Who needs a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

Luo Wei proudly raised his chin, "I'm not bragging, I have connections!"

"Pfft, haha... Luo Wei really is an interesting person~"

Chapter Ninety-Five: The so-called protagonist is someone who brings trouble wherever he goes.

Lillie's expression was conflicted, and Rowe knew perfectly well what she was struggling with.

From the moment she was born, her life was almost entirely planned out.

She is the founder and president of the Ether Foundation, and the beloved youngest daughter of Rosamund. This identity is not particularly outrageous in this world, but in other film sets, ordinary people would not even be able to imagine or see her more than once.

Her mother is undoubtedly a strong woman. Despite her husband's disappearance and raising her child alone, she has managed to develop the Ether Foundation to its current state with her formidable abilities.

And such mothers have long since prepared what they believe to be a perfect "path" for their children...

...That's right. As long as you follow President Lusamine's arrangements, everything about Lillie from birth to death has been taken into account. As long as you follow this plan, you will surely have a smooth and fulfilling life.

Ultimately, there's nothing wrong with it. Although it may sound like her life is entirely controlled by her parents, President Lusamine's abilities are beyond reproach, and her experience and shrewdness are beyond question. In most cases, the life she has arranged is the best choice for Lillie.

To be honest, before Luo Wei was reincarnated in his previous life, he wondered how many people in that world had the greatest wish of having a self-made rich father who could arrange their entire lives perfectly, so that they could live a comfortable life simply by following the procedures arranged by their father.

In any case, it's still better than Luo Wei, who seems to have his life in his own hands but ended up being a useless bum for over thirty years, achieving nothing in the end.

Lillie clearly grew up in the same way, becoming a well-mannered and educated young lady under her mother's arrangement, the kind of "other people's child" who would never embarrass her mother in any situation.

The story has progressed to this point, which is enough to prove that President Lusamine's arrangements were correct, and Lillie has never thought of "disobeying" her mother in her more than ten years of life.

But it was precisely at this moment that this kind of thing happened, which made the little princess, who had never thought of going against her mother's wishes, have the idea of ​​running away.

When she came to her senses, her body had already started moving, but now, upon closer reflection, she was conflicted again.

For over a decade, she had never disobeyed her mother. Suddenly, she was asked to go against her mother, which was tantamount to overturning the "truth" she had believed in since childhood. This was something that would trouble even an adult, let alone a child in her teens.

Otherwise... why has "sacrificing one's own family for the greater good" always been considered a remarkable feat?

It's understandable that she would struggle and hesitate, so Rowe didn't say much. He simply invited Lillie to come along, hoping that she would figure out what she wanted through what she saw and thought along the way.

after all……

"...It's fine whenever you've figured it out. Just tell me, and I'll help you get in touch. I have connections."

The atmosphere had been so oppressive and somber, but because of one sentence from Luo Wei, the little princess couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The tense atmosphere immediately eased considerably.

"Thank you, Rowe is really a very interesting person~"

"Hmm, I like this evaluation. It's much better than things like 'a good person' or the all-powerful 'gentleman'~"

Rowe readily accepted Lillie's new assessment.

As they spoke, the two finally arrived in Violet City...

...Zijin City, formerly known as "Da Zijin Energy Development Group"...

It is responsible for the energy consumption of the entire Hoenn region and is a group directly under the jurisdiction of the League.

After all, it's an energy conglomerate, and it's unlikely that such a large conglomerate wouldn't have allied forces involved.

After all, in modern society, energy is the lifeblood of civilization, and its importance is self-evident.

...Although in the Pokémon world, if all else fails, raising two Electric-type Pokémon can serve as emergency power sources in case of trouble.

In short, the headquarters of the Da Zijin Energy Development Group is located in the present-day Zijin City. The so-called Zijin City itself is a city that was developed after the group's employees gathered there.

The founder of this city is the gym leader of the Mauville City Gym... who is also the planning director of the Great Mauville Energy Development Group, and a decisive and efficient old man.

However, he has now retired from the group and is currently in charge of the dojo in Mauville City. In the eyes of the citizens of Mauville City, he is a very warm and cheerful old man.

According to Mr. Hatch, he wasn't always like this; he was a very serious and shrewd person, uh...

...social animals!

But as people get older, they become more and more amiable and cheerful. I don't know if it's a change brought about by increased life experience or a change caused by some ups and downs.

In short, as a standard industrial city, Violet City is no less developed than Kanaz City, and its scale of modernization is even larger.

After all, it is the source of energy for the entire Hoenn region, and its most famous building is naturally the large power plant located on the outskirts of the city.

This power plant operates day and night, providing energy for the entire region.

In modern society, this is the most important heart of an entire region...

If anything were to happen here, it would be a major incident. Luo Wei felt that as soon as he said that, he already knew that a flag had been raised.

Of course, Team Ocean and Team Lava shouldn't cause trouble here, since their main objective is to travel to the ancient sealed land to awaken the sleeping gods.

Although causing trouble at the power plant would make headlines, their purpose was not to cause destruction, and they had no interest in anything unrelated to the sealed land or the two ancient gods.

The city of Violet City, a purely modern metropolis, has absolutely no connection to the ancient legends, so they naturally have no interest in it.

With that settled, Rowe and Lillie set off for the Mauville City Gym. As mentioned before, the gym is the most famous landmark in a city, and it's easy to find.

Without much effort, Rowe and Lillie found the gym.

