After gaming with Ash until midnight and successfully dropping from Elite Four rank to Gym rank, Gary sighed helplessly...
Ash was such a liability...
He played Pikachu in mid lane and charged straight into anyone he saw. How the hell were they supposed to win...?
Their teammates were baffled too. The tank hadn't even initiated the fight, and the mage was already charging in, shouting about friendship and bonds...
Every team fight was four against five. It was unplayable~
Fortunately, Togepi had recently become fascinated with studying mobile games. Gary simply let Togepi play on his behalf and went to bed.
If he didn't get some sleep, Ash might infuriate him to death...
The next day, Ash sported dark circles under both eyes as he went with Gary to Professor Oak's Laboratory to upgrade their Pokédexes~
Along the way, the town's Youngsters and Bug Catchers pointed at the pair.
"Look! Here come the Indigo League Champion and the top-sixteen filler!"
"Keep your mouth shut! They might beat you, and then there goes your pocket money!"
Right~ Gary sighed. Ever since he had won the Indigo League Championship, it had been ages since he'd encountered any random roadside Trainers.
Sure, a match only earned him a few dozen bucks in prize money, but every little bit counted~
So he really did need to find somewhere else to stomp some noobs~
Ash, on the other hand, didn't care at all. Filler was fine. As long as they kept battling him, wouldn't the pocket money keep coming~?
Seeing Ash gazing at them so affectionately, several Bug Catchers turned and ran. "Run! We can't beat a top-sixteen finisher either! If I'm going to lose anyway, I'd rather lose to the Champion..."
Crack~ Ash's raised hand froze in place. Gary could practically hear his heart