After successfully graduating from university, Kem embarks on a journey to the Sinnoh region and becomes Sirona's assistant and butler.

At first, Kem always used honorifics, but gradually abandoned them as he nagged at the unsuspecting and lazy Sirona every day, eventually establishing the relationship he has now.

"It's been two years, and time flies."

Keim felt the breeze blow as he watched the Ba Flame Monkey and Lucario practicing. The Night Elves nestled in Kem's lap, nonchalantly looking at the landscape.

After a period of observation, Kem suddenly looked at the clock and found that it was almost 9 o'clock.

"Gotta cook for Sirona's Pokémon."

Kem stood up and walked to the kitchen.

Soon after, Sirona also woke up.

"Good morning~"

"Hey, how do you feel?"

"Much better."

Her face was much better than when she ate breakfast. It seems that she has recovered.

"Thank you for taking care of everyone."

"It's okay, I like it."

Kem smiled slightly, watching Sirona's Pokémon frolic and play with each other.

Shirona sat next to him, peering at the materials in Kem's hand.

"Oh, isn't it a new paper?"

"It was just published. Sirona helped me send it in your name. “

"Do you use my name again?"

"It's okay, the privilege of the assistant. And it was Shirona who said it could be used. You're not in a position to complain. “

"Yes. Anyway, it didn't do anything bad, so let it be. “

"Are you still not fully awake?"

"No, I don't. So, how about that paper? “

"It's a treatise on the newly discovered site of Sinto. It seems to be a rather rare place. They deduced the age of the site by the age of the stones used at the site.

"It's an old-fashioned method, but it's the most accurate."

They also argued for issues related to the symbols and words used in the site. Although it is only a preliminary report and there is not much information, it may attract more attention in the future. “.

Kem drank the water in the bottle as he handed the paper to Sirona.

Sirona immediately skimmed through the paper. Sure enough, as a scholar, she read the main points more accurately and understood them faster than Keim.

"This person wrote it. It's also very credible. “

"I didn't notice it before I became an assistant, but there are actually some people who write this kind of thing casually."

"Absolutely. The world of archaeology is not monolithic. “

"For better or worse, there are many kinds of people coming together."

Kem stood up, stretched widely, and took off his glasses.

"Night Elves."

The Night Elves, who were playing with Sirona's Ice Guardian, heard Kam call his name and immediately turned to Kem.

"Where are you going?"

"Shopping. I'm going to the gym, so I want to buy ingredients for dinner. Lucario, Ba Flame Monkey. What about you? “

"The Wood Owl is completely in nap mode right now, so I'll let it continue to sleep. And he's sparring with Sirona's Lucario and Megalodon. “

Looks like the sparrings are going well, so let them continue.

"You're giving it your all."

"Those two guys are aggressive. Playing against our Pokémon is a great thrill for them. “

"Indeed."

Sirona's Pokémon have all been cultivated by champions, and their strength is really beyond the imagination of ordinary people. For the aggressive ones, it is a perfect opportunity to fight stronger opponents and increase their strength. Since Sirona is busy, she can't stay home all the time. So there aren't many opportunities to train against Sirona's Pokémon. They want to make the most of this opportunity, and Keim can feel it.

"Well, let's watch at home."

"Are you going shopping? I'm going too. “

“？“

“？ Isn't it possible? “

Cam squinted at Sirona, who tilted her head in confusion.

"Sirona is always very eye-catching when she's together."

Sirona is just very striking.

Tall figure with blonde hair that extends to near the knees. And the figure and appearance are also very good. There is nothing unremarkable, plus Sirona herself is a very famous person with the titles of champion and archaeologist. And with the presence of Kem, Kem inevitably stands out as well.

"It's okay. It doesn't matter if it's reported by a weekly magazine again. “

"It's okay for me. It's not a relationship that needs to be hidden. And if they scribble something that doesn't matter, I'll just crush them. “

"It's scary."

Kem listened to Sirona with a cool smile on his face as he jotted down what he wanted to buy in the memo.

"Let's just stir-fry vegetables today."

"If you don't pay attention, you won't eat anything good."

"Oops, you're going too far. I still think about it before eating. “

"If you don't speak, you'll only eat ice cream for breakfast, and you don't deserve to say that. I'm already very busy, at least I have to keep my nutrition balanced, otherwise it will be easy for my body to collapse. “

"What a nosyman."

"Don't bother me."

