It should be known that all the official Gyms in Kanto had been holding this competition aboard the St. Anne for more than just a year or two.
But this year was the most unusual situation, and the first time they had encountered it, because the heirs of every Gym just happened to fall into an age gap.
The older ones were over twenty, while the younger ones had only just turned sixteen.
They had considered that this might not make for a very good spectacle, since most of the contestants were relatively weak.
Though it was related to age, many people did not care about the reasons.
To keep people from thinking that the Kanto Region's strength had declined, the Eevee Brothers simply added a Pokemon Item as a reward.
After all, financial strength was strength too, and it could shut some people up.
Although the reasoning seemed rather forced, it had little to do with Tetsuya.
At least, getting this Champion Reward meant he had made a killing.
He chose a Leaf Stone that he had long decided he needed and was told he could collect it from the Pokemon Center in Vermilion City after disembarking.
Tetsuya held the Charcoal in his hand and walked off the stage carrying a certificate.
His expression was somewhat strange. A certificate—just a sheet of paper. Forget a trophy, it did not even have a cover around it.
"Thank you for your help, Miss Joy." When he reached the treatment area, he took his three Poke Balls from the tray Chansey offered him.
"This is my job. How could it be a bother?" Miss Joy smiled before leaving with Chansey.
For her, being invited to provide logistical support for this competition was, in a sense, a vacation. She had fought hard to