Chapter 71. max and may

Cyan left his phone number with Joey and walked out of the Pokémon Center.

"I hope there is good news from Joey's side," Cyan said, looking at Treecko behind him. "By the way, Treecko, do you want to go to Petalburg Gym with me? Maybe Norman, the Gym Leader, will have a way. What do you think?"

Treecko thought for a while and felt that if there was hope, he should not give up, so he nodded.

"Okay, let's set off now."

Last night, Norman gave Cyan time to come see him. Although he didn't know what Norman wanted to discuss, he took this opportunity to ask Norman if there was any way he could help Treecko.

Norman had only come to Petalburg City last year to become a trainer at the Petalburg City Gym. The previous gym in Petalburg City was a water gym, but it was banned because it failed to pass the Alliance's review for many years.

The family moved from the Johto area after Norman was appointed as the Gym Leader of Petalburg City.

Since Norman himself didn't like busy places very much, he built his own gym in an area far away from the city center.

Cyan had been to the water gym before, but he had never been to Norman's newly built gym.

When Cyan arrived at the gym's entrance, he saw a man cleaning outside.

So Cyan stepped forward and asked, "Hello, I would like to ask, is the owner of the Norman Pavilion here?"

The man turned around and said, "Are you here to challenge Petalburg Gym?"

Cyan shook his head. "No, but Norman Pavilion Master did say that he wanted me to come over. By the way, my name is Cyan. You'll know after asking the Pavilion Master."

"So you are Cyan Oak," the man put down the broom in his hand and said, "My name is Raito. The Master of Norman Pavilion has indeed told me that if you come, let me take you to see him directly."

"Hello, I'm sorry to trouble you."

"Come with me."

Raito didn't pay attention to Treecko following Cyan. He simply thought it was Cyan's Pokémon and stopped paying attention after just one glance.

Cyan followed Raito into the gym. As he walked, he observed the surroundings and thought to himself: Sure enough, because it has not been established for long, it looks very crude in every aspect.

What he saw were just some simple wooden houses. Compared with the gorgeous decoration of the previous water gym that had been in Petalburg City for more than ten years, they were much visually inferior.

But because it had been banned there, it may not be as good as here now.

Because of his lack of concentration, Cyan almost ran into an oncoming boy wearing green short sleeves when he came around the corner.

"Sorry, I didn't notice anyone was there just now." Cyan apologized.

"Who are you? You don't even know where to look when you're walking?"

At this time, Raito saw that the situation was not going well and hurriedly came out to smooth things over. "Master Max, this is the trainer of Cyan Oak, and he is here to see the Gym owner."

"Oh? So he's the one who wants to challenge Dad! Let me tell you, it's impossible for someone like you to defeat Dad!" Max said angrily. At this time, he noticed Treecko behind Cyan. "Wow, it's Treecko, it's great!"

As he said that, he wanted to see Treecko up close.

Seeing this, Treecko took a step back, and Cyan stepped forward to block Max's path, saying, "Sorry, I'm not here to challenge the gym."

Now it was Max's turn to be surprised. "If you come to the gym and don't come to challenge, then what are you here for?"

Raito opened his mouth and explained, "Master Max, this Cyan trainer is really not here to challenge, but the gym owner specifically mentioned it to me and said that if he comes, let me take him to see the gym owner directly."

"How is that possible?" Max looked in disbelief. "Dad would actually say that?!"

Although Max was a character from the original work, he was just a little kid now, and Cyan didn't care much.

"If nothing happens, I want to see the owner of Norman Pavilion first. What do you say, Raito?"

Raito came back to his senses. "Ah, yes, we can't keep the host waiting. Then, Master Max, let's take our leave first."

After the two of them left, Max said in a low voice, "No, I must go and see what this person named Cyan Oak is capable of."

So Max quickly prepared to follow the two of them, and at this moment, a clear and clear voice like a bell happened to appear behind him.

"Max, what are you doing here?"

Max turned around and said, "Sister, please don't scare me, okay?"

May pouted and said, "Obviously it's Max, you can't concentrate on yourself!"

At this time, Max saw that Cyan had gone far away with Raito, and hurriedly said, "Oh no, sister, I'm leaving first!"

After saying that, he ran forward.

Seeing this, May felt that Max was very strange today, so she shouted, "Max, what are you doing?" After saying that, she also started running after Max.

This gym is really not big. Cyan followed Raito and quickly arrived at the room where Norman was.

Cyan said, "Hello, Master Norman!"

"It's Cyan Oak, I didn't expect you to come so soon," Norman laughed. "Come on, come and sit down."

Cyan found a stool and sat down, then asked Treecko to sit next to him.

"I wonder why Norman Gym Master wants to see me?"

Norman glanced at the Treecko next to Cyan. The Treecko gave him a strange feeling, but he didn't think much about it. Moreover, he had seen Cyan holding the Treecko yesterday, so it was natural he regarded this Treecko as Cyan's Pokémon.

"That's it." Treecko came to sit on the other side of Cyan. "Raito, please go out first. I will call you if anything happens."

"Okay, owner!"

Raito poured a cup of tea for each of them and walked out of the room. After closing the door, he suddenly saw Max and May at the corner.

"Master Max, Miss May, why are you all here?"

Just after May caught up with Max, she asked him what happened to make him look so anxious.

Max also felt that there was nothing to hide, so he told May what had just happened. Now May was a little more curious about Cyan Oak, who was being paid attention to by her father, so she squatted by the room with Max to see if she could overhear anything.

But before they heard anything useful, Raito came out. In a hurry, they ran aside, but they didn't expect to be discovered by Raito.

Max pulled Raito over and said, "Raito, tell me and my sister, who is this trainer named Cyan Oak? Why is Dad so interested in him?" At this moment, Max's eyes suddenly lit up. "By the way, his surname is Oak. Could it be that he has something to do with Dr. Oak?"

Max liked Dr. Oak very much. He would read every book and lecture of Dr. Oak if possible. Although there were many things that he still didn't understand, this did not prevent him from liking Dr. Oak.

May also followed up and said, "Yes, Raito, if you know anything, just tell us!"

When Raito heard what the two said, he could only smile bitterly. "I'm sorry, Miss May, Master Max, I really don't know about Cyan Oak. After the owner came back last night, he told me that he might have a trainer named Cyan Oak come over and asked me to pay attention when the time comes. If he comes, I will take him to see him immediately. And I only heard this name for the first time yesterday, so apart from these, I really don't know anything."

Max pouted. "What? That's all you know?"

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