章 40: Chapter 40: Meeting Ash Again in Hoenn
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"Is this the venue for the Grand Festival? It's really nice!"
After arriving at the venue for the Rustboro Conference, Rosa looked at the venue surrounded by a forest and couldn't help but sigh.
"After all, it's a grand festival, so it's inevitable to make it a little more grand."
Faced with Rosa's sigh, Gary shrugged his shoulders and said.
"I quite agree with this statement."
Rosa also nodded, agreeing with Gary's statement.
Just when Gary and Rosa were chatting enthusiastically, suddenly several familiar figures appeared on the road in front of them.
After Gary saw one of the figures wearing blue clothes, the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
Rosa, who had been paying attention to Gary, of course saw Gary's smile at this time.
So she also looked in the direction of Gary's sight and soon noticed four figures walking towards them.
"So they are the friends that Gary mentioned before!"
After seeing Gary's smile, Rosa also confirmed that Gary was waiting for these four people in Rustboro City.
"I just don't know which one is Ash that Gary mentioned."
Yes, just as Rosa thought, the four people who just appeared on the road were Ash, the friend Gary mentioned, Ash's companion Brock, and the daughter of Petalburg Gym, May, and her brother Max.
Before this, Gary had mentioned it to her, and Rosa also identified Ash and his group based on some of the information Gary said.
"Are they the friends you are waiting for, Gary?"
After guessing the identities of several people, Rosa came to Gary and asked in a low voice.
"Yes."
Gary nodded, and then continued: "Let's go over."
After that, Gary took Rosa and walked towards the location of Ash and the other four.
"What are they doing? Are they doing pre-match training?"
Just as Gary and Rosa approached Ash and the other four, Ash looked at the people who were training around him and asked curiously.
However, just as Max was about to express his thoughts, Gary decisively interrupted him.
"They are preparing for the upcoming Grand Festival."
Ash, who was still waiting for his partner to explain, suddenly heard this familiar voice, so he immediately looked in the direction of the voice.
Especially after seeing Gary walking towards them, Ash's smile and surprise on his face were obviously unconcealable.
"Gary!"
The moment he saw Gary, he immediately shouted in surprise.
For anyone, meeting an old friend in a foreign land is a pleasant surprise.
"Long time no see, Ash, Brock!"
Gary, after seeing the two, also smiled and greeted them.
"Long time no see, Gary."
Brock was also happy to see the familiar Gary.
"Ash, who is this?"
May, who met Ash for the first time, looked at the unfamiliar Gary and asked Ash.
"I know, he is the guy who lost to Ash in the first round of the Silver Conference. I think his name is Gary."
Before Ash could introduce himself, Max on the side stood up anxiously and told Gary's identity and his previous "records."
After hearing what Max said, Gary, who was originally smiling, suddenly froze, and his mouth twitched slightly.
Sure enough, Gary still didn't like Max, the naughty kid. No matter which world he was in, naughty kids were so annoying.
"Max, you are really ignorant!"
May also heard Max's very rude words, so she hit him on the head without hesitation to teach him a lesson.
After seeing this scene, Gary's mood suddenly improved a lot.
"By the way, Gary, let me introduce them to you. They are..."
When Ash was about to introduce Gary to May and Max, Gary interrupted him directly.
"No need to introduce them. I know them. They are the children of Mr. Norman, the trainer of the Petalburg Gym, May and Max."
"Hey, Gary, how do you know them?"
After hearing Gary reveal the identities of May and Max, Ash's eyes widened and showed an unbelievable expression.
May and Max were also shocked, but Brock had some guesses.
"Mr. Norman said that his children May and Max are traveling with you, Ash."
Rosa, who was beside Gary, immediately stood up and explained.
"So that's it!"
After listening to Rosa's words, Ash, May, and Max immediately showed expressions of "I see."
"By the way, who is this?"
Brock, who had expected this, also noticed Rosa next to Gary, so he asked.
After seeing Ash and the others' eyes on Rosa, Gary also hugged Rosa into his arms and introduced her.
"Let me introduce you, this is my girlfriend, Rosa from the Unova region."
"Hello, I'm Rosa, nice to meet you."
After Gary finished the introduction, Rosa also introduced herself very cheerfully.
"Hello, Rosa."
Ash and the others also greeted Rosa.
However, Brock was very emotional about this and said with tears in his eyes.
"I didn't expect Gary to have a girlfriend. Where is my love?"
Of course, Rosa also noticed Brock's strange behavior, but with Gary's reminder, she also understood his personality, so she didn't continue to pay attention to him.
In this way, after a brief chat, the relationship between the few people was also brought closer.
"By the way, Rosa, you just mentioned Mr. Norman from the Petalburg Gym. What's going on?"
While chatting, Ash suddenly remembered that Rosa mentioned Norman before, so he asked curiously.
"Could it be..."
Soon, Ash guessed the answer.
"Yes, we met when we challenged the Petalburg Gym."
Rosa also gave a direct answer.
"It was also at that time that Mr. Norman mentioned you, Ash and May."
Gary also added a sentence on the side.
"In other words, Gary, you already have a gym badge?"
At this point, Ash focused his attention on Gary and Rosa.
"To be precise, two."
Gary said while showing two fingers.
"We also passed the Rustboro Gym and won the Stone Badge."
Rosa on the side also said with a smile.
"Hey!"
After hearing the news, Ash's voice immediately rose a few degrees, revealing a very surprised expression.
Similarly, in addition to Ash, the other two people also showed an expression of disbelief.
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