Chapter 616

"You are, the acting Gym Leader of Pewter Gym—Su Hao?"

The cool beauty leaned against the corner of the wall with her arms crossed. She wore a gray hat, and sunglasses covered her eyes, but from her fair skin and lustrous pink hair, it wasn't hard to see that this person must be outstanding in appearance.

A black professional suit outlined her graceful curves, and the short skirt, long boots, and absolute territory would probably attract a crowd of otaku to call her "sister."

Su Hao finally understood why Brock was so obsessed with Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny.

【Dignified posture, elegant lines】

These were the words Brock used to describe her.

In other words, the person in front of Su Hao was exactly the inspector from the Inspection Agency who came to Pewter Gym to conduct the evaluation in the Diamond and Pearl special episode—the former Nurse Joy from Saffron City.

"That's right, because Gym Leader Forrest was poisoned and collapsed, I am temporarily serving as the acting Gym Leader, Nurse Joy."

Su Hao looked directly at Joy's sunglasses without a hint of guilt, as if he had completely integrated into his role as the acting Gym Leader.

"Ho, you really can recognize me."

Nurse Joy took off her sunglasses coolly, and a sharp intent, different from other Nurse Joys, radiated from her blue eyes.

"That's right, I am Joy."

"But now I am a Senior Inspector of the Pokémon Inspection Agency. Please call me 【Inspector Joy】."

Senior Inspector Joy.

After speaking, Inspector Joy took out her credentials and showed them to Su Hao.

Su Hao pretended to check them, then smiled: "The credentials are fine. What is Inspector Joy's purpose for coming to Pewter Gym this time?"

Su Hao had heard from Lola that Brock was currently traveling in the Hoenn region.

In other words, Inspector Joy, who would only appear in the special episode after the end of Diamond and Pearl, shouldn't have appeared at Pewter Gym at this point in time.

"The reason I came is simple. I heard that not only the acting Gym Leader, but even the former Gym Leader, Mr. Flint, and his family were hospitalized due to food poisoning, right?"

Joy played with her sunglasses with one hand, her tone indifferent.

"... Yes."

"Because of this, the Pewter Gym has been wiped out so easily. Based on my own judgment, I must evaluate its Gym strength and report whether the Pewter Gym meets the requirements."

"So, I called back the junior inspector, and I will take the field myself."

Joy put her sunglasses into her pocket, her expression very cold.

Su Hao didn't expect that it was because he met Flint, causing him to go home early and eventually get poisoned, that this small-scale butterfly effect caused Inspector Joy to arrive early.

"... Then Inspector Joy should also know that I am a newly appointed acting Gym Leader, right?" Su Hao frowned, thinking frantically in his brain.

He didn't want Brock, who was still in Hoenn, to learn that the Pewter Gym had been shut down because of him.

Joy nodded and responded: "Ah, I naturally know about that."

"... Then why did you come here knowing that the Pewter Gym is currently in a situation where no one can fight?" Su Hao didn't understand her reason for acting.

Joy turned to the side and closed her eyes: "Originally, I intended to come personally to notify the Pewter Gym that it would be ordered to rectify and stop issuing badges to challengers."

The words Joy uttered made Su Hao's heart tighten.

"But..."

Joy left a cliffhanger.

"But?"

Su Hao didn't understand what she wanted to say.

"You have a pair of very good eyes. Do you want to make a bet?"

Joy looked directly into Su Hao's golden star-like eyes; they were eyes brighter than those of her partner.