Legba raised an eyebrow at AJ for the comment but Justin just stared at him without blinking. With Justin, it was always as if a million thoughts went through his head but none of them revealed themselves through facial expressions. "You know I don't like to hurt birds." he replied with a neutral tone.

Justin had earned a lot of badges in other regions before but he had left them all at home. In fact, he only brought his very first partner Legba. Justin has a very complicated past and he never told AJ why he was in Johto. It's not that he wanted to keep secrets but he didn't find the right timing to bring it up.

"Azalea Town is south of here." Justin wasn't wearing any shoes but no one had seemed to comment on it so far.