At the same time, the little Riolu, Jirachi, and Deoxys arrived at Saffron City's financial district.
"Buddy, can you use psychic power to mimic a human? Don't worry about the money. With me here, there won't be any problems."
The little Riolu asked Deoxys this question.
It had specifically brought Deoxys out this time not only to let it experience human warmth, but more importantly, because it wanted Deoxys to disguise itself as a human and bring it into the all-you-can-eat barbecue restaurant.
After all, that favorite barbecue place of its required a Trainer to bring it inside. Mewtwo Two was busy, while Mewtwo One was busy playing ranked matches.
The little Riolu could only place its hopes on Deoxys.
"Mimic…?"
Deoxys blinked, rather confused.
But since the little Riolu had said so, Deoxys felt it could give it a try.
Soon, psychic power covered Deoxys's entire body.
Through cellular reconstruction, it transformed itself into its Attack Forme.
"Hey, hey, hey, not like that! Your arms and legs and stuff need to look like a human's. See if you can make something like human fingers. The feet don't matter as much. As long as you have hands, it's fine."
The little Riolu took out the phone Grey had specially prepared for it and said to Deoxys, "Hands like Grey's. Ones that can hold things."
"I'll try."
Deoxys covered both hands with psychic power.
It barely managed to make four fingers.
"Is this… enough?"
Deoxys said this was already the best it could do.
For some reason, it could not make a fifth finger.
"That works. Let's go with that."
The little Riolu nodded lightly, then produced a set of clothes, a cloak, and a mask, dressing Deoxys up from head to toe.
Good. Mewtwo One had only had three round fingers before.
This one had four, so it looked even more human.
"Let's go. I'll take you to eat delicious barbecue!"
After saying that, the little Riolu walked in front, followed by Jirachi and Deoxys, as they headed toward the barbecue restaurant.
They had not gone far when the little Riolu heard a familiar voice appear in its mind.
"Who is that Pokémon?"
Who else could that voice belong to, if not Mewtwo One, who was playing ranked matches in Saffron City?
"Oh, that guy is Deoxys. Mewtwo, why are you here? Weren't you playing ranked?"
The little Riolu called Deoxys over and explained to Mewtwo, "Grey found this guy. Its strength is about the same as yours."
"So this is why you asked it to help take you to eat barbecue instead of asking me?"
Mewtwo used Teleport and appeared in front of the little Riolu.
After looking down at it, it turned its gaze toward Deoxys.
At this moment, Mewtwo One was dressed the same way as before.
It wore a baseball cap, had purple hair, and draped a black trench coat over its whole body. The mask on its face covered its features.
"You are… what kind of… Pokémon?"
Deoxys blocked Jirachi behind it. It could tell that something about the Pokémon before it was not quite right.
It was as if this being had been woven together from the genes of many Pokémon.
A Pokémon like this should not exist in the world.
But…
Why did the Pokémon before it feel so familiar?
It was as if it had seen it somewhere before.
Right!
Mewtwo!
Having met Mewtwo Two before, Deoxys immediately reacted. This "purple-haired man in a hat" before it definitely had a close connection to Mewtwo Two.
"You are not a Pokémon from this planet."
Mewtwo did not answer Deoxys's question. Instead, it took the initiative to state Deoxys's identity.
"That is true."
Deoxys nodded.
Mewtwo was telling the truth, so Deoxys did not feel there was anything wrong with it.
"So I should be the one taking it to the barbecue restaurant."
Mewtwo pointed at the little Riolu nearby.
The little Riolu: ???
What the heck?
The little Riolu had originally been standing off to the side eating chips and watching the drama.
Then the drama suddenly landed on itself.
Good grief. Had Mewtwo been reading some alpha CEO romance novels lately?
The moment it opened its mouth, the tension was already explosive.
"Why?"
Deoxys felt confused and puzzled.
Wasn't eating barbecue something anyone could take it to do?
"If… you want to take it… to the barbecue restaurant…"
Deoxys's voice stumbled a little.
Because of that, Mewtwo's expression changed slightly. "What? Are you saying you want to fight me, and the winner gets to take it to the barbecue restaurant?"
Mewtwo was combative.
When it heard Deoxys say that, it subconsciously thought the other party wanted to compete for that position.
"Then you… can take it…"
"???"
Mewtwo was stunned.
Couldn't you talk a little faster?
You stopped halfway through your sentence and made me think you were here to pick a fight!
