Professor Oak's lab is located in the southwest of Pallet Town. Roy followed Agatha through Pallet Town and arrived directly in front of Oak Research Lab.
The two arrived close to evening.
Roy's gaze darted left and right, but he didn't see Ash, Gary, or any other characters from the anime.
Compared to most of the wooden buildings in Pallet Town, Professor Oak's lab is probably the only modern building in Pallet Town, and it occupies an extremely large area. It can be said that half of Pallet Town is occupied by Oak Research Lab.
The front yard of Oak Research Lab is the research institute, while the back yard is where Pokémon are raised and studied; it's essentially a small Pokémon breeding center.
In the anime, Ash and Gary both send their Pokémon back to the lab.
Before Roy and Agatha could even enter the research institute, they heard a woman's sweet voice coming from inside.
"Teacher, no!!!"
Roy:????? Could it be!!!
Hearing the reprimanding female voice coming from the research institute, Agatha beside him was not surprised at all, but Roy already had an idea in mind.
Agatha entered the front yard of the research institute and then pushed open the institute's main gate.
A young woman was seen Snatch a cup of instant noodles from Professor Oak's hand. She had her hair tied in a ponytail and a gentle face.
The young woman's face looked strangely familiar to Roy.
It really is Delia Hanako!
Delia wasn't surprised to see Agatha, and even ran to Agatha's side, hugged Agatha arm, and started complaining.
"Agatha, you're finally back! Tell me about our teacher! While you were away, he was eating instant noodles at the research institute every day!"
"Well... not every day, it's just that I ate it six days a week."
Professor Oak argued.
However, having eaten instant noodles for 6 out of 7 days, Professor Oak's explanation seemed weak and unconvincing.
So that's why it's not allowed?
Roy, who had originally planned to thoroughly enjoy the gossip, was somewhat disappointed.
Roy wasn't surprised that Delia called Professor Oak "teacher." He knew that Delia and her husband were actually Professor Oak's students, which was why they often appeared at Professor Oak's lab.
Please, please don't misunderstand!
Let's stop calling Ash just an ordinary Pokémon Trainer. Ash is practically Professor Oak's grand-disciple.
"This is..."
After finishing her complaint, Delia noticed the boy following Agatha and became curious, as she had never seen anyone following Agatha before.
"I'm here to fix the drain pipes (just kidding)."
Roy straightened his clothes, and was about to introduce himself when Gengar pushed him aside. The big, purple-haired man reached out and shook hands with Delia.
"How have you been lately, Gengar?"
"Ghost!"
Gengar bared its big front teeth and greeted Delia.
Delia clearly knows Agatha's Gengar.
It was only after Agatha gave a brief introduction to Roy that Delia realized Agatha had taken on an apprentice.
After introducing Roy to Delia, Agatha suddenly looked at Professor Oak and snatched the instant noodle cup from his hand.
Professor Oak was just fighting with Delia for instant noodles, didn't dare to snatch the noodles from Agatha's hand. He could only watch reluctantly as Gengar devoured his freshly made tomato beef noodles.
"I've brought the person to you."
Professor Oak met Roy at Pokémon Contest in the Hoenn, and his first impression of Roy was that he was a good Pokémon Trainer. Agatha also went to the Hoenn specifically to participate in the judging of the Edge Cup because of this apprentice.
At the same time, he did not expect that in just over a year, Roy's strength had reached the level of Pseudo-Elite Four and that he had won the Edge Cup.
Even he had to marvel at the rapid pace of this growth, marveling at how talented people emerge in every generation.
However, when he learned that he was the first to discover Roy's Annihilape and Misdreavus Bond Evolution, he was completely dumbfounded. He was just sitting at home when trouble came out of nowhere.
He only watched one game, didn't he?
How did it become his discovery?
It was only after Agatha sent him a message telling him to hold on a little longer that he realized what was going on. If his reputation weren't still worth anything, Professor Rowan alone might have already run off to Ever Grande City.
That's right, the reason Roy was able to have such a long period of peace without being bothered or questioned about the Bond Evolution Annihilape and Misdreavus was because Professor Oak was bearing the pressure from behind the scenes.
It indicates that the Bond Evolution between Annihilape and Misdreavus is still in the research stage, and an answer will be given to the entire academic community after the research is completely completed.
But how did the Primeape actually evolve into the Annihilape?
How can Misdreavus achieve Bond Evolution before its final evolution stage?
He knew absolutely nothing.
"Roy, we meet again."
Roy seemed a little flustered when faced with the kind-looking Professor Oak.
Professor Oak, I didn't actually...
Roy is now just as flustered as he was when he swiftly shifted the blame, mainly because this Professor Oak is somewhat different from the Professor Oak in the anime.
Although the other person was wearing a white lab coat, Roy could see the strong physique beneath it.
"Your teacher has already told me about your situation. If there are any unusual discoveries next time, please let me know in advance so I can be mentally prepared."
Seeing that Professor Oak wasn't angry, Roy breathed a sigh of relief.
"Alright, release your Annihilape and Misdreavus now."
Annihilape?
A brand new Pokémon?
Delia didn't understand what her teacher was talking about. She had given up on further academic studies and was now content to be a housewife and take care of her son.
"Good."
Roy threw out two Poké Ball.
The Annihilape and the Misdreavus appeared inside the research institute.
Delia looked at the two Pokémon Roy released. She had seen Misdreavus before, but the Annihilape next to Misdreavus, which was emitting a white aura, was Pokémon she had never seen before.
When Professor Oak saw that the two Pokémon he had been longing for had finally appeared in front of him, he was about to pick up his research microscope to examine the Annihilape more closely when he found that Delia was blocking his way.
"Teacher, you can continue your research after you finish eating."
Professor Oak was about to refuse when he noticed Agatha's gaze growing increasingly cold, and he immediately swallowed back what he was about to say, instead saying:
"Right! Let's eat first. We'll have the energy to do our research after we eat. Roy, you haven't eaten yet either, why don't you eat something with us?"
As the saying goes, every creature has its nemesis. Professor Oak saw the new form of Annihilape but was unable to study it, as if something was scratching his heart, making him extremely uncomfortable.
Having been ashore for so long, Roy was quite hungry.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony."
In the anime, Roy often saw Delia making elaborate meals for Ash, and he had long wanted to try Delia's cooking and also ask Delia about Ash.
The dishes Delia made on the table were all home-style fare. The taste wasn't particularly amazing, just decent, but it was precisely this imperfect flavor that gave people a feeling of home.
Roy devoured three large bowls of rice, while Delia reminded Roy to eat slowly and kept adding food to Roy bowl.
Delia was naturally happy to see that someone enjoyed the food she cooked.
"How is it? Is it delicious? I'll make more if you want more."
"Delicious, delicious, Delia- nee! Your cooking is absolutely amazing! You're so young and yet you have such superb culinary skills. You must have Mythology for a while, right?"
"Roy, you're so good with words. I already have a child."
Hearing Roy praise her for being young and having great cooking skills, Delia covered her face, feeling embarrassed but secretly overjoyed.
That's why they say women dress up for those who appreciate them, isn't it?
"Delia -nee already has a child? I thought she was only a few years older than me."
Roy feigned surprise and was about to ask Ash where he was when Professor Oak pulled him away to study his Annihilape.
"Hey~ Doctor, I'm not full yet..."