After resolving the issues surrounding Mewtwo and Deoxys, Aiden had gained two additional Legendary Pokémon.
At present, the Legendary Pokémon under his command were:
Primary Legendaries (Tier-One Gods):
Rayquaza, Groudon, Kyogre, Black Rayquaza, Giratina, Dialga, Palkia, and Mewtwo.
A total of eight.
Mythical Pokémon:
Two Deoxys, Latios, and Latias.
A total of four.
Secondary Legendaries (Tier-Two Gods):
Regirock, Registeel, Regice, Azelf, Uxie, and Mesprit.
A total of six.
Of course, Deoxys itself possessed combat power comparable to a Tier-One Legendary.
As for Mythical Pokémon, some were capable of battling Tier-One Legendaries—such as Mew and Darkrai—while weaker ones could generally only contend with Tier-Two Legendaries.
Adding everything together, Aiden now possessed sixteen Legendary-level Pokémon.
And remarkably—
He had more Tier-One Legendaries than Tier-Two Legendaries.
After returning to reality and resting for the night, the Kanto Pokémon League's grand victory celebration finally began.
Because Aiden had completely destroyed Team Rocket Headquarters and all its research data, nobody managed to obtain the cloning technology.
The League's higher-ups expressed considerable regret.
After all, some among them had undoubtedly hoped to profit from such technology.
Meanwhile, Athena, Sird, Orm, and Chakram had all been captured.
Among them, Sird and Orm resisted arrest and were ultimately killed in battle.
Athena and Chakram were imprisoned alongside Koga and Eusine.
As for Team Rocket's remaining bases, they were systematically wiped out by the League's strongest trainers in the following days.
The final results were staggering:
5,378 Team Rocket members captured.
4 Champion-level combatants.
5 Elite Four-level combatants.
15 pseudo-Elite Four-level combatants.
And countless Elite trainers.
This victory was a monumental achievement for Lance.
Of course, everyone knew that without Aiden's help, the Kanto League would likely have suffered a crushing defeat.
Perhaps Team Rocket might even have conquered Kanto entirely.
But history remembered the victors.
And in the end, it was Lance who had led the Kanto League, united Hoenn and Sinnoh, and achieved victory.
Hopefully—
The Kanto League would continue improving from this day forward.
...
The following evening—
Aiden attended the celebration banquet.
Unlike his usual casual attire, he wore a fitted suit and dress shirt.
Combined with his already handsome features, the result was striking.
Young.
Powerful.
Elegant.
A man like that naturally became the center of attention.
The moment Lorelei spotted him, she approached.
She wore a stunning red evening gown paired with matching high heels.
"Would you mind entering with me?"
"I haven't found a partner yet."
Looking at the beautiful woman before him, and the rather strained fabric around her chest, Aiden naturally offered his arm.
Lorelei immediately wrapped her own around it.
The soft sensation pressing against him was impossible to ignore.
Yet Aiden remained perfectly composed as they entered together.
Under countless flashing cameras, the appearance of Aiden and Lorelei instantly stole the spotlight.
Even Lance was overshadowed.
Upon seeing them, Lance laughed.
"Aiden!"
"This victory belongs to you more than anyone."
"We're definitely having a drink together later."
Aiden smiled and nodded.
Soon afterward, Sabrina arrived.
When she saw Aiden and Lorelei together, she immediately joined them.
May wasn't about to lose either.
She promptly claimed Aiden's other arm.
Seeing that scene, Ash and Misty exchanged amused smiles.
Daisy, Violet, and Lily—who had become enthusiastic supporters of Aiden—quickly gathered around as well.
For a moment, beautiful women surrounded him from every direction.
Watching from nearby, Brock burst into tears.
"Waaah!"
"Lord Aiden is truly the role model of our generation!"
"I must learn the secret of making older women like me!"
Hearing Brock's lament, Max helplessly patted him on the shoulder.
"Maybe when you have a Legendary Pokémon of your own and save half the Pokémon League..."
"They'll start noticing you."
...
As for the banquet itself—
It was mostly drinking, socializing, and giving interviews.
The first speech naturally belonged to Lance.
For him, eliminating Team Rocket meant restoring order to Kanto.
During his speech, he also exposed numerous corrupt League officials connected to Team Rocket.
Under his orders, all of them were arrested.
As a result, nearly every high-ranking position within Silver Conference Headquarters was now controlled by Lance's allies.
Silver Mountain was firmly under his authority.
Watching the confident Champion standing on stage, Aiden glanced toward the slightly tipsy Lorelei beside him.
"So?"
"Why don't you go say a few words too?"
Lorelei lifted one of her high heels slightly and laughed.
A faint blush colored her cheeks from the alcohol.
"His dream is to make the League better."
"To free it from corruption."
"But me?"
"I just want everyone to stay safe."
"I want ordinary people to have access to good starter Pokémon."
"I want them to chase their dreams."
"But accomplishing something like that..."
"It's difficult."
Aiden smiled.
"It's the same everywhere."
"A world where everyone lives perfectly happy lives isn't realistic."
"All we can do..."
"Is try to make things a little better."
"That's enough."
Lorelei stared at him for a moment.
Then she set down her wine glass.
Without warning, she leaned against him.
"Sometimes..."
"Even strong women get tired."
"Now I finally understand why Cynthia chose you."
She looked up at him with slightly intoxicated eyes.
"Tell me..."
"Would you mind watching a ball game with your big sister tonight?"
Aiden couldn't help laughing.
An older woman really was direct.
No beating around the bush.
No hesitation.
No wonder so many people found mature women irresistible.
Especially when she was committing the blatant foul of weaponizing her figure.
That definitely deserved punishment.
"Sure."
"I'd also like to see how this game is supposed to be played."
The moment he finished speaking—
Aiden and Lorelei vanished.
Just like that.
When the banquet eventually ended, Ash finally noticed.
"Huh?"
"Where did Aiden go?"
"He was right here a moment ago!"
Meanwhile, Daisy, Sabrina, May, and the others all looked disappointed.
They had only looked away for a moment.
And Aiden had already slipped away.
...
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