About a week had passed since the Petalburg Gym challenge ended.
Young Master Mao had arrived in Verdanturf Town with the three youngsters.
Along the way, Kimarō had found time to enter the Pokémon Contest in Fallarbor Town and picked up his second Ribbon in the process.
With four Gym Badges already under his belt, Kimarō could pretty much steamroll the later rounds as long as he made it past the preliminary round.
Opponents flashier than him couldn't fight as well, and opponents who fought better weren't as flashy. Whoever he faced, he always had a favorable matchup!
Today, the Junwei Group president's enormous mansion was decorated with unusual festivity.
Servants led the way, red carpets covered the floors, and even the red lanterns normally reserved for New Year's had been hung up...
First, they were welcoming Kimarō home. Second, they were welcoming Young Master Mao, chairman of the Overgrow Group, for a home visit.
Tanaka still lived a meek and timid life as a live-in son-in-law, but as the original Dusclops Messenger, he had plenty of experience to pass on to Kimarō.
So Young Master Mao let father and son spend more time talking, while also letting Kimarō receive systematic instruction in performance methods for Dusclops.
Since Wally's uncle also lived in Verdanturf Town, they got to meet him on this visit too.
It was worth mentioning that this honest man, who cared deeply about his nephew, also worked at the Overgrow Group's phone screen processing factory.
He had never expected Wally to become Gary's student and expressed his support with profuse thanks.
With that, Wally could finally put his mind at ease and happily follow Gary in pursuing his dream of becoming a Pokémon Trainer.
After showing the three youngsters around the guest rooms, Ms. Kimiyo, who had