"Hm?!"
Lance was immediately drawn in by Grey's words.
That blue wormhole that had suddenly appeared on Mt. Silver earlier had made them suffer a rare setback.
Situations like that did not happen often. Even the Team Rocket boss would have had a hard time pulling off something like that.
The Pokémon inside that wormhole had forced back that battle-legend tier Trainer in one move. It probably had the battle power of a first-class Legendary.
"I also asked Red and Blue about what happened before, and my dojo's new student Lillie also came out of that blue wormhole. In other words, that blue wormhole is definitely connected to the Alola region."
Grey paused for a moment and looked around.
Seeing this, Lance also grew tense.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I caught Kyurem, right? It said it knew that Pokémon. Its name is Necrozma, and its status is related to the third Legendary of each major region."
Grey pushed the blame onto Kyurem.
"I see… Wait, you?!"
Lance nodded slightly, but halfway through, he realized something was wrong.
What did Grey mean he had caught Kyurem?
He had captured Unova's third Legendary?!
What?!
Now Lance truly wanted to hand the Champion position over to Grey.
You were a Fighting-type specialist. What were you doing catching so many Pokémon of different types?
If this continued, Grey was going to look more like a Dragon-type Trainer than Lance himself.
"Hey, don't spread it around. Not many people know about this. When we run into the Team Rocket boss later, I'm planning to hit him with it when he least expects it!"
Grey really wanted revenge for once.
But the current situation was not good for revenge. He had to find a chance to lure the Team Rocket boss into a trap, then catch Team Rocket in one go.
"Mm, I understand."
Lance understood. After exchanging a few more words with Grey, he quickly left.
This matter was too explosive. He needed time to properly digest it.
Kyurem…
If he could battle a Pokémon like that, Lance felt his life would be complete.
Lance hurried away.
Ding-dong.
Grey had just been about to return to the hotel and rest when he received a message from Steven Stone.
Steven Stone: Gym Leader Grey, will you be free after the Indigo Plateau Conference on your side ends?
Dojo Annihilape: I will, I will. What's wrong, Mr. Steven? Did something happen?
Steven Stone: Yes. Recently, the two major organizations in the Hoenn region have each started taking action. Even when Wallace and I handle them together, they still manage to slip away.
Steven Stone: I don't know where they found their reinforcements, but the Pokémon they use have reached Champion level. The pressure on our side has suddenly increased.
Dojo Annihilape: That happened? Wait… A Trainer using Salamence?!
Grey's thoughts immediately went back to when Reshiram had explained why the Team Rocket boss had managed to escape.
Back then, a Champion-level Salamence had suddenly appeared and unleashed Draco Meteor, forcing Reshiram and the other Pokémon to deal with the falling meteors. That was what allowed those people to escape.
Now, that Trainer with the Champion-level Salamence had gone to the Hoenn region…
A thought naturally surfaced in Grey's mind.
Could it be…
That Champion-level Trainer was Zinnia?
Grey felt that made perfect sense.
Other than Zinnia, there were not many Trainers who had a Champion-level Salamence and might have reason to take action against the Hoenn region.
Steven Stone: What's wrong, Gym Leader Grey?
After seeing that Grey had gone quiet for a long while, and since the matter was somewhat urgent, Steven could not help asking again.
Dojo Annihilape: Saffron City was attacked by Team Rocket recently, and I sent Reshiram over to help. Guess what? That Salamence Trainer was there too.
Steven Stone: Ah.jpg
Steven Stone: This…
Steven had not expected this to be a cross-region battle.
If this really had something to do with Team Rocket, then he definitely had to call for more reinforcements.
Dojo Annihilape: How about this? Once I finish dealing with things here, I'll go to the Hoenn region and see what's going on.
Steven Stone: All right. I'll have to trouble you then, Gym Leader Grey. Let me know when you come over. I'll set up an identity card for you with all expenses covered for the whole trip.
Steven Stone: By the way, is the Fighting Dojo all right? If you need somewhere to stay, I happen to have a few large apartments and villas in Saffron City. I can give them to you.
It had to be said, Steven really was rich.
He offered large apartments and villas like they were nothing.
Dojo Annihilape: No, no, that's too much, Mr. Steven! The dojo is doing pretty well. With Reshiram around, it didn't take any damage at all.
Back then, Reshiram had intercepted Draco Meteor, so there really had not been any damage.
