Misty glared. "Is this even a question of whether to accept or not?"
"You can battle if you want, but one battle should be enough."
"You went out of your way to challenge someone, and now we might not even make it to the Pokémon Center tonight."
Ash said sheepishly, "I just didn't get my fill from that one battle!"
Brock said, "All right, all right. We can already see the Pokémon Center."
It was nearly dark. About a hundred meters ahead of them, they could see the brightly lit Pokémon Center.
Eichi said, "All right, we're almost at the Pokémon Center. Stop arguing."
So everyone quickened their pace, finally reaching the Pokémon Center a minute later.
Next came the usual routine: handing their Pokémon over to Nurse Joy for a checkup, reserving rooms, and then going to eat.
While eating dinner, Ash watched several Trainers battling their Pokémon outside.
The cafeteria on the first floor of the Pokémon Center had glass walls, allowing them to clearly see what was happening outside.
Ash watched with great interest, and at the same time, he was itching to join in.
Misty said irritably, "Ash, haven't you battled enough today?"
"You're still watching battles outside while you eat."
Ash said brightly, "Of course I haven't seen enough. I'll never get tired of Pokémon battles."
Then he spotted Eichi. His eyes suddenly lit up as he looked at him and asked, "Eichi, I challenge you!"
Misty had just taken a sip of water when she sprayed it all over Brock's face across from her.
Misty said, "Why do you always come up with things on a whim?"
Eichi said, "Oh? Why did you suddenly decide to challenge me?"
That was what he said, but he had long expected Ash to challenge him.
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