But…
Hearing Deoxys answer like that made Mewtwo feel oddly empty inside instead.
No, it could not just let Deoxys leave like this!
Mewtwo felt that its recent opponents had all been too weak. Now that it had finally met a being evenly matched with itself, it absolutely had to fight it!
And so, Mewtwo said to Deoxys, "Hey. Have a battle with me!"
"No."
Deoxys refused Mewtwo.
"Why? With your strength, shouldn't you love fighting?"
Mewtwo felt that Deoxys's strength had to be inseparable from battle.
Therefore, Deoxys must have gone through countless trials to gain such power!
"No… means no… there is no… reason."
Deoxys prepared to leave and return to the Gym to play with Grey.
Mewtwo became anxious instead.
Just as it was about to speak, Deoxys directly used Teleport and left.
Great. Now it would be hard to find Deoxys.
Mewtwo thought that while there were still traces of psychic power left, it would follow and take a look.
But then…
"Hey, hey, hey! Don't even think about running away!"
The little Riolu directly called Mewtwo back.
Mewtwo turned around, looking confused.
Then it saw the little Riolu say, "You drove Deoxys away, but Jirachi and I still need to eat barbecue! You have to take us to eat barbecue, or I'm not letting this go!"
"Oh. Okay."
Mewtwo thought it was something serious. It directly took the little Riolu and Jirachi to the all-you-can-eat barbecue restaurant.
In its heart, it was thinking about the name "Deoxys."
"So that guy is called Deoxys… Very good. I'll remember that name!"
Mewtwo secretly swore to itself.
Among the opponents it needed to defeat, aside from Grey, Sabrina, and the little Riolu, Deoxys's name had now been added.
"Let's go. This guy is paying today."
Mewtwo's arrival made the little Riolu feel even more comfortable.
Although Mewtwo had scared Deoxys away, since Mewtwo was taking it over, that meant Mewtwo was paying for the meal.
It was using Giovanni's card anyway, so it did not matter.
On Grey's side, he had already finished taking instant photos with Gwynn.
"Ah, instant photos with Gym Leader Grey and Gym Leader Sabrina! I'm definitely going to treasure these!"
After Gwynn placed the instant photos into sleeves, she carefully tucked them into her photo album.
After doing all of this, Gwynn looked at the two of them again.
"You want a group photo too, right? No problem."
Grey saw through Gwynn's thoughts at a glance.
"Yay! Bumiao, please!"
Gwynn handed her phone to Bumiao and asked her to help take the photo.
"Hey! Gwynn, why won't you let me take it for you?"
When Ivor saw that Gwynn had handed her phone to an outsider instead of letting her own brother take the photo, he could not help saying this.
"You're out of the question, Ivor."
Gwynn did not dare let Ivor take photos.
If he accidentally crushed the phone, she would have to buy a new one!
"Aw…"
Ivor instantly looked like he had been deflated, his momentum withering.
"Gym Leader Grey, Gym Leader Sabrina, make a heart together."
"Sure."
"No problem."
"Okay, stand still. Three, two, one, cheese!"
Click.
Bumiao pressed the shutter and took the group photo, then returned the phone to Gwynn.
"This trip to Saffron City was worth it!"
After taking back her phone and seeing the photo, Gwynn decided that everything about coming to Saffron City this time had been worth it.
"Gym Leader Grey, Gym Leader Sabrina! I'll always support you! I wish you happiness together forever!"
After saying that, Gwynn bowed to Grey and Sabrina.
After Gwynn said that, Sabrina's face turned red.
Together forever…
That meant staying by each other's side for life…
In just a short moment, Sabrina's thoughts had already drifted far into the future.
Grey's expression changed slightly.
He set an alarm for one minute later, then waited one minute.
Then.
"Hello? Steven, my friend? What do you need me for? Oh, back to the Hoenn region… Okay, I'll come right now."
Grey put the phone back in his pocket and said apologetically to everyone, "Sorry, something came up on my end, so I'll be leaving first."
"It's fine. Gym Leader Grey, we'll meet again if fate allows!"
Ivor waved goodbye to Grey.
Grey quickly left the Fighting Dojo.
He first went to find the little Riolu and the others.
When he arrived at the familiar barbecue restaurant, Grey saw Mewtwo.
At this moment, inside the restaurant, Mewtwo was using telekinesis to flip the slices of meat on the grill.
