Twinleaf Town, a peaceful town, known as the place where new leaves sprout.
Twinleaf Town is located in the southwestern corner of the Sinnoh region, and because of its special geographical location, it is regarded by the people and even the officials of the Sinnoh region as the starting point for trainers.
Of course, Twinleaf Town can be regarded as the starting point because it is relatively close to Professor Rowan's Pokémon Lab, which is the place where official trainers in the Sinnoh region receive their initial Pokémon.
Twinleaf Town, located even further south than Professor Rowan's Pokémon Lab, naturally gets its name from this.
Although Twinleaf Town is called a small town, the area divided into Twinleaf Town is actually quite extensive, and the houses in the town are basically detached bungalows.
It is a town very suitable for resting during life's journey.
The only shortcoming may be that the residential area is relatively far from the small commercial street recognized by Twinleaf Town, and shopping is not particularly convenient? But, this is a common inconvenience shared by many small towns, and compared with other small towns like Solaceon Town, Twinleaf Town can be regarded as relatively prosperous.
In Twinleaf Town, in a residence with green tiles and ivory-colored walls, a girl with shoulder-length hair opened the second-floor window.
She leaned on the windowsill, taking a deep breath of the fresh air outside while stretching comfortably.
"I can finally set off tomorrow."
A sweet smile appeared on the girl's face.
The girl's name is Dawn, and she is a rookie trainer debuting this year.
To prepare for the upcoming journey, she hasn't slept well for days.
Even in her dreams, she's thinking about the things she might encounter and the places she might visit during the journey—forests and grasslands, snowy mountains and deep valleys, beaches....
Places that she could only see on TV and in magazines before, she will soon be able to embark on a journey to witness with her own eyes.
There is nothing more exciting than traveling alone!
Just thinking about it, Dawn couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement.
She wondered what the future held for her.
"Hey! Dawn! Come down here!"
Just as Dawn was immersed in her own fantasies, her mother's voice suddenly floated up from downstairs.
"Is it dinner? No... that's not it..."
Although it's almost dinner time, judging from her voice... it seems like she wants me to do something.
It's clearly the same gentle voice as always, but in a child's eyes, the adults' seemingly unchanging voice always contains other meanings, just like a child at home
can clearly distinguish whether the footsteheard at the door belong to their parents.
"Sigh, it doesn't seem like anything good."
Dawn thought to herself, then walked downstairs with a bit of dejection.
There's no helping it, no matter how unwilling she is, this is the last day before leaving home, so even if she's being sent to do something, she can't really complain.
Walking downstairs, Dawn saw her mother, Erika, standing in the kitchen with a troubled expression.
Seeing this scene, Dawn knew that her feeling had hit the mark again.
"You're quick! I thought you were still in your room packing your parcel, not bad, not bad."
Erika praised her with a smile, as if she had only just grown up now, even though saying that Dawn has only just grown up now can be considered a compliment, but that's not how Dawn sees it.
"The parcel has already been packed! Just waiting to set off tomorrow."
"That's really something.
Back then, I only decided what to bring on the morning of my departure.
It seems you're much better than me in this regard."
"Of course!" Dawn said, proudly puffing out her chest, "Knowing what to bring is just common sense.
It's you, Mom, who lacks common sense."
Maybebecause she's leaving tomorrow, Dawn's tone when speaking to Erika is now a bit airy, completely unafraid of the dishwashing Revenge and floor-mopping Revenge after dinner.
But, Erika is clearly in a good mood today and doesn't mind it at all.
"Yes, yes, it's me who lacks common sense.
So, Miss Common Sense, could you please go to the nearby shopping street and buy me some soy sauce? We've run out of soy sauce at home."
"Ehh——"
"Don't 'ehh.
' Since you came down so quickly, doesn't that mean you were already prepared to help? Although the shopping street is a little bit far, it shouldn't be a problem for the mature Miss Dawn, right?"
"Okay, I got it..."
Dawn pouted and replied resentfully.
She would have stayed in her room longer if she had known she was going to be running errands.
It's not that running errands is tiring or bad, but there's nothing new in this town where she could walk to the shopping street with her eyes closed.
Plus, Twinleaf Town doesn't hold any special events, and the people in the shopping street are all old acquaintances.
If it were a normal day, Dawn wouldn't be so disappointed, but comparing what she has to do today with tomorrow, a sense of loss immediately rises.
"You don't have to make such a face, right? It's just going to buy something, it should be over in half an hour."
Erika looked at Dawn, who was hanging her head, speechlessly, and then said something that immediately refreshed Dawn's spirits.
"Speaking of~ I seem to remember that there's some kind of event going on in the shopping street today~" Erika pressed her index finger against her li, tilted her head and looked troubled, but under Dawn's curious gaze, Erika quickly had a sudden look of realization and clapped her hands and laughed, "Ah! That's right, that's right! I remember, it seems to be a lottery event."
"What's the deal, I thought it was something..."
Dawn's interest vanished again immediately.
Lottery events were already the most common events held in the shopping street, but the prizes were generally just so-so.
She remembered that the best reward from the past until now was a three-day, two-night island trip.
Although Dawn really wanted that prize back then, she wouldn't want it even if she won it now.
The top priority now is definitely tomorrow's trip and going to Professor Rowan's Pokémon Lab in Sandgem Town to receive her first Pokémon.
"Hmm... Not interested? But I heard that this time's prizes seem to include a complete set of stickers for Grand Festival..."
"Let me go! No! Please, you must let me go!"
Dawn immediately changed her mind.
It proves that your mom is still your mom, and you can't beat her at playing mind games.
"See you later~"
Erika leaned against the door, smiling as she watched Dawn leave on her Bicycle.
"But it probably won't work.
" After Dawn's figure completely disappeared from her sight, Erika murmured to herself, "I mean, the Poké Ball stickers are the first prize.
With that child's luck, it'll probably just be a consolation prize of tissues."
Although Erika believed that Dawn wouldn't win the grand prize, she didn't feel any regret in her heart.
I mean, she was telling the truth.
Whether Dawn could win the prize she wanted had nothing to do with Erika.
Besides, Erika could have gone to buy soy sauce herself.
Letting Dawn run the errand wasn't because she was lazy, but because she hoped Dawn could have more memories of home before she left on her journey.
She also hoped to have more memories of Dawn.
Time passes quickly, and growing up is just a moment, especially for Trainers traveling abroad.
How many days a year do they spend at home? Being able to have a week or two is already good.
Those who are away live fulfilling lives, while those at home look forward to the return of those who are away.
So, communicating more with her daughter in this way is also a little trick of Erika as a mother.