Early the next morning, Roy was woken up by Chuck while he was still dreaming.
Roy pulled the blanket over his head and said to Chuck, who was about to pull it off:
"Isn't the Martial Arts Tournament tomorrow? And didn't I already pick up Master Mustard yesterday?"
"The Martial Arts Tournament isn't just about picking up guests. Could you go to the Gym today and check and verify the participant information for tomorrow?"
"Then let your Machamp do its thing."
"I need to Machamp move some equipment today, otherwise I won't need you."
Before Roy could retort, Chuck pulled Roy up from his makeshift bed. Roy had been eating his family's food for a whole month in just one week, so he was definitely going to make Roy suffer.
When Roy finished washing up and came to the yard, he saw Mimikyu and Misdreavus helping Rena make breakfast in the kitchen.
Rena was initially a little afraid of the two Ghost type Pokémon, but after spending more time with them, Rena realized that Pokémon no harm and were actually quite fun, like mischievous little children.
Now she's used to having these two Pokémon by her side.
"Misdreavus, please take this plate to the dining room."
Rena casually handed the two plates of food to Misdreavus.
"Dream!"
The Misdreavus used its Confusion to control the two plates, but suddenly, Misdreavus "accidentally" lost control of its Confusion, and the plates fell from the sky.
Rena seemed to have gotten used to it all along, and didn't even glance at it before turning back to make the next dish.
Seeing that her prank had no effect, the Misdreavus used her Confusion to lift the plate, which was about to fall to the ground, back into the air without spilling a drop of soup.
It seems she'll have to think of some other pranks in the future.
While thinking about what prank to play next, the Misdreavus used its Confusion to carry two plates towards the dining room.
Mimikyu followed behind the Misdreavus like a little sidekick.
Looking at the Ghost type Pokémon getting along so well with his wife, Chuck was speechless, especially since Rena had even suggested catching a Misdreavus or Mimikyu as her first Pokémon last night.
But he clearly remembered that Rena had no interest in training Pokémon.
And he's a Fighting type Gym Leader, and his wife actually wants to catch a Ghost type Pokémon... It's all that brat Roy's fault.
In the courtyard, the Annihilape and the Machamp were competing in strength, seeing who could lift the Dusclops with one hand.
Sitting in a rocking chair, Mustard acted as referee for the two. Out of the corner of his eye, Mustard caught sight of the sleepy-eyed Roy and raised his hand to greet Roy.
"Awake? Your Pokémon wake up much earlier than you, except for that Dusclops."
The Dusclops, pointed at by Mustard and carried on the back of the Annihilape, was still sleeping.
There was no blame in Mustard's tone; in his view, being able to sleep was a good thing, as he was at an age where he couldn't sleep even if he wanted to.
The Ancient Gengar and Little Absol watched the two lifting weights from the sidelines.
After finishing his warm-up exercises, Urshifu also came to Mustard's side.
Urshifu arrived, the Dark type energy emanating from him made the Ancient Gengar feel inexplicably uncomfortable, Ancient Gengar immediately burrowed into Roy's shadow.
Little Absol seemed unaffected, continuing to lie on the ground watching the two contesting their strength.
Chuck frowned as he looked around the yard. His house, belonging to a Fighting type Gym Leader, was filled with Ghost type Pokémon?
After finishing his meal, Roy was led by Chuck to the entrance of the Cianwood City Gym, where his and Annihilape's information had been registered.
The next step is to register and verify the information of the Fighting type Pokémon Trainers who have Norman to participate in the Martial Arts Tournament and their Pokémon.
"I'm counting on you today too, Roy."
After saying that, Chuck pushed open the door of the Gym and then slipped away.
As soon as the Gym doors opened, a long line of people waiting to register for the Martial Arts Tournament was already outside.
Looking at all the Fighting type Pokémon Trainers who had already signed up, Roy knew he was going to be busy all day.
The entire Cianwood City was in an uproar.
Fighting type Pokémon Trainers from all over the region who participated in the Martial Arts Tournament gathered at the Gym in Cianwood City. For an island city like Cianwood City, this was the first time there had been so many people.
Roy looked up and saw countless bird Pokémon flying over Cianwood City, a dark mass that looked like a migration of Pokémon to anyone who didn't know better.
