The hill behind Lillie's mansion is where Luther goes every morning.
I don’t know when he got up, but Kukui also took a long detour in the morning to exercise with Luther in the morning.
"Actually, I really didn't expect that you, who always talk about being lazy, can persist in getting up early to exercise every day."
Kukui, whose other identity is the Royal Masked Man, is in excellent physical condition. He ran to the top of the back mountain without losing breath, and even had the energy to shout breathlessly into the distance.
The Asukas who were awakened by Kukui's loud voice were not very good-tempered, but seeing the friendly faces of the Blazing Roaring Tiger and Darkrai, they could only pretend that nothing happened and fly away with curses.
"I didn't want to at first. A former Interpol police officer on my island told me that doing this would be beneficial after getting married. What can I do?" Luther spread his hands, "I can only practice it."
Because Luther had nothing to do during this time and often hung out in school, he chatted more with Kukui.
But the two of them mostly talked about battle topics. From time to time, they would play a few games and that was it. This was the first time Kukui had heard Luther mention the topic of marriage.
Seeing Kukui's interest, Luther did not hide it and briefly described his preparations for the island and his experience with Mai.
"I've been struggling for so long to find a home, and now I finally have something to look forward to." After exhaling, Luther stretched, "I've been waiting for too long."
"You must come to participate when the time comes. I will send you an invitation." Luther added.
Seeing Kukui deep in thought, Luther was curious about what he was thinking.
"I have liked someone for a long time, but I have never formally proposed dating. Is there anything you can provide reference for?"
Luther was stunned for a while, and then the cool morning breeze blew by, bringing him back to his senses.
This... person you like refers to Dr. Barnett, right?
You can't let Kukui fall in love with someone else just because you came here, right?
Speaking of which, during my trip to Alola, I never saw Dr. Barnett. She is a cooperator of the Aether Foundation. She did not show up for the opening of the Ultimate Cave, experiments and other matters. What happened?
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Calmly, Luther asked: "Can I know who you like? The other teachers in the school?"
"That's not true. It's a friend of Lusamine's called Barnet. She is also an expert in studying the ultimate world. However, she went to Rainbow University to study with an acquaintance a month ago, so she happened to be away."
"But I heard that Lusamine captured Xu Wuide. She has rushed back to Alola a few days ago, and she should be busy with Lusamine and the others now."
Luther felt that his method was not replicable, but he couldn't resist Kukui's eye attack. It was hard to imagine that Kukui would also feel troubled by emotional matters.
"Oh, but I'm planning to buy an island, and then I'll confess that I'm going to get married."
"No!" Kukui covered his forehead, "I meant the confession of dating, I didn't let you fast forward to marriage!"
If we ask about the confession of dating, the more formal one should be the time when Mai moved back during the Suzuran Conference. Speaking of which, Luther can still recall the feeling of kissing Mai at that time. Is this considered a "long aftertaste"...
Seeing Kukui's troubled look, Luther felt that there was no need to be so entangled.
How do you know if it's successful if you don't go up there?
What was originally a good morning run turned into a lesson for Luther, a half-hearted love idiot, to teach Kukui how to confess to Barnett.
I don’t know what the two guys, Blazing Roaring Tiger and Darkrai, mean by nodding their heads. Can you understand?
I understand why you are still single?
According to the normal process, Kukui and Barnett already liked each other. If Kukui took the initiative, there would be no deviation in the subsequent development. Therefore, Luther kept making rainbow farts, which made Kukui full of motivation.
Luther's efforts were not in vain. Kukui rolled up his sleeves and planned to go back and prepare gifts, so he approached Barnett and proposed dating.
Kukui gave a high-five and remembered something: "I almost forgot about the business. I asked a few friends about the matter you asked me before and got a more accurate answer."
"The time was probably two months before the New Year last year. Since then, many places in Alola have promoted Alola Emperor."
“Alchemy is really popular among children and some trainers. Just from what they see, conversations about who is stronger, the King of the Island or Alchemy, happen a lot in daily life, and there are even more online platforms.
"
"So the paintings and promotional pictures of Dandi that you see on ferries, docks, and business districts should all be the masterpieces of people who like Dandi."
Three cute flies flew by not far away together. Luther remembered what Mai had asked him to do, and asked Darkrai to take the Poké Ball to settle the matter, while he continued to chat with Kukui.
"What do you think of the Galar Alliance?"
Kukui didn't hear the subject of Luther's question, so he thought for a while before answering.
"If you ask me, in fact, the people in Alola who have the most contact with Galar are those in the tourism industry. After all, we have not established an alliance, and it is good to have contact with the Galar Alliance."
"If you ask the trainers and children, I can only say that they yearn for the Galar League."
"In their view, the Dynamax battle is very entertaining and exciting, and the strength of the Alchemy Emperor's undefeated record in official battles also makes them yearn for and admire him."
"In fact, Alola is preparing its own alliance to improve the strength and cohesion of local trainers..."
Within a few words, Darkrai brought back the elf ball containing three cute flies, folding his arms and looking like a master.
Putting away the cute Poke Ball, Luther wiped the sweat from exercise and motioned for Kukui to have breakfast with him. The breakfast made by Acerola was a must-try.
As they walked, Luther frowned.
Kukui didn't say it clearly, but this cohesion was undoubtedly telling him that many trainers in Alola had gone to Galar itself.
Matthew effect?
As early as the New Year meeting, several champions and kings had said in casual chats that Galar had gradually relaxed its previous restrictions by lifting the elf egg restrictions.
At the same time, it seems that there are Dandi fan groups in various regions promoting their idol.
Wu Song said that such a large-scale propaganda cannot be without the support of the alliance.
Luther also did not believe that this was a spontaneous act.
Under this powerful propaganda machine, Alola has already seen the beginning of the Matthew Effect. What will happen to other regions?
It's no wonder that after the battle with him, Hala said sadly that Alola must speed up the progress of alliance.
It is impossible for the king of the island not to see this kind of crisis.