A moment later, Ash came downstairs with an unwilling expression after being woken up.

“Morning, Ash. Did you sleep well last night?” Delia asked with concern.

“Mom, you’re so mean, having Mr. Mime wake me up in that way,” Ash complained as he came to the dining table to eat.

“What about Mr. Mime?” Delia asked puzzledly.

“That guy used a vacuum cleaner to suck my face!” Ash grumbled, not forgetting to touch his cheek.

“Mime…”

Speaking of this, Mr. Mime acted coquettishly and hid behind Delia.

“It must have wanted to make you cleaner. This morning when Mr. Mime went to wake up Red, it gently knocked on the door. Right, Mr. Mime?” Delia said.

However, when Mr. Mime had mustered the courage to enter Red’s room, it found that Red had already finished washing up and left his room, eaten a simple breakfast, and gone out to train.

“That guy is obviously just afraid of Big Brother’s Pokémon…” Ash muttered.

Initially, Mr. Mime had wanted to treat Red the same way it treated Ash, but it was nearly chased and attacked by Red’s Pokémon, giving Mr. Mime psychological trauma.

“That’s good too, it saves you the trouble of washing your face,” Misty teased with a laugh.

“Mr. Mime, come clean Misty’s face too,” Ash said angrily.

Mr. Mime was stunned for a moment, then directly ignored Ash’s words and continued acting coquettishly next to Delia.

“Mr. Mime only listens to Mom alone. Alright Mr. Mime, go to the backyard and help me pick some herbs,” Delia said.

As soon as Delia finished speaking, Mr. Mime diligently sprang into action, forming a sharp contrast with how it had just ignored Ash’s words.

“Tch, what a suck-up…” Ash complained with a slightly jealous tone, actually being upstaged by a Pokémon.

“Alright, it’s finished. Come eat quickly. Aren’t you going to the Professor’s today?” Brock, who was helping make soup nearby, said.

Due to staying at the two brothers’ home, Brock had also taken on the task of cooking, letting Delia taste what Ash’s appetite was like during his travels.

As for whether there were enough rooms, that naturally wasn’t a problem at all.

After all, the two brothers’ house was actually a two-story residential villa.

At this time, on Red’s side

“Omastar, use Rollout!”

“Kabutops, use Razor Shell!”

Red simultaneously gave orders to both Pokémon.

While Ash’s trio was enjoying their delicious meal, Red was training Kabutops and Omastar at a lakeside far from Pallet Town.

Since this was the first time Red had brought them out for training, Kabutops and Omastar both showed excited looks, immediately displaying their strength in front of Red.

Although they had only stayed at Oak Laboratory, under the urging of other Pokémon, Kabutops and Omastar still dutifully trained daily.

After adapting to modern life, Kabutops and Omastar’s strength had also increased day by day.

After hearing Red’s command, Omastar immediately retracted its tentacles, curled its entire body into a sphere, then rolled its shell toward Kabutops using Rollout.

Seeing this, Kabutops showed no panic at all, slowly turned sideways in a drawing stance, and then gathered water power on its scythes, transforming into azure energy.

“CLANG!”

Kabutops’s scythe hit Omastar’s body head-on, but Omastar in its continuous rolling state used the spikes on its shell to constantly wear down the power of Razor Shell.

Seemingly feeling gradually weakened, Kabutops crossed both arms and continuously used Razor Shell, exerting force to repel the Omastar in front of it.

“You both performed well!” Red praised.

Upon receiving Red’s praise, Kabutops and Omastar both showed joyful smiles, since this was their alone training time with Red.

‘Except for that annoying guy in front of me!’

Seeming to sense each other’s resentful gazes, Kabutops and Omastar both showed surprised looks.

Then, the two Pokémon began battling again to compare their strength.

“BANG!”

Seeing this scene, Red silently took out his Pokédex and photographed the scene before him. This was also a time Red remembered fondly.

An unknown amount of time passed.

After eating their fill, Ash’s trio set out from home and finally walked to Oak Laboratory, preparing to find Professor Oak.

“Ding dong!”

After pressing the doorbell, Ash’s trio entered Oak Laboratory.

“Professor Oak, it’s me, Ash!”

Ash said as he pushed open the door, just seeing Professor Oak coming to greet them.

“You finally came!”

Professor Oak said with a smile, barely glancing at Ash before turning to look enthusiastically at the Togepi in Misty’s arms.

“I really wanted to see you, Togepi!”

“BANG!”

Ash directly collapsed speechlessly, while Pikachu nearby was also surprised for a moment.

“Haha, anyway, seeing that you look quite healthy is more important than anything else,” Professor Oak teased upon seeing Ash’s comedic scene.

Then Professor Oak brought Ash’s trio to the living room.

However, the living room didn’t just have Gary. There was also Red, who had finished training, and Leaf, whom they hadn’t seen in a long time.

Although she hadn’t been able to get the green badge at Viridian Gym, Leaf had previously successfully obtained the black badge at Kaya Gym in the Dark City, filling the void left by the green badge and successfully gaining qualification to participate in this Indigo Conference.

Originally, Leaf had considered whether to participate in the Pokémon Qualification Exam, but to hone her own strength, Leaf still resolutely chose to leave, missing the chance to meet Red and Ash’s trio.

“Huh, big brother, didn’t you go training? How did you finish so quickly?!” Ash said in surprise, thinking Red would be the last to arrive at Oak Laboratory.

“Red just used Teleport to come to Oak Laboratory,” Leaf explained.

Leaf had just been startled by Red’s sudden Teleport arrival, since Red’s figure had suddenly appeared before her, which was really hard for Leaf to accept.

Perhaps due to not seeing each other for a long time, Leaf’s seat was deliberately positioned toward Red, occasionally gazing at Red’s face.

Due to traveling alone, Leaf, who had continuously challenged League gyms, had also grown considerably. Her eyes no longer showed the initial confusion but revealed determination, and she faintly emanated a mature aura.

Leaf’s changes made Red look at her with new respect, but he ended up making eye contact with Leaf’s sneaky gaze, making it quite awkward for a moment.

Leaf immediately blushed and lowered her head, not daring to meet Red’s gaze directly.

Gary nearby also seemed unsurprised as he drank his tea. Seeing Ash’s arrival, his eyes also lit up. Finally some entertainment had come to his door.

“Oh, the certain someone who’s always been looking at my back has appeared,” Gary teased, slowly putting down his teacup.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep