Who needs a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

Faced with their enthusiasm, Rowe chuckled, "Of course! 'When eyes meet, the duel begins!' Since you're trainers too, I have no reason to refuse!"

At this point, Rowe paused, "Oh, if you guys really want a big scoop, then I have a place here~"

"Oh?"

I thought this trip would be fruitless, but I didn't expect Luo Wei to say such a thing. It's probably because Luo Wei himself felt that since he had beaten up the other side as experience points and estimated that there would be many more opportunities to beat them up in the future, he should give them some compensatory benefits.

"Mount Osaka, something big is likely to happen there soon. If you're not afraid of getting involved, you can go check it out. Of course, I'll be going there later too..."

Naturally, Lowe had warned in advance that this could potentially lead to trouble, but for reporters like Mary and Xiao Dai, if they were afraid of getting into trouble, they shouldn't be doing a job like journalism that involves being on the front lines.

Therefore, these words even had an encouraging effect, and Mary immediately patted her chest and said, "From the day I became a reporter, I have never been afraid of trouble. Thank you for the information. Mount Okami... I see. 'Land of the Gods' Sleep'... I have indeed heard some things about the sealing of the two gods in the Hoenn region recently..."

Judging from this statement, Mary, as a reporter, does indeed have some connections and information. After all, although the incident involving the Twin Gods Seal is about to become an open secret, most ordinary people are still unaware of it.

Of course, if you can't even get this much information, you shouldn't be a journalist. Intelligence is the lifeline of journalists. News is news if you're the first to know something. If everyone already knows it, what kind of news is it? What value is there in reporting it?

"Understood. Let's go, head to Mount Songshen immediately!"

Chapter 226 Preparing to Close the Net

Watching the two reporters leave in a flurry, Luo Wei composed himself. The issues concerning the two gods, the Lava Team, and the Ocean Team still needed to be resolved.

In order to deal with this situation, Lowe and Daigo decided to give the other side a good thrashing at Mount Okami.

After all, we've been led by the nose by the other side all along, so now we have to retaliate and, incidentally, get rid of this problem completely.

To solve this problem, it is necessary to contact many parties, and Lowe has inadvertently acted as an intermediary connecting all parties.

However, it is quite appropriate for him to take on this role, after all, he is a native of the Hoenn region and the son of a gym leader, so his identity is quite legitimate.

Now that I've met the champion and received a request from Higana, a descendant of the Meteor Dwellers, it's a perfect opportunity to connect various aspects.

Speaking of this, Luo Wei thought of something else...

(Speaking of which, aside from the Hoenn twins, there are also issues with Ultra Beasts and Nebula, but lately I haven't encountered many Ultra Beasts causing trouble...)

Up until Mauville City, Lowe had been encountering Ultra Beasts causing trouble in various places. However, recently, until Lowe conquered his father's gym in Petalburg City, he had not encountered any Ultra Beasts.

When I met with Professor Birch before, he clearly stated that Ultra Beast activity had indeed been much quieter than before.

In a sense, this is a good thing. After all, Ultra Beasts are a kind of disaster, and the reason is not hard to guess. The Ultra Beast disaster was caused by the Aether Foundation, and the key to opening the Ultra Void is the power of Nebula and the Solar Flute.

Now that the Nebula and the Flute of the Sun are in the hands of Lowe and Lillie, the Aether Foundation has nothing to do with, so naturally they can't do anything.

This is certainly good news, but on the other hand, Rowe doesn't believe that Lusamine will give up so easily, or rather, the other party is definitely actively seeking solutions and alternatives.

Such a large-scale plan must have a plan B. Moreover, the Ether Foundation entrusted the Alliance to find Lillie, but there has been no progress for almost half a year. Given the Alliance's influence, this is very unusual.

After all, Lillie isn't some kind of agent with strong counter-surveillance capabilities. She's just an innocent young lady who doesn't know the ways of the world. How could she possibly escape the Alliance's hands? Most likely, she encountered someone or something and got involved... or perhaps she was simply being protected by the Alliance...

Most importantly, Gladio also took away the attribute: Void. Even the dumbest opponent should realize that the League doesn't really trust him.

Of course, as long as they haven't openly broken off relations, they can maintain a semblance of harmony...

So, we can only say that the other party is behaving themselves for now, but who knows what new trouble they might cause later.

No, it's more likely they'll pull some new tricks, and most likely they won't be underhanded.

After all, without the Little Nebula and the Sun Flute... and given the high probability that they will never be found again, they will inevitably look for new ways to replace them.

