Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Xia Yan nodded in agreement.

"As you all know, power can sometimes drive people crazy. Without the pressure of external enemies, which of those former royal families ever submitted to whom? There are no fewer than dozens of large-scale battles recorded in history books alone."

The League did indeed have a chance to rise to prominence when they were at their most broken and corrupt.

Seeing that the situation had exceeded their expectations, and that an external enemy called the 'Alliance' had suddenly risen, their current unity in response to external threats is understandable.

“But such unity is always temporary,” Cynthia added.

"and many more!"

Du suddenly stood up.

Looking directly at Xia Yan.

"So you mean you really have taken on the role of Team Rocket's top executive and the Hunter Guild's highest-ranking member, 'Hunter N'?"

"Uh......"

Xia Yan was startled.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, his expression became somewhat stiff.

Du's expression immediately darkened.

Bang! !

He slammed his hand on the table.

"So, you two, master and apprentice, are just messing with me?!"

How long did it take him to investigate the Hunter Guild "Hunter N" after he received Kikuko's order?

Back then, he naively dragged Xia Yan along to help analyze the situation of "Hunter N" and figure out where he might appear and exist.

Even after he left the Sinnoh region, he left all the "precious" research data to Xia Yan.

in the end.

The person he's investigating is Xia Yan?!

The so-called "Hunter N" he was investigating was right next to him?

To tell someone in front of them that you want to investigate them?

I've never done anything so stupid!

"Pfft-"

Cynthia, who was also aware of the situation, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Noticing Watari's gaze, she quickly and discreetly covered her mouth.

But when Cona cast a curious glance my way.

Cynthia briefly mentioned it to her.

at last.......

The death of a ferryman.

Faced with Watari's "man-eating" gaze, Natsuhiko could only shrug helplessly.

We've already brushed this matter aside lightly, but you insist on bringing it up again.

Now it's all right, isn't it?

The society is dead.

Daigo, who gradually learned the whole story from Kona, suppressed a laugh and gently nudged Natsuhiko.

How did you manage to hold back your laughter back then?

Xia Yan's expression was strange, and he coughed lightly.

"At that time... I tried my best to restrain myself, and Watari kept emphasizing that I almost couldn't hold back."

puff--

Hearing their laughter, Du was completely speechless.

"Alright, alright, stop laughing," Cynthia said, her lips pursed and her shoulders still trembling slightly.

It seems that Cynthia stopped this matter.

But it was to be expected.

It will probably be brought up and ridiculed from time to time in the future.

Du couldn't help but look up at the sky at a 45-degree angle.

How about we kill all of them?

Shake his head.

That's unrealistic; he'll definitely be the one who gets killed.

But sometimes I think that dying directly might be a little more comfortable than social death.

"What are you going to do next?" Cynthia brought the topic back to the forefront.

Everyone stopped joking around and looked at Xia Yan seriously.

This is the key point that follows.

"Don't worry. We've already told our families," Daigo said.

Without knowing the whole story, they resolutely chose to stand on Xia Yan's side.

Now that everything has been completely clarified, it's clear that corrupt officials within the alliance's upper echelons wanted to frame Xia Yan, so there's no need to worry about it anymore.

Du and the others nodded in agreement.

If they speak out together, the situation can still be turned around.

At least.

This will allow everyone to truly understand Xia Yan's identity and the contributions he has made to the alliance.

However, this would likely severely damage the alliance's credibility.

Of course.

Even if the League's credibility is important, it cannot be built on slandering a good person, especially since this person is the champion of the Sinnoh region, the person with the highest reputation in the Pokémon world, and also their good friend.

Xia Yan finished the last mouthful of porridge and slowly placed the bowl back on the table.

While gently stroking Togekiss, he slowly said, "It's fine like this now..."

"Ok?"

The four of them were taken aback.

What do you mean?

Xia Yan didn't keep them in suspense any longer.

"Of course, I'm not just going to do nothing. First of all, I definitely need to find Ms. Kikuko, she's the one who can best prove my identity."

this point.

The others did not object.

Kikuko's existence is the last safeguard for Xia Yan's identity.

Kikuko must also have the information and proof that Xia Yan was sent to infiltrate the country; that would be the most convincing evidence.

"Secondly, while they have no evidence to prove I am a traitor, conversely, we have no evidence to prove that Old Man Bai and his royal descendants pose a threat to the alliance."

Upon hearing this...

Everyone fell silent.

It seems that... that makes sense.

“But even without evidence, we can’t just watch them slowly erode the Alliance’s strength,” Watari said.

Even if we can't just openly and fairly eliminate them according to the laws of the Alliance.

Removing them from the league's true upper echelons has become their best option right now.

They could disregard the Alliance's laws to intercept and kill Xia Yan, but Du and the others could not possibly violate the Alliance's laws to intercept and kill them as well.

Putting aside whether they could win the fight, how is doing this any different from eliminating dissidents?

Xia Yan is excluded from this list.

Xia Yan didn't care about any of that.

If others have already laid an ambush to kill him, it wouldn't be his style not to fight back.

Otherwise, one's thoughts will not be clear.

But why is he choosing to maintain the status quo now?

After listening to Du's words, Xia Yan remained noncommittal.

He simply tapped the table slowly.

Tap, tap, tap...

After a moment, he said again, "But have you considered one thing?"

The four people turned their gazes back to them.

"What if Old Bai isn't the real leader behind that group, or their leader?"

"Um?!"

Everyone was taken aback.

Then a jolt ran through me.

"No... that's impossible." Daigo opened his mouth, but finally said somewhat dejectedly.

Old Bai is very strong.

However, Xia Yan did not see Elder Bai take out the "Jade of Life", or rather, he did not notice any trace of the "Jade of Life".