Silver hadn't expected his busy father to have even heard of his idol.
He nodded furiously. "Yes, yes, yes! Though Jailbird Shui... oh, I mean Teacher Shuiye, does sometimes make things up to grab attention."
Giovanni fell silent for a moment.
Made things up? Not necessarily.
Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Giovanni said, "Keep playing. I have some things to take care of."
Silver's eyes dimmed. "You barely deal with Gym business anymore, don't you? Why are you still so busy?"
Giovanni was a little surprised. It had been a long time since his son had shown this much concern for him.
His sharp, resolute gaze softened, and he patted Silver on the shoulder. "You'll understand when you're older. Your father is working on something truly great."
Making money, collecting Legendary Pokémon, and ruling the world.
It certainly qualified as a great undertaking. His moral compass might just have been a little skewed.
Silver nodded, only half understanding, and declared firmly, "Okay! When I grow up, I'm going to become a Trainer as strong as you, Dad!"
Giovanni nodded with a faint smile, the very picture of a loving father and devoted son.
Looks like today's match was worthwhile after all. At least my sonrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizesrecognizes me now.
Shuiye, you're valuable!
That was what Giovanni thought.
Silver continued, "Once I'm stronger, I'll wipe out all those evil scumbags in Team Rocket!"
Giovanni's expression froze.
"..."
What a disgrace to the family! What a disgrace!
No, I can't let Silver keep going down the wrong path.
It's time to pay closer attention to that Shuiye fellow, too...
Shanghai, Donghuang.
Unaware that Giovanni already had his eye on him, Xia Chi was still shooting the breeze with his viewers.
"Have you learned how to use the [Eject Button] yet? See? There