"I went to the Unova Region a while ago to exchange knowledge with Professor Juniper, and we brought up the current situation in the Unova Region. It seems that criminal organizations in the Unova Region are becoming more and more numerous."
Professor Oak spoke up: "Do you know Alder, the Champion of the Unova Region?"
Lucas nodded, "I've heard of him, but I haven't met him. I heard that a while ago, Mr. Alder's ace, Volcarona, passed away, which resulted in a significant decline in his strength."
Professor Rowan shook his head at this, "It's more than that. His mindset has also changed, and he has already started urgently searching for the next League Champion."
"The next League Champion?"
Lucas remembered that the Champion of the Unova Region after Alder was Iris from the Village of Dragons, the young girl who traveled with Ash in the Unova Region, who hid an Axew in her hair that, just like Pikachu, disliked staying inside a Poké Ball.
"He seems to be planning to find a League Champion from among them who can replace him."
Diantha's voice rang out; she and Cynthia were standing by the flower bed.
Cynthia and Diantha walked into the pavilion and sat down on the chairs. Diantha continued, "Ever since his Volcarona died in battle protecting the Unova Region, Mr. Alder seems to have started avoiding combat. Currently, he is traveling throughout the Unova Region. His goal is to find a talented Trainer during his travels who can take over his position as Champion."
"Then why doesn't he just pass the Champion position to an Elite... Never mind, pretend I didn't say that."
Lucas stopped abruptly halfway through, remembering the lineup of the Unova Elite.
He really didn't have much of an impression of the Unova League's Elite Four. The only ones he was familiar with were Shauntal and Caitlin. Shauntal's personality wasn't suitable for temporarily taking over the Champion's duties, and her strength wasn't considered top-tier among the Elite Four. Caitlin was even less suitable, as her emotions were easily prone to being uncontrollable.
As for the other Elite members, the Dark-type user Grimsley and the Fighting-type user Marshal, he only had a vague impression of them. He only remembered that Marshal seemed to be a student of Alder?
Although many people say that the Champion of the Kalos Region is weak, in reality, the Unova Region and the Kalos Region aren't much different. At least the Kalos Champion handles League affairs personally, whereas the affairs of the Unova Region currently rely entirely on the Elite Four. However, the goals of the Unova Elite Four are not aligned, which has led to Team Plasma in the Unova Region having a very favorable environment to develop.
As expected—the Sinnoh Region is still the best. The Champion is powerful, and the Elite members have strong administrative capabilities. As everyone knows, the Elite members of the Sinnoh Region are in a league of their own when it comes to handling administrative affairs, single-handedly shouldering the burden of all the towns in the Sinnoh Region.
You really are something! Lucian!
Now that I think about it, the villainous organization in the Sinnoh Region, Team Galactic, didn't really pull off anything particularly major, did they?
They just opened the door to the Distortion World. Almost all the major incidents in the Sinnoh Region were caused by those Legendary Pokémon; it wouldn't be like the Unova Region, where Team Plasma would show up at the League's doorstep.
Cynthia's strength is still plain for all to see.
"Caitlin and Shauntal are not suited for handling paperwork-related matters."
Cynthia shook her head; she and Diantha knew their two good friends very well.
Professor Oak continued at this moment, "Professor Juniper mentioned to me at the time that Team Plasma in the Unova Region has been becoming more and more rampant recently."
Lucas, however, was not worried about this at all.
"Isn't Ash currently traveling in the Unova Region?"
Professor Oak was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "That's right, Ash is currently traveling in the Unova Region. I heard him say he will also participate in the Unova League Conference."
"If Ash is there, then I'm not that worried about the Unova Region."
Lucas picked up his herbal tea, took a sip, and said.
"It seems you think very highly of Ash."
Professor Oak was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected Lucas to think so highly of Ash.
"Aren't you the same?"
Lucas asked with a smile. He knew that Professor Oak was the one who thought most highly of Ash, which also had to do with Professor Oak meeting Ash and Pikachu when he was a child.
"Lucas thinks very highly of Ash; he seems to have an inexplicable amount of confidence in him."
Cynthia said from the side.
