Gary and his group hitched a ride with Scott all the way to Central Street in Goldenrod City.
Apart from the central shopping district, this was the busiest part of town.
Screeech! After a burst of hard braking, the red sports car swung its tail flashily into a parking space, and Gary and Ritchie climbed out.
"We're here! This is the place. I had my eye on this prime location for ages. In the end, it was thanks to Young Master Mao that I finally snapped it up!" With his hands behind his back, Scott proudly surveyed the building before them.
Nearly four stories tall and covering five thousand square meters, the enormous venue had exquisite floor-to-ceiling windows and moon-white exterior walls. The old rascal really did have pretty good taste.
[Battle Club]-the golden sign hung on the exterior wall, visible from two streets away.
Without question, this building was even more luxurious than Whitney's Goldenrod Gym.
But... that familiar street sign... Young Master Mao's mouth twitched. "Was this place... a game corner before?"
Scott winked. "That's right, the Goldenrod City Game Corner. Team Rocket had been hogging this prime location all along, so I really have you to thank, Young Master Mao.
"After you and Lance smashed the place up, I took the opportunity to buy it. Hahahaha!"
Young Master Mao wiped away his cold sweat. "Scott, you really should be grateful you partnered with me."
"I think so too." Scott nodded.
The guy had absolutely no idea that, if the name Gary Oak hadn't been on the shareholder documents, he probably would have vanished from the face of the earth the day after buying this land...
After all, Team Rocket had only changed, not died out...
Ritchie gazed eagerly at the building before him. "You can tell just