Pokémon Court

Rock-type event site, a crowd of people looked at the blonde woman who had stopped Albus, chattering among themselves.

During the previous Flying Type and Water-type event, although Albus hadn't won, he was still one of the most eye-catching, powerful Trainer.

It was only natural that his actions would attract attention.

"Isn't that Miss Shivana, the winner of the Pokemon World Tournament Junior Cup which happened a month ago?"

"It's her! I was there during the tournament, I saw her win with my own eyes!"

"Rumor has it she's also the cousin of Master Cynthia…"

Previously, Albus's identity had been a mystery in the eyes of most participants and tourists. This guy hadn't participated in any official League Conference, not even in some small-scale competitions.

Such a mysterious Trainer who had suddenly emerged and possessed outstanding strength—after the first two events, many companies had extended offers to Albus.

"We meet again." Albus scratched his head, feeling helpless.

"Mm, this time I'll defeat you. You'll be joining the Rock-type event, right?!"

Although Albus really wanted to say he wouldn't participate, he had already registered Aerodactyl.

Facing Shivana's challenge, Albus's lips curved slightly, and he said, "Alright then, since you're so persistent, I'll just beat you one more time."

"See you then."

As soon as the two's conversation ended, word spread like wildfire...

There seemed to be a competitive relationship between Albus and Shivana, and Albus appeared to be the one with the upper hand; this topic piqued many people's interest.

Shivana, as this year's winner of Pokemon World Tournament Junior Cup and also the cousin of Sinnoh Champion Cynthia, could very well be called a proud daughter of the heavens. In just her second year after debut, she had successfully won the Lily of the Valley Conference and earned qualification for the Champion League.

For such a genius Trainer to be suppressed by an unknown Trainer; everyone smelled a huge scoop.

At the same time, Albus's strength was once again being reassessed by many.

After all, his true strength couldn't be discerned from the previous entertainment events.

To determine a Trainer's strength, it all comes down to real battles.

"Who is this Albus?"

At the Hoenn League, the Elite Four Glacia, who was responsible for behind-the-scenes supervision of the festival, showed a puzzled expression.

"It's already been investigated. This person's household registration appears to be fake."

A young man in an investigator's uniform handed a stack of documents to Glacia.

"Fake?" Glacia looked at Albus's file, which had no highlights and was even quite mediocre, and showed a surprised expression.

She had seen the performance of Aerodactyl and Gyarados; even within the Champion League, they could be considered skilled.

However, his strength still seemed to fall short of defeating Cynthia's genius younger cousin.

"Is he hiding his strength..." Glacia smiled and said, "Looks like I'll have to notify Raoul Contesta. As for what to do, it's up to him."

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At this moment, Albus, who was participating in the Rock-type event, still didn't know that the fake documents he had used for various procedures had already been discovered.

Although this festival didn't require participants to hold Trainer or Coordinator status, a person without even a League citizen ID was essentially an undocumented individual.

Especially with the added factor of forging documents, Albus could be detained for half a month, causing him to miss the festival and reducing uncertainty.

"Aerodactyl, charge!"

Albus, who was cheering for Aerodactyl without a care in the world, had no idea that his false information had already drawn attention…

Two days later, the Rock-type and Electric-type event concluded.

The Fighting-type event was still ongoing.

On the massive arena, seven Fighting-type Pokémon stood at the edge, solemnly watching their opponents.

One Pokémon in particular, Gallade, had the most serious expression. It was clear that the other six Pokémon in the arena were showing signs of ganging up on it.

As a well-known Trainer or Coordinator, it was inevitable to encounter this kind of situation during an event; being deliberately targeted through cooperation by others.

Eliminating the strongest opponent first, then competing among themselves. This was seen by many as a very good tactic.

From the start of the Fighting-type event, Terrance and his Gallade had constantly faced such treatment.

Gallade had been fighting in one-to-many battles the entire time; sometimes against three, sometimes four, and sometimes even six opponents at once.

Its path to advancing was much harder compared to other Fighting-type Pokémon. And Terrance wasn't the only one being targeted like this.

Dewford Gym's Gym Leader, Brawly.

A short-haired blonde girl named Greta, a Karate Trainer.

There was also the prospective Gym Leader of Veilstone Gym, Maylene, and Zimin, the outstanding disciple of Cianwood Gym's Gym Leader Chuck...

Two Top Coordinators who used Fighting-type Pokémon...

And, the one who won the Rock-type event and once again defeated the winner of the Pokemon World Tournament Junior Cup, Albus. The targeting he faced was even more severe than anyone else.

But!

Albus's Lucario's performance was unmatched by any other Pokémon.

Lucario's Aura possessed a predictive ability no less impressive than Beautifly's mastery of top-tier technique, and its signature move, Aura Sphere, was frighteningly powerful. It was the only Fighting-type move kept as a trump card, and when used by Lucario, it was practically a finishing move that instantly took down its opponents!

Following the Rock-type event, Albus remained dazzling, completely sweeping away the shadow of defeat from the Flying and Water-type events, and showcasing incredibly powerful strength.

"This Lucario, without a doubt, has the strength of a Top Trainer's mainstay."

The young Albus drew the attention of many major figures. Even though Terrance's Beautifly had the potential to master top-tier techniques, he had never attracted this level of attention.

Potential, after all, is just potential—worthy of praise, worthy of admiration, but not of excessive attention.

But Albus and Lucario were different. In the eyes of many, the current Albus could be called "an Elite Four-level Trainer who already owns a mainstay Pokémon."

Considering Albus's age, along with the strength demonstrated by his Aerodactyl and Gyarados, this Trainer undoubtedly possessed even greater potential than Shivana and Terrance.

"Although we don't yet know the true identity of this Albus, for now it's best not to act rashly. As long as he has no connection to those troublesome forces, he could still be used by the League."

Even though it was just one signature move, the strength displayed by Lucario had already reached the point where "individual power" could rival a certain scale of "technological power." That is to say, at the level of a Top Trainer, one could create considerable value, and even serve to deter some illegal organizations.

The Hoenn League intended to make further contact with Albus, and even recruit him.

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