After Roy turned around, Lt. Surge quietly took out a mini camera, the latest development of the Team Rocket, which was only the size of a palm, and clearly photographed Roy's back.
However, Lt. Surge was unaware that his actions were being monitored by the Ancient Gengar in Roy's shadow, who then informed Roy of it.
Roy, of course, understood what Lt. Surge was trying to do.
It was nothing more than sending his photo to the Team Rocket to try and find out about him, since he had just tested them out.
He wasn't worried about what the Team Rocket would do to him; at worst, he could bring up Giovanni, who was, after all, his older brother.
Roy guessed correctly, but Lt. Surge passed the message directly to Giovanni, mainly because Roy was very strong, but Sakaki had never heard of Roy.
He was strong, didn't talk much, and the fact that he immediately asked if he knew the Team Rocket made him subconsciously assume that Roy was one of the League Prosecutors.
They thought Team Rocket's plan in Vermilion City had been exposed, and wanted to ask Giovanni about his next move, or whether he should take action against Roy.
Giovanni, who was on the top floor of the Game Corner in Celadon City, looked at the back of the figure in the picture that Lt. Surge had sent him, and it seemed somewhat familiar.
Furthermore, Lt. Surge later obtained images from the Gym's surveillance cameras and also photographed Roy's ID Card.
Isn't that Roy?
As Giovanni sat in his executive chair, he recalled Roy, the man on the S.S. Anne who had given him advice on how to deal with Team Rocket in the Johto, given him Key Stone, and gone fishing with him.
Furthermore, Roy's previous question on the S.S. Anne about wanting his Pokémon to grow into a giant beast several stories tall has come true—it has Dynamax in the Galar region.
At the time, he thought Roy had lost his mind due to a fever, but now it seems that the brat probably already knew.
He used to think that any Future Sight was fake, but Roy gave him an unfathomable feeling.
Looking at the figure in the picture from behind, Giovanni wondered why Roy seemed to have stretched out his legs.
Or has this brat grown taller again?
I almost forgot that brat is only 14 years old, no! He should be 15 this year.
A year ago, this brat was already half a head taller than me; now he's probably almost a full head taller.
"Indeed, youth is wonderful, don't you think, Persian?"
The Persian, who was lying next to the boss's chair, looked up at Giovanni after hearing the sound and let out a lazy Growl.
Meow~
You've seen him before too.
Giovanni placed the picture sent by Lt. Surge in front of Persian.
Looking at the familiar human in the picture, Persian recalled that this was the only person besides Giovanni who had ever petted him.
When Giovanni saw that Lt. Surge's next message was about suspecting Roy of being League Prosecutors and seeking his support, Giovanni was taken aback.
Then a smile crept onto his face as he recalled the time he tried to recruit Roy.
Even if he gave Roy shares for free, Roy would still act like it was too much trouble.
Given Roy's aversion to trouble, there's no way he would join the Prosecutor. It's likely that Roy saw through some flaw in Lt. Surge's plan.
Considering the simple-minded, big-breasted Lt. Surge, it's not surprising that Roy, with his intelligence, could recognize Lt. Surge.
Why is it that I don't have a strategist like Roy by my side?
However, Lt. Surge actually asked him for reinforcements, saying he was afraid he couldn't handle Roy.
Giovanni was stunned when he learned that Roy had defeated Lt. Surge's Raichu to obtain the highest difficulty Gym Badge.
Lt. Surge's Raichu is at the Intermediate King level, Roy's ability to defeat Lt. Surge's Raichu shows that his Pokémon also has roughly the strength of a mid-level Elite Four.
This brat is improving really fast.
He had previously messaged Roy, inviting him to come over for tea, but Roy hadn't come to see him.
Giovanni didn't know was that Roy had considered going to Viridian City for a while, but his heavy daily training schedule left him with no time to spare.
Just as Giovanni was about to send a message to inquire about Roy...
"Knock knock knock!"
There was a hurried knock on the office door.
Giovanni's thoughts were interrupted by the sudden knocking on the door.
"Enter!"
Matori pushed open the door and rushed in, carrying a stack of documents. His first words were:
"Leader, that Pokémon League's Prosecutor is here again, and he's brought a group of Prosecutor to inspect Celadon Game Corner."
Lambda is blocking his way at the door now. I have a feeling he knows about our underground headquarters.
Is it that newly Elite Four again?
Giovanni felt a surge of displeasure as he recalled the man who had repeatedly thwarted Team Rocket's plans while riding on Dragonite.
They've repeatedly come looking for trouble, and this time they've even come directly to their headquarters. Do they really think Team Rocket is some pushover?
Giovanni stood up, and on his wrist was a bracelet with a Key Stone embedded in it.
The Key Stone on the bracelet was the one Roy gave him on the S.S. Anne last time.
Before leaving, Giovanni picked up his Communicator and sent a message to Lt. Surge before getting up to go.
After Giovanni stood up, the Persian, who had been quietly holding his hand, also stood up, lazily stretched, and then followed Giovanni out of the office.