"Therefore, Professor Juniper plans to entrust you in a private capacity to temporarily lead the Unova Region until the next Champion of the Unova Region is produced."
"Pfft—"
Lucas sprayed a mouthful of herbal tea directly onto Gengar's chubby cheeks.
"Me? Lead the Unova Region? Does that mean you want me to temporarily become the Champion of the Unova Region?"
Lucas's eyes widened like copper bells, "But I'm not a Champion!"
"You have Champion-level strength; you personally defeated Champion Cynthia."
Professor Oak spoke.
"Champion Diantha was also defeated by you, and I even acted as the referee."
Professor Rowan added.
"What is the Unova League's opinion on this? I suspect they won't agree to it. After all, Mr. Alder is still the Champion in name. If I were to just parachute in and become the Champion, I doubt anyone would pay me any mind."
"It's not asking you to go over and become the Champion. I discussed it with Professor Rowan and Professor Juniper, and what we would like to ask of you is that if some major incidents occur in the Unova Region—some crises that require a Champion to step in and handle—we hope you can use your Champion-level strength to deal with them. Everything else can be handled by the Unova League itself."
Professor Oak stated the opinion he had discussed privately with Professor Rowan and Professor Juniper.
"You scared me. I thought you wanted me to be the Champion. I was already preparing to run away as soon as possible. If I wanted to be the Champion, I wouldn't have returned the position of Champion to Cynthia."
Lucas let out a sigh of relief; he really had almost stood up and run away just now.
Who wants to be a Champion? You have to run around all day and deal with a mountain of documents and affairs. What if you get worked to death?
Lucas wished he could just stay at the Breeding House and rot away.
"That's no problem. If I'm needed to help, I'll go over. It's very fast to get there from the Distortion World, or flying there is also quite fast."
Lucas nodded. Even if he didn't agree, if Ash sent a message later, he would probably have to go over anyway.
Actually, he really wanted to see the black and white dragons, especially the white twin-tails. By then, bringing along the white giant bird that loves to fight and the giant god soldier that looks forward to fighting, Lucas felt quite secure.
"In that case, I will thank you on behalf of Professor Juniper from the Unova Region."
"You're too kind. I remember Cynthia telling me about the responsibilities and commitment a Champion should bear. Although I am not a Champion, since I have this kind of strength, I will shoulder the responsibilities I should bear."
Lucas silently buttered up Cynthia.
Cynthia sat to the side; although her face was expressionless, the happiness in her eyes was as evident as a gracidea flower dancing in the wind.
"Young people these days—"
Professor Oak shook his head. He looked at Lucas and said something that made Lucas very happy: "Rest assured, I discussed it with Professor Juniper. In the coming days, my Research Institute and her Research Institute will unconditionally gift you a batch of pokémon eggs. They are all eggs laid by the Pokémon within our Research Institutes. They will include ordinary Pokémon, Starter Pokemon from the Kanto Region and the Unova Region, as well as pseudo-legendary Pokémon."
Lucas: !
Free?! Starter Pokemon?! Pseudo-legendary?!
"Professor Oak, it's not just talk, but leaving the affairs of the Unova League to me is the right choice. Even if Zekrom, Reshiram, and Kyurem all appeared in Unova, I could make them continue to fall into a deep slumber. Even if they fused, I would have nothing to fear!"
Lucas promised, patting his chest.
"It seems you are also very knowledgeable about the history of the Unova Region, and you even know about the existence of the Dragon of Truth, the Dragon of Ideals, and the Dragon of Emptiness."
"Uh—that—I chatted about it with Giratina when we were talking. It even complained that a while ago, the commotion caused by the Dragon of Ideals, Zekrom, in the Unova Region affected the Distortion World."
"Hahahaha, you guy. I'll tally it up with Professor Juniper later, and then send you the list of pokémon eggs, but you'll have to pay the shipping fees."
"Don't worry, I can even go pick them up in person."
After Lucas finished speaking, he looked at Professor Rowan and said with a grin: "Uh, Professor Rowan, you see, Professor Oak and Professor Juniper have both—"
"Heh, trying to use me for your own gain?"
