[fbdshbdh wasn't expecting that. He's not sure whether to respond back through thoughts or not so he hesitates. But he speaks up eventually]

That's for you to decide. Though [and now he's smirking a bit] it's very possible that it is. Gyms and the elite four go through people just as any job. I wasn't the first, nor the previous, nor am I going to be the last gym leader of Ecruteak.