Chapter 572

"... Of course."

Although she didn't know what kind of madness cousin Lance had, he would take the initiative to invite her to travel to Paldea.

But after thinking about it, Clair decisively accepted his invitation.

The reason is also very simple.

As a Gym Leader, she seems to have fallen into a bottleneck recently.

The distribution of Gyms in the Johto region is not like Kanto, where basically every city has a Gym that can issue badges.

As the gatekeeper of the eight Gyms in Johto, she should logically shoulder the mission of assessing whether Trainers are qualified to enter the Victory Road.

In fact, Clair, who took over the Gym Leader position from her father, has always done so. There are not many newcomer Trainers who can get her approval, and the pass rate in the past has been very low.

But this year, the situation suddenly underwent earth-shaking changes.

It's only mid-February, and judging from past experience, there shouldn't be any challengers here yet.

However, the facts are completely opposite.

A group of genius teenagers seemed to have speed-run the other seven Gyms in a month and came to Blackthorn City to challenge her.

And when Clair fulfilled her duty as a Gym Leader and was determined to test them well, she quickly discovered the anomaly.

Is the sense of déjà vu of these newcomers a bit too strong?