Chapter 38: Team Rocket’s Second-in-Command! [38]
After Luo Yuan left, Ash, Brock, and Bill remained on the lighthouse, gazing out over the sea.
Halfway through the night, Team Rocket, still refusing to go home empty-handed, tried to ambush them again.
But Pikachu spotted them and sent them packing with a quick Thunderbolt.
After that, Ash and his friends waited anxiously, unable to sleep.
It wasn't that they didn't want to go back to bed.
It was that they kept seeing distant flashes of light and hearing explosions echoing across the foggy sea.
"Do you think Luo Yuan is okay..." Ash peered out at the hazy water, worry written across his face.
Even though he still owed Luo Yuan a substantial sum, Ash sincerely hoped for his safe return.
"Pika-pi~"
Pikachu's expression mirrored Ash's concern.
"That Gyarados of his looked strong; I'm sure he'll be fine... probably." Bill tried to reassure Ash, though he himself wasn't quite convinced.