Brock said, "All right, the battle's over. Let's eat before the food gets cold."
Three minutes later, the four of them sat at the dining table. Ash said excitedly, "We'll reach Pallet Town tomorrow. Just thinking about it gets me excited."
"I already miss my mom's cooking."
Brock said, "I'll get to meet Professor Oak too. I've only ever seen him on TV before, but now I can finally see him in person."
"Just thinking about it is a little exciting."
Misty said, "I want to see the scenery in Pallet Town. I heard it's the hometown of champions, so the scenery must be quite different."
Eichi joined in as well. "I'm the same as you guys. I'm curious about everything, so this trip definitely won't be in vain."
Pallet Town
It was still that quiet, beautiful little town.
Looking down from the sky, there was an enormous fence on the eastern side of town.
Inside were all kinds of natural creations and all kinds of Pokémon.
Together, they formed what seemed like a small ecosystem.
At the end of the fence stood a huge house on the edge of town.
This was Professor Oak's home, or rather, his research institute.
The entire institute covered several thousand square meters, and Professor Oak managed such a large institute all by himself.
Professor Oak, now with a full head of white hair and slight wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, had just finished reviewing a set of Pokémon data when he heard the phone ring.
Ring! Ring!
He put down what he was doing, picked up the phone, and said, "Hello, hello, hello. Who is this?"
"Oh, it's you. What do you need me for?"
"Something about the Master Tournament? I understand."
"What? I have to go too? I'm very