Kem put on his coat and took the bag and prepared to go out. Sirona did not wear her usual heavy black coat, but put on a light black cardigan.

"Let's go."

“。“

Sure enough, no matter what, on the street, Kem and Shirona became the center of attention of the crowd.

Of course. In the Sinnoh region, there are very few people who do not know Sirona. If such a celebrity walks around the street, anyone will pay attention.

And these eyes will also be on Kaim who walks beside Sirona. Although he has become a little used to it, Kem himself is just an ordinary person. He had neither the charisma of Sirona nor the patience to deal with the many gazes.

Under these gazes, Kem continued to make his way towards the supermarket, despite some inner trouble.

"It's a glaring sight."

"Oh, the people of Mio City must be used to us."

"It's not as obvious as it was at first, but I'm still not used to being stared at."

For someone like Keim who spent his ordinary student days, the gaze is still not accustomed. And sometimes in addition to the curious gaze, you can also feel a jealous gaze. While it was unlikely that anything would happen to him from these glances, Kaim had no joy at all at all.

"I'm not a celebrity's companion."

"You've become a gym trainer, so you should be a bit famous, right?"

"If it's the leader of the gym, maybe it's a little famous. But who remembers the gym trainers? “

"Oh, I remember."

"Not everyone has a memory like yours."

While chatting about unrelated love, they walked to the supermarket together.

They put vegetables, meat, and some stocked food, pet food ingredients, fruits, and seasonings in their baskets and check out through the cash register.

As she leaves, Sirona gracefully waves to the woman who is cashiering, while Kem just nods slightly, which is another matter.

After sorting out the purchased items and putting them in the freezer, Kem simply prepares dinner. When he was done, he had lunch with Sirona.

After lunch, after a short rest, Kem tidied himself up and put the Pokémon back into the Poké Balls.

"Okay, I'm leaving. Although tonight's dinner will be a little late, you should never go to the kitchen. I made some rice balls and put them there, and you eat them when you're hungry. Did you hear that? “

"I see. How much do you not believe me? “

"The last time I handed over the housework to you, it turned out to be even more messy than the clumsy idlers."

"Hmm"

"Anyway, just stay there. Spend more time with Pokémon. “

"Got it."

"I'm leaving."

"Have a nice trip."

Sirona watched as Kem flew into the sky on a rocket bird, then released her Pokémon to spend time with them.

"Congratulations! The winner is Gym Trainer Kem! ”

Under the silent shouts of the Daoguan lord Shi, the battle was over.

Kem withdrew his Pokémon into the Poké Ball and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

The challenger retrieves the injured Pokémon in disgrace and walks up to Kem.

"I lost."

"You're doing a great job. With a little more experience, you'll be able to collect the Gym badges in no time. ”

"Specifically, what should I do?"

"I think it would be better to have more battles that leave it to the Pokémon to make their own decisions. Don't command everything from start to finish, but give some advice in battle, directing the use of skills at critical moments. Pokémon are smart, so they can make a certain level of judgment even without the instructions of our trainers. ”

"I see. Maybe I haven't fully believed in my Pokémon yet. Thank you for the suggestion. ”

With these words, the young challenger left.

"Good work, Mr. Keim."

While Kem was recovering from his injured Pokémon, the Gym Lord Shi silently walked over.

"Thank you. You don't need to use honorifics, you know? Mr. Keim is older than me. ”

"In this gym, Shi Momo has a higher status. The use of honorifics is inevitable. And, I've been losing. ”

"But I'm still stronger."

Kem shrugged at the cheerful girl.

He joined the gym through Sirona's introduction, where he has been honing his fighting skills ever since. He can fight hard with other gym trainers and is now stronger than other trainers. However, he has been losing again and again in front of Shi Momo.

When he first joined the Gym, he was weaker than the other trainers, but through Sirona's guidance and combat experience, he eventually became the second in the Gym.

Initially, the other trainers were not optimistic about the cold and unfriendly Keim.

But seeing that Kem was training seriously and hard, they also worked hard to train themselves so as not to lose to him.

Before you know it, Kem has integrated into the gym, and although he is not a cheerful and friendly person, the members of the gym consider him to be an empathetic and good person.

"Today's challenger is over, and you can leave."

"I'm almost leaving. Great work. ”

"Good work."

As Keim walked to the locker room, a gym trainer stood next to Shi Momo.

"That Kem has really gotten stronger."

"Yes."

Shi nodded silently in agreement with the trainer's words.