Professor Rowan spoke crossly: "And what about the pokémon eggs I gifted to your Breeding House before, do those not count?"
"You can't say that; the past is the past, and the present is the present—"
Lucas said in a low voice.
"Then I'll have to seriously consider whether or not to continue providing you with pokémon eggs in the future, or even Pokémon—"
"! Look, I was just joking. I was wrong, I was wrong."
Lucas reached out to shake Professor Rowan's hand and apologized sincerely.
"Is he always this... flexible?"
Diantha said from the side.
Cynthia rested her hand on her forehead, and only after a long while did she let out a "Hmm."
"Hahahaha."
Professor Oak and Professor Rowan laughed together.
"Uncle, you didn't go patrol the forest by yourself today, did you?"
Shauna's voice came over. Lucas looked up and saw Shauna charging toward the garden with her head down, at a speed like a wild horse off its leash. Behind her followed a little girl holding a pink Dratini, Miss Power. Unexpectedly, Miss Power was following steadily behind Shauna, not only not falling behind but actually constantly closing the distance between the two.
"Oh, Big Sister Cynthia is here too."
Shauna temporarily changed her sprinting trajectory and crashed headfirst into Cynthia's arms.
Lucas heard the dull thud of the impact and took a look at Cynthia. She remained composed, and there was even a gentle smile on her face.
Hiss—
The Sinnoh Champion—truly terrifying!
Shauna was held in Cynthia's arms, and only then did she see the two old grandfathers sitting beside Lucas, "Little Shauna remembers you; you are the doctor grandpa from Sandgem Town."
Shauna had delivered herbal tea and food to Sandgem Town, so she remembered Professor Rowan.
"That's right. My name is Professor Rowan, and the person beside me is my good friend, Professor Oak."
Professor Rowan introduced them with a smile.
"Grandpa Professor Rowan, Grandpa Professor Oak, hello."
Shauna showed a cute smile and greeted the two professors.
"Grandpa Professor Rowan, Grandpa Professor Oak, hello, my name is Tomoyo."
Tomoyo greeted them politely as well.
"And me, my name is Little Shauna."
"Hello there, Little Shauna, Little Tomoyo."
Professor Oak seemed to like children very much; he greeted Shauna and Tomoyo with a face full of smiles.
Shauna jumped down from Cynthia's arms, then reached out and pulled a sausage from her crossbody bag, broke it into two halves, and handed them to Professor Oak and Professor Rowan respectively, "Grandpas, sharing with you, it's very delicious, Uncle made it."
"Alright, then I'll give it a taste."
Professor Oak and Professor Rowan took it and took a bite. "Little Shauna was right; it really is quite delicious."
"Hee hee, Little Shauna never lies."
Shauna grinned and laughed, then looked at Lucas. "Uncle, you didn't sneak off to patrol the forest by yourself today, did you?"
Oh, that's right! It was the day to patrol the forest again. Yesterday, Shauna kept reminding him to wait for her to come back so they could go together, but he had forgotten.
"No, didn't you tell me to wait for you to return?"
"That's good. Hee hee, I brought Little Tomoyo back. Uncle, can you just let Little Tomoyo and me go today? We're going to have an exciting forest adventure."
Hearing Shauna's words, Lucas hesitated for a moment. Thinking that most of the Pokémon in the forest knew Shauna, he nodded. "No problem, but you need to take Rapidash and the others with you."
"Okay, don't worry."
After saying that, Shauna pulled Tomoyo along and ran off without looking back. However, she quickly ran back. "Grandpa Professor Oak, Grandpa Professor Rowan, would you like to join me for a forest adventure?"
To Lucas's surprise, Professor Oak and Professor Rowan actually agreed. Under Lucas's resentful gaze, Shauna giggled as she and Tomoyo headed to the forest with Professor Oak and Professor Rowan.
"Misdreavus, you and Dusclops, please go and keep an eye on them."
Misdreavus emerged from the shadows, nodded, and then followed behind with Dusclops.
Seeing this, Diantha stood up as well. "I won't disturb you two anymore; I'm going back to my room for a beauty sleep."
