This is the Reason

When Annie heard Hash kidding with Giles, she felt like her inner thoughts had been exposed.

She then turned her head slightly, not daring to look in Hash and Giles' direction at all, afraid that their eyes would meet.

The redness on her face quickly spread from her cheeks to her entire face. Even her ears were red.

After she had snapped out of her daze from Giles' words, the reason for the happiness in her eyes and the slight blush on her cheeks were because her thoughts were exactly as Hash had speculated.

Not long after she returned to this base city yesterday, Hash had gone to the Spirit Beast Chamber of Commerce and found her, asking her to come to Starlux Gym this morning.

After the person in charge of the Spirit Beast Chamber of Commerce, Mr Gars, made the introduction, Annie, who did not understand what was going on, realized that this sleepy-looking Big Sister Hash was actually the youngest Elite Beast Tamer!