Although Lin Guang had long known what Brock was like, he had not expected him to show his true colors the moment the Gym challenge ended.
To keep Brock from acting like this every time he saw them, Lin Guang secretly tampered with him a little.
At that moment, Brock returned to normal and no longer had the slightest interest in Kaguya Ōtsutsuki or Mio Takamiya, as though he had entered sage mode.
"So these two ladies would also like to challenge the Gym. My apologies for being rude."
Brock apologized to Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki did not know what Lin Guang had done to Brock, but they could sense that his attitude had changed completely in an instant.
Just then, the Gym doors suddenly opened, and Ash Ketchum stood in the doorway with Pikachu.
Seeing Lin Guang and the others still inside, Ash Ketchum greeted him happily. "Lin Guang! Didn't you stay in Viridian City for a few extra days? How did you get to Pewter City before me?"
Because they had taken a completely different route from Ash Ketchum and his companions, Lin Guang had not encountered the young Samurai or Brock's father.
They had come straight to Pewter City without any obstacles along the way, even arriving half a day earlier than Ash Ketchum and his companions.
Lin Guang smiled slightly and said, "We left Viridian City three days after you did and entered Viridian Forest. We didn't take any detours along the way, so we came straight to Pewter City."
"What about you? How did you end up arriving later than me?"
At that, Ash Ketchum said unhappily, "It was all because of Misty. She said there were lots of bugs in Viridian Forest, so we took ages going around