When only Lucas and Cynthia were left in the garden, Lucas reached out and took Cynthia's hand. Cynthia struggled slightly, but finding she couldn't break free, she let Lucas hold it.
"Is it that fun?" Cynthia asked helplessly, watching Lucas play with her hand.
"It's very smooth—" "It has a lot of calluses, it's quite rough."
"No way, in my eyes, it's just like Garchomp."
Garchomp: !!! Cynthia: "Hmm?"
"I mean that you are just like Garchomp—both powerful and beautiful. I like it very much."
Under Gengar's cautious gaze, Garchomp lowered its scythe. Cynthia also squinted her eyes with satisfaction.
"Are you cold sleeping alone at night?" "Not cold—and it's spring now. Besides, I have Ninetales—"
Lucas was still wondering why Cynthia would ask that in the spring. As he answered, he saw Cynthia's murderous gaze. His brain dinged, and he instantly looked overjoyed.
"Cold! You have no idea how cold I am! Ninetales' icy body just can't warm up my own icy body!"
After saying this, Lucas shed tears. "Next time you say something like that, don't drip water into your eyes right in front of me—" Cynthia said helplessly, watching Lucas still using his finger to drip water into his eyes.
Ninetales, lying at their feet: ... I... Ninetales raised its tail but put it back down, while constantly comforting itself in its heart: Deep breaths, deep breaths. Just endure it for today.
"Ahem—so, do you want to come to my room and sleep together tonight—"
"!"
"Don't think too much into it; I just mean that two people might be warmer sleeping together."
"Gengar, go find Zekrom and Reshiram for me! Even if Arceus stands in my way today, I'll smash it to pieces!"
"Oh? Is that so?" A solemn voice rang out in Lucas's mind.
Lucas: ... No—it can't be, right? Lucas instantly broke into a cold sweat; it was as if it were raining on his head.
"Shall we have another battle?"
How is it actually you, old timer...
Lucas closed his eyes, not daring to open them, thinking he was hallucinating.
"Where are you now?" "I am watching you."
You're a Creator God, why do you like peeping?— "I am not peeping." Reading my mind again...
"Reading your mind? We are in a state of Telepathy; you said it in your own mind. You say I'm eavesdropping? Then can't I say you are—how do you humans put it—oh, right, gossiping about me right to my face?"
Lucas grinned. "Aren't you supposed to be sleeping, old timer?"
"I woke up. I told you I would come to find you."
The solemn voice rang out again.
"No need to be nervous. I will come to find you after you finish dealing with the matters at hand." The voice grew fainter and fainter until it disappeared.
Lucas tentatively called out in his mind, "Arceus?" There was no response, and Lucas finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Whew."
Lucas came back to his senses and found Cynthia carefully wiping the sweat from his forehead. Seeing Lucas recover, she asked curiously, "What happened to you just now?"
"Arceus was here."
"?!"
"It's fine. It said back then that it would come to find me. It probably came to thank me. I'll go chat with it later; don't worry."
Lucas held Cynthia's hand and leaned his mouth in again. Garchomp, beside them, gritted its teeth and turned its head away. Damn it, out of sight, out of mind.
Cynthia tilted her head slightly, dodging him.
"What did Arceus just say to you?" Cynthia was very curious about what Arceus would say to Lucas.
"It's very gossipy; it asked me what I like about you." Lucas continued to lean in, but Cynthia reached out and pushed Lucas's head back, then squinted at him.
"Is that so? Then what was your answer? I'd like to hear it too."
"Like my face? My strength? My chest? My butt? Hmm?"
Lucas: ... Truly sweating buckets, head full of sweat... (As shown in the picture)
Lucas swallowed his saliva.
"I am indeed very gossipy, and I would also very much like to know the answer." The solemn voice rang out again, and this time, both Lucas and Cynthia could hear it.
Lucas: ... No, why are you still here! Watching the smile on Cynthia's face grow colder and colder, Lucas swallowed again.
"Of course I—love all of you! Whether you are Cynthia, or Cynthia, or my Cabbage Sister, or the Sinnoh Champion, I have always loved all of you. My love for you is not limited to any specific part or any specific time; it is from the past, to the present, and will continue into the future."
