Come to the Pokémon Center... Harass... Miss Joy?

Nothing else went wrong on the rest of the Pokémon Journeys, and Roy finally got his long-awaited vacation after a year of non-stop training.

I'm sleeping in until 8 AM every day as a form of Revenge...

After getting up, I either go fishing Pokémon on the deck for a while.

They were living a very comfortable life.

As the S.S. Anne approached the Johto, Professor Sakuragi was observing the Lampent on Roy's shoulder.

Upon learning that Roy was taking Lampent to the Hoenn to complete its final evolution, Professor Sakuragi sighed as he observed and took notes, wishing he could go and see for himself.

That's the evolution of Pokémon, and specifically, the final evolution of a Ghost type Pokémon achieved using a special Evolution Stone, the Dusk Stone.

But considering that he still had to go to the Johto, he had no choice but to give up. Otherwise, he would definitely have gone with Roy to see for himself.

Professor Sakuragi disembarked in the Johto, and before leaving, he made a point of thanking Roy for allowing him to research Ghost type Pokémon.

He has also filled in the missing information about Dhelmise in the Pokédex, and he believes this information will be a great help to him in this assessment.

Of course, all of this is thanks to Roy. Professor Sakuragi told Roy that he could contact him if he needed any help, and he would do his best to assist Roy.

Roy disembarked in Lilycove City a few days after Professor Sakuragi.

Back to the port of Lilycove City, back to the Hoenn, everything was so familiar—the familiar hot climate, the familiar beaches, the familiar port.

It felt so familiar yet also somewhat strange to him. Roy couldn't quite put his finger on what was strange about it; perhaps this was the feeling of returning to his homeland.

After saying goodbye to Captain Witte and the crew, as well as the first mate, Roy disembarked and headed towards the city of Lilycove City along the harbor. He still needed to send the Dragalge to Agatha today.

As soon as Roy arrived at the city's entrance/exit, he noticed a number of people standing in front of a sign, discussing something.

Roy stood on tiptoe and saw the sign surrounded by a crowd. It had a picture of a Chansey on it, with a line of text next to it:

The 5th Egg Cup will officially begin at 3:00 PM on Sunday. Registration location: Pokémon Center Lilycove City.

Egg Cup?

This name sounds so familiar.

Roy recalled that more than a year ago, after he had stopped the Bug Tide, he was playing cards at the Pokémon Center with Nurse Joy and Chansey from Lilycove City, and he thought that was the name he had chosen.

Could it be the one he's thinking of?

Roy walked into the Pokémon Center. Chansey turned around to greet the guest, but froze when it realized it was Roy.

"We meet again, Chansey! What? Don't you recognize me?"

Upon hearing Roy's familiar voice, Chansey seemed to have just been turned on, excitedly running towards Roy caught it and lifted it up.

Chansey also experienced the feeling of spinning in the air. When Roy put it down, its eyes had turned into vortexes, and it swayed from side to side when it walked.

Nurse Joy, who was working at the front desk, was also surprised to see that the person who came in was Roy, who had saved Lilycove City before.

It wasn't until Roy arrived at the front desk that he realized what was happening.

"Nurse Joy, the sign next to that Egg Cup on the west side of Lilycove City is..."

"I did it, but the root cause is still you!"

Roy pointed to himself.

Because of me?

"It's all your fault for teaching us Chansey how to play cards."

The second, third, and fourth Egg Cup were organized by Nurse Joy, mainly because she was worried that Chansey would be too boring, but she didn't expect that there would be quite a few participants.

Upon hearing Roy discuss the Egg Cup, Chansey, having recovered from her dizziness, pulled Roy to the front desk and showed Roy the trophy she had won.

Aside from the medal Roy first gave Chansey, which was made from a mysterious crystal, the other three are small trophies.

It's clear that Chansey cherishes each one; they've all been wiped very clean, and Nurse Joy has placed them in a prominent position so that everyone can see them at a glance.

The four trophies represent Chansey's four consecutive championship wins.

"By the way, Nurse Joy, could you help me identify what this card of mine is?"

As if something had happened, Roy took out the pink card that Joy Lando had given him and went to the front desk.

He didn't understand why Nurse Joy from Vermilion City had changed her attitude so much after seeing the card, and even seemed a little afraid of him.

Nurse Joy from Lilycove City was stunned when she saw the pink card. She examined it several times before solemnly handing it back to Roy.

She instantly realized she shouldn't have joked with Roy... Was it too late to take it back?

Roy was a little confused when she discovered that Nurse Joy from Lilycove City had also changed completely.

Upon learning that Roy genuinely didn't know the card's meaning, Nurse Joy from Lilycove City finally relaxed, patting her chest in relief. She had almost been scared to death.

Nurse Joy held up the pink card and explained to Roy that it was a card from the Joy family's own internal Prosecutor.

"The Joy family's Prosecutor?"

"Yes, our family's Prosecutor."

According to Nurse Joy, their family's Prosecutor are mainly responsible for supervising whether the Pokémon Center are operating normally in accordance with family rules and whether there are any irregularities.

If any part of their performance is not up to standard, Nurse Joy and Chansey will need to return to the family for a second training session.

Moreover, the number on Roy's document is 0001, which almost represents the highest level of Prosecutor's serial number, and it is said to be in the hands of the family's Top-level Breeder.

However, the other person has never had any Pokémon from any region, so she was very puzzled as to why this card was in Roy's possession.

Oh, I see...

No wonder Nurse Joy was so polite to him back in Vermilion City.

"May I ask where you got this card?"

Nurse Joy from Lilycove City asked cautiously.

"Um, my teacher gave it to me, but you absolutely can't tell anyone, otherwise... hehehehe!!!!"

As he spoke, Roy grinned mischievously, spreading his arms wide like a big bad wolf, while Nurse Joy looked like a little white rabbit...

"You pervert!!! Don't move!!!"

Roy and Nurse Joy, who were Role Play, turned around at the same time and found that the people who came were Officer Jenny Liya Arcanine, who were dressed in police uniforms.

Officer Jenny Liya was also taken aback when she saw Roy.

"Roy?"

"Sister Liya?"

She had just heard Roy's smirking laughter outside and thought Roy was some kind of scoundrel harassing Nurse Joy at the Pokémon Center.

Coming to the Pokémon Center... to harass... Nurse Joy?

How could these few words possibly form a sentence?