While Qingyu was sailing back to the Sunshine Gym, a little "incident" also took place in the distant Kanto region.
Beneath the Viridian Gym, Viridian City.
After nearly three weeks away, Giovanni, the Viridian Gym Leader, once again visited the research institute sealed off completely from the outside world.
After all, if even a hint of the unsavory experiments conducted here leaked out, he would face overwhelming public condemnation. Even the League could not possibly stand by and do nothing.
Gene synthesis, Artificial Pokémon, biological experimentation...
If any one of them came to light, the positive image Giovanni had spent years painstakingly building would come crashing down in an instant.
That was why Giovanni remained extremely cautious, even with the facility located right beneath his gym.
Until he truly possessed power beyond conventional limits, he had no intention of inviting unnecessary trouble.
"Report on Mewtwo's recent growth."
Dressed in a black suit, with a Persian padding gracefully behind him, Giovanni addressed the researcher at his back without turning around, his face expressionless.
"Y-yes, Giovanni, sir!"
His deep voice sent a shiver through the researcher, who hurriedly opened the Research Log in his hands and reported loudly:
"After entering its growth phase, Mewtwo's physical development accelerated to a truly astonishing rate. In just half a month, it has already reached approximately the size of a ten-year-old human..."
"In this respect, it has already far surpassed Mew!"
As a scholar devoted to his research, he unconsciously puffed out his chest when discussing Mewtwo, looking immensely proud.
"Beyond its rapidly developing body, its brain development is even more remarkable. It has already begun learning to use Confusion, and it seems capable of understanding human language!"
"Furthermore... possibly because of the Human Genes incorporated into it, Mewtwo seems to want to communicate with us.