"Thank you for your help. If you don't mind, how about visiting Cinnabar Laboratory tomorrow?" Blaine said.
"Cinnabar Laboratory is an institution that specializes in researching powerful Pokémon. I heard that the Pokémon inside are very strong," Brock reminded.
"Really, old man, then we will go visit it tomorrow and find Mr. Blaine to battle by the way," Ash said.
When Blaine heard that Ash was going to battle him, he was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that someone would challenge him.
Because Cinnabar Island has become a tourist destination, many Trainers challenge the gym with a playful mentality, which made Blaine unable to feel the fun of battling, so he closed the gym.
No one has challenged him for many years. Now he heard that someone was going to challenge him, which was a bit surprising.
"Can I ask why you want to challenge Blaine?" Blaine asked.
"Of course, it's to get the Cinnabar Gym Badge," Ash said.
"But the Cinnabar Gym is closed. Even if you beat Blaine, you can't get the badge," Blaine said.
"Ah...!" Ash was confused. He had never thought about this problem. His original goal was to collect badges.
"Gary, Blaine has closed the gym. Even if I win, I won't get a badge. What should I do?" Ash immediately asked Gary for help.
"I don't care. I have already collected all the badges for the Indigo Plateau Conference. I just want to compete with Blaine. It doesn't matter whether I get the badge or not," Gary said.
"What?" Ash was desperate. There were less than three months left before the Indigo Plateau Conference, and he still needed two badges.
Blaine also looked at Gary. He didn't expect that these two teenagers would challenge him.
The key point is that the accommodation in this hotel is not cheap. Are these two people really not here to try it out for fun?
"Also, Professor Blaine, there is no need to hide your identity," Gary pointed out the identity of the gardener.
"What! He is Blaine?"
Ash and the others couldn't believe that the old man in front of them was Blaine, the owner of Cinnabar Gym.
"Young man, how did you recognize me?" Blaine didn't deny it but was surprised how Gary knew him.
"I am the grandson of Professor Oak. You had academic exchanges with my grandfather before, and I remember you," Gary said.
"Oh, you are the grandson of Professor Oak!" Blaine was shocked. He did communicate with Professor Oak a few years ago, but he didn't expect Gary to still remember him.
"Yes, Professor Blaine, I checked online, Cinnabar Gym is still in operation. If you want to close the gym, you must get the approval of the Pokémon League. If you close the gym, you will be punished by the Kanto League, and then it will affect the funding of Cinnabar Laboratory..."
"I understand," Blaine interrupted Gary and said, "I didn't close the gym, but only the Trainers who are recognized by me are qualified to challenge me."
"You two rescued the Pokémon in the Laboratory. I agree with you, but you have to answer a question first, then I will accept your challenge."
Blaine was trying to save face, and Gary didn't expose it.
"What question?" Ash asked.
"What type of Pokémon do I like most?" Blaine asked.
How do I know what type of Pokémon you like?
"Professor Blaine should like Fire-type Pokémon the most," Gary answered.
"That's right! My Pokémon are all Fire Pokémon burning with blazing flames," Blaine said.
"Great, then when will we have a battle tomorrow?" Ash asked.
"You are really impatient." Blaine found that Gary and Ash have completely different personalities, one is calm and the other is impatient.
"Tomorrow morning, you will come to visit Cinnabar Laboratory, and then we will have a battle," Blaine said.
"Gary and I will fight you, Mr. Blaine, do your Pokémon need to rest?" Ash asked.
"There are many Pokémon in the Laboratory. It's just a 3-on-3 match, which is enough to deal with you. Besides, I'm very strong, not comparable to the gym trainers you met before," Blaine said.
Although Blaine is a researcher, he was also a trainer when he was young. Even though he became a researcher, he never wasted his time as a trainer.
Blaine opened the Cinnabar Gym to satisfy his own battle addiction and test the strength of the Pokémon in the Laboratory.
Cinnabar Laboratory has always been committed to researching powerful Pokémon, so they all conduct research on Pokémon genes, and the Pokémon they have researched need to be tested in battle to test their strength.
Normally, Blaine would use the Pokémon in the Laboratory for gym battles, but when the hot spring appeared on Cinnabar Island, everything changed. Those weak Trainers could not detect the Pokémon in the Laboratory at all.
Over time, Cinnabar Laboratory also declined. After all, practice is the only criterion for testing truth.
"We are also very strong and will never let Mr. Blaine down," Ash said with fighting spirit.
"Okay, then wait and see. I'll leave first."
After agreeing on the battle time, Blaine took the Pokémon in the Laboratory and left.
After this episode, everyone did not continue to soak in the hot spring and went back to their rooms to rest.
Gary and Ash came to Cinnabar Laboratory early in the morning.
"Welcome! Welcome, come in with me," Blaine was waiting for Gary and the others at the door early in the morning.
"Mr. Blaine, when can we start the battle?" Ash asked hurriedly.
"No hurry, let's take a look at the Pokémon in the Laboratory first," Blaine said.
Ash was still a little reluctant, but was pulled over by Misty and angrily said, "Ash, why are you in such a hurry? Even if we challenge, Gary will challenge first."
"Oh, I forgot." Ash then remembered the agreement with Gary on the cruise ship. This time, Gary would challenge Cinnabar Gym first.
Gary shook his head helplessly.
Except for the agreed battle, Ash basically forgot everything else after sleeping, and Gary was used to it.
"Professor Blaine, don't worry about this guy, let's visit the Pokémon in the Laboratory," Gary said.
Gary now wants to see the Pokémon in the Cinnabar Laboratory more, because in the animation, Blaine and Dr. Fuji know each other, and they both wanted to research powerful Pokémon at the beginning.
However, Dr. Fuji wanted to create artificial Pokémon through cloning, which caused a conflict with Blaine.
In addition, after his daughter's death, Dr. Fuji left Cinnabar Laboratory and joined Team Rocket to conduct experiments on artificial Pokémon. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖑~𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖾~𝖓𝖊𝖙
Cinnabar Laboratory is where Mewtwo was first born, and the theories were also proposed here.