natsui could not refuse anymore.
"How about this," Natsui said. "An interview now is definitely out of the question. Why don't we do this? When the Ever Grande Conference comes, if possible, I will prioritize accepting your interview."
"This..."
Gabby hesitated, but she knew this was Natsui's biggest concession. She nodded and agreed with a smile.
"It's a deal then," she said. "Come, let's exchange contact information first."
Natsui could clearly feel that Gabby had a strong career ambition. Otherwise, she would not have been so persistent.
Sighing helplessly, he exchanged phone numbers with Gabby. Then he found an excuse and left.
Watching his retreating figure, Gabby raised her eyebrows proudly and clenched her fists in excitement.
Seeing her like this, her partner Ty asked in confusion, "Why are you so happy?"
"You idiot!" Gabby glared at him. "This is a rare opportunity! Do you want to stay in the park forever, interviewing parents and children about their family time?"
Ty was still very puzzled.
"What does that have to do with him?" he asked.
"How does it not have anything to do with him?" Gabby was speechless. "He is the double champion of the Silver Conference and the Indigo Plateau Conference! He must be aiming for the championship in Hoenn this time too. And he acts mysteriously and has basically no exposure, yet he is very popular with the audience. So as long as we can connect with him and do a casual interview, our status in the station will definitely rise quickly. Then returning to the studio will no longer be a fantasy!"
"So that's it!!" Ty's eyes also lit up. "That really is a good opportunity not to be missed!"
"As long as you understand!" Gabby raised her head proudly. Then she looked in the direction Natsui left, her eyes filled with determination. "No matter what, I will grasp such an opportunity firmly! I never want to stand outside in the wind and sun again!"
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