Sabrina

Rope walks up to the front door of the Saffron Gym and knocks.

Rope has a gentle, sunny smile on his face.

After a long while... the door didn't open.

The smile on Rope's face remains unchanged as he knocks again.

After a long while... the door still didn't open.

Whitley looks at Rope's stiff smile and helplessly holds his forehead.

[So that's why Professor Juniper asked me to follow Rope, am I really not going to get punched?]

"Sabrina, I'm here to challenge the gym."

The veins on Rope's forehead were about to be overwhelmed.

After ten seconds, just when the flames in Rope's hands could no longer resist beating, a timid male voice came from inside the door.

"Yes... I'm sorry... Professor Rope, M-Ms. Sabrina said that she's not in, and asked you to stand here for two hours and she'll be back."

Inside the door, the young apprentice was also panicking.

Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?

Oh my god, why did the two big boss fighting have to involve me!!!!

Outside the door, there's the promising future big brother; inside the door, there's the top boss who holds the power of life and death.

Rope let out a deep breath as he listened to the young apprentice's words, then smiled, "Really? It seems Sabrina is afraid of being defeated by me too quickly so she will lose face herself. Well, I understand, after all, not every Gym Leader can accept the fact that he was defeated by a novice after using his full strength. It's humiliating! That's why it's normal for Sabrina to be scared! In that case, I'll wait a little while."

The door opened with a bang!

Whitley looked confused at the door that slammed open.

No, was it that simple of an incentive?

Rope stuck his hands in his jacket pockets, then turned his head to look at Whitley with a playful smile on his face, "It's not the moves that are new, it's the ones that work."

The young apprentice who was knocked off his feet by the door that opened inwards got up covering his bleeding nose, wiped his nosebleed then saluted towards Rope, "This way, Professor."

Rope looked at the young apprentice's appearance and shook his head helplessly then patted his shoulder, "Don't worry, Sabrina is a generous person, she will definitely give compensation if she hurt you."

Then he walked towards the direction guided by Psychic Power on his own. This was Sabrina's fear that he would run away, so she was tugging him forward with her psychic power.

Whitley bowed slightly towards the young apprentice, then quickly followed Rope.

the young apprentice was also relieved. With Rope's words, he hadn't gotten hurt for nothing this time. After all, what Rope said about Sabrina's generosity wasn't true, but Sabrina wouldn't think about a little apprentice like him. The fact that everyone could come to Saffron Gym to learn about psychic power was already an extra-legal favor from Ms. Sabrina.

But Sabrina was really right about being good-looking. So as long as Rope had said that, then Sabrina would be one of those people who would have to be looked down upon by Rope if she didn't compensate the young apprentice. After all, Rope has said that you will give compensation, if you do not give, that is not to admit that they are petty!

Sabrina wouldn't do such a shameful thing.

The young apprentice bowed deeply towards Rope's departing back.

On the other hand, Rope didn't care what effect his casual remark would have on the young apprentice's future. He knew Sabrina and naturally knew that Sabrina would give this little apprentice benefits. But what to give and how to give was none of Rope's business. Without realizing it, Rope had also stepped into this position. A position where it didn't take any big moves to change the status quo of a person's life.

And after realizing this, Rope's heart sank slightly. From now on, one would need to be somewhat careful with one's words in front of strangers.

After all, one's own complaint, or a single action was capable of determining a person's future.

Rope thought and gave a self-deprecating smile.

"I'm really not interested in this kind of power at all."

Rope muttered softly.

Of course, Whitley, who was following him, naturally heard it all. Although she was young, Whitley was also one of the few intelligent people, and it didn't take much effort to figure out the twists and turns inside. It was also lamenting Rope's awesomeness.

"Rope, it seems like you're already very powerful now." Whitley couldn't help but sigh.

Rope gave her a blank stare, then reached out and rubbed whichever two pills were on her head hard.

"Here, do you want them?"

Whitley disgruntledly pushed away Rope's 'clutches' and said, "Stop touching your head! You won't grow any taller if you keep touching it!"

Rope shrugged, "How much taller do you want to get?"

He wanted to say a few more words, but then he felt someone pinch his head, and then broke it in the direction of looking forward.

Rope helplessly said, "Okay, okay, I know, go, go, go, we'll be there soon!"

With that he picked up his own pace.

Whitley 'grunted' twice before following, but Rope's question still lingered in her mind.

''Here, do you want it?''

[What would I do... if I was actually faced with this situation?]

After thinking for a while, Whitley didn't come up with an answer, so she shook her head and pressed the question to the back of her mind.

Saffron Gym was not small. They walked for another ten minutes or so before they saw an exit from the maze of corridors.

It was a good thing that the trainers of the Pokémon world could not do anything else, but their endurance and stamina were absolutely fine. After all, as long as they traveled in the wilderness, it was cross-country running every day.

Climbing mountains, going down rivers...this twisting and turning corridor in front of them was at least flat. So it didn't feel tiring.

After a few more steps forward, the sky opened up!

A huge Colosseum like the ancient Roman Colosseum. There is no superfluous decoration, but clean, but also has the flavor of antiquity, those carved in the columns on top of the one after another of the super system Pokémon, ancient carving techniques, the unique flavor of time precipitation, but also for this arena to add such a solemn and precipitation. Obviously this is not the normal use of the arena.

Rope is also in the see this arena when only reacted to, Sabrina and Caitlin and there is a little similarity, that is, the two people are not what grassroots origin. Caitlin is the big lady of the Hopewell area. Caitlin is the eldest lady of the Kanto region, while Sabrina's family is a behemoth that has been inherited in the Kanto region for many years.

And this arena, I'm afraid, is one that has been passed down from generation to generation in Sabrina's family.

And a woman in a red halter top, short light gray shawl hair, and white pants was standing in the center of the arena, warming up.

Rope felt his teeth ache even as he looked at the two large weights on Sabrina's wrists. Is this how a psychic should dress?

This was a fighter's outfit!

Sabrina snorted coldly when she saw Rope, who was hanging on for dear life.

She didn't say anything but just gave Rope a cold, slanted look.

Rope scratched the back of his head

"Long time no see, Sabrina."