After their brief reunion, Sinan and the other two returned to their investigator duties. Now that they had officially taken up their posts, there was no shortage of assignments.
Ryoko also returned to her own position, moving step by step toward her goals with both feet firmly on the ground.
The next day, Mark finally got his wish and had a 1V1 sparring match with Sato.
Tyranitar VS Togekiss!
Logically speaking, Togekiss's tracking Aura Sphere should have posed no small threat to Tyranitar.
Yet in the actual battle, Tyranitar effortlessly suppressed Togekiss completely. From start to finish, it used only Stone Edge, leaving Togekiss without any ability to fight back.
This once again made Mark clearly realize that his boss had been speeding ahead like crazy, while he had not even found the right track.
"I'm not going to the Elite Four Reserve!" Mark said somewhat petulantly, only to see both Sato and George Shake Their Heads at him.
"The Pokemon League isn't run by your family. You can't just come when you want and leave when you want. Your environment does matter, but what matters most is yourself."
Sato said in a deep voice, his words full of reprimand, scared Mark into not daring to say a word.
"What Sato said is true. Don't forget, you got in through the back door. And you're not the strongest in the Elite Four Reserve, so of course people will look down on you.
"So set yourself a small goal first. How about becoming the chief?"
George stepped in to smooth things over and even offered a pretty good suggestion: become the chief reserve through sheer strength! Heard this, Mark's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly nodded in agreement.
For those big mouths, beat them until they had nothing left to say!