Team Rocket's Second-in-Command!

"You're both my wings."

As soon as Luo Yuan uttered these words, the room fell into silence.

So quiet, one could hear the faint sound of their own heartbeat.

Misty stared at Luo Yuan, stunned. She hadn't expected him to say something like that.

Her feelings were complicated.

By all accounts, she should have been furious. But when she looked at Luo Yuan's sincere and handsome face, she couldn't summon her anger.

She thought back to their journey together after leaving home, the habit she'd formed of calling him every night to share her day's adventures before falling asleep.

Imagining life without him, Misty realized she had grown dependent on Luo Yuan's presence. She couldn't let him go.

Even her decision to inherit Cerulean Gym was tied to him.

If she left Luo Yuan, all the effort she'd put into training Pokémon and preparing a successor for her Gym Leader position would feel meaningless.

While Misty was lost in thought, Sabrina wasn't so easily placated.