Elf Trader: My trump card is the Light/Dark Mantis.

Chapter 162: The Champion is in Sight

Kanto region, Quartz Plateau.

Lijia sat in her office, looking miserable.

"Ugh."

She sighed.

Rika had a feeling that becoming the Grass-type Elite Four member might not be a good thing.

It has indeed come true!

Rika used to have a very leisurely life as a dojo master, but now she has to deal with a lot of government affairs every day!

She wanted to cry but couldn't...

"A proposal for the construction of a new subway in Nibi City", "Traces of a suspected Zapdos bird were found in an abandoned power plant near Konoha City", "The St. Anne yacht requests security personnel from the Alliance"...

It all looks like pretty high-quality content, but there's just too much of it!

But Liga handled each one with care...

And she doesn't care about subways, Zapdos, or luxury yachts at all!

Lijia really regretted it.

The Heavenly King is really boring!

You should know that people like Kona usually train their own secretaries and team to assist in handling government affairs, but Rika has nothing.

How could you not be exhausted!

She's already planning how to get rid of this superstar position...

"Or, should we talk to Queen Kona directly after a while and ask her to challenge me and take back this position?"

"Anyway, Kona has already gotten Manager Jiang's Pokémon..."

Lijia pondered to herself, but Grandpa Fu and Cai Zhong, who were beside her, actively offered suggestions.

"Rika, don't you think it's a waste to think you can stay at the Uranus 04 level with your current abilities?"

The vegetable seed confidently opened its mouth.

"what?"

Lijia was dumbfounded. "I'm already exhausted from being the Heavenly King, what more do you want?"

Cai Zhong spoke with a serious expression.

"Lisabubu really needs to fuse to evolve, and now it's almost at the next level!" "After evolving, Lisabubu's strength will reach the Elite Four level..." "We can challenge the champion!"

"A champion of pure Grass-type Pokémon, this is an unparalleled honor!"

"Previously, only Lance achieved the championship with a single type!" "And that was a Dragon type! Inherently incredibly powerful!" "Grass types are different; their strength isn't as high!"

“If we achieve such an honor, it will be a great honor for all of us Grass-type Trainers! What do you think?” she asked excitedly.

She wasn't just all talk; she sent a lot of her treasured resources to Lijia, hoping that she could reach the pinnacle of the Grass type and make a name for herself!

Then Uncle Fu chimed in, "We've already picked out targets for you."

"Among the champions, the weaker ones are Adej from the Unova region and Caroline from the Carlos region." "So, Rika, why don't you choose one?"

Looking at the two enthusiastic Grass-type specialists, Rika could only offer a polite, not awkward, smile. "I...I'll think about it some more." "Let's talk about it after Lisabubu evolves." She vaguely brushed aside the topic. Rika felt utterly trapped.

Being the King of Heaven is tiring enough, and now you want me to be the champion? Are you trying to kill me?

But Lijia lost her temper, and her fairy Lisa Bubu jumped out of the fairy capsule and bowed elegantly in greeting.

It's very confident! "Bubu!!" "Bubu!"

Lisa Bubu said that it's just a championship, and she is willing to participate in the battle to help her master win honor!

The championship should belong to the strong.

Seeing this, Lijia felt even more helpless.

"Don't make things worse. All I want right now is a vacation."

She brought her face close to Lisa Bubu's and whispered.

Lijia was extremely miserable, while Uncle Fu next to her had already given her his serious advice.

"I think challenging Karuno is enough."

"Over there with Alder, it's said that the next champion of the Unova region has already been decided in advance to be the granddaughter of that old man from the Twin Dragons Gym."

"We shouldn't interfere with their plans."

"Let's go with Karuno."

Master Fu made the decision seriously.

And the vegetable seeds nodded in agreement.

Lijia's face showed even more pain...

But she didn't notice that Cai Zhong and Uncle Fu's expressions were also slightly off.

In reality, Cai Zhong does have a Yi Yi, but that was a Pokémon that Jiang Gu caught in his early days, and its potential can't compare to the fused Pokémon Lisabubu! As for Fu Ye, he doesn't even have a single Cosmic Pokémon.

The two encouraged Lika to challenge for the championship, but deep down they felt a strange pang of sadness...

How long has it been since Rika got the Bubu seeds?

In less than half a year, he went from being noticed by the dojo to becoming a champion, and even has a chance to compete for the championship!

The two powerful Grass-type users sincerely wished Rika all the best for her future success, but they were also somewhat jealous.

They've worked hard for countless years!

They didn't even get a glimpse of the Heavenly King!

Meanwhile, just a wall away from Rika's office, Wataru looked at Karuno, who suddenly sneezed beside him, and asked her with some confusion.

"what happened?"

Is the air conditioning set too high?

This powerful expert specializing in dragons said considerately, while Caroline simply shook her head calmly.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt a strange unease..."

The Carlos regional champion scratched his head gently, sensing that some misfortune was about to befall him...

But after thinking it over, Karuno felt that she hadn't offended anyone.

"It must just be my imagination, right?"

She reassured herself, then shook her head. "I'm fine."

"Let's continue with our previous topic."

"So, Mr. Du believes he can win the battle against Dan Emperor, is that right?" Yulong Du said seriously.

“That’s right, you should know that I received news from the Cosmic Spirits.”

"Although Leon's Charizard is strong, my Loratos is now a match for him." "Very good."

Karuno nodded, then handed over something. "What's this?" Wataru asked, somewhat puzzled.

"According to my inquiries, Mr. Watari's Lolatoz should be a fire dragon."

“These are the Fire-type Z-Gates I collected. You can use them in your battle against Leon if needed.” “Leon will definitely use Gigantamax.” “Your Lorato can only use Z-Moves.” Diantha said. Lance, on the other hand, was slightly surprised.

He knew about Z-pure crystals, but their production was relatively low. It wasn't long before the Dan Emperor's exhibition match, so Yu Longdu, relying on his family, had been unable to acquire them.

The Alola region was developed relatively late and doesn't even have a League yet.

Their specialties are relatively more difficult to obtain. "Ms. Karuno, thank you."

“This thing is indeed very important to me.” Yu Longdu was not being polite.

His Loratoz is at a disadvantage.

That means it's impossible to Mega Evolve or Gigantamax during battle.

(Gigantamax is only possible for some Pokémon; most Pokémon can only Dynamax.)

Facing Leon's Charizard, it might indeed be at a disadvantage.

But with this fire-type Z-Crystal, even the last bit of difference was smoothed out.

Z-Moves have their base power of 680 increased depending on the move used.

Loratoz himself can even unleash fire-type moves with a power of over 200 using his powerful skills!

With such a trump card, even if Dan Emperor uses his Mega Gigantamax form, his chances of winning are still quite high!

Even Yulongdu felt that the exhibition match was a sure thing!

But this powerful expert specializing in dragons still had some doubts.

"Whether Leon wins or not has nothing to do with Ms. Karuno's Carlos region, so why are you helping me?"

Karuno simply said calmly.