After a month, Roy felt that this was simply a plus-pro+++ version of the comprehensive training he had undergone a year ago.
However, one thing that Roy didn't understand was that he only came to the Arena at night, while Bado and the Fighting type apprentices in the dojo would choose to come in the morning or afternoon. Even though they were from the same dojo, Roy and his fellow students almost never ran into each other in the Arena.
After finishing his final title defense and returning to the preparation room, Roy took out his Communicator and saw that it was almost midnight. It was hard to believe that the Arena was still so popular, especially with so many spectators still watching.
After sighing, Roy took the Poké Ball to the treatment room. The Nurse Joy used to watch battles in the players' preparation room had left and been replaced by another Nurse Joy.
Before leaving, she left him a letter thanking Roy for his guidance in the past few days. She had made up her mind to become a Pokémon Trainer and was now embarking on a journey to the Johto.
After receiving the healed Poké Ball and leaving the Ring Arena, Roy rode on Dragapult's back, thinking that even if he rushed back to Bruno's gym now, he wouldn't be able to sleep for much longer, so he might as well camp outside for the night.
In the morning, we will return to the Bruno dojo for morning physical training.
Having made up his mind, Roy had Dragapult land in the forest north of Saffron City. Finding a relatively open area, Roy released Palossand to prepare for camping there that night.
Next, Roy released all his other Pokémon, and then took out his barbecue grill and camping supplies from his Spatial Bracelet.
While directing the Misdreavus to collect firewood from the surrounding area, it also had the Lampent on its shoulder Spit Up fire to ignite the Charcoal.
And Dusclops and the Ancient Gengar... are in charge of eating.
After gathering the firewood, Dragapult flew in front of Misdreavus, wanting to test its speed against the evolved Misdreavus once more.
"Dream~~"
Even Misdreavus was speechless. Dragapult wanted to challenge her to a speed contest every day, and even if he lost every day, he still wanted to compete. However, she did not refuse him.
With Roy's Ghost Power empowering it, the Misdreavus once again transforms into its Speed Forme, Flutter Mane.
After referee Roy gave the order, both Pokémon launched off like cannonballs, but the result was obvious: Dragapult.
Flutter Mane the first to return to Roy's side, while Dragapult was more than ten seconds behind. Fortunately, the gap had Minimize considerably.
"Snow!"
Snorunt created a large block of ice to freeze Roy's freshly frozen juice, and thoughtfully handed the juice to Roy.
Roy also frequently took Snorunt to the beginner area of Arena to fight. Thanks to the Pokéblock and Roy's careful training, Snorunt's level reached 19.
Recently, Snorunt has been wanting to evolve using the Dawn Stone, but Roy said that Snorunt should accumulate some energy first and evolve when she reaches level 30.
Just as the Pokémon finished their work and were about to eat, a small black figure emerged from the shadow of a large tree behind Roy.
The Annihilape on guard reacted quickly, throwing a punch at the little man who emerged from the shadows, but was grabbed by a pair of black hands made of shadows.
"Don't hit me! It's me! I'm back, Roy."
Marshadow could smell Roy's scent from afar in the forest of Saffron City, and as soon as he emerged from the shadows, he saw Roy and his Pokémon camping.
"Marshadow?"
I watched as the familiar little figure emerged from the shadows.
It turned out that Marshadow had returned. Roy was a little puzzled, as almost a month had passed since Marshall left and returned, and he had thought that Marshall would not come back to find him.
Where exactly did Marshadow go looking for Ho-Oh? It's taken her so long.
Marshadow stammered that Ho-Oh was currently very close to the Galar region, and that he had searched for a long time before finally finding it.
Moreover, he ate all the snacks Roy made for him before leaving on the way. If it weren't for Ho-Oh still holding his Divine Authority, he would have wanted to come back to find Roy the next day.
Galar?
Hearing this familiar name, Roy felt a little dazed. Ever since Rose took over as the president of the Galar region Pokémon League, Galar seemed to appear less and less in the news on social media.
If it weren't for the fact that Roy was still thinking about replenishing Wishing Star with Dynamax Factor and the recipe for Max Soup so that the Ancient Gengar could Gigantamax, Roy would have almost forgotten about this region.
Galar is unusually quiet these days, almost as if it's intentional; someone wants to erase Galar from the conversations of other regions.
But often the calmer the water surface, the more ripples are created by a single impact, and these ripples are continuous.
Just as Roy was pondering whether Galar's quietness was related to Dynamax, suddenly, Giratina's majestic voice appeared in Roy's mind.
"Human, I'll come pick you up in a bit, and then I'll take you to see something fun."
Before Roy could respond, Giratina cut off Holographic Communication with Roy.
Giratina?
It's obvious Giratina is going to take me to fight. The last time Giratina said this, it was to take me to space to fight Deoxys. Where is it taking me this time?
Roy didn't care; with Giratina around, he was sure he wouldn't die on the spot.
After the Holographic Communication ended, another voice rang in Roy's ears.
"Roy, I want some snacks!!!"
Marshadow that Roy was still ignoring him despite all he had said, Marshado simply lay down on the ground and started rolling around.
Roy looked at Marshadow in disbelief.
That familiar pose—it's obvious he learned it from the Dusclops.
But you're a Legendary Pokémon! What about your dignity?
"No matter what, even Legendary Pokémon need to eat!!!"
Roy, feeling helpless, took out the Pokéblock he had made a couple of days ago from his Spatial Bracelet and handed it to Marshadow was still rolling on the ground.
Marshadow took Roy's Pokéblock with a large hand from the shadows, then sat down with Roy's Pokémon, with a bottle of chilled Moomoo Milk handed to him by Snorunt.
Marshadow took a bite of the Ghost type Pokéblock while inhaling the fragrant scent emanating from Roy. Life was still as comfortable as this.
Watching Marshadow enjoy his meal, Roy asked:
"Marshadow, would you like to see Giratina?"