After several consecutive days of traveling, Eichi gradually relaxed from his initial fear.
When he had first encountered Team Rocket, he had been too focused on protecting Clefairy to think much about it.
After leaving Mt. Moon, though, he thought back on it and realized that, influenced by the manga, he was still somewhat afraid of dark forces.
When he had first transmigrated, he had considered that he might encounter Team Rocket someday, but he had never expected to run into them so soon.
To keep those three from bringing others back to look for him, he quickly left Mt. Moon.
After traveling for several days, the more he thought about it, the more he felt there was no need to be afraid.
They should have been the ones afraid of him. They had been about the same age as Eichi, so Team Rocket probably would not have taken them too seriously.
They probably would not have expected Eichi to know they were Team Rocket, either. Team Rocket's infiltration of the Pokémon League should not have been that deep yet.
Judging by Brock's age, he was probably already fourteen or fifteen when the story began.
That day, Brock had looked to be around ten.
So Eichi guessed there were probably still around four years before the story began.
Ash should only be six years old now. Team Rocket was still quietly developing, and the dark forces across the major regions were all growing in secret.
After walking for several days, he was about to reach Cerulean City.
Sure enough, before long, he saw the outline of Cerulean City.
Cerulean City resembled Venice, its streets built around a busy shipping canal.
To the north, it bordered the river's estuary. Saffron City lay to the south, while Mt. Moon was to