Pokemon: I am Gary

Ash's lack of attributes was something that Gary had witnessed.

The originally scheduled afternoon tea was delayed until dinner time, when Brock finally dragged Ash back from an unknown corner.

Fortunately, Gary had the power of Viridian, so restoring Pokémon didn't necessarily mean waiting in line at the Pokémon Center.

"I'm starving~" Ash rolled his eyes and wailed while walking.

Misty frowned in disdain, wanting to say she didn't know this guy.

"By the way, where's Brock?!" Ash suddenly remembered that after being brought back by Brock, he hadn't seen him since.

Gary twitched his mouth and pointed to the lively parade float street.

There were quite a few Officer Jennys maintaining order, along with Nurse Joys bustling about...

"Miss Jenny~! So many Miss Jennys! And Nurse Joy, this place... must be heaven!" Brock staggered around like he was drunk.

Gary and the others turned around in unison, pretending not to know him...

Just then, a rich cheese aroma wafted from a restaurant by the street.

Ash instinctively followed the scent inside.

Seeing the lavish buffet in the Western restaurant, Ash was instantly overwhelmed by the delicious smell.

"I want to eat... but I didn't bring any money..." Ash patted his pocket, which was cleaner than his face, on the verge of tears.

The waiter kindly presented a plate with a smile, saying, "Please enjoy~"

Ash was taken aback, "I mean... I have no money?"

The waiter was also stunned; was this trainer for real...? "No problem... please enjoy!"

"Could it be~ I've become famous and this girl wants to treat me? Awesome!" Ash cheered and rushed toward the food with Pikachu.

Misty and Gary walked into the restaurant and saw Ash devouring his meal.

"You're eating so much; aren't you afraid of getting diarrhea?" Misty remarked disdainfully as she only ordered a juice.

There was no choice; only contestants had their meals covered. Misty couldn't bear to spend on such a feast.

Gary only took two cupcakes and a cup of hot milk.

"Hahaha! I'm telling you, Gary, I've really made it." Ash excitedly boasted to Gary. "Look at all this food; it's all free! That girl must be my little fan!"

Gary silently took a sip of milk and then pulled out the contestant handbook to stick it on Ash's face.

"What is this~?" Ash moved his head away and focused on it.

"During the Indigo Conference, meals around the venue are free for contestants." Misty helplessly explained to Ash.

"Eh... so that girl..." Ash awkwardly asked.

"Yeah, just an ordinary waitress." Gary calmly slurped his milk.

"Ah!" Ash buried his head in the pizza. This was too embarrassing...

At that moment, several brightly dressed girls passed by the restaurant and spotted Gary by the glass window.

"Wow! It's Gary?"

"Young Master Gary! Look at me!"

"Gary darling, Mommy loves you!!"

A few chattering girls didn't rush into the restaurant but pressed their faces against the glass, making heart shapes towards Gary's profile.

Gary turned around slightly, smiled faintly, and waved his hand as a greeting. Satisfied with their idol's response, the girls left happily.

Ash pouted. "Hmph, those must be waitresses too."

Gary smiled silently while Misty rolled her eyes. "Ash, you idiot~"

As the live broadcast of the first round of the Indigo League ended, victorious contestants indeed gained followers to varying degrees.

However, it was just preliminaries; there wouldn't be too much difference. So those with fan bases were mainly already famous Pokémon trainers.

Although Gary was a newcomer among trainers, he was already well-known in academia and music festivals.

Especially after releasing the league theme song video; it could be said that Gary gained countless fans!

Plus he won in the first round, so his fan base was naturally solid.

Good-looking, great singer, and strong in battles! It's hard not to love him~

"Alright then, Ash you should do your best too. As long as you can make it to the finals, you'll have many fans." Gary comforted him with a smile.

"Okay! From now on I will keep winning! See you at the finals, Gary!" Ash declared confidently.

"Sure~" Gary's smile faded slightly as he sighed inwardly; you're still lacking a bit...

In the conference room of the league headquarters, Charles Goodshow held a 2-liter bottle of soda with a straw happily drinking it.

"Ahh~ super refreshing! The first round is finally over. Any good prospects?"

Bruno looked at his notes. "The contestant from Hoenn named Yoshiki showed excellent capability; he's an experienced trainer who has traveled through other regions and crushed opponents three to zero in preliminaries."

Lance added: "Sinnoh's Hiro is a disciple of Sinnoh Elite Four member Lucian; he skillfully uses Bronzong and also completed preliminaries three to zero."

"And Johto's Kaito; this kid specializes in Ground and Rock-type Pokémon which is also very impressive," Agatha said with a smile.

