Chapter 15: Team Rocket’s Second-in-Command! [15]
The night passed without incident.
At dawn the next day, Luo Yuan was up and ready to go.
"Aren't you going to challenge the Viridian Gym?" Misty asked, surprised at Luo Yuan's plan to head straight for Pewter City.
"I heard from someone last night that Gym Leader Giovanni is away on business and not accepting challengers right now," Luo Yuan replied smoothly.
Of course, that was just a cover. He had seen Giovanni last night, and that was no Ditto in disguise.
The real reason was that the Mewtwo project was at a critical stage, and Giovanni was too focused on monitoring its progress to be bothered with rookie challengers.
"Oh, I see... Well then, are we..." Misty began.
"We're going to cut straight through Viridian Forest to get to Pewter City." Luo Yuan drew a direct line on the map.
"Won't that be risky?"
Misty frowned at the path Luo Yuan sketched out, feeling apprehensive.
Aside from her aversion to forests filled with Bug Pokémon, much of Luo Yuan's planned route veered away from the standard trails.