"Alright, I'm leaving first. See you tomorrow." Tetsuya dropped the sentence and ran off.
Brock was used to it and went about his own business.
Tetsuya walked back, thinking about the favor Brock had asked him to do today.
It wasn't hard to understand. After all, Brock had to take care of his younger siblings. It was said that he didn't feel comfortable leaving them with outsiders, and Gym Leader Brock was very busy and couldn't spare the time.
Plus, he wasn't yet 17 and was stronger than Brock, so it was reasonable for Brock to ask him.
After so many battles, Brock should have pretty much figured out that his Combusken's Potential wasn't Elite Four level, but that wasn't a big problem.
Tetsuya wasn't afraid of the Alliance's overt forces anyway, as they still had to follow rules.
As he had thought before, as long as Zero wasn't exposed, even if Combusken's Potential was revealed to be Champion level, it wouldn't be too dangerous.
After all, he had already been scouted and invested in by the Pewter Gym. The Pewter Gym wouldn't do something like steal a Pokemon.
Other forces wouldn't risk offending the Pewter Gym to steal a Pokemon whose Champion Potential wasn't confirmed.
Even if they secretly stole it and were discovered later, they would have to apologize to the Pewter Gym and return it, which wouldn't be worth the trouble.
What he feared most were those poaching teams and the like targeting him and losing his life.
This kind of competition was for internal personnel, so it was fine, but for other competitions, it was better to be careful.
He looked at the introductions of the other Gym participants that Brock had sent him and quickly browsed through them.
"So, this is basically a competition between kids, huh?" Tetsuya flipped through the list. Including him, there were 32 participants, 17 of whom had just turned 16 not long ago, and their initial Pokemon were still at Normal Level, let alone their second Pokemon.
There were also 8 who were slightly older, both of their Pokemon were at Normal Level, and another 3 people's initial Pokemon had broken through to Elite.
The remaining three people and he were invested Trainers, all a little over 17 years old.
"So, my opponents are the last three people." Looking at the three familiar photos above, Tetsuya fell into contemplation.
Never mind, he would see when the time came. Even if he didn't get the Champion title, there was still 2 million. He shook his head, restraining his wild thoughts.
Anyway, it was helping a friend.
Ten days later, four in the afternoon.
Vermilion City is a city in the Kanto Region, located at the southern estuary. It is an international port city where even luxury cruise ships come.
It is mainly divided into two areas, the city center and the port area.
Every day, many cargo ships and cruise ships come and go in the port area, driving the continuous development of the regional economy.
The Hydro travels between Olivine City in the Johto Region and Vermilion Port; 10 Sea Rapidash ferries sail from Vermilion Port to the Sevrii Islands.
The most famous, however, is the St. Anne, which cruises around the world and only returns to Vermilion Port once a year.
Tetsuya arrived at Vermilion City port, dusty from his journey, and immediately saw the luxury cruise ship docked in the distance.
There was no other way. Among a group of ordinary cruise ships, the St. Anne was simply too large and magnificent.
Its white hull with golden decorations, plus the stacked layers of decks, made it impossible to look away.
Getting closer, the St. Anne appeared even more massive. Tetsuya took out his ticket for the guard to inspect.
The guard scanned the ticket with a machine and respectfully motioned for Tetsuya to enter.
The residents watching nearby also looked at Tetsuya with envious eyes; they couldn't get on the St. Anne.
Tetsuya walked leisurely towards the ship. As soon as he entered the cabin, a waiter walked up to him.
"Hello, Mr. Tetsuya Tamaki, you are holding a VIP room ticket for our St. Anne, located on the fourth deck with the best viewing position.
May I first show you around all the facilities on the St. Anne?"
"Just a simple introduction will be fine." Tetsuya smiled slightly and said to the waiter.
"Okay, it's my pleasure. Please follow me." The waiter bowed slightly to show respect and gestured forward with his right hand.
"The entire St. Anne has 6 decks. The second deck has Normal rooms, and the fourth deck has VIP rooms.
The first deck is where we are now, mainly containing various entertainment facilities. From left to right are the arcade, theater, bar, library, gym, hot spring bath, card room, and the all-day buffet restaurant.
Outside on the deck are the open swimming pool and water park.
The third and fifth decks are Battlefields and Training Grounds for Trainers, but they are only open from 9 am to 6 pm. Considering the guests' rest and cleaning of the grounds, they are not open during the remaining time. Please understand this.
The sixth deck is a semi-open banquet hall, only open to guests with VIP rooms like yours and a small number of guests with Normal rooms. The time is on the evening of the second and third days after the St. Anne departs. Someone will notify you then.
At the same time, each floor has supporting basic facilities. If you have any needs or questions, you can always ask a waiter for assistance."
As he led Tetsuya to the room, the waiter simply introduced the structure of the entire St. Anne according to Tetsuya's request.
He could only say that it was indeed a luxury cruise ship, with all the facilities well-equipped.
Walking to the door of the room, the waiter bowed slightly, "This is your room. You just need to swipe your ID card to enter; it's bound.
If you don't have any other requests, I will take my leave now."
"Okay, thank you very much. I don't have anything else." Tetsuya took out his ID card from his backpack, swiped the door lock, opened the door, and walked in.
"I wish you a pleasant journey on the St. Anne." The waiter said goodbye and went down to continue his work.
Tetsuya walked into the room and raised an eyebrow.
What greeted his eyes were transparent floor-to-ceiling windows, outside of which was the boundless sea and the beautiful scenery of the setting sun's afterglow.
"Ah~ so comfortable."
Tetsuya sighed, threw his backpack onto the bed, and lay down on the soft sofa.
He opened the refrigerator next to him, took out a can of drink, and opened it to drink. Anyway, it was included in the ticket price, so he didn't have to spend his own money.
"It's even a commemorative edition packaging. Rich people are really annoying." He took a look. This was three times more expensive than the normal version of the same drink. He couldn't help but sigh that the happiness of the rich was beyond imagination.
As for drinking more expensive red wine?
Tetsuya said that he was just a common person. Drinking expensive drinks was already his limit. He really couldn't drink red wine.
One must know that in this world, fruits and other things specially grown for humans are very difficult to cultivate. The price of a bottle of red wine is something that ordinary people simply cannot afford.
"No, I can't be this decadent." After slumping for nearly ten minutes, Tetsuya struggled to stand up.
"I'll take a shower first. My back is aching from driving that electric scooter all the way. Maybe I should sell it and get a different one. The comfort level is just average." Moving his aching body, Tetsuya walked towards the bathroom.
He pushed open the door, "Wow, is this how rich people even do bathrooms?"
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