A few days earlier, Brock had suddenly made a decision.
He withdrew from the Master League.
Brock explained his reason.
"I met a boy from Pallet Town who's just as interesting as Red, and I want to travel with him."
Brock left Jiro in charge of the Gym.
He also left his main Pokémon, including Steelix and Tyranitar, at the Gym, setting out anew with only Geodude and Onix.
Blue said, "I heard about him from my grandpa too. He really is a hot-blooded idiot."
Li Wei vaguely remembered that Red had only learned what Pokémon battles were under Brock's guidance.
First mentoring Red, then Ash...
Brock deserved to lean back smugly.
Who was really the number one figure in Pokémon?
To that, Li Wei declared: long live Mama Brock!
Ash without Brock by his side simply had no soul.
When he first saw Brock in the group chat, Li Wei had felt rather disappointed, thinking Ash might be traveling alone.
He never expected Brock, who was competing in the Master League, to make such a surprising decision.
What female lead?
Brock was the real female lead!
Competing in a regional league didn't take as long as one might imagine. It didn't require a year or two of traveling.
In fact, about half a year was enough.
The league conferences in different regions weren't all held at the same time.
With careful scheduling,
some people could compete in three leagues in a single year.
For example, they could enter the Kalos Region's conference in February,
finish competing in Sinnoh's Lily of the Valley Conference in July,
then head to Unova for the Vertress Conference in late November.
With enough energy, they could even repeat that cycle.
Besides, Ash was someone who had charged through Viridian Forest in a single day,