"Brother, don't you remember me?" Gary said.
"Brother?" The young man looked at Gary with a question mark on his face. He examined Gary carefully and found that he looked familiar.
Looking at Gary's hairstyle, he suddenly remembered that six years ago, a child became a disciple of the master.
"It's you... Gary!" Hojo immediately recognized Gary.
"Yes, Brother Hojo, you forgot me after just a few years," Gary complained.
Gary had been looking forward to this reunion, but not being recognized was really disappointing.
"You were a child back then, and now you've grown up. I didn't recognize you for a while," Hojo smiled and said. "By the way, why did you suddenly come to Cianwood City?"
"I came to challenge the Silver Conference," Gary said.
"Silver Conference? So you came to challenge the master to get the badge," Hojo said.
"Yes, is the master here?" Gary asked.
Just as the words fell, a voice came from the door, and a middle-aged man with his upper body bare and a Machoke appeared at the entrance.
Hojo saw the middle-aged man, pulled Gary to him, and said, "Master, look who's here."
The middle-aged man was Chuck, the owner of the Cianwood Gym.
Chuck was stunned for a moment, then looked at Gary and said in surprise, "You are... Gary!"
"Master, long time no see, and Machoke, you too," Gary greeted.
"Ma-choke!" Machoke also responded politely.
Seeing that it was Gary, Chuck said happily, "Gary, how come you have time to come to Cianwood City?"
"Master, I came to see you and challenge the gym to get a badge," Gary said.
"Don't come on, I think you are here for the badge; I'm afraid I'm just here by the way," Chuck said.
"How can it be... I, Gary, am not that kind of person," Gary firmly denied.
"Haha, it's almost noon, let's eat first. Our battle will start in the afternoon," Chuck said.
Gary accepted it happily.
Having lived in Cianwood Gym for two and a half years, Gary missed the food here.
After that, Chuck took Gary to see the master's wife, who was the logistics director of Cianwood Gym, responsible for the food of everyone and Pokémon in the gym, and was a very good breeder.
After knowing that Gary had arrived, the master's wife was also very happy and took the initiative to cook Gary's favorite dishes. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦·𝘯𝘦𝘵
After eating and drinking, they rested in the gym until 2 PM before starting the battle.
The battlefield of Cianwood Gym is indoors, and the ground is made of wooden boards. The skill Dig cannot be used here.
Chuck and Gary both stood in the command area.
Chuck didn't rush to start the battle.
He said, "Gary, I watched your match at the Indigo Plateau Conference. With your strength, you are fully qualified to participate in the Silver Conference. Do you want to fight with me according to the gym standards or according to my standards?"
After speaking, Gary's expression became serious.
Chuck is not only a martial arts master but also a strong Trainer.
Even the owner of the Hoenn Region, Dewford Gym, Brawly, is Chuck's apprentice.
Even Bruno has visited Chuck.
Chuck's strength is not as good as the Elite Four, but he is definitely an Elite-level Pokémon.
"Master, if it is according to your standards, is this place suitable for fighting?" Gary said.
"Of course not, we can go to the back of the gym, where the venue is larger," Chuck said.
"Then let's fight according to the master's rules," Gary said.
[Ding! Task released: Get Cianwood Gym Badge/Reward: High-level Rare Candy x5, Aura Sphere Permanent Skill Learning Device, Top-quality Black Belt x1!]
The system suddenly released the task, which surprised Gary. It seems that Chuck intends to use his main Pokémon to fight Gary.
Chuck took Gary to the Trainer field behind the gym, which was used for apprentices to train. It was half the size of a football field and very spacious.
"I don't need to introduce the rules. This is my first Pokémon." Chuck threw the Poké Ball.
A brown humanoid Pokémon appeared. The front of the Pokémon had only a pair of eyes, and no mouth or nose.
[LV57 Hitmonlee/Quasi-Elite]
Hitmonlee, Chuck's first Pokémon.
Gary had seen it before when he was learning martial arts at the gym, but he didn't expect this Hitmonlee to be so high level.
"Exeggutor, I leave it to you." Gary casually took out a Poké Ball.
[LV55 Exeggutor/Elite]
Exeggutor's level has risen to 55, mainly because of its low potential.
It was only yesterday that its potential was raised to Elite potential, and the speed of its level growth will be faster.
Also, after not seeing it for a while, the Exeggutor, which originally had three heads, has grown another head again, and now has four heads.
The maximum number of heads that Exeggutor can grow is 6. Every head that grows means that Exeggutor is stronger.
"Exeggutor, I thought you would use Fighting Pokémon to fight me," Chuck said with a little disappointment.
"Of course there are Fighting Pokémon; it depends on whether the master can let me use Fighting Pokémon to fight," Gary said.
"Really? Then let's start." Chuck immediately ordered: "Hitmonlee, use Blaze Kick!"
Hitmonlee covered his right foot with flames, and kicked out with a spring leg like rubber, quickly extending it out.
Just when Blaze Kick was about to hit Exeggutor, Hitmonlee stood still, and a light blue energy formed a circle on Hitmonlee's body surface, binding it.
Then, Hitmonlee's body slammed towards the ground, and it came into close contact with the ground. However, Hitmonlee was very smart and condensed the Dark Energy around its body to get rid of Confusion's bondage.
This is a use of Dark Energy, because Dark Energy can break through Psychic Energy. As long as it is covered around the body, it can easily remove Confusion and Psychic's control.
Normal Fighting Pokémon will learn this kind of Dark Energy use; otherwise, they will be at a disadvantage when fighting against Psychic Pokémon.
After Hitmonlee untied the bondage of Confusion, it rushed towards Exeggutor.
"Egg Bomb!" Gary ordered, and a bunch of white eggs flew out of Exeggutor's body and fell towards the track where Hitmonlee was charging.
Hitmonlee did not retreat either and used the Assist Detect skill to dodge the Egg Bombs continuously. No bomb could hit it, but...
Boom! Boom! Boom...!!!
It didn't matter if the Egg Bomb didn't hit Hitmonlee. After the Egg Bomb landed, it exploded instantly, and the shock wave directly submerged Hitmonlee.