When Eichi returned to Ash's house, no one had gone to sleep. They were all waiting for him to come back.
Hana had even made him a bowl of noodles and waited for him to return and eat them.
It touched him, filling his heart with warmth.
He could not remember how long it had been since anyone had treated him like this.
He smiled. "Why are you all still awake?"
Ash said, "We were waiting for you. My mom was worried about your safety. She couldn't relax until you came back."
"How could there be any danger in Pallet Town?"
Hana said, "Eichi, hurry and eat the noodles before they get cold."
"Okay, I'm hungry too."
An hour later, Eichi lay in bed.
Everything he had discussed with Professor Oak that evening came rushing back to him.
In just over two hours, their conversation had contained an enormous amount of information.
He needed to sort it all out properly. His first meeting with Professor Oak had already brought him tremendous harvest.
As expected of the strongest researcher in the Pokémon World. He had gained so much in just one day.
If he stayed here longer, he would gain even more.
However, Professor Oak had probably been willing to tell him so much because he was Teacher Jiang Ben's student.
Come to think of it, Teacher Jiang Ben and Professor Oak had actually been classmates.
And they had been close friends for many years. His teacher had never mentioned it to him.
Next was his special ability. He had considered revealing it before.
With his current strength, he could already be considered an Elite Four level Trainer.
Ordinary Trainers were no match for him. Even if Team Rocket wanted to deal with him, it would not be easy.
After all,