After saying that, Kem turned his back to the boy and said to the boy while treating Metagros's wounds.

"If you want to give up, do what you love. That's your decision. But if you want to continue, make up your mind to keep going. Believing that 'my power is not like this' and moving on is like saying 'I'm not a genius. "There is no doubt that this is a harder and more painful path than giving up and lamenting."

The path I've walked. Once upon a time, I gave up everything after unreasonable efforts. He meets Shirona and makes the right effort, but his trainer, Kaim, has no talent for fighting. However, in the course of that day-to-day effort, he discovered another talent that was different from combat. That's the ability to persevere. Keim's gift is a strong spirit to never give up and persevere, no matter how difficult it may be. Applying his talent to battle, with the help of Sirona, he got to where he is now.

Kem's words are copycat Sirona's words, but they have a certain weight that only those who have accumulated experience can find out. The boy realized the weight of his words and was impressed. After returning the Metagross to the ball, Keim began to prepare the field. The boy said to Kem.

"Can you tell me your name? I'm Goushi. ”

"Me? Cam. ”

"Mr. Kem, I'm going to be stronger than you! One day, I will definitely surpass you and become the director of the gym! ”

"I see. Go ahead. ”

For Kem, who continues to insist without looking at the teenager, the teenager continued.

"So, Mr. Keim! In order to defeat you, I want to become the gym instructor of this Torizhang Gym! "

"Huh. That's fine, but I'm good."

I tried to say that from tomorrow I would be affiliated with another gym, but the boy didn't listen to Kem's story.

"After joining this gym, I will try my best to challenge you every day! Someday, I will definitely surpass you! ”

"No, so I"

"I've decided! Somo-sensei, can I be your trainer?! ”

“？ Ah, yes. Then I'll give you this document and bring it tomorrow. ”

"Understood! So be it! Please start preparing tomorrow! ”

"Hey, hey, then me"

"See you tomorrow!"

Gangshi received the documents handed to him by sumo and ran home. As the boy left, Kem let out a long sigh.

"Are you sure?

"It's okay, our gym is already noisy."

"Really"

"Even so, he rarely spoke."

Basic Keim speaks less. Compared to when I first joined the Tohari Dokan, the number has increased a lot, but it is still not that much. Even from a sumo point of view, it is unusual for Kem to say such a thing.

"I know you've done something stupid.

It's like watching yourself rot and quit the battle, and you can't help but feel a heat in your heart. Realizing this, Kem continues to defend to hide his embarrassment.

After maintenance, Kem put away his tools and turned to sumo.

"I'm going home, but what about plums?"

"I'm going home too, but you go first, I'll lock the door."

"Supplication"

After putting on his coat and packing his things, Kem finally bowed to Field and walked towards the exit of the gymnasium.

But just before that, he stopped and said he was looking back at sumo.

"Somo, tell that boy."

"Yes, what is it?"

"First of all, it's done by listening to people's stories."

"Poof! Indeed it is! I see. I'm telling you. ”

“。 See you later. ”

With that, Cam rode away on Mukhawk.

The next day, Tsuyoshi, the boy who joined the Tobari Gym, screams when he learns that Kaim has joined another gym, but that's another story.

*

Two weeks before Kem left the Torsho Gym.

"Society?"

"Yes.

After dinner, Sirona said to Cam, who was doing research on his laptop.

"You're doing it again? That's great. ”

"Now it's time to take out what's in the Holy Ruins."

"yes, I've already submitted my paper."

When the two conducted their research that year, they wrote a paper based on the data that Sirona had researched herself and the data collected by Kem. The paper was highly praised and decided to be presented at an academic conference.

"It's amazing. Able to publish two papers in one year. ”

"Huhu, you can write when you get used to it."

It took a lot of time and a lot of time for Kem to finish his thesis. The plate I found when I went to mine the other day, although it was very complete, took more than twice as long to complete as Sirona.

The papers submitted to the conference are currently undergoing peer review and have not yet been released to the public.

"So when is the meeting going on?"

"It's the end of the month."

There was an academic conference in Alamos Town, which I had informed him before, so I couldn't change Kem's schedule, so I went alone. In retrospect, I told Kem early on this time.

"I see. It was the day before I officially joined Minchem, so it didn't matter. "

"Good. This time I want you to come too. ”

"Why?"

Even if you didn't make it last time, it shouldn't be a reason for you to insist on coming. Kem asked rhetorically, wondering if there must be some reason for this.

"This year's conference presentation was held in Kaminagi Town. You haven't been here yet, have you? ”

"Oh no"

Kem is now a citizen of the Sinnoh region, but he was originally a young man from the Hoenn region. As a result, he has never been to the entire Sinnoh region, and since he often goes with Shirana outside of the Sinnoh region, there are several cities in the Sinnoh region that he has not visited. Alamostown, where the last conference was held, is a good example.

"I see, Kaminagi Town is the town where Sirona grew up."

Shirona is from Kaminagi Town.

Kaminagi Town is a town that tells stories of the past. There are ruins in the castle, and those ruins are ruins that carry down the myths of the Sinnoh region.

"Yes. The town where I was born and raised. I want you to see. ”

Bai Nai saw the root of Kem, Nancheng, and felt the atmosphere of the city with his skin. Meet Cam's family and learn more about his past.

I want Kem to know the same thing. I want you to know about the towns and families you once lived in, as well as the past. In this way, we hope to bring each other closer to each other and respect each other. That's what I thought.

"I see. The town where Shirona grew up. "

I'm interested. ”

"I'm glad to hear you say that. I know your roots and can hear them. So this time I want you to know my roots. I think I can be your equal. ”

"Equality may be so."

Perhaps it was because Kem had a tendency to exaggerate what he had received from Sirona, who had a strong desire to be on an equal footing with him.

So, in order not to miss such an opportunity to be recognized, Sirona uses the lesson of the last time to try to get in touch as soon as possible. As a result, this time Kem was able to accompany him.