Viridian City, of All Places!

The sun shone brightly that day, with not a cloud in the sky.

Sato and his group returned to the long-missed Dark Night Town in grand fashion.

"It's Gym Leader Sato! You're all back!"

"Mr. George and that kid Mark came along too. Come to think of it, we really haven't seen Mr. George in a long time."

"Si'nan, Si'an, Kinoshita Ming... Wow, all of Dark Night Gym's first batch of apprentices are here. They must have accomplished something incredible and come back together!"

"Mhm, I think so too! The Gym Leaders of our Dark Night Town are the best!"

"Look at that blue-haired girl. She's a senior Breeder, and I heard she has several pseudo-Legendaries!"

"Gym Leader Sato is so handsome. I want to have his babies! (〃ω)"

"..."

After these past few years of rapid development, Dark Night Town had undergone earth-shaking changes, with more than just one or two high-rise buildings now standing there.

But to the neighbors along the old streets, time had only passed in a flash.

Sato and the others greeted everyone like old friends. Even Lota smiled and waved at several girls her age, clearly having made new friends as well.

Just as they reached the middle of the road, a group of people came rushing toward them in a grand procession.

"Gym Leader!"

"Senior George!"

"Senior Mark!"

"..."

The newcomers were none other than the other apprentices who had stayed behind at the Gym.

The moment they learned that Sato and the others had returned, they had excitedly run over to welcome them.

Sato was familiar with the people at the front. After smiling and nodding, he briefly asked about the Gym's situation.

"Reporting to Gym Leader, over the past two months, Dark Night Gym accepted a total of 124 challenges, losing