"Great~ Great talents are emerging!" Charles Goodshow said cheerfully with squinting eyes.

"Then... what about Kanto? I haven't heard of any talents from Kanto this year. How many Pokémon trainers from Pallet Town have come?" The old man suddenly thought of this.

Bruno, Lance, and Agatha looked knowingly at Lorelei who was playing on her phone nearby.

By the way, Devon Corporation's first batch of phones has started pre-sale.

League executives and gym leaders have already received trial versions.

Test users have given rave reviews; especially Charles Goodshow loves these new gadgets.

Currently, Devon Corporation's subsidiary Devon Communication is intensively developing various applications.

Real-time communication and video player functions are already online; various shopping and gaming applications will follow soon.

Compared to radios, video players greatly enrich everyone's travel life.

When there's nothing to do one can watch pretty girls dance... cough cough... or look at Pokémon encyclopedias to relieve boredom...

All gym leaders have registered official video accounts to update knowledge about training specific types of Pokémon and battle tips.

It can be said that soon Rotom phones will become an indispensable part of everyone's life.

Getting off track...

Seeing everyone staring at him, Lorelei blushed and spoke without avoiding family ties: "This time two trainers came from Pallet Town; both passed preliminaries three to zero. I think Professor Oak's grandson Gary should be a strong contender for champion."

"Grandson of Samuel?" Charles Goodshow nodded with a smile. "I wonder how much ability he inherited from his grandfather~"

After parting ways with Ash, Gary took Eevee for a stroll around the venue for a while.

As an annual event during the Indigo League period, there were various stalls around the main venue along with parade floats showcasing various activities featuring Pokémon performances.

Holding two cups of milk tea while munching on sweet potato balls with an adorable hamster face like Eevee's,

"Hmm! This stuff is quite tasty~" Gary smiled.

"Eevee~ o′｀o" The little guy proudly indicated that Gary's cooking is better.

"Alright then; let's buy some ingredients for tonight's ginger milk and brown sugar milk tea!" Winter has indeed gotten quite cold.

Ginger milk can ward off cold while brown sugar warms both heart and stomach~

Fortunately for him, versatile vendors sell everything; Gary quickly gathered all ingredients needed.

Holding Eevee close for warmth as they happily returned to Lorelei's villa.

Juicing ginger while heating moo-moo milk~

At an appropriate temperature pour sweetened milk into ginger juice from above.

Stir evenly after waiting for it to set; then it becomes smooth ginger milk!

Wearing a pink apron, young master Gary gently brushed aside his bangs while carefully kneading brown sugar corn starch mixture.

In boiling water using a piping bag squeeze out pearls one by one shape quickly forming a bowl of handmade black pearls.

Finally stir-frying red tea leaves with sugar until slightly yellow before adding milk to brew tea soup~

The steaming hot milk tea is ready stored in large mugs.

Gary then cuddled up on the sofa with Eevee while turning on TV watching comedy shows.

Golduck and Electivire leaned against the back of sofa playing checkers.

Charizard lounged by fireplace yawning with its tail stretched into flames making it hard to distinguish whether it was fire or its tail flame.

Gengar made faces trying to put Togepi asleep while Togepi giggled shaking its little feet happily.

Creak~ The door gently opened as Lorelei quietly entered after a busy day.

"Welcome back sister?" Gary's gentle magnetic voice rang out.

Taking a breath of cold air Lorelei looked up only to see Gary coming out from kitchen holding a tray.

"It's too cold outside; I made brown sugar milk tea and ginger milk for dessert!" Gary cheerfully placed Lorelei's mug on table.

Lorelei felt warmth spread through her body as she took off her coat wearing her white shirt sitting down at table.

Taking a sip of warm brown sugar milk tea Lorelei felt she wouldn't have stomach pains all winter long~

Under warm orange light Gary used small spoon feeding Togepi ginger milk.

Lorelei rested her chin on one hand quietly watching from beside.

For some reason Lorelei suddenly wished time could freeze at this moment...

"Well it's getting late; you have another match tomorrow so get some rest early; I'm going for a shower now~" After sitting for who knows how long Lorelei stood up.

"Do you need help?" Gary blurted out.

Lorelei paused for a moment before smiling gently patting Gary's forehead "What are you thinking all day? I'm your sister!"

"Ah~" obediently nodding his head Gary replied.

Lorelei shook her head chuckling turning upstairs when she inexplicably looked back smiling saying "Let's talk next time~"

Gary froze momentarily before responding with a smile "Okay~"