Son of Ho-Oh

"Join... your Gym?"

Red Fire looked completely bewildered.

He had considered that Mark might have come from another department of the Rainbow R Organization. He had imagined that Mark might belong to some hidden faction within the Rainbow R Organization, or even guessed that Mark came from a resistance group opposing the Rainbow R Organization.

But what did joining Mark's Gym mean?

Gyms were a product of the World Pokemon Alliance's heyday, created to maintain a balance between the World Pokemon Alliance and the major nations.

As Pokemon Academies rose to prominence over the past century, Gyms had declined along with them.

Under the rule of the Rainbow R Organization, Gyms had been further phased out.

Mark said, "It can't exactly be called my Gym. I'm only the Vice Gym Leader, but Third Uncle hasn't really been managing things lately. For the past few months, I've been making all the decisions, big and small, so calling it my Gym wouldn't be wrong. What do you say? Are you willing to join my Gym?"

To be honest, without Red Fire, he might not have joined the Rainbow R Organization so smoothly.

Not only that, he had successfully obtained the status of an official researcher in the Rainbow R Organization, along with a pass for the Special Operations Team.

With that Special Operations Team pass and his status as an official researcher, he would be able to travel freely between the Rainbow R Organization headquarters and the various Parallel Time-Spaces.

Red Fire had helped him greatly.

Besides that, Red Fire's kind and loyal nature had also earned the affection of many of Mark's Pokemon.

Jirachi, Mew, and the others all liked Red Fire. Mark also had a good impression of him, so he took the opportunity to invite him.

Red Fire furrowed