Lucas opened his mouth, and words poured out like a machine gun, without stopping.
"It seems you are really very afraid of her; you didn't even use punctuation marks when speaking." The solemn voice rang out again, and this time, Lucas vaguely felt a hint of amusement in the voice.
Cynthia's face flushed, her beautiful eyes shining. Now is the time, this is the best moment to kiss her, but there's an old geezer peeping! Damn it!
"Go ahead and kiss, I won't disturb you."
Lucas: A marmot's explosive scream! Why haven't you left yet?!
"I'll wait until you're done kissing. You aren't shy, are you? Actually, I've never seen humans kiss; could you satisfy my curiosity?"
Arceus! Your godhood has completely fallen off!!!
"Hahaha, now I am really leaving."
Feeling that Arceus had left, Lucas didn't hesitate at all and kissed her.
"Luc—"
"Mmph—" Cynthia's cherry lips were blocked, her eyes widening instantly, but she didn't break free; instead, she closed her eyes.
However, that certain someone became increasingly brazen. Feeling her front armor being attacked, Cynthia instantly broke free from Lucas's restraint.
Cynthia stared fixedly at Lucas, her face bright red. "Couldn't help myself, hee hee, couldn't help myself."
Cynthia glared at him but said nothing. To Lucas, this look seemed more like acting spoiled.
Heh heh, tonight I get to sleep with the Cabbage Sister~ But before that, he needed to verify one thing.
"Arceus? Have you left yet?" After a long time with no movement, just as Lucas breathed a sigh of relief, the solemn voice rang out again and again and again.
"I have left."
Lucas: I * * * * *
Suddenly, Thunder rumbled from the clear sky.
BOOM!
"Enjoy your meal, sir." Lucas forced a smile.
There was no response, and the Thunder in the sky also disappeared. An inexplicable feeling came over him, and Lucas was finally certain that Arceus had truly left.
Lucas looked at Cynthia, who was beside him with a bright red face, and asked something he was very curious about: "By the way, aren't Steven and Wallace pretty free? Wouldn't it be better to get them, since they are Champions known to the public?"
Cynthia took a sip of tea; she was parched, so she moistened her throat before answering Lucas's question: "Lucas, you need to know one thing: a Champion is just a Champion of the League. In the end, being a Champion is just a position; they only need to be responsible for their own League. If they were to commission Steven and Wallace—Steven isn't lacking money, and Wallace is hard to contact. Furthermore, they are Champions of the Hoenn Region; why would they go to the Unova Region to be Champions?"
"I thought Champions helped each other out."
Cynthia seemed to see what Lucas was thinking. "Actually, apart from a few who are particularly good friends, most Champions only have a nodding acquaintance with each other. However, as Champions, we all know that the reason we chose to become League Champions means we are prepared to shoulder the expectations of the people of the League, as well as the responsibilities and duties that come with being a Champion."
"Therefore, among us Champions, if someone needs assistance, the rest of the Champions who are free will go to help."
"Becoming a Champion means we are already the strongest in our respective Leagues. We should protect the people of our own Leagues, combat evil, and stop the destruction caused by Legendary Pokémon—"
"Mr. Steven, the heir to the Devon Corporation, and Mr. Wallace, the Champion of the Hoenn Region, once commanded the three Legendary Giants to fight Groudon and Kyogre for three days and three nights, after which Mr. Steven almost died of exhaustion; Mr. Lance constantly travels between the Kanto Region and the Johto Region to combat criminals; Mr. Alder of the Unova Region saw his ace, Volcarona, die in battle to protect the Unova Region; Leon must guard the Galar Region to prevent Dynamax Pokémon from causing riots; Champion Geeta must guard the Great Crater of Paldea—"
"These are the responsibilities of a Champion. When danger arises, the Champion must be the first to step up."
"However, Lucas, thanks to you and the Breeding House, the communication between us Champions has become much more frequent."
Lucas nodded. Yes... a Champion is not just a title...
Lucas suddenly asked, "Then what about Diantha?"
Cynthia smiled slightly. "I've decided, I'm going to sleep with Diantha tonight."
Lucas: !!! Champion, no!!!
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