When passing through Goldenrod City in the Johto, the S.S. Anne docked at Goldenrod City's port. Clair was to disembark in Goldenrod City to return to Dragon Village in Blackthorn City.
Roy came to see Agatha off in Kikuko 'Clair. He also noticed that the brat who had threatened to take his Annihilape yesterday had disembarked with the butler, and it seemed that he was from a family in the Johto.
Roy silently memorized it, and the murderous intent in his eyes inadvertently resurfaced. Clair was also startled by Roy's gaze; it was the first time she had ever seen Roy like this.
Roy might have been a little annoyed when she challenged Roy to a match before, but Roy had never looked at her like that before.
Following Roy's gaze, Clair looked at the brat and the butler beside him. She had no idea how these two had offended Roy.
However, Roy quickly realized what was happening and withdrew his murderous gaze, which brought Clair back to her senses.
Speaking of which, after going back yesterday Dragonair suddenly stopped liking the scallions in the Farfetch'd, even though he used to like it a lot.
"Roy! When we meet again, I will be the strongest Dragon Messenger, and I will be the one to win the battle!"
"That's spirited! I'll battle you again next time with that broken Poké Ball."
Doesn't a broken Poké Ball not Pokémon?
Clair was puzzled.
"Alright, alright, hurry up and leave. Otherwise, if the boat leaves and you can't get off, you'll have to bother me every day."
Roy said with a look of disgust.
Seeing Roy's disgusted expression, Clair remembered the battles Roy had deliberately used to annoy her with the Dusclops a few days ago, and she became furious.
He stomped hard on Roy's foot before finally walking down the lowered steps, completely satisfied.
Make the other person disgusted with you!
Clair's pressure was like Tickle to Roy.
After seeing Clair off, Roy felt a great sense of relief. Finally, no one would bother him while he was sunbathing.
Just as Roy was about to return to the sunken platform on the deck to go deep-sea fishing, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a man in a suit with a buzz cut out of the corner of his eye.
The man looked unwell as he slowly boarded the ship, led by a crew member.
Beside him was a female secretary with short purple hair, a good figure, and also dressed in a professional suit.
This... this is Giovanni?
Is that woman next to Giovanni Matori?
Speak of the devil, and he appears. He was talking about Team Rocket Trio and Giovanni when he first boarded the ship, but he never expected to run into them here.
As one of the original villains in anime and games, Giovanni is definitely one of the most charismatic villains in history.
After being defeated by Red in the anime, Team Rocket disbanded. Later, he traveled to a parallel universe and formed Team Rainbow Rocket...
Matori dismissed the crew members who were following the two and whispered to Giovanni:
"Chief, those old guys in the Johto seem to be plotting rebellion. Should we...?"
As she spoke, the female secretary made a throat-slitting gesture.
"Wait a little longer, it's not the right time yet..."
Giovanni looked up at the sky; how could he not know what those old foxes were up to?
He took over Team Rocket after his mother mysteriously disappeared. After spending several years finally bringing Team Rocket under control in the Kanto Region, he found that Team Rocket in the Johto had become a separate entity.
Those Team Rockets veterans who have tasted power won't be foolish enough to hand over their authority to you.
They simply wouldn't listen to him; when asked, he said that Giovanni's mother hadn't left any clear instructions.
They even claimed that they felt Giovanni was too young and incapable of taking over the Team Rockets, let alone leading Team Rocket to greater heights.
He came to Johto specifically to deal with this issue.
However, the actual situation was more complicated than he had imagined. Several old guys were determined to fight him to the bitter end, and he couldn't just take direct action. The situation in the entire Johto was so dire that a single move could have far-reaching consequences.
Let me think, let me think...
Just as Giovanni was thinking, he felt a gaze on him. Although it was only for a brief moment, he still Frisk it.
He looked around, searching for that gaze he had just received.
Giovanni's first suspicion was that the old guys from the Johto had sent someone to spy on him.
Then he saw a gloomy figure, Kikuko, the Ghost-type Elite Four member from the Kanto region, and a tall boy following beside her.
Giovanni did not avoid Agatha; his official identity was the Gym Leader of Viridian City, responsible for Gym Challenges and Gym maintenance in Viridian City.
If there are any security issues, he also needs to assist Officer Jenny of Viridian City in resolving them.
Giovanni walked confidently up to Agatha:
"Agatha."
When Agatha saw Giovanni, she was puzzled as to why he was in the Giovanni Johto, but she nodded to him silently.
Agatha was actually skeptical about Giovanni's identity. After all, the Gym Leader of Viridian City was always mysterious and often not at the Gym, and no one knew what he was doing.
However, the people in the Pokémon League seemed to tacitly accept Giovanni's identity, which made her even more puzzled.
Moreover, the opponent's Trump Card Beedrill's strength is even more unfathomable; she has never seen anyone train Beedrill to this level before.
Giovanni's gaze fell on the boy behind Agatha.
There was no way around it; Roy was more than a head taller than Agatha, and following behind Agatha was like being a bodyguard. Besides, he really liked Roy's hairstyle—a clean and neat buzz cut, clearly a symbol of a future powerhouse.
"Agatha? And this is..."
Seeing that Giovanni's gaze was directed behind her, Agatha was a little confused. Roy hadn't even said anything, yet he was already so conspicuous?
"This is my apprentice, Roy."
Apprentice?
Agatha actually took on an apprentice?
Giovanni has been focusing all his attention on catching Team Rocket in the Johto and hasn't been paying any attention to what's happening outside.
Even the most popular Mega Evolution was something that Matori told him about. After learning that Beedrill also had Mega Evolution, he immediately sent Team Rocket to search for the Mega Evolution Key Stone and the Beedrillite.
"As expected of Agatha's disciple, young man, you are truly a handsome and talented individual..."
That's tasteful!
Just as Roy was about to greet Giovanni Agatha interrupted him, interrupting Giovanni's next words of praise.
"Since Gym Leader Giovanni is alright, we'll be leaving now."
Seeing that Agatha had no intention of introducing Roy to him, Giovanni wasn't annoyed, but instead agreed:
"Excuse me Agatha."
"Fine."
After giving Agatha a few brief instructions on fulfilling his duties as a Gym Leader, Giovanni left the open deck with Roy.
After watching Roy and Agatha's figures disappear into the distance, Giovanni Matori forward and explained Roy's identity.
After walking a distance, Roy patted his chest. He had almost been discovered by Giovanni, but thankfully Agatha had come to the open deck to enjoy the sea breeze.
Seeing Roy's action, Agatha thought that Koi had done something wrong again.
"The identity of the Viridian City Gym Leader you just saw is unknown; stay away from him."
Identity unknown?
His identity as Giovanni is perfectly clear.
However, seeing Agatha's expression as if she would beat him if he didn't listen, Roy quickly nodded in agreement.