Kanto Region, Indigo Plateau.
After a full day of Elite Four Reserve training, Mark was so exhausted that he did not even want to move a finger.
The moment he entered, he collapsed onto the sofa and stared lifelessly at the ceiling.
Lucario, following behind him, quietly shut the door before taking a bottle of Moomoo Milk from the refrigerator.
"Luca~"
"Thanks, Lucario. I knew you were the best to me!"
As though he had been saved, Mark gave Lucario an exaggerated grin before taking the already opened bottle of Moomoo Milk.
"Gulp~ Gulp~ Gulp... Ah, refreshing!"
Ignoring Mark, Lucario turned on the television and skillfully switched to the regional tournament live broadcast channel.
The next moment, the host's passionate yet long-winded commentary came from the television.
"That's right! Up next, you will witness a 6v6 all-out challenge initiated by Zhengxi, champion of this year's Pseudo-Elite Four Tournament.
So who exactly is his challenger?
It is... the Genius Trainer who vanished for nearly a year, and who was also once the champion of the Pseudo-Elite Four Tournament... Sato!"
"Pfft!!!"
Moomoo Milk sprayed out of Mark's mouth like Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers, but he could not care less about cleaning it up. He only kept pointing at the slowly appearing figure on the television.
"B-Boss!"
Also in the Kanto Region, George was a guest at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Pallet Town.
At the moment, he was busy helping Professor Oak collect data on the Pokémon in the back yard.
Then he saw a spiky-haired little brother panting as he ran toward him, shouting as he ran.
"Senior George! Senior George! He, he, he..."
George stopped recording Bellsprout's measurements and turned to look at Professor Oak's grandson, the spiky-haired boy named Shigeru.
"He? Who has you so worked up?"
"He, he, he...