Steven Stone: Okay. Then I'll look forward to your arrival, Gym Leader Grey!
Dojo Annihilape: No problem. See you then.
After Grey finished chatting with Steven, a few seconds passed before Caitlin sent him a message too.
Sleeping Beauty: I miss you. Being an Elite Four member is so boring. I have to deal with things every day too… hug.jpg
Dojo Annihilape: Be good. Once I finish the things I'm busy with lately, I'll come see you. patpat.jpg
Sleeping Beauty: Mm-hm. Grey, you're so good to me. I'm definitely going to cling to you when the time comes, so don't get annoyed with me, okay?
Dojo Annihilape: How could I ever get annoyed with you? Just message me whenever something comes up. I'll reply whenever I'm free. kiss.jpg
Sleeping Beauty: kiss.jpg
As they chatted more and more, Caitlin had recently grown increasingly dependent on Grey.
She wished she could stick to Grey every day, but unfortunately, she could not.
Because one of them was in Unova, while the other was in Kanto.
For now, they could only use their phones to chat and relieve their boredom.
In the Unova region, at the Pokémon League…
"Sigh, I don't want to work… I wonder how Cynthia deals with so many things."
Caitlin sat at her desk. Documents were piled up together, leaving her with no idea where to start.
Knock, knock, knock.
Someone knocked on the door, and a bright female voice rang out right after.
"Caitlin, why did you call me over?"
The person who had arrived was Rosa.
According to the suggestions Grey had left behind, Rosa had recently been placed among the candidates for the Elite Four.
There were also two Champion candidates. One was Iris, and the other was N.
Both were highly talented, but they still needed to be trained.
"Rosa, you're here? Let me pinch your cheeks."
Before Rosa could respond, Caitlin directly used her psychic powers to move Rosa in front of her, then reached out and pinched her cheeks. All the grievances Caitlin had suffered over the past few days instantly vanished.
"Ugh, Caitlin, why do you always pinch my cheeks whenever I come over? You're just like Sabrina!"
Rosa looked like she was about to cry. Why did the two women who were close to Grey both like pinching her little cheeks?
If they kept pinching, her cheeks were going to swell!
They would not look cute anymore!
"Because your cheeks feel really nice to pinch, Rosa. Mm… Right, today I'm going to teach you something new."
Caitlin used her psychic powers to move a chair over and gestured for Rosa to sit down.
"What are you going to teach me?"
Rosa was also curious about what she would learn today.
"Today, we'll learn how to be a good Elite Four member. Here, take a look at these documents. They're all things that can be handled publicly. If it were you, what would you do?"
Caitlin taught her for half a day.
Then she asked Rosa, "Did you learn it?"
"Nope. Caitlin, can you explain it to me one more time?"
Rosa blinked and shook her head.
Caitlin froze.
No, wait, girl?
Caitlin nearly could not hold back her tears.
They were both trying to find someone to do work, so why could the one on her side not learn anything?
"Ugh… I should just ask Cynthia."
This was the first time Caitlin had actively gone to chat with Cynthia since she had known Grey for so long.
Sleeping Beauty: Babe, are you free?
Archaeologist Cabbage: Babe, what's wrong?
Sleeping Beauty: Well, I need someone talented to help me handle documents. You seem pretty good at this, so do you have any tips?
Archaeologist Cabbage: Not really. The people under me all figured it out on their own.
Cynthia, who was in the Sinnoh region, stared at her phone and thought for quite a while.
Only then did she confirm that she had indeed never taught the people under her how to do these things.
Even Aaron had figured it out on his own.
And honestly, he really was something.
Someone who could climb to an Elite Four position with Bug-type Pokémon really was built differently. His brain was definitely sharp. There was no arguing that.
Recently, Cynthia had been praising Aaron quite a lot. She felt he was the number one person under Lucian.
Half-step Champion. Terrifying indeed!
Still in the Unova region, inside the Pokémon League, in the Champion's office…
"What do you two think of the current situation in the Unova region?"
Alder was teaching these two Champion candidates, neither of whom had received much schooling.
N and Iris looked at each other, then turned back toward Alder. Their eyes were unusually clear, like college students who had never been beaten down by society.
Alder fell silent.
Oh no. He had finally found two talents.
And the result?
Neither of these two talents had gone to school much. Although they had strength and talent, they were total illiterates!
Alder wanted to cry.
If other people found out that his region's Champion candidates were illiterate, they would laugh themselves to death.
