Chapter 103: Return to Rustboro City

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"Now let me tell you, the prize for the winner of this fishing competition is... a Mystic Water!"

After the host finished speaking, everyone present, including Gary, Rosa, and Hilda, showed shocked faces one by one.

"The prize is actually a Mystic Water!"

"What a pity, why isn't the winner me?"

"I didn't expect that in addition to getting the Shiny Magikarp, he could also get a Mystic Water. What good luck!"

The moment the host announced that the prize was a Mystic Water, everyone present started discussing it, and there were many people who were envious and jealous.

"It's a Mystic Water, that's really great!"

"Congratulations, Gary!"

The shocked expressions of Rosa and Hilda were exactly the same as those of the people around them, but they did not feel jealous, instead, they were happy for Gary.

"Now, I would like to ask Gary to come forward and claim his prize!"

Afterwards, Gary also went on stage to claim his winning prize, the Mystic Water, in front of everyone present.

After claiming the Mystic Water, the Dewford Town fishing competition came to an end.

Although the competition was over, Gary and his Shiny Magikarp became the talk of the town.

Even when Gary was walking back, there were many people staring at him, their expressions discussing Gary.

Gary had a great harvest in this fishing competition. In addition to the Shiny Magikarp he caught and the Mystic Water, the most urgent thing for Gary was the reward from the system.

In addition, because Gary already had six Pokémon, after the competition, he sent Pupitar back to Professor Oak's Laboratory.

"System, quickly open the reward for capturing the Shiny Magikarp!"

After returning to the hotel, Gary lay directly on the bed, closed his eyes, and communicated with the system in his heart.

["Received!"]

After Gary silently said it, the gift package originally placed in the system space was instantly opened, and then the things inside also appeared in Gary's field of vision.

"Is this... a stone?"

Looking at the stone that appeared in the system space, Gary didn't recognize it at first glance.

Although Gary didn't recognize what the stone in front of him was, he had a nearly omnipotent system panel, so he immediately explored it.

"It turned out to be Old Amber!"

After the detailed introduction of the system panel, Gary quickly recognized that what was quietly placed in front of him at this time was Old Amber.

And the Old Amber that Gary obtained contained some genes of ancient Pokémon known as Aerodactyl, which were considered sky overlords of ancient times.

"That is to say, this piece of Old Amber can revive an Aerodactyl."

When Gary thought of this, he immediately became excited. If Rosa and Hilda were not in the room at this time, he might have jumped for joy.

"I remember that the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City seems to have a fossil revival machine."

After a burst of excitement, Gary began to think about how to deal with this piece of Old Amber. Obviously, going to the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City and using their fossil revival machine could revive an Aerodactyl.

"It seems that it is necessary to go to the Devon Corporation when going to Rustboro City."

Although Gary has made up his mind to go to Devon Corporation, he does not know its chairman. So before going, it is necessary to contact Steven first, after all, this is his family's industry.

After thinking about how to deal with Old Amber, Gary had no other things to do. Fortunately, after emptying his mind, he slowly fell asleep.

Rosa and Hilda, who were originally chatting, closed their mouths after noticing that Gary had fallen into a deep sleep. They then came to their beds and lay down together with him for their nap time.

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...Dividing line...

"Gary! Hilda! Rustboro City is ahead! Let's hurry up and get there as soon as possible!"

After leaving Dewford Town, Gary and his friends boarded a ship from Dewford Town and rushed towards their destination: Rustboro City.

Rosa walked in front and looked at vague Rustboro City ahead. She turned back to shout to Gary and Hilda beside her.

"Okay! I'll come right away!"

Since they were almost at Rustboro City, Gary and Hilda did not continue walking slowly but immediately quickened their pace to catch up with Rosa.

After spending some time together, they stepped into Rustboro City's territory.

However, just when they had stepped onto the streets of Rustboro City, a shout from behind caught their attention.

"Is it Teacher Gary?"

"Teacher Gary?"

This was the first time Hilda heard someone call Gary like this. With curiosity, she looked towards where the sound came from along with Gary and Rosa.

Soon, several young figures appeared in their field of vision—several children—and the person who just made that sound stood at the front among them.

It was also because of his shouting that he attracted other children around who also saw Gary standing not far away.

"It's really Teacher Gary!"

After confirming that it was indeed Gary, the children gathered around him.

"So it's you!"

After seeing these children, both Gary and Rosa immediately remembered them.

"How are your studies going recently?"

Since they called him teacher, it was reasonable for him to care about their studies.

"Hey! How could this happen!"

After hearing Gary asking about their studies, all present wailed. It was obvious their grades were not very good.

"Who are these children?"

It was Hilda's first time seeing them. She was puzzled by why they surrounded Gary. So she pulled Rosa aside and asked: "And why do they call him teacher?"

"This is what happened..."

Faced with Hilda's question, Rosa patiently told her about their last visit to Rustboro City.

"That's it!"

After listening, Hilda understood now.

"By the way, why are you here?"

However, Rosa was curious about why these children were out instead of studying in school. After answering Hilda's question, she stood up and asked them directly.

"We came out with our teacher."

The leading child answered Rosa's question.

"Teacher? Could it be..."

After hearing them mention their teacher, both Gary and Rosa had some guesses.

"Yes! It's me!"