The gentle morning breeze passed through the forest's fingertips, sweeping refreshingly over the path covered in new shoots.
After Celebi replenished its energy, the forest damaged in yesterday's battle had come alive again.
Little Strawberry lay sulking in Gary's arms. If not for that useless teammate Celebi, such a large patch of forest would never have been destroyed.
"The ecosystem here should recover very soon. Celebi's natural power really is amazing," Lorelei said with a smile as she walked beside Gary, trying to soothe the little one.
"Hear that, little one? Stop puffing up those bun cheeks." Gary rubbed his pink Celebi and laughed.
"Vee..." Eevee lay on Gary's shoulder, comforting Celebi with the air of a big sister.
"Come to think of it, I keep feeling like something was missing from this incident." Gary rubbed his chin in puzzlement, thinking it over.
Ding! Just then, a message from Master Bruno appeared on his phone.
"I ran into Ash's trio on the road. They were lost, so I brought them back to Violet City."
"Oh, right!" Gary clapped his hands. That explained it.
Those three idiots had actually spent three days lost this time. What a talented bunch...
"Anyway, we managed to resolve this emergency successfully. Thanks for all your hard work, little Gary." Lorelei ruffled Gary's short hair as though soothing a child.
"Whew~ I really am a little tired..." Gary nodded and let out a breath.
From the Fighting tournament to Lake of Rage, then to Ilex Forest, it felt like he had been running around everywhere lately...
Especially after using the Viridian Force's energy-infusion ability twice in a row. Young Master Mao rubbed his lower back. He was feeling a little drained...
``` Ding! Achievement unlocked: [Save Celebi].
Achievement description: As the future world's number one Champion,