Roy watched Alai's departing figure and Dragonair, who seemed somewhat guilty beside Alai, an idea formed in his mind.
With his thoughts in mind, Roy rode his bicycle to Devon Corporation, skillfully swiped his card to enter the elevator, and arrived at the Training Ground on the 10th floor.
As soon as the elevator doors opened
Roy then saw Mu Jin running on a treadmill in the Training Ground.
Hearing the elevator doors open, Mu Jin initially thought it was Steven, but when she turned around, she saw Roy —wasn't that the two-faced brat?
How did he end up here?
Mu Jin paused, almost falling off the treadmill, but luckily the treadmill was smart and stopped automatically after sensing Mu Jin movement.
"Hello, Uncle Mu Jin."
Roy quickly ran over and helped Mu Jin up, politely greeting Mu Jin and explaining that he had come to see Steven.
Steven?
How come the other person knows my son?
Before he could ask Roy how he knew Steven, he saw Gengar from Roy's shadow run out and greet him.
"Are you Agatha's Gengar?"
"Ghost"
Gengar struck a cool pose.
That's him, no doubt about it!
"Agatha did indeed take you as her apprentice."
Mu Jin immediately understood what was going on, and it was no wonder that Agatha had asked her about Roy.
A "ding-dong" sound.
Steven also stepped out of the elevator next to him and saw Mu Jin as soon as he looked up.
He had a great time at sea with Drake this week, leaving him alone at the company to manage things. I don't even know what to say about this old man.
Seeing Steven's displeased expression, Mu Jin knew she was in the wrong, so she chuckled and quickly went to Steven's side, calling him "son" repeatedly.
Steven wasn't buying it at all. He handed the report to Mu Jin and said to Mu Jin:
"The order with Dazijin Company has been signed, and I've also had the company's people investigate the mine in the back mountain. There are no problems, so we can start work."
As for the rest, you can handle it.
"He truly is my son; like father, like son!"
Mu Jin took the report from Steven and subtly began to praise herself.
Steven released his Metang and began training its skills on the skill testing device.
Mu Jin wisely stepped aside.
Just then, I saw Roy take off his jacket, revealing his strong upper body muscles, put on boxing gloves, and walk towards the punching bag in front of him.
"Young man, do you really enjoy boxing?"
"It's alright, I exercise regularly."
"Sigh~ I also liked sports and boxing when I was young. Back then, I even trained with Brawly's father, who was also the old headmaster of the Fighting Dojo, for two days."
Do you want me to teach you...?
Before Mu Jin could finish speaking, she saw Roy deliver a hook punch that made the sandbag tremble.
"Uncle Mu Jin, would you like to have a match with me?"
Upon hearing that Mu Jin also knew some Fighting type techniques, Roy couldn't resist the urge to fight, as he had never sparred with a Fighting type Pokémon Trainer before.
Watching the sandbag swaying in the wind after being hit by Roy's second hook punch, Mu Jin silently shook her head and squatted down to rub her legs.
His leg is a little sore today, so let's skip it.
Hearing that the other person's leg hurt, Roy figured it must have been from almost falling on the treadmill earlier, and he felt sorry for them.
"Then I'll come back tomorrow to see for myself..."
My legs will hurt tomorrow too...
Roy: 6
Seeing that Mu Jin had no intention of teaching him, Roy had no choice but to continue punching the sandbag, while his Primeape was also punching nearby.
The sounds of their fists colliding with the sandbag created a strange symphony.
Watching Roy practice his boxing, Mu Jin couldn't help but wonder if Agatha had taken on a Fighting type apprentice.
After training, Roy lay down in the middle of the Training Ground, covered in sweat.
Primeape imitated Roy and lay down next to Roy.
"Next."
Upon hearing Steven's voice, Roy and Primeape reached out and caught the two bottles of Moomoo Milk, then opened the caps and began drinking.
Comfortable!
Roy downed a one-liter bottle of Moomoo Milk in one go, leaving Mu Jin with an expression that resembled that of an old man reading a newspaper on the subway.
After handing the empty bottle to Steven's butler, Roy told Steven about Alai's invitation to go to Meteor Village and asked if Steven had time to go with him.
If Roy could bring one more person, the first person he would think of is Steven.
Go to Meteor Village????
After hearing Roy's account of the strange things Alai had encountered, especially in a place like Meteor Village, Steven, who had been cooped up in the company for days, suddenly brightened up and immediately agreed.
Mu Jin did not stop Steven. The Meteor Village seemed very mysterious to outsiders, but for him, it was a place where he and Drake would go to chat with the chief of the Meteor People twice a year.
Besides, Roy has Agatha's High-level Elite Four Gengar him, so he doesn't need to worry about anything.
Moreover...
He didn't believe anyone would dare to harm his son.
But with Steven gone, the company's affairs will have to be handled by him again.
This is such a headache...
(Steven: Who would want to stay in a building every day when they can go on a trip and go on an adventure?)
Roy: Me! Don't drag me into this! I'd rather stay inside the building!!
The two agreed to meet again the next afternoon in the northern suburbs of Rustboro City. Roy took the elevator to the commercial area of Devon Tower to buy some more Berry materials.
He currently has 500,000 Poké Dollars, including Poké Dollars earned from his winning streak in the Dome Arena.
He also sold the three Evolution Stones he had obtained earlier to Devon Corporation, for a total of 450,000 Poké Dollars. The main reason for the higher price was the intermediate Dusk Stone.