Less than half a month earlier,
the Rainbow Group and the Devon Corporation had announced a partnership.
Of course, it was a partnership between two of their subsidiaries.
The Rainbow Group also had a gaming company, though it was less famous than the Devon Corporation's.
Mu Jin Stone had been very pleased with the proposals Steven had submitted for the Pokémon games "FireRed" and "LeafGreen."
They were not planning to make handheld games, but virtual games people could play at home using glasses.
By now, virtual glasses were no longer cutting-edge technology in the Pokémon world.
With the backing of two massive corporations, Pokémon "FireRed" and "LeafGreen" had already entered production.
According to their estimates, both games would be available to players the following year.
Li Wei planned to release the song at the end of December that year, or early the following year.
The reason they were recording it now was that Ash was about to leave.
Ash had decided to travel to the Kalos Region and would depart the day after the recording.
That way, Ash would be able to make it to the Kalos League Conference in early November.
He could move fast when he needed to.
In the Unova Region, Ash had collected eight badges in just over two months.
"Ash, this is as far as we'll see you off."
Brock and Dawn had accompanied Ash to the airport.
Ash lowered the brim of his cap, a smile lifting the corners of his mouth.
"Then I'm off!"
For Ash, this departure marked the start of another entirely new journey.
So, just as before, Ash had left all the Pokémon he had caught in the Unova Region at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
Taking only Pikachu and Meloetta with him, Ash boarded a plane bound for the Kalos Region.