Bill's Reward (Quarter-Hour Revision)

Tetsuya did not deny that he had indeed considered becoming the Gym Leader of a city.

Compared to the Regional Elite Four and the Champion, a Gym Leader's duties were much easier.

Although there were geographical restrictions, at least he would not have to exhaust himself running all over the place.

As long as nothing as major as what had happened in Pewter City and Cerulean City occurred, there was not much work to do.

Part of the reason he had agreed to Minglan's request to serve as an examiner for Gym Battles was to learn more about the role beforehand.

But.

That did not mean he intended to do it right now.

To put it bluntly.

Tetsuya felt he was still young, and there were still many areas in the World that he had not visited or explored.

If he confined himself to one place so early in life, would that not make life far too dull?

Fortunately, Minglan was not asking him to immediately take up the position of temporary Gym Leader.

He only wanted Tetsuya to fill in for a period of time when he could no longer hold on.

That left plenty of room for discussion.

Compared to being an examiner, serving as a temporary Gym Leader was undoubtedly more suitable for him to get some practice.

Not everyone had the chance to treat one of the region's Eight Gyms as a platform to gain experience.

The only problem was.

The timing was highly uncertain.

To put it harshly, if Minglan's body gave out and he kicked the bucket a few years early, Tetsuya might end up serving as temporary Gym Leader for quite a long time.

And he would have to take responsibility for any problems that arose during that period.

This was not a