On this day, countless Fighting type Pokémon Trainers gathered in Cianwood City, and even Bado and his team from the Bruno Dojo came to Cianwood City specifically to participate in this year's Martial Arts Tournament.
Upon seeing a familiar face, Roy quickly went to greet him.
These familiar faces are all his beloved relatives, friends, brothers, and acquaintances.
Just as Roy was about to greet Bado, a figure with short pink hair suddenly appeared behind Bado.
"Roy, you're here for the Martial Arts Tournament too? I was just telling Senior Brother Bado that you were coming."
Behind Bado was Maylene, who had been sent to the Bruno dojo by Wuchen (Maylene's father).
However, the Maylene at this moment is completely different from the timid Maylene in the anime; now, Maylene's eyes are full of fighting spirit.
Although she was still thin and small, her eyes were bright, and she even raised her arm to show Roy the muscles on her arm.
Looking at the thin, pale arms that were as skinny as a twig, Roy carefully searched for muscles. He finally spotted a bulge, which was also where he saw Maylene's muscles.
He remembered that Maylene usually ate quite a lot, so how come he was so thin?
Seeing Maylene's proud expression, Roy stretched out her forearm. If her arm was like withered firewood, Roy's forearm was like a full log.
The excited expression on Maylene's face vanished instantly.
Upon hearing that Roy was also going to participate, Bado gave a wry smile.
He lost to Roy a year ago, let alone now. It seems he'll be a runner-up again this time in the Martial Arts Tournament.
If he had known Roy was going to participate in this competition, he wouldn't have come. There's no point in competing for second place.
"Is Master alright now?"
"My master is so good, he eats ten large buckets of food every day..."
When Bruno was mentioned, Bado said that Roy should care more about them than Bruno.
Even though Roy left the dojo two months ago, Roy 'Bruno grueling training has not ended.
Bruno is still training them using the same methods Roy used when he was in charge.
Bruno would ride on the back of that enormous Onix, chasing after them every morning along the mountain path...
And the root of all this is Roy is right in front of us.
So now, every morning during training, the apprentices are surrounded by birdsong and fragrant flowers, and the main focus is Roy is standing right in front of them.
Birdsong and fragrant flowers?
They probably weren't insulting him, were they?
After registering and verifying the information for Bado and the others, Bado went into the Gym for a physical examination, while Maylene went to the Pokémon Center to have a physical examination with Nurse Joy.
After Bado left, Roy also saw Nobuhiko, whom he had met on Mount Leibo, and Nobuhiko's companion, Hitmontop.
As soon as Nobuhiko saw Roy, he complained to Roy that the Gym Leader of Ecruteak City had somehow ended up in the League Police Bureau.
When he arrived in Ecruteak City, he found that the Ecruteak City's Gym had been changed to Ghost type Gym, and the Gym leader Morty, said that he was the first person to challenge the Gym.
Despite the Gym being under closure and the new Gym not yet being built, Morty still managed to hold a Gym battle with the opponent using the Training Ground on the second floor of the Pokémon Center.
In the end, he and his Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan were completely defeated by the opponent's Gengar.
"How did the Rock type Gym suddenly become the Ghost type Gym? I painstakingly prepared this strategy, couldn't you have waited until I finished the challenge before I went in to use the Sewing Machine?"
Roy smiled but didn't say anything.
Stepping on a sewing machine?
It's not that easy.
Judging by the time, the patriarch of the Wazik Family should be two weeks old by now.
Meanwhile, even the TV presenters from Goldenrod City came to Cianwood City specifically to broadcast the grand occasion of today's Fighting Tournament.
The photographer carrying his equipment and the female reporter with a microphone also came to conduct a live interview after seeing Roy helping to maintain order.
"Sir, who do you think will be the champion of this year's Martial Arts Tournament...?"
"The champion? The champion is right in front of you."
"Ah?"
The female reporter was stunned. When she realized that Roy was talking about her, she gave an awkward smile and then asked the cameraman to turn the camera on her.
"It seems our Cianwood Gym staff really enjoy joking around. Let's go interview some Fighting type Pokémon Trainers from other regions who are participating in the Martial Arts Tournament!"
After speaking, the female reporter made a gesture, and the photographer, understanding her meaning, turned to photograph the other Pokémon Trainers.
However, what she didn't know was that Roy wasn't joking.