The little Riolu stared eagerly at the sizzling barbecue, while Jirachi had already impatiently grabbed a piece with its little hands, only to blow on it after getting burned.
Seeing this, Mewtwo gently swept telekinesis over the grill, cooled a perfectly cooked piece of pork belly, and floated it in front of Jirachi.
"Mewtwo! Don't forget about me!"
The little Riolu anxiously pointed at its empty plate. Mewtwo calmly waved its hand, indicating that the next piece would be its turn.
Just as Mewtwo was preparing to distribute barbecue to the little Riolu, Grey naturally sat down beside it.
That sudden closeness made Mewtwo's movements pause slightly. Even the steak floating in the air shook a little.
To be honest, Mewtwo still felt a little awkward seeing Grey at this moment.
After all, its previous self had somewhat "set him up."
Grey did not really mind.
In the end, no major disaster had happened.
Mewtwo had also been rather rebellious back then.
Understandable.
As long as it did not trick people now, that was fine.
He could treat it as making up for its mistake.
Grey asked softly, "Has that guy made any moves lately?"
Mewtwo placed the cooked meat onto the little Riolu's plate and calmly replied, "He is preparing to head to the Alola region."
When Grey heard the Alola region mentioned, his expression grew slightly serious.
Mewtwo continued conveying the intelligence. "His goal is to control the entire Alola region. How do you plan to respond?"
"Heh."
Grey chuckled when he heard this, his fingertips lightly tapping the table several times. "Since he chose to push his plan through force, I'll answer him with force."
The current Grey was no longer the rookie from two and a half months ago.
Since Giovanni wanted to cause trouble…
Then he, Grey, would play along to the end!
However.
Going to the Alola region still required getting visas and whatnot.
Thinking of this, Grey knew it was time to apply to Lance for a publicly funded trip.
"Help me grill some meat. I'm sending a message."
After saying that, Grey sent a message to Lance.
[Dojo Annihilape: Lance, help me apply for a publicly funded trip for five people. Me, Sabrina, Caitlin, Lillie, and Cynthia.]
[Lance: Okay… wait, who?]
Inside the League office.
When Lance saw the last name Grey had sent, his expression became quite colorful.
Aside from Grey, the first three were very normal.
One was Sabrina, who lived with Grey. One was Grey's Governor-tier boss. One was Grey's apprentice.
What was the last one, Cynthia, coming along for?
Very strange!
[Lance: Gym Leader Grey, may I ask something?]
Seeing Lance's message, Grey naturally knew who he was asking about.
[Dojo Annihilape: Cynthia said she wants to accompany Caitlin. Can it be reimbursed? If not, I can pay out of pocket.]
[Lance: It's fine. I was just a little curious.]
Lance was only gossiping a bit. He had no intention of blocking the approval.
Seeing Grey say that Cynthia was coming to accompany Caitlin, Lance still felt that something was off…
Was she coming along to get fed couple energy?
Lance rubbed his chin and continued typing a question.
[Lance: Gym Leader Grey, where is your destination?]
[Dojo Annihilape: The Alola region. Can it be approved? What's the maximum number of months?]
[Lance: The maximum is… wait, why are you using months as the unit?]
Lance had just been about to say he could approve a seven-day long trip.
Then, after seeing the unit Grey used, he did not know whether to laugh or cry.
This was the first time he had seen someone apply for travel in units of "months."
And it was to another region, too.
The Alola region. It was full of beaches, sunlight, and seawater.
He had heard there were even Exeggutor with the Dragon type there…
Just hearing about it made Lance want to go to the Alola region too.
Unfortunately, he could not get away.
Otherwise, he would also have wanted to apply to the League for a trip.
[Lance: I'll help you ask Chairman Damalanchi.]
[Dojo Annihilape: Then I'll have to trouble you, Lance.]
[Lance: It's no trouble. If it's convenient, could you help me catch an Exeggutor from the Alola region when the time comes?]
Seeing Lance's message, Grey naturally felt there was no problem.
[Dojo Annihilape: No problem. Or when the time comes, you can transfer an Exeggcute over, and I'll help you evolve it into the local regional form with a Leaf Stone.]
[Lance: Thank you very much.]
For now, this matter was temporarily settled.
Grey told Caitlin about it.
[Dojo Annihilape: I applied to the League for a trip to the Alola region. I don't know how many days they'll approve.]
[Sleeping Beauty: Yay! What do you want to see me wear when the time comes?]
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