After leaving Cinnabar Island, Lin Guang and his companions began their journey back to Pallet Town.
They also planned to challenge the Viridian Gym when they passed through Viridian City and meet Giovanni, the big boss behind Team Rocket.
They encountered almost no obstacles along the way before arriving in Viridian City.
When they arrived in Viridian City again, nothing much had changed, except that this time, Lin Guang could not sense Mewtwo's psychic power, as though something were restraining it.
Inside the Viridian Gym, Team Rocket's boss, Giovanni, watched the surveillance footage on the screen.
"Heh, you've finally come after all."
Meanwhile, Lin Guang felt as though he was already under surveillance. Even some of the people around him kept glancing his way, seemingly casually or deliberately.
From that moment on, Lin Guang knew he seemed to have drawn Team Rocket's attention.
Lin Guang did not know exactly when he had attracted Team Rocket's attention, nor did he know how much Team Rocket knew about him.
Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, who were with Lin Guang, also noticed something strange about the people around them.
However, Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki continued calmly enjoying their afternoon tea, as though they had no idea anyone was watching them.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki took a sip of freshly brewed black tea and asked, "Ever since we arrived in Viridian City, I've felt as though someone was following us. Now it looks like that really is the case."
As she dropped sugar cubes into her coffee cup, Mio Takamiya said, "There aren't many of them, but they're positioned in exactly the four cardinal directions."
"If I remember correctly, we only ran into those few members of Team Rocket along the way, didn't we?"
Lin Guang smiled slightly and said, "They're actually just ordinary grunts