We can't let the whole plan fall apart because of this reason, can we?

As for alternatives, there are, of course, options, such as the Moon Flute, which corresponds to the Sun Flute...

...If we can find that one and continue to summon Ultra Beasts to replace Nebula, it's not impossible to continue with the big plan.

But this level of action is also a good thing, because it gives the people the alliance has the opportunity to find weaknesses in the other side. As long as they find solid evidence, the alliance can immediately use that evidence to let the other side know the alliance's methods.

Currently, this is not something that Luo Wei needs to worry about. After all, it's already quite an achievement for him to handle the Hoenn troubles. The reason he cares is because of Lillie.

After all, the other party is now essentially tied to Luo Wei, and Luo Wei has also become the little princess's "knight," so naturally, he has to take care of her.

Moreover, Lowe did indeed receive a lot of help from Nebula. She helped guide him when he first obtained the Ultimate Power and later when he obtained the power of Mega Evolution. It can be said that she took great care of Lowe.

Therefore, Luo Wei naturally couldn't refuse to help; at the very least, he had to help Little Nebula regain its lost power.

As for what happens after that, we'll talk about that later...

The most pressing issue at hand is dealing with the problems in the Hoenn region, and the preparations here are almost complete.

"...It's about time to contact Daigo and the others; let's start closing in."

As Rowe said this, Lillie couldn't help but remark, "I always feel that Rowe's smile at times like this is rather malicious."

"Haha, I was indeed thinking of a bad idea, but they attacked first, so we can't blame it on our counterattack, right? They've caused us so much trouble with Meteor Falls, Furnace Town, and Chimney Mountain. Now, it's only fair that we trick them a little. That's why I always say, one's character is very important!"

"puff……"

Unable to resist being amused by Rowe, Lillie unconsciously laughed out loud. Spending so much time with Rowe seemed to have made her personality more cheerful; after all, Rowe's personality was indeed quite...

...In Lillie's opinion, it's just "interesting".

As for Luo Wei's opinion on this, as long as you don't use the overused "gentlemanly" term, whatever you say is fine. I'll even accept it if you say I'm a good person, and I don't care about being friend-zoned, since I have Masked Cat and the others~

"Yes, yes, there's that issue too. I always feel that Rowe loves Pokémon far more than anything else. I feel like May might really cry..."

"..."

Although he really wanted to play dumb and ask what this had to do with Xiaoyao, Luo Wei figured that would be too obvious, so he just coughed awkwardly...

"One thing at a time, right?"

Can we really consider this a separate matter? Lillie has already confirmed with Haruka that she likes Rowe; she and two other girls had discussed this topic at the hot springs in Lava Town.

Even Aysa seems to like Rowe quite a bit, after all, Rowe helped her resolve her inner conflict. However, since Haruka was her childhood friend first, she chose to give up.

Lillie, who had been traveling with Rowe all the way, clearly sensed that Rowe seemed to prefer the Pokémon around him, and that he was expressing a romantic, "prince and princess"-like affection for them.

What will happen next?

Anyway, we'll see when this journey ends. Until then, please continue to guide me.

Chapter 227 Flying Gym Leader Naki

For the next week, nothing unusual happened. Lowe and Lillie headed towards Lilycove City, passing by the Weather Institute on Route 119, where Daigo had previously monitored the anomalies at Chimney Mountain.

Besides the unusual phenomena at Chimney Mountain, the meteorological institute also detected Meteor Falls and various other unusual celestial phenomena in the sea area where Rowe and his group had previously been located.

Regarding the origin of these unusual celestial phenomena, everyone has undoubtedly determined that the source is the seal of the Hoenn twin gods, and these researchers have also confirmed this conjecture.

In conclusion, in order to confirm the current disaster situation through scientific means, the meteorological institute, based on the special radio waves and abnormal magnetic fields captured at the scene after the anomaly occurred, determined, after several studies, that the relevant parts might be related to the power of the two gods.

Although we cannot influence it, we can at least observe it in advance when this special magnetic field is generated. Daigo was here before to assist in research on this topic.

Now, things have finally started to look promising. They've developed a radar that can track this special magnetic field. In other words, they can now use the radar to predict where the next disaster caused by the power of the two gods will occur. Even if they can't stop the disaster, they can at least prepare in advance.

At the very least, it can evacuate ordinary people from the disaster site and reduce some of the impact of the disaster. It's better than the current predicament where we have no idea how the disaster will happen.

