Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Currently, only Milotic and Feebas live there.

However, Xia Yan estimates that he will continue to add water-type Pokémon to expand the variety of Pokémon in the ranch.

"Waaah~~"

Milotic nodded happily, its tail swaying gently as it splashed water.

The resources in the water here are naturally not as good as those on the island, but compared to the dangers that may erupt at any time there, it is still much more reassuring.

As for food, Xia Yan has prepared some elf food, so there's no need to worry at all.

Moreover, the environment here is quite nice, and there's no need to worry about being bothered by outside elves.

Milotic and the Feebas quickly adapted to their new environment.

"That's good."

Xia Yan glanced at the pufferfish that was fighting Latios to a standstill.

It was the same ugly fish that insisted on fighting Xia Yan before leaving. After arriving here, it would have several matches with Latios every day.

Xia Yan was quite happy with this.

This is meant to help Latios develop his combat abilities.

Moreover, this ugly fish is indeed one of the more outstanding ones, and Xia Yan is considering whether to accept it.

However, given the current situation, he doesn't have the energy to train new Pokémon for the time being.

Unlike Latios and Eevee, Feebas doesn't require water to train.

At the moment, it is not appropriate to accept it.

As for the future, we'll talk about that later.

"Waaah~~"

Milotic noticed Xia Yan's gaze and slowly moved closer to him.

Xia Yan smiled and touched its scales, nodding and saying, "It's really good. If you have the chance, you can train it properly."

"Waaah~~"

Milos smiled and smiled.

"hiss--"

At this time.

A fire lizard suddenly appeared beside Xia Yan, carrying a card in its mouth.

After a quick look, Xia Yan said to Milotic, "Then could you keep an eye on this place for me for a bit? I'll be gone for a while."

Milnas did not refuse.

With this near-Elite Four level Pokémon, plus Turtonator, two near-Elite Four level Pokémon watching over this place, and with Salamence and Satyr's Pheromosa as a barrier, safety should be assured.

Holding the card, Xia Yan recalled his Pokémon, picked up Eevee, summoned Latios, and quickly left.

...

At the entrance of the dojo.

Xia Yan spotted the familiar figure from afar, along with the strikingly large elf standing beside him.

Fat Dragonite!

Someone come here.

It was the Imperial Dragon Crossing.

With its dark red short hair, flowing cape, and the fact that it was a pseudo-legendary Pokémon, Dragonite, some passing girls were so captivated by it that they almost lost their ability to walk.

Wataru's lips slowly curled up, his expression quite "flashy" as he competed with Natsuhiko's dojo for attention.

Ultimately, the crossing was superior.

"Xia Yan."

When Natsuhiko saw Watari, Watari also noticed him.

His eyes lit up and he shouted.

"Hey, are you here to steal my business?" Xia Yan walked up to Wataru and glanced at the increasingly powerful Dragonite beside him.

"You have the nerve to say that to me? A newly appointed dojo master just handed the dojo over to someone else."

Du retorted without backing down.

The two then looked at each other and smiled.

They bickered, but that's all.

What brothers don't bicker?

Xia Yan stretched out his hand towards Du, "Shall we go inside and talk?"

But then he saw the smile on Du's face slowly disappear, and he shook his head and said, "Next time, you'll come with me."

"What are you doing?" Seeing his expression of urgency, Xia Yan instinctively avoided his outstretched hand.

Du grabbed at empty air, looking somewhat embarrassed.

But he still explained, "There's a task that requires your assistance."

"A mission?" Xia Yan was taken aback, then quickly took two steps back. "I'm not one of your investigators, you shouldn't be the one on the mission."

"That's it now."

But then Du produced an identity document.

His photo was prominently displayed above, along with the words "Junior Investigator".

Xia Yan: "..."

"You guys... are you treating this so lightly?"

The Investigators are essentially a secret force within the Alliance, dedicated to investigating and handling shady dealings.

The official business is handled by the Officer Jenny Clan Alliance Police Department, while the urgent or shady matters are the responsibility of the investigators.

Therefore, the evaluation of investigators is still very rigorous.

"This was prepared for you by King Kikuko," Watari said directly.

Xia Yan: "..."

The problem was actually at its source.

"Just come with me first, and we can talk slowly on the way. Trust me, you won't refuse after I tell you."

Du looked at Xia Yan with "sincere" eyes.

I almost believed it.

However, since he had already said that, Xia Yan couldn't very well refuse.

After all, when I asked him for help, he came without hesitation.

Even though this matter had nothing to do with him, Xia Yan couldn't refuse Du's invitation.

"Ok."

Fortunately.

He didn't need to go back to make any preparations; all his belongings were on him.

To put it nicely, they are always prepared; to put it bluntly, they are ready to run away at any time.

Prepare to summon the ancient giant dragonfly.

Noisyboros can't be his flying Pokémon for the time being, so he has to bring out Ancient Dragapult again.

But Lance was faster, throwing out a Poké Ball and summoning Charizard.

"I have many flying sprites."

You know that too...

Xia Yan did not refuse.

Then, carried by Dragonite and Charizard, the two flew into the sky and headed north of Sinnoh.

"Tell me the specifics," Xia Yan asked.

"A few days ago, the Kanto Alliance's gene bank was compromised by an insider," Wataru said in a deep voice, his face serious.

"Gene bank?" Xia Yan raised an eyebrow.

This is no ordinary place.

It just exploded like that?

"Wait, could it be...?"

“That’s right, Team Rocket.” Wataru confirmed the answer for him.

Xia Yan was silent.

Considering Team Rocket's research on the Dream Gene, and the previous Misty Island at sea, as well as the appearance of Sabrina and the Three Beasts.

Some clues slowly began to connect in Xia Yan's mind.

"Then why did you come to Sinnoh?" Xia Yan asked again, his brows furrowed.

"This is what I wanted to tell you."

Du slowly clenched his fist, as if recalling some unpleasant things.

"After my investigation, regarding this person's previous whereabouts and contacts in the league, guess what I found out was who recommended him to the league?"

"Who?" Xia Yan asked, but a guess was already forming in his mind.

"Tom Ruchi".

really.

As Watari uttered the name with some resentment, Natsuhiko finally connected the dots.