On the way, Rowe noticed that the city had a rather interesting atmosphere, with all sorts of amusement facilities everywhere. Not far from the dojo was a large arcade, which made Rowe quite tempted to go in and play a few rounds.

However, the important matter at hand is more important right now, so Luo Wei composed himself and headed straight for the dojo.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the dojo, I saw an old man rushing out of the dojo, looking hurried as if he had encountered some trouble and needed to deal with it urgently.

On the other hand, a man who appeared to be a staff member of the dojo followed the old man out of the dojo and locked the door.

"?" Upon seeing this, Luo Wei naturally stopped in his tracks, and the staff member and the old man also saw Luo Wei.

"Oh, you're here to challenge the gym? I'm so sorry, I have a little thing to take care of here. Please come back this afternoon..."

The old man spoke with such apologetic tone...

"..."

Oh dear, so this is what's happened?

Chapter Ninety-Six: Pure Pokémon Power, Emphasizing Environmental Protection

The so-called protagonist... is someone who causes trouble wherever he goes!

Of course, you can also think about it another way: if everything goes smoothly and nothing happens, and you never encounter any troubles, then what kind of protagonist is that?

Luo Wei never expected that his protagonist aura was so dazzling that he would encounter extraordinary situations no matter where he went.

Despite saying that, Luo Wei immediately added, "If you run into trouble, can I help you? More people means more help!"

"?"

The old man stopped and looked at Luo Wei with some suspicion. Luo Wei naturally raised his head and said, "My name is Luo Wei. Nice to meet you."

"...Oh, I see. You must be Luo Wei."

Upon hearing Luo Wei's name, the old man immediately showed a look of "sudden realization".

"No wonder then. If it were Luo Wei, he would definitely be able to help. Hahaha, I didn't expect it to be Du Juan first, and then Teng Shu. You really seem to run into all sorts of troubles!"

"Haha, I think so too, this coincidence is almost unbelievable~"

Rowe couldn't help but shrug, while Lillie, standing to the side, was clearly still a bit dazed, looking at Rowe and the old man in front of her with a puzzled expression.

The old man seemed to know a lot about Luo Wei's affairs. So, who was he?

Perhaps sensing his confusion, the old man immediately realized, "Oh right, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Tie Xuan, nice to meet you!"

“Eh…” Lillie paused for a moment, then finally came to her senses. The kind-looking, cheerful old man in front of her was none other than Iron Whirlwind, the oldest Gym Leader in the Hoenn region and the builder of Mauville City.

"...Grandpa, what exactly happened?"

Since the matter seemed urgent, Luo Wei didn't hesitate and immediately asked questions. Tie Xuan had obviously already learned about Luo Wei's deeds through several colleagues, including Du Juan and Teng Shu.

Knowing that Lowe had contributed significantly to the fights against Ultra Beasts, Team Aqua, and Team Magma, he readily offered his help.

"Yes, there's been a problem at the power plant. Two generator units have stopped working, and we're not sure what the cause is yet. The staff on site haven't responded either... We're planning to go check it out..."

"...Ugh..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Wei covered his head in a headache. He had just been complaining about the importance of power plants, and now this had happened.

The mouth was so beautifully blessed that Luo Wei didn't know what to say.

However, the necessary tasks remain unchanged. "Then, shall we go and take a look?"

"Ok!"

I heard that Grandpa Tie Xuan has always been decisive and efficient in his work. Back when he was a corporate slave, he had a very impatient temper. As he got older, his impatient temper has eased up a lot, but he is still quite decisive in his work.

Something happened at the power plant. We can’t contact any of the staff on site right now. This problem must have started about half an hour ago. After noticing the anomaly, we not only arranged for people to investigate immediately, but also notified Tiexuan, the dojo master, as soon as possible.

The power station was located in the suburbs. The group drove there and arrived at the location in no time.

"...Haha, the experience of riding in a car is quite novel."

After all, with the existence of rideable Pokémon, most of the time in this world, people rely on Pokémon to travel quickly.

For example, when there was an accident in the mining area of ​​Rustboro City, Lowell took a Drowsy Onix to the scene. In comparison, Pokémon are much faster than many other modes of transportation.

However, there are also ordinary people in this world who are not trainers, and these transportation devices are prepared for these ordinary people.

Iron Drive, being a trainer, is quite novel, but what he's riding in isn't an ordinary car, but a maglev car... which is rather unusual.

The entire vehicle uses no oil, is purely electric, and the power source is the Iron Whirl Electric Monster, which looks like a little guy with a plug on its head. Its small body generates electricity without hesitation.

Its two hands spun like a windmill, and bluish-white electric light flashed continuously from the plug on its head. With this power, the entire vehicle silently lifted off and sped towards its target with a whoosh.

"Haha, you've worked hard~"

Once they arrived at their destination, Iron Whirl reached out and took out a small, jelly-like cube. The Electric Monster happily took the cube and popped it into its mouth, enjoying it immensely.

These are "energy cubes" made from tree berries. Different colors have different flavors, and they can conveniently and quickly replenish a Pokémon's stamina, somewhat similar to compressed biscuits.

In comparison, while Pokémon macarons are less energy-providing, they taste better and are more delicious, so each has its own merits.

In short, one is emergency food, and the other is a staple food. Although using dessert as a staple food doesn't sound very healthy, considering the amount of exercise and energy conversion ratio of Pokémon, this is a minor issue.