Ti passed, and it had already been three months since Sato destroyed Team Rocket's research base.
During that ti, Sato also celebrated his twelfth birthday in this life.
…Every ti soone rembered that Sato was only twelve, everyone in the Gym couldn't help but secretly murmur "monster".
And thanks to Joseph's careful attention, everyone "secretly" organized a moderately sized surprise party on Sato's birthday.
Although Sato had long been used to not celebrating birthdays, he didn't want to spoil everyone's mood either, so he "obediently" listened to the birthday song, closed his eyes to make a wish, cut the cake, handed out slices and…
Ahem, the last part didn't happen. No one dared to sar cake on Sato's face.
Still, it was a fulfilling mont, and it made Sina and the others -who were usually trained to death by Sato- change their view of him.
He wasn't extrely, extrely, extrely hard to approach… just extrely, extrely hard.
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"The desert Mimicry space is finally complete. The final inspection will be done today, and then it can be put to use."
At this mont, Joseph and Sato were standing outside the construction site, where a engineer wearing a safety helt was reporting to Sato.
"Thank you for your hard work. Since the Mimicry space will go into use imdiately after completion, please make sure nothing goes wrong."
Sato made a serious request. After all, this concerned the future of his ace, Pupitar; there was no room for carelessness.
"Don't worry, this isn't the first Mimicry space I've built. There won't be any problems at all," the engineer assured confidently before turning around to get back to work.
"I'll go contact Joy," Sato said and walked straight to the backyard. He couldn't wait any longer.
Joseph watched Sato walk away and helplessly shook his head; it was rare to see him this unsettled.
In the video call, Lilian Joy, whom he hadn't seen in a long ti, still looked sleep-deprived as usual.
When she learned that Sato planned to bring Pupitar back for good, she imdiately perked up.
"The Gym's Mimicry space is already finished? Hopefully it's not a shoddy job… environntal conditions have a big impact on Pupitar's growth."
Lilian couldn't help but comnt. Ever since the issue with Tyranitar's ga Stone, Sato and the Joy family no longer had the close bond they once shared.
Right now, Pupitar was still being kept in Joy Town, which was practically the last thread maintaining their relationship. Once Sato took Pupitar back permanently, without regular interaction, that relationship would naturally fade.
"Hold on, I'll go get Pupitar," Lilian said. She had no reason to refuse.
Ten minutes later, Pupitar hadn't appeared, but Sato saw soone else he hadn't seen in a long ti… Haruka Joy.
"Long ti no see, Haruka," Sato greeted her with a smile, his expression unchanged.
"What a surprising transformation… as expected, the world belongs to the young," Haruka sighed a bit, then continued asking about Sato's recent status.
"Sato, even though it might be too late now, I still owe you an apology… I'm sorry!" Aunt Haruka spoke seriously through the screen.
"Haruka, you don't need to say that. The Joy family is huge, and not everything can be decided by you alone. I understand," Sato replied. After all, things had already co to this point.
"Sato, rest assured. I've always been fighting to get you that Tyranitar ga Stone. I truly believe it won't be settled until the stone is officially in your hands. And your growth has been so incredible that so people have had no choice but to start listening to ."
"Then I'll trouble you with that, Haruka."
Sato cheerfully agreed, though he didn't tell her that Lance had already given him the Tyranitar ga Stone long ago.
But no one ever complains about having too many ga Stones. Sato wasn't so inexperienced kid, if there was a benefit, he would take it.
"Lilian's back, so I won't keep you any longer. Be careful during training, and reach out if you need anything."
"Okay," Sato nodded, though deep down, he no longer cared as much as he used to.
"Sato, I'm going to transfer Pupitar to you now. It's almost ready to shed skin for the second ti, so keep an eye on that," Lilian returned to the screen, already holding a Poké Ball in her hand.
"Thanks."
The wired Transfer device activated, and Pupitar was quickly sent over. Sato imdiately opened the Poké Ball.
"TAAAR~"
Pupitar's eyes curved with joy, it was clearly happy to see Sato.
"The Gym's Mimicry space is complete. From now on, you can stay by my side as you grow," Sato said while stroking Pupitar's rough, worn, gray armor. He knew it wasn't because Lilian hadn't taken good care of it, it was due to Pupitar getting ready to shed skin.
"Pu-pu~"
Pupitar jumped with excitent, shaking off a good amount of dirt and stones from its body.
"That's all, I'm hanging up." Sato ended the call with a sharp "click," completely straightforward and efficient.
On the other end, Lilian hesitated to speak. She stared at the blackened screen and sighed helplessly.
She knew that if she wanted to see Sato again, it might be a very, very long ti.
"Let's go. I'll take you to see the new Mimicry space. If you're not satisfied, we can still make so adjustnts."
"Pu!"
And with that, Sato left slowly with Pupitar, leaving a trail of dirt and gravel behind them.
As the na implies, a Mimicry space simulates natural environnts to promote energy absorption and speed up the growth of Pokémon.
The desert Mimicry environnt was ideal for Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type Pokémon. Since Pupitar was destined to beco the "tyrant of the desert", training here would be twice as effective.
Later on, Sato would also build Mimicry environnts for torrent, caves, forests, black holes, and more. After all, he wasn't short on money.
Two months ago, the portal to the Reverse World had been successfully established. Using the power of the Relic Crown, materials could now be sent back and forth periodically.
As a result, Zillion's living conditions were no longer an issue, and the Reverse World -an undeveloped realm- had beco Sato's private resource depot.
With Pupitar's official return, old friends like Zoroark all ca by to say hello.
Seeing the "weathered" Pupitar, Ariados was quite worried and even offered its share of Sweet Milk.
"Pu-pu~"
Pupitar smiled and declined. Looking at the "little sister" who used to trail behind it and had now reached Peak Elite, Pupitar's determination to grow stronger beca even more resolute.
"No rush. We'll be here when you're ready to soar," Sato said as he patted Pupitar, offering comfort.
Pupitar shook its head indifferently. After spending so much ti asleep accumulating energy, it had beco more calm and steady.
"You're about to shed anyway. Let's go take a trip back." Sato said this not only because of the Mimicry space.
"Pu?" Pupitar didn't quite get it. Go back? Wasn't this its new ho?
"To the Indigo Plateau… to find Tyranitar!" Sato said with a smile, and Pupitar trembled all over. This ti, it was truly excited.
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