As Luo Wei passed by the research institute, he received a warm welcome from the staff. After all, Daigo had given him a heads-up beforehand. Luo Wei was now considered a well-known rookie trainer in the Hoenn region. By using his connections, Luo Wei obtained authorization to use the institute's radar app.

This app will send real-time updates of the intelligence captured by the research institute's radar to Luo Wei, allowing Luo Wei to predict the current state of the Twin Gods' Seal in advance.

Luo Wei then launched the app on the Navigator and saw several areas marked with red dots on the miniature version of the Hoenn map.

"...This is really convenient. You can pinpoint the exact location with just a scan. In the past, you would have had to rely on divination or the sensory abilities of Pokémon."

At least for humans, it would be impossible to ascertain such precise intelligence on their own. So, the times are indeed constantly progressing.

According to the information displayed on the app, the energy reactions at those locations were not particularly strong. It seems that they might only react due to the power of the gods, so they are still relatively safe for now.

Luo Wei took a look and found that apart from the sea area, most of it was uninhabited. Only one location overlapped with an ocean shipping route. Currently, all the ferries on this route have temporarily changed their routes, so it should not be a concern.

The situation on the ground was more complicated; several familiar locations were spotted at a glance.

"...Mount Chimney, hmm, the Earth God's true form is sealed beneath this place, so it's definitely within the area, and then there's Kanaz City." It's likely that the rich mineral reserves of the Kanaz Mine are largely due to the influence of the Earth God's power, so it's reasonable that this place would be affected by the Earth God's seal.

And then, very lastly...

"...Sending off the Gods Volcano"

When this crucial place was mentioned again, Luo Wei sighed. It seemed that he really needed to go there as soon as possible. It also happened to be on the same route as their current mission. After passing Yinyu City, they could go directly to Mount Songshen.

As he said this, Luo Wei suddenly stopped and walked away.

At that moment, he and Lillie had just passed through the Weather Institute on Route 119 and were heading towards Lillie City when they encountered a figure on a bridge connecting to Lillie City.

She was a tall, slender woman with a long ponytail, wearing a uniquely designed flight helmet, dressed as a pilot.

Given the large space on the bridge, there are naturally many pedestrians coming and going. Under normal circumstances, one would not simply assume that the other party is coming towards them.

However, at this moment, Lillie saw that Rowe had stopped, and the woman who had been leaning against the railing gazing at the distant mountain scenery also stopped and turned to look in Rowe and Lillie's direction.

Luo Wei composed himself before stepping forward with a smile and saying, "If I'm not mistaken, you are Naki... the Gym Leader of the Flying Gym in Lilycove City, right?"

The woman paused for two seconds, as if considering her words, before gently nodding. "Yes, nice to meet you...please take care of me."

Although it was their first meeting, as a Gym Leader, her personal information was not a secret in the Hoenn region. Her name was Naki, and she was skilled at using Flying-type Pokémon.

Unlike other dojo owners who have various side jobs, or whose main professions are teachers, boxers, corporate executives, dojo masters, etc., her primary job is dojo owner, which means she is a person assigned by the league to handle various matters.

Although gym leaders are responsible for maintaining order in their respective gym areas, they generally do not leave their gyms unless there is an emergency. After all, gyms have to welcome challengers from all over the world, and gym leaders can't be away from their gyms every few days, right?

However, Nachi is different because she specializes in Flying-type Pokémon and has considerable experience in training Flying-type Pokémon, allowing her to travel freely to various locations in the Hoenn region in a very short time.

For this reason, she can be considered the most "mobile" of all the gym leaders, and thus she is able to rely on this great mobility to solve problems everywhere.

At the same time, she has another identity, or rather, it can't really be called an "identity": she is the girlfriend of Wallace, the Water-type Gym Leader of Sootopolis City.

This couple can be considered a model couple within the league, helping to solve all sorts of problems.

Although Rowe hasn't had the chance to meet Michael in person yet, he has had quite a few indirect contacts with him through Daigo. Furthermore, Rowe's previous performances in the Grand Contests have piqued Michael's interest, as Michael has also achieved success in the Grand Contests.

Now, with the other party's girlfriend right in front of him, it was only natural that Luo Wei was certain that she had come here to greet him in advance for some important reason.

"So, is there anything I need to do?"

Luo Wei didn't mince words and immediately asked the question, while Naqi readily nodded, "Yes, the arrangements for Mount Songshen have been completed, so I hope that you and I can go there together..."

Chapter 228 Who says that just because someone looks like a dragon, they are a dragon?

"Oh, that's perfect then..."