Before long, League Presidents from various regions gathered around an imposing circular table.
Occupying the center position was naturally Damalanche, who served as both the Kanto League President and Pokemon League Chairman.
In descending order were:
Johto League President Ryuoh.
Hoenn League President Zigfried Hibiscus.
Sinnoh League President Akahi.
Unova League President Dragon Grandmother.
Kalos League President Vladari.
And Galar League President Rose.
By the way, the Alola region hasn't officially joined the League yet.
If Sun Wuming were here and saw the current lineup of presidents, he'd definitely exclaim "what a bunch!"
Damn, two out of the seven League presidents were actually crime syndicate bosses.
...
Everyone had come from their respective regions to attend the annual League General Assembly.
At the meeting, besides reporting important events from each region over the past year to Chairman Damalanche,
The presidents from different regions would also engage in varying degrees of exchange, discussing possibilities for mutual development.
However, the latter was quite difficult to achieve.
While on the surface, the regional leagues appeared to be of one mind, all being part of the League,
They were actually in competition with each other.
Because League law didn't stipulate that trainers had to serve the region they were born in.
A trainer from one region could completely develop their career in another region.
For example, wasn't Caitlin of the Unova Elite Four from Sinnoh?
And if a new trainer wanted to use facilities like Pokemon Centers for free,
They needed to start paying taxes to the local League from a very young age.
If they wanted to get a starter Pokemon too, they'd have to pay even more.
Therefore, each League was trying everything possible to increase their region's influence and attract people.
As a result, many League internal staff members secretly hoped other Leagues would just die already so they could dominate.
"Recently, we have a mysterious group called 'Team Rocket' that's been very active in Kanto,"
Damalanche said with furrowed brows in a grave voice:
"According to the League's preliminary investigation, this organization is involved in serious illegal activities including smuggling, trafficking, and even conducting private research on Pokemon."
"Doesn't Kanto have the invincible Champion Lance? Surely it shouldn't be a problem?"
Rose maintained an attitude of complete indifference.
He had always yearned for Galar to replace Kanto as the strongest.
To be honest, he felt a bit of schadenfreude at Kanto's misfortune.
While the other League presidents weren't as passive-aggressive as Rose, their attitudes were similar.
None of them wanted to get involved.
Damalanche slightly furrowed his brows.
Although he had grown used to such situations over the years,
He now had an inexplicable premonition.
If the League branches continued like this, only sweeping snow from their own doorsteps,
Something big was bound to happen sooner or later.
...
...
This year's League General Assembly ended in such an unremarkable atmosphere.
However, all the League presidents secretly took note of the three words "Team Rocket."
Meanwhile, thousands of miles away in Galar, after arranging the day's training content for Hop and Marnie,
Sun Wuming and his bear disciple made their long-awaited visit to Hulbury.
"Are you ready?"
At the harbor dock, Sun Wuming turned to ask his bear disciple.
"Aya-ee!"
The bear disciple nodded firmly.
The next second, accompanied by two splashing sounds - one light, one heavy,
Man and bear leaped into the water.
They swam vigorously toward the Isle of Armor to the south.
That was the island where Sun Wuming had lived for quite a while after crossing over.
Who would have thought that Leon lived on that island too - what a coincidence.
But it wasn't strange.
The Isle of Armor was as large as a big city.
And when Sun Wuming first crossed over, afraid of encountering some max-level monster if he wandered around,
He hadn't explored far on the lonely island, just quietly training.
So he hadn't met anyone else besides himself.
...
...
East coast of the Isle of Armor.
Having swum all the way from Hulbury, Sun Wuming, his head dripping wet, wrung out his just-removed training uniform with the character for "turtle" on the back.
A large puddle of seawater came out.
At his feet, the bear disciple shook himself like a dog after a bath, spraying water everywhere.
Looking up at the huge dojo before him,
The signboard prominently displayed the characters for "Master Mustard's Dojo."
And above the signboard in the middle of the eaves stood a large grimacing bear disciple emblem.
It was somehow quite cute.
"Ara~ It's been so long since we've had visitors~"
Just then, a woman sweeping at the entrance - wearing a high-necked green sweater, heavy makeup, and looking to be no less than forty - noticed Sun Wuming and came over with her broom to greet him:
"Are you here to become a student too?"
"No, Leon referred me here."
Sun Wuming denied.
At this point, the woman also noticed the bear disciple at Sun Wuming's feet and smiled.
"Oh, so you're the one little Lee mentioned! Come, come, don't be shy, come right in!"
The woman beckoned, leading Sun Wuming toward the dojo's main entrance.
Little Lee?
Was she talking about Leon?
These people seem quite interesting.
Sun Wuming stroked his chin, thinking to himself.
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