Walking down the passage towards the inside of the hot spring, a hot breath belonging to the spring water gradually enveloped Karp's body, and it was only after he had completely walked out of the passage that he could see the environment clearly.

At the end of the passage, there is a space that looks like a small room, and it is a place to change clothes and store yukata. Of course, the Pokemon will also be released here, and then the Poké Balls can also be stored here.

If you go further on, you will see the entrance of the passage, and when you walk out of the exit, you will see the hot spring.

The environment is different from that of an open-air bath, and there are rocks around the hot spring, but the heat emitted from the inside of the hot spring covers the surrounding ground, and at first glance it looks like a cloud covering the ground, which is a bit vague but reassuring.

In addition to the hot springs and the heat, the most visible thing in the interior of the hot spring is a wooden wall that extends along the wall next to the passage to the opposite wall, which is used to divide the hot spring, which itself is made of special wood, and there is a gap above, and this gap is built into the ceiling to ventilate the inside.

Obviously, the other half is probably the other side of the hot springs that can only be accessed by following the passage that Kona walked into.

The hot spring is gender-neutral, and it only serves two guests and a group of guests – so it can be used by both men and women at times, and both sides when there is only one.

And the case of Karp and Kona clearly falls into the former category.

But Karp didn't think much after looking at the wooden wall, and just stepped into the hot spring with his little Kirbymon and Shock Monster.

Karp leaned against the wooden wall, stretching his body slowly, the heat from the hot springs running down his limbs and into his body, making him feel like all the fatigue he had recently accumulated had melted away from the heat.

The little Kirbymon had a bath towel on top of its head and leaned against the rocks next to the hot springs, closing its eyes to recuperate.

The shock monster is facing upwards and floating on the water, with its limbs moving from time to time with a comfortable expression on its face.

It didn't take long for Karp to hear the sound of bathing on the other side of the hot springs.

However, because Kona has a dragon, the sound of entering the water is obviously much louder.

Then something seemed to come closer, on the other side of the wooden wall, just like Karp, leaning against it.

"Karp, can you hear me?"

Kona's voice came from the other side, just behind Karp.

"I can hear you, what's wrong?"

Kona apparently didn't expect Karp to be directly behind him, leaning against the same wooden wall as him. However, after Karp heard a few sounds of the water rippling, it fell silent again.

"Do you think I can defeat Wataru?"

Covered in the heat of the hot springs, Kona leaned against the wooden wall and crossed her legs, looking up at the ceiling above, feeling a little confused for a moment.

Although Wataru was a goal she set when she became an ice trainer, and she usually looks like she has to stick to it no matter how strong her opponent is, but not showing it doesn't mean that she won't think about some of the things that don't have to go.

After all, Wataru is too strong—strong enough to make ordinary trainers desperate.

"I think you can."

Kona listened to Karp's voice and seemed to be able to imagine his expression. All the while, Kona has heard more denials than approvals.

And those flattering words aside, only Austin and Karp have agreed with Kona's goal.

However, Austen's identification is different from Karp's, although Kona can feel that Austin is genuinely agreeing with his goal, but he agrees with Kona's process of pursuing his goal, but he is silent about the result, basically an attitude that does not deny, but does not affirm.

Only Karp, who has always had trust and affirmation in herself since she first heard her say her goal.

It could be seen from his eyes that it was not a compliment, let alone an endorsement of his own path, but his belief that he would definitely be able to defeat the invincible dragon messenger in the world.

Kona didn't know where his trust came from, so when she heard Karp's affirmation again, she subconsciously asked:

"Why do you believe so much that I can defeat Wataru?"

Karp leaned against the wooden wall and was silent for a moment, then smiled.

"Because you said you were going to defeat Wataru, and since your goal is this, then I don't think it's impossible.

Only people who don't even dare to think about it will block out a lot of possibilities, and for people who dare to set goals, have a positive attitude towards them, and work hard to do them, and even dare to speak up and share them with others, I think everything is possible until she actually gets the results.

There's nothing to believe you and not believe you.

It's just - I think you'll be able to achieve your goals, that's all. ”

Kona hugged her legs and lowered her head slowly, not knowing if it was because of the heat of the hot spring, her eyes were slightly red, and she could even see a few crystals flickering on them.

All along, what she had heard from others was that Wataru was an invincible dragon messenger.

- You will never be able to defeat Wataru.

INTERVIEWER It's good to have dreams, but it's also appropriate to recognize reality.

So she barely thought calmly about what Karp was talking about.

Yes, defeating Wataru is just a goal, and simply setting a goal and working hard for it to reap the results is only one of the most normal possibilities.

It's normal to be able to do it, it's normal to not be able to do it, and it's strange to be completely denied before you get the result.

Thinking of this, Kona seemed to feel that something that had been pressing on him had been thrown away, and he smiled briskly for the first time in a long time.

"Hmm."

First there was such a voice, and then Kona was silent for a long time before speaking again.

“...... Thank you, Karp. ”

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