Amelie arrived at the Pokémon Center and spotted Yaqi in the rest area as soon as she entered.
She walked straight over. Yaqi was sitting there reading a newspaper.
"Yaqi."
Hearing the familiar voice, Yaqi looked up and saw that it was his older sister, Amelie.
He said in surprise, "Sis, you're here! Long time no see. I've really missed you."
Amelie snorted. "What's going on? Why are you at the Pokémon Center?"
Yaqi scratched his head. "When I came here, I planned to catch another Pokémon before heading deeper into Viridian Forest.
"I encountered a Pokémon in there and took a liking to it, so I wanted to catch it.
"But I didn't expect it to be so strong. Even my two Pokémon couldn't beat it. Even my Ninetales lost.
"So I had no choice but to come to the Pokémon Center for treatment."
Amelie said in surprise, "Even your Ninetales lost? It's that strong?"
Yaqi said, "I feel like it's no weaker than Dad's Dragonite."
Now Amelie was truly curious and hurriedly asked, "What Pokémon was it?"
Yaqi said, "It was..."
Amelie was stunned. "It was that one?"
Meanwhile...
After Eichi and Brighton exchanged contact numbers, they went their separate ways.
During his conversation with Brighton, Eichi learned that Vermilion City was still several days away.
After giving it some thought, Eichi decided not to keep walking.
He would stay in a nearby town for a few days before heading back.
After passing through this stretch of terraced fields, a small town appeared ahead, with a little river running beside it.
The river flowed from the town toward the fields. Eichi had casually asked someone about it earlier.
That person told him to follow the river, and he would find a town ahead.
As he entered the