"Hey, N, can I see your Zekrom after we get out of here?"
Iris lowered her voice. She really wanted to see Unova's legendary Dragon Pokémon.
That was the wish of all local Dragon-type Trainers.
"No problem. I'll show you after class."
N had a good impression of Iris.
This girl's treatment of Pokémon was beyond reproach, so he was willing to let her meet Zekrom.
"Yay! N, you're the best!"
Iris cheered.
Their conversation reached Alder's ears, and it only made the old man sigh.
"Forget it. Class dismissed."
It was impossible to make them quickly catch up on the basics in such a short time.
Besides, Alder himself liked running around everywhere too.
Making someone as restless as him teach two people without much education did not seem particularly friendly to any of the three of them.
"How about this? In a few days, I'll take you two traveling around the Unova region. If we run into anyone bullying Pokémon along the way, we can teach them a lesson too."
Alder was quite good at grasping what people cared about. With just one sentence, he made both of them look forward to the upcoming training journey.
"Grey, once I finish traveling through Unova, I'll definitely let you see my progress…"
N silently said this in his heart.
"After I see N's Zekrom, I'll go with him to the Kanto region and meet that guy named Grey! I want to see his Reshiram and Kyurem!"
Iris was thinking the same kind of thing.
Alder had no idea that his region's Elite Four candidate and Champion candidates had already turned their hearts toward Grey.
Kanto region, Indigo Plateau.
The first round of the Gym Leader tournament had reached its final stage.
"Gym Leader Erika is in danger! I wonder how her Bellossom will deal with Gym Leader Clair's Dragon-type army!"
"Oh? In this critical moment, Gym Leader Erika is actually having Bellossom use Sleep Powder!"
"Sleep Powder hit Dragonair! Oh? Dragonair's Shed Skin activated and removed its sleep status!"
"Dragonair's Dragon Rush is very powerful! It defeated Gym Leader Erika's Bellossom in one blow! Let's applaud and congratulate Gym Leader Clair on her victory. Of course, let's also give our applause to Gym Leader Erika. Thank you both for giving us such a wonderful battle!"
The winner of the final battle was Clair.
She was also Lance's cousin.
With that, all eight quarterfinalists had been decided.
Because this was an elimination tournament, the next battle groups had already been assigned directly.
Upper bracket: Pryce vs. Muno, Sabrina vs. Koga.
Lower bracket: Giovanni vs. Lt. Surge, Grey vs. Clair.
Among the eight contestants, only two Johto Gym Leaders remained.
However, the upcoming battles also included two Kanto civil wars.
Apart from Sabrina vs. Koga, the result of the other civil war had basically been decided the moment it appeared.
Giovanni would definitely win.
"After fighting Gym Leader Giovanni, I'll have to fight Gym Leader Pryce? The strong opponents really just keep coming."
The span of Grey's matchups was far too large.
After fighting Clair, he would have to face Giovanni and Pryce directly. With two boss-level figures appearing one after another, Grey felt he still had some pressure on him.
"Grey, will you win?"
In the VIP audience seats, Green blinked and curiously asked about the difference in strength between the two sides.
"Isn't that obvious? Of course I'll win."
Grey had originally wanted to say he would definitely win, but the cause and effect behind that line was too heavy, so he changed the wording at the last moment. At least this way, he did not have to carry such an enormous karmic burden.
After saying that, he did not forget to pinch Green's cheeks and ask, "How has your training been these days? I'm not asking you to reach Champion level, but you should at least reach Elite Four gatekeeper level, right?"
"Ugh, Grey, do you hear yourself?"
Green's speech was a little unclear while her cheeks were being pinched.
She really wanted to ask Grey whether he thought Elite Four-level Trainers were cabbages growing by the roadside.
But in Grey's eyes, Elite Four-level really did seem like something you could find anywhere.
"Damn it!"
Green hated this so much.
If she could start over, she definitely would not get entangled with such massive karma!
"Sigh, you still need more practice."
Grey shook his head and sighed.
"It's already been so long, yet our oldest student still doesn't have a single Elite Four-level Pokémon. If other people found out, wouldn't they laugh at me?"
"Hey, hey, hey! What kind of student is Elite Four-level? Say one if you can!"
Green refused to accept that.
"There is one. That person is standing right in front of you."
Grey pointed at himself. "I was also a student before."
"…"
Green: Nice.
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