"How do you know that title?" Kael opened his eyes wide, clearly very surprised by the title Cain had just spoken.
In this era, the temple of Cynthia's family in the Sinnoh region had not yet been revealed to the public, and the legends about the gods of time and space, Dialga and Palkia, had not yet spread.
Then, the Dragon of the Underworld that went together with these two Pokémon, Giratina, was actually not known by many people either.
Inside the League at this moment, there also did not exist detailed information about these three Pokémon.
The Space-Time Continent had already been discovered long ago, but it was still not known that it had a great relationship with these Pokémon.
Seeing Kael's reaction, Cain confirmed even more what era he was in.
Probably, Kael had just learned information about Giratina from the ancient records of the Drako family, or perhaps he was already searching for Giratina's whereabouts. But that was not important.
What was important was that Cain had grasped what Kael most desired and was most curious about at that moment.
"It seems the young patriarch does know of the existence of the Dragon of the Underworld," Cain said with a smile.
"Who exactly are you? Why do you know the title Dragon of the Underworld? You must know that even I..." Kael's vigilance toward Cain increased considerably.
But Cain had already caught what Kael most wanted to know at that moment. How could he let him escape? Even if Kael was on guard against him, it would be useless, unless he did not want to know information about Giratina.
Although they had only had a few contacts, Cain had already seen that Kael was not someone willing to be content with the ordinary, just like Giovanni.
In what sense was he unwilling to be ordinary?
Some would say that, as the young patriarch of the Drako family and the next patriarch, being the leader of such a gigantic family, how could he be ordinary?
But the problem was precisely there. Kael's future path could be seen from beginning to end from this point. His life, from the moment he was born, had already been predestined.
Some people lose from the starting line, while others, from the moment they are born, are already at the endpoint that others have always longed to reach.
Kael did not want to be limited to being an ordinary patriarch of the Drako family. He did not want to be the same as the previous patriarchs of the Drako family, someone who, for the entire Drako family, made no mistakes, but also left behind no merit worthy of being remembered.
For his identity, that was being ordinary.
Because of that, when he learned from his family's records that there existed a Pokémon above all the Dragon-type Pokémon he currently knew, in his heart was born that small spark called ambition.
As long as firewood kept being added, sooner or later, it would become a wildfire capable of sweeping across the prairie.
"That's right! With the Drako family's long history, in your family's records there should be information about Giratina, the Dragon of the Underworld. But I suppose there probably isn't too much either," Cain said.
"The Dragon of the Underworld... Giratina... huh? So that Pokémon's true name is Giratina," Kael murmured.
Cain looked at Kael, who was dazed, and did not interrupt him.
"Why are you telling me this?" Kael came back to himself and looked at Cain with a complicated expression.
Cain smiled faintly.
"That Pokémon has a great relationship with you. Even without me, you will also know it in the future."
"And what I want, in reality, I already told you frankly from the beginning. I am very curious about your family's Dragon's Den, and I hope you can give me an opportunity to enter and see it."
Kael looked directly into Cain's eyes, observing that gaze that did not hide its objective in the slightest, that completely pure curiosity.
After hesitating slightly, he said, "Taking you to the Dragon's Den is not impossible, but how do you want me to trust someone like you, who appeared so suddenly? Besides... anyone who wants to enter the Dragon's Den must first defeat the Gym Leader."
Hearing this, Cain slightly raised an eyebrow.
"It is correct to act according to the rules. Since that is the case, first allow me to prove my strength, and then we can discuss whether there is a possibility of letting me enter the Dragon's Den."
Proving strength, of course, meant battling.
Upon hearing that there would be a battle, Kael immediately became interested.
It was then that he remembered what his purpose in coming here was. Was it not precisely to see what kind of strength Cain, this person so praised by everyone, possessed?
Only, before he could talk about battling, Cain had already led him away from the subject.
"That is best! Then let us directly have a one-on-one battle, one single round to decide the victory," confidence appeared on Kael's face.
He did not dare to say other things, but in battle, he truly had never feared anyone.
Although Dragonite had just told him that the opponent's three Pokémon made him feel a considerable threat, Kael did not take it too seriously either.
Cain glanced sideways at the Dragonite standing beside Kael and nodded without hesitation.
Pokémon: Dragonite (Dark Purple)
Gender: Male
Level: 81
Types: Dragon + Flying
Ability: Inner Focus
Held Item: Dragon Scale
Egg Moves: Dragon Breath, Dragon Rush, Water Pulse, Dragon Pulse
Basic Moves: Wing Attack, Hurricane, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Roost, Wrap, Thunder Wave, Twister, Dragon Rage, Slam, Agility, Dragon Tail, Safeguard, Dragon Dance
Learned Moves: Draco Meteor, Icy Wind, Aqua Tail, Tailwind, Iron Tail, Outrage, Ice Punch
TM Moves: Protect, Dragon Claw, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Hyper Beam, Thunder, Earthquake, Fire Blast, Steel Wing, Stone Edge, Surf
As expected of the next patriarch of the Drako family. So young, and his Pokémon's strength had already reached the Champion level!
In the system, the data of Kael's Dragonite from when they met at the summit of Mt. Silver was still stored.
Comparing it with this current Dragonite, one could know that it was the same Pokémon, only this Dragonite seemed somewhat more immature than the one from back then. Both its potential and its capabilities had still not been brought to the extreme.
But, overall, it was still quite outstanding.
(End of chapter)