Seeing that Agatha didn't hit him anymore or ask him anything more, Roy breathed a sigh of relief.
It feels so good not to get beaten.
Agatha watched as Roy secretly rejoiced, a barely Frisk smile curving her lips.
It's been a long time since I've seen this brat, and I do miss him a bit, but as soon as we meet, he's sure to pull some tricks on me.
Why can't this brat give her a break?
Now that Roy has completed the tests for Bruno and Joy Lando, his final test is to clear the Battle Frontier in the Johto.
Roy certainly remembered the test that Agatha had arranged for him to pass in the Battle Frontier, but he had one more thing to do before that.
"Teacher, I want to go back to Hoenn first. The old man and old woman told me before that I should take the Lampent to the top of Mt. Pyre to complete its final evolution."
Evolution?
Agatha carefully observed the Lampent on Roy's shoulder and discovered that its lampshade was already filled with flames. She slowly nodded, agreeing that Roy could undergo the assessment after returning from Hoenn.
"Okay, go ahead, and please give my regards to those two elderly people."
Agatha recalled the two old men on Mt. Pyre, whose duties were similar to hers: guarding the entrance to the Spirit World in their respective regions.
I heard that Roy is going to Hoenn. Gengar, Mismagius, and Arbok were originally arguing about who should go with Roy to protect him, but Agatha kept all three of them behind.
With Roy's current strength, he no longer needs Gengar and Mismagius's protection, so the three of them can stay in Lavender Town and guard the entrance to the Spirit World.
"Ghost!"
"Dream!"
"Aber!"
The three Pokémon were utterly devastated. What did they mean by saying Roy didn't need their protection anymore?
Dream! (Roy... looks so... weak... so small...)
Mismagius looked at Roy, who had a muscular physique and was more than two heads taller than Agatha, her voice grew softer and softer until it finally fell silent.
Okay, Roy doesn't need their protection anymore.
Gengar simply stopped arguing. Mismagius might not know this, but he did know that a Pokémon of exceptionally high strength had previously resided in Roy's shadow.
The three Pokémon of going on vacation was shattered.
Before leaving, Roy took out about a hundred boxes of Ghost type Universal Pokéblock from his Spatial Bracelet and gave them to Agatha.
He's now in charge of the Pokéblock for Agatha's Pokémon.
As Agatha opened one of the Pokéblock, the Pokémon Tower behind her, which housed countless Pokémon, suddenly shook, and then countless Ghost type Pokémon emerged from the tower.
Gastly, Misdreavus, Banette, and nearly a hundred Ghost type Pokémon surrounding Agatha, their eyes filled with Covet as they looked at the Pokéblock in Agatha hand. But none of them dared to snatch them; they were all waiting for Agatha to distribute them.
Roy knew that almost none of these Pokémon were Agatha's, but they all obeyed her Agatha. If they were to compete in the league, he only needed to catch them with Poké Ball to start the battle.
Seeing that Agatha was surrounded, Roy didn't linger. If these Ghost type Pokémon smelled the same scent on him as the Pokéblock, he might not be able to leave.
After saying goodbye to Agatha, he rode Dragapult away from Lavender Town.
While the other Ghost type Pokémon were enjoying the Pokéblock Roy had made, Agatha's Gengar watched Roy walk away alone.
Gengar still remembers when he first met Roy, when Roy was very weak. He never expected that Roy would be able to stand on his own now.
Lavender Town is not far from Vermilion City. When Roy arrived in Vermilion City, the setting sun was shining on the harbor on the coast.
Roy still planned to take the same route he came by, returning to the Hoenn by boat from the port of Vermilion City.
However, he arrived rather late; the ships bound Hoenn had already left, and the earliest they would arrive at the port was tomorrow.
Therefore, Roy could only stay overnight in Vermilion City.
Arriving at the Pokémon Center in Vermilion City, not far from the coast, Roy had just entered through the Automatic Door when he saw a woman with long purple hair and a person dressed as a butler arguing with Nurse Joy at the front desk.
Because her back was turned to him, Roy couldn't see the woman's face, but her arrogant tone made it clear that she was practically shouting at Nurse Joy at the front desk:
"Why? I want to live on the rooftop of the Pokémon Center. I want to overlook the entire Vermilion City port at sunset. I can afford any price."
"Madam, this isn't about the money. That room on the rooftop is reserved for special guests, and I cannot grant your request."
"I don't care! Uncle Lü, I want to stay in that room!"
The purple-haired woman turned her head to look at the butler behind her.
This is... this is Jessie?
Looking at the very familiar profile, Roy was in a daze for a couple of seconds. Wasn't this Pokémon and Jessie of Team Rocket Trio?
However, Roy quickly realized that the woman in front of him was not Jessie. Their hairstyles were different, and Jessie was not some rich young lady.
Then there's James's fiancée, Rumika, whose character model is almost identical to Jessie's.
In the anime, Rumika is a young lady from a large family who has had a morbid desire to control her fiancé, James, since childhood.
She even wanted to separate James from his favorite Growlithe, which made James unwilling to marry Rumika, so he chose to run away from the marriage and escape his family.
Furthermore, the anime specifically introduced that James's family owns properties in various parts of the Pokémon World, and their total assets are countless, making them one of the most powerful families in the entire Pokémon World.
There was also a previous theory that the James family supported Team Rocket and were major shareholders of the Team Rocket, which is why Giovanni rarely said anything when the trio failed their missions.
For Rumika to be able to marry James, she would have to be from a wealthy and powerful family that was a good match for James's family, in order to become his fiancée.
But how did Rumika end up here?