"Oh, Lin Guang! You're here too."
Professor Oak was delighted to see Lin Guang here.
Lin Guang smiled slightly and said, "Yes, we happened to be passing through, so we stopped here for a rest. Vermilion City really lives up to its reputation as a leisure city. It's so relaxing that all the fatigue from our journey has vanished."
Seeing Lin Guang talking to an elderly man, Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki did not go over to interrupt them. From their conversation, they could also tell that Lin Guang and Professor Oak knew each other well.
Professor Oak could also tell what sort of relationship Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had with Lin Guang, but he could not tell which one was Lin Guang's girlfriend.
Or perhaps, as with his grandson, both of them were Lin Guang's "girlfriends."
Professor Oak laughed, then asked, "Lin Guang, how many Pokémon have you caught so far? Even Ash Ketchum has already sent a Pokémon over to me."
"But you haven't sent any yet. Don't tell me you still don't have six Pokémon?"
Professor Oak spoke jokingly.
Lin Guang spread his hands and said, "To think you even guessed that. I really do still have fewer than six Pokémon."
Professor Oak was astonished by his answer. He had only been joking, but it had actually turned out to be true!
Professor Oak stroked his chin and pondered for a few seconds before saying, "In that case, you must be taking the approach of raising a select few elite Pokémon."
Lin Guang took out the Poké Balls containing his Pokémon and said, "That's right. That's exactly what I'm planning."
Pop! Pop! Pop!
The three Poké Balls opened, and Charmeleon, Gyarados, and Larvitar appeared before Professor Oak.
Gyarados's body was ten meters long. Even with only