What worried Shen Qi most was that this racetrack was actually very close to the venue for tomorrow's regular race.
The regular race was scheduled for Route 2, on the outskirts of Viridian Forest, less than ten kilometers by car from the suburban racetrack where he was now.
Vroom~~
With a low engine rumble, a Moon Shard slowly drove past the entrance to Shen Qi's service bay.
It was a racing car produced by the Deep Moon Group in Pewter City, from the same manufacturer as the Ashen Heart used by Li Yizi and Duowu, but the Moon Shard was a tier above it.
The Moon Shard's performance on the track earlier had also been quite impressive. It was easy to imagine that an expert was inside.
After the Moon Shard came to a stop, a man whose solid build was visible even through his racing suit climbed out and removed his helmet. He had narrow eyes in a dark face, with brown hair sticking upright.
If the man had not been in his forties, Shen Qi would have thought he was Pewter Gym's Gym Leader, Brock.
Not only did they look very alike, but the Onix and Golem the man sent out also fit Pewter Gym's style, and his car was from Pewter City too...
"Mr. Brock."
Tracey recognized him and went over to greet him warmly.
Brock...
No wonder Shen Qi had thought he looked like Brock. This was Brock's father.
Brock had ten children, the eldest of whom was Brock, Pewter City's Gym Leader.
Later, when Brock wanted to set out on a journey to hone himself, Brock took over as Gym Leader and let his son venture out into the world.
Now that Brock had returned, Brock held the title of Honorary Gym Leader.
"Oh, Tracey.