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Actually, even before coming to this world, Satoshi had always wondered who this father, mentioned only at the beginning of the anime, really was. According to Hanako, he seemed to be an excellent trainer, but he never appeared in over a decade of anime serialization, and gradually became unimportant.
In fact, if you look closely, you'll find that in the early games, almost all NPCs were basically children and women, or old people; there were almost no young men. The reason was that when Pokémon began to boom, it was also a time of war. Many men in the island nation were conscripted into the army, leaving behind only old people, children, and women. But this slowly became unimportant.
In his memory, before he came to this world, when Satoshi was young, he also asked about his father, but Hanako did not respond. After a long time, he stopped asking.
"Honestly! Haven't you been looking forward to this summer camp? Hurry up or you'll be late!" Food only seen in anime food shows was laid out on the table. Hanako, while watching the pot, kept nagging, which touched Satoshi, who had been alone in his previous life, quite a bit.
"Okay~" He simply responded, put his backpack aside, and sat down to eat breakfast. Hanako also turned, holding the pan, and placed the freshly fried egg on the plate in front of Satoshi.
"Let's eat!!" Looking at the food on the table, especially the fried egg, Satoshi couldn't help but wonder, Is this a Pokémon egg? His first thought was Chansey. Logically speaking, in this world, Pokémon are animals, and in the anime, many foods indeed come from Pokémon. From the very beginning, it was said that Farfetch'd with its leek tasted good. Later, things like Chansey's eggs were mentioned. Later, to avoid traumatizing the children watching the anime, it gradually changed to obtaining food from Pokémon in other ways, such as Miltank's milk. And basically, the anime rarely mentioned meat. When there were scenes of food, meat was generally not seen.
"Did you pack everything? Satoshi is always so careless. Remember to check carefully and don't cause Professor trouble!"
"Got it, don't worry!"
"Hmm?? Are you running a fever??" Hanako heard Satoshi's response and couldn't help but reach out with a very serious expression, placing her hand on Satoshi's forehead, which made Satoshi a little flustered.
"Mom... what are you doing?" Satoshi was a little unaccustomed to this parent-child atmosphere and still somewhat flustered. And although it was the same body, he was no longer the same person at all. And Hanako, though a mother, was sometimes a bit single-minded, but he was her child after all, and she was a little worried if she would notice anything.
"Nothing! I just found it a bit surprising. Usually, Satoshi would say, 'Aiya! I know! You're so noisy!'" After confirming Satoshi wasn't running a fever, Hanako finally let out a sigh of relief, then mimicked Satoshi's tone, teasing him.
Satoshi was also a bit speechless. This truly was the original Satoshi's tone. As expected of a mother, her senses were indeed sharp. But there was nothing he could do; his personality was indeed different from the original Satoshi's.
"I... I'm just really looking forward to the Professor's summer camp." Fearing he'd be found out, he came up with a somewhat plausible reason.
"That's right, you've been looking forward to it for a long time. Have a good time this time!" Hanako didn't say much else, instead responding gently. Satoshi felt relieved at this.
"Okay!" Fearing he would reveal too much by talking, Satoshi stopped speaking, quickly ate his breakfast, wiped his mouth clean, and then stood up and put on his backpack.
"I'm full! Mom! I'm leaving now. Take care of yourself at home." Satoshi didn't linger. After speaking, he left directly, but didn't notice Hanako's hand, which was clearing the dishes, pause slightly. Two crystal clear tears fell onto the plate, and a loving smile appeared on her gentle face.
"This kid, he seems to have grown up without me noticing. It looks like I don't have to worry about him causing trouble for the Professor." It wasn't that Hanako had noticed Satoshi's situation. Even though this was a world full of wonders, she couldn't possibly imagine Satoshi's true circumstances. It was just that in the past, Satoshi was still a child and hadn't experienced any journeys yet. He was just a kid. If he wanted to go play, he just went. He wouldn't say things like "take care of yourself."
Satoshi didn't know about his mother Hanako's feelings. He had already left. Although the summer camp was with a group of children, being able to interact with Pokémon up close in the wild was something Satoshi was still very much looking forward to. This was truly the world of Pokémon. Although Pallet Town was just a small town, one could still see the shadows of Pokémon.
He had already seen quite a few on the road. Some people had small Pokémon like Growlithe and Rattata as pets. On the road, one could also see flying types like Pidgey and Butterfree perching in trees.
"I'm here, good morning Professor Oak!" Following his memory, he arrived at the lab. At this moment, outside the lab, many children of the same age had already gathered. Because this summer camp was so popular, many children participated, even many who traveled from other regions. Several lab staff members were calling out names and maintaining order. Satoshi remembered that the lab always had only Professor Oak alone. Later, Satoshi's companion, Tracey, stayed due to interest. Only then did it become two people. But thinking about it carefully, how could one person handle such a large lab? So many foster Pokémon; just feeding and caring for them would be impossible for one person.
"Oh! Satoshi, you're early today. Please wait a moment! The last few people haven't arrived yet. Once everyone's here, we'll depart immediately!" Just as he remembered, Professor Oak was a kind-looking old man who was very gentle with children.
"Alright!!" The old Satoshi would have been very eager to meet wild Pokémon, but now, although he was still excited, he had the mindset of an adult.
"Oh! How rare! Satoshi isn't late."