Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

It looks like...

It seems they believe the Hoenn disaster is over.

Xia Yan landed on Latios, with Sylveon and Latios following closely behind.

Sylveon's silk ribbons were tightly wrapped around Xia Yan's wrist as she curiously looked around.

"Bu-i~~"

I saw some people with injuries struggling to help repair the beach.

At the same time, some injured or stranded water spirits were returned to the sea.

The sensitive little guy couldn't help but feel sorry for her, and showed a pitiful look of sympathy.

Seeing its appearance, Xia Yan could only shake his head helplessly.

"Since we've seen it, let's lend a hand. It won't take up much time."

As he spoke, he brushed his hand across his waist.

In the red light.

Togekiss, Infernape, Ninetales, Sirfetch'd, and other little guys appeared one by one.

And as soon as he appeared, he seemed to understand Xia Yan's meaning and threw himself into helping.

With the arrival of Xia Yan and his powerful Pokémon, some previously difficult issues suddenly became much simpler.

For example.

A roaring whale king, stranded in the middle of the beach, was on the verge of death.

It's simply impossible for ordinary people, or even ordinary elves, to handle.

Some of the equipment that could power the whale roarer had already failed to start due to the previous disaster. The people on the beach felt both heartbroken and helpless as they watched the whale roarer on its deathbed.

but.

With the addition of Latios, Sylveon, and others, things became much easier.

Latios's psychic powers combined with Infernape and Sirfetch'd, two incredibly strong Fighting-type Pokémon, to lift the massive Wailord up.

This scene.

The busy people exclaimed in surprise.

One of the elderly men, with a full head of white hair, wearing a shirt and with his sleeves rolled up, was directing the crowd while also participating himself. He immediately recognized Xia Yan's presence.

The old man seemed to be in poor health, even somewhat weak.

Even the slightest movement makes me sweat profusely.

There were also many young and strong people around him, trying to persuade him not to continue and helping him deal with the situation.

"Nine-Tail, those two Crawdecks over there don't want to leave, go help them. Togekiss, that Gyarados over there is being restless, go and make it go back to the sea quietly. Duck, chase those troublesome little guys back..."

With Xia Yan joining.

It seems that the beach cleanup speed suddenly increased dramatically.

Some wild Pokémon that had been frightened by the earlier commotion also "obediently" returned to the sea after being "comforted" by Togekiss and the others.

At this time.

The old man who had noticed Xia Yan earlier, with slightly unsteady steps, wiped the sweat from his forehead and came to Xia Yan's side with a face full of gratitude.

"Thank you, young man."

In fact, Xia Yan had noticed his presence long ago.

I was just a little curious.

The old man seemed to be someone of high status, as the burly men accompanying him appeared to be bodyguards.

Why would someone of that status need to personally come to the beach and work so hard?

Thinking to himself, he smiled and said, "It's nothing, no need to thank me."

"Yes, yes." The old man wiped the sweat from his brow again. "May I ask who you are, young man...?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the spirit that Xia Yan had summoned.

The old man had a very good eye.

At a glance, it was clear that Xia Yan's Pokémon were no ordinary Pokémon; they were all extremely powerful, perhaps even slightly inferior to his son's.

Trainers like this shouldn't remain unknown.

Xia Yan thought for a moment.

He doesn't need to be someone who does good deeds anonymously.

Although he did this on a whim, it can be used in his future propaganda campaign to challenge the Four Heavenly Kings.

Then a brand-new national edition of the illustrated guide was produced.

He smiled and said, "Sir, my name is Xia Yan, and I come from... Zhenxin Town."

"Polydex owner?"

Upon seeing the illustrations, the old man's eyes lit up immediately.

This is the influence of the encyclopedia in this world.

Xia Yan smiled again, put away the encyclopedia, glanced at the beach which had recovered somewhat, and sighed:

"I just arrived in the Hoenn region and I don't know what natural or man-made disasters have caused the beach to become like this."

After a pause, he let out a long sigh.

"Fortunately, it seems that the matter is over. All that's left is to fix it properly."

To everyone's surprise, the old man showed a bitter expression after hearing Xia Yan's words.

He sighed and said slowly:

"I'm afraid... this is only the beginning."

"Ok?"

Xia Yan looked at the old man with slight surprise.

After a slight hesitation, he asked, "May I ask who the old gentleman is...?"

"This is Mr. Zvoich, the chairman of the German Company in the Hoenn region..."

Someone stepped forward to speak, but was stopped by the old man.

He simply said in a casual tone, "I am Zifuqi Mujin, an old man with no real ability."

Zifuqi Hibiscus?!

Chairman of Devon Company?!

Daigo's dad?

Xia Yan was also taken aback.

Only then did he take a closer look at the old man.

After removing the sweat and grease from his face and changing his disheveled shirt into a neat suit, he truly looked like a Zvoqi Hibiscus!

Xia Yan never expected to encounter this "big shot" on the beach in Kaina City.

"Old Master Zvoich, you're missing a son... oops, what are you doing here?"

The old man shook his head, a look of guilt on his face.

"Just like you said, Xia Yan, I'll do what I can. I also hope to alleviate some of my guilt."

Guilt?

The old man's helplessness deepened.

"It's a long story..."

But he still gave a brief explanation.

He originally intended to deliver an important component to Curator Kusnogi of Kaina City, which would be used to build the submarine "Sea Abyss 1".

They also intended to use this to seal off the "underwater cave".

That is, the place where Groudon and Kyogre sleep.

Little did they know they would be ambushed by the Ocean Team.

They not only stole the parts but also seriously injured him.

They even directly seized "Haiyuan 1".

This is what led Team Aqua and Team Magma to awaken the two sleeping ancient Pokémon, causing such destruction to the entire Hoenn region.

The seriously injured old man had only recently regained consciousness.

Seeing the mess in Kaina City filled me with guilt.

That's why they insisted on coming to the beach to help.

They happened to run into Natsuhiko, who had just arrived in Hoenn.

If Xia Yan hadn't stopped to help, they would have really missed it.

"Then what you mean by 'the matter is not over yet, sir' is..."

Grandpa Zvoich looked around worriedly, making sure no one was paying attention, before continuing:

"Kyogre and Groudon haven't calmed down; they're merely... temporarily bound to Sootopolis City. Ten days have passed now, but what's the outcome...?"

Ten days.

The time was about the same as Xia Yan's estimate.

In other words.

Steven is commanding the three legendary Regis, along with Wallace and the Elite Four, to seal off Sootopolis City and stop Groudon and Kyogre's continued influence on the Hoenn region.

The battle is still raging.