Chapter 115: Grandfather and Grandson Reunited
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"Professor Birch, you haven't forgotten what day it is today, have you?"
On the day Professor Oak was set to arrive in the Hoenn region, Gary looked at Professor Birch, who was still engrossed in his research at the institute, seemingly oblivious to the time. Gary reminded him with a hint of uncertainty in his voice.
"What day is today?"
Upon hearing Gary's words, Professor Birch immediately put down his work and asked Gary.
Gary looked at Professor Birch's confused expression and realized he had temporarily forgotten that today was the day his grandfather, Professor Oak, was arriving.
Seeing this, Gary patiently explained, "Today is the day my grandfather, Professor Oak, is coming to the Hoenn region!"
"Ah, yes, Professor Oak..."
Initially, Professor Birch didn't react, but after Gary's reminder, he quickly recalled, "Oh, right, today is the day Professor Oak is arriving. How could I forget?"
"I need to get to the dock quickly to pick up Professor Oak!"
Prompted by Gary's reminder, Professor Birch suddenly panicked.
"By the way, where are my car keys?"
In his flustered state, Professor Birch began searching for his car keys throughout the research institute.
Hilda, who was standing nearby, saw Professor Birch's hurried and anxious demeanor and stepped in to stop him from his frantic search.
"Professor, there's no need to rush. It will take some time for Professor Oak's ship to arrive."
"That's good, that's good."
After hearing Hilda's words, Professor Birch checked the time and compared it with Professor Oak's arrival time, feeling relieved.
"Professor, if it weren't for our reminder, you might have really forgotten!"
Rosa saw Professor Birch, who had just calmed down, and smiled gently.
"There's no helping it; I'm just too absorbed in my research."
Hearing Rosa's words, Professor Birch scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.
"It's precisely because of dedicated researchers like you that we have such a deep understanding of the Pokémon world!"
Gary had a high regard for researchers like Professor Birch, who were deeply passionate about their work, and he admired them greatly.
It is thanks to them that people in this world can fully recognize and understand the various Pokémon in real life.
And Gary's grandfather, Professor Oak, is one of them.
"Gary is right."
Rosa and Hilda nodded in agreement, expressing their concurrence with Gary's opinion.
"No, no, this is what we should do."
After being praised by Gary and the others, Professor Birch felt a bit embarrassed.
"Hahaha!"
Seeing Professor Birch's shy expression, Gary and the others exchanged glances and laughed.
In the following time, Professor Birch did not continue his research but instead chatted with Gary and the others about various aspects of the Hoenn region, including some Pokémon and customs.
After chatting for a while, Gary checked the time on his phone and realized it was almost time to leave, so he interrupted Professor Birch, Rosa, and Hilda, who were still chatting.
"Professor, we should leave now."
"Oh, okay."
Upon hearing Gary's words, Professor Birch immediately understood.
"We'll come too."
Thus, Gary, Rosa, and Hilda, along with Professor Birch, got into the jeep at the institute and headed to the dock near Littleroot Town.
Thanks to Gary's timely reminder, Professor Birch was not late, and they had a smooth drive this time.
After some time, Gary and the others, along with Professor Birch, arrived at the dock as planned.
Upon arrival, they found that the ship carrying Professor Oak had not yet arrived, so they waited in the nearby waiting area.
"Look, the ship is coming!"
About half an hour later, Rosa, who was watching the sea from the dock, suddenly spotted a ship entering her field of vision and excitedly shouted to Gary and the others.
"It's finally here."
Professor Birch looked at the approaching ship with a smile on his face.
"The timing matches. It should be the ship my grandfather is on."
After Gary checked the time, he confirmed that this was indeed the ship his grandfather was on.
After Gary spoke, Professor Birch, Gary, Rosa, and Hilda all walked towards the exit, ready to welcome Professor Oak.
And as Gary had said, under the watchful eyes of Professor Birch, Gary, and the others, Professor Oak, wearing a burgundy shirt and a white coat, was walking towards the exit.
"It's Professor Oak!"
Rosa pointed at Professor Oak and shouted to Gary and the others.
Upon seeing Professor Oak, Gary, Professor Birch, and the others went to greet him.
"Long time no see, Grandpa!"
Upon reaching Professor Oak, Gary greeted him with a smile.
"Long time no see, Gary."
Professor Oak was filled with surprise and joy upon seeing his grandson.
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He then looked Gary up and down, with a look of appreciation and satisfaction in his eyes.
"You've grown a lot during this time. You're truly my grandson."
Being praised by his grandfather, Gary, who had lived two lives, felt a bit embarrassed.
"It's our first meeting, and I'm glad to meet you, Professor Oak."
As Gary's friends, Rosa and Hilda also stepped forward after Gary and greeted Professor Oak.
"It's Rosa and Hilda, hello!"
Although they hadn't met formally, Professor Oak was familiar with Rosa and Hilda, having seen them many times on video calls, not to mention that Rosa and Hilda were Gary's friends.
And Professor Oak looked at Rosa and Hilda with a satisfied expression, finally giving Gary a thumbs up.
The meaning was clear: Professor Oak was pleased to know that Rosa and Hilda were Gary's friends, and he expressed his satisfaction, indicating that Gary had done well.
"Hehe."
Gary, of course, understood what Professor Oak's thumbs-up meant, so the smile on his face never faded.
"Don't be so formal, just call me Grandpa like Gary does."
Because he was very satisfied with Rosa and Hilda, Professor Oak was very kind to them.
After hearing what Professor Oak said, Rosa and Hilda shyly whispered "Grandpa."
This "Grandpa" made Professor Oak smile even more.
"Professor Oak, you..."