Soon, Gary Oak made a rousing declaration, drawing a round of applause.
Then, with the residents of Pallet Town seeing him off, he climbed into a red sports car and left Pallet Town, leaving behind Ash Ketchum, who was still in his pajamas.
Lin Guang and Professor Oak reached the entrance just in time to hear Ash say, "What's so great about that?"
Professor Oak did not know what Ash and Gary had said to each other, but he could guess. After all, the two had been rivals for a long time.
Seeing Ash still there, Professor Oak said, "Oh, isn't this Ash?"
Hearing Professor Oak, Ash turned around and said to him with a grin, "Professor Oak, where's my Pokémon?"
Seeing that Lin Guang was there too, Ash greeted him as well. "Lin Guang, you're here too?"
At that, Lin Guang smiled slightly, then took out the Poké Ball containing Charmander and said, "Yes, I'm about to start my journey as a Pokémon Trainer too. From now on, we'll be rivals."
Ash said confidently, "No problem! I'll definitely become a Pokémon Master!"
Lin Guang smiled slightly and said, "Sure, no problem. But first, you'll have to win this Quartz Conference. I'll be waiting for you in the finals."
Hearing Lin Guang's words, Ash's fighting spirit flared up as well.
"All right! It's a promise!"
"Then I'll set off first. You do your best too, Ash."
With that, Lin Guang said goodbye to Professor Oak and Ash, then left Pallet Town.
Arriving in the forest outside Pallet Town, Lin Guang asked the system directly, "System, what did that Subordinate Summon just now mean?"
``` [Ding! When the host explores new worlds from now on, he will no longer be able to bring subordinates along through his own abilities. All subordinates