In the game: I stole Groudon at the start.

As he spoke, Yukinari Ōki's eyes lit up again. He was very much 'coveting' the legendary spirit on Bakura's body.

“If it’s Professor Oak, then of course you’re welcome anytime.” Bakura nodded, smiling as he gave Professor Oak a satisfactory answer.

"Haha~ That would be perfect." Oki Yukinari laughed heartily.

"Then we'll take our leave of Bakura now, see you next year."

Qinglu stretched, picked up her backpack with one hand, and waved to Bakura and the others.

"See you next year." Bakura waved his hand, watching the group of Pallet Town 'force' turn and leave.

"So, what about you? Are you ready to join the others?" Bakura then looked at the three beautiful young women beside him.

It was none other than the three beautiful sisters from Unova: Mei, Touko, and Alice.

"Definitely. They only made it to the semi-finals this year. They're probably going to get a good scolding from the old man when they get back."

Alice rolled her eyes, scoffed, and glanced at Little Yellow beside her.

She came here at the beginning of the year full of enthusiasm, hoping to win a championship, but she didn't even get a ticket to the finals.

"But I guess I'm admitting defeat fair and square. Let's have another all-out battle next year."

"Sure~" Xiao Huang replied with a cute smile.

"The Chinese New Year is just around the corner. Now that the competition is over, we need to go home and visit our families. They've been urging us to go home for a while."

"But I'm really satisfied with this year. We've grown a lot in the Kanto region, thanks to your advice back then, Bakura."

A hint of sadness crossed Touko's innocent face; in the blink of an eye, a year had passed.

The scene of our first meeting on the Saint-Tianu feels like it was just yesterday.

"Hehe~ Alice was so adamant about not coming to Kanto at first, turns out she knew from the start that it would be difficult here."

Mei hugged Touko's shoulders, her little face bearing a meaningful expression as she glanced sideways at Alice.

"??? What nonsense are you spouting, you little brat? I was originally the champion of the Higanbana Tournament this year, and I even challenged the Four Heavenly Kings, okay?"

Alice looked at Mei with a question mark on her face, crossing her arms in dissatisfaction. If it weren't for Mei and Touko, these two girls would definitely be traveling in the Kanto region.

Why would she need to travel all the way across the ocean to get to this place? Cough cough, although she felt she had absolutely made the right choice.

"Tch~ This year's Higaki Tournament was easy at all." Mei pouted; she had also watched the final video of the Higaki Tournament.

Although I'm reluctant to admit it, judging from that champion's level, Mei feels that she could do it too.

"You are all very talented trainers. Come to Alola next year for a challenge. All the Gym Leaders were personally selected by me, so they should be able to give you a lot of experience."

Seeing the two sisters start arguing again, Bakura chuckled twice and spoke up.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely go. There's no doubt about it. There will definitely be a lot of powerful trainers in Alola next year."

Alice waved her hand and said matter-of-factly.

Thanks to the Indigo League and the Elite Four Challenge, the legendary trainer Bakura's name has become a phenomenon worldwide.

Even if it were simply to battle stronger trainers, Iris would undoubtedly choose Alola for training.

After this Indigo League, Iris's arrogance has subsided somewhat, and she understands that the world is still very big, and she is far from the only genius trainer.

Moreover, she didn't get to play against either the green or the crimson color this year.

She hopes to meet them at the Alola Grand Prix next year!

····Requesting flowers·····

"That's right~ And Alola has the most beautiful sunny beaches, hehe~ We'll definitely go there."

Mei also held her hands with a look of longing, but it was clear that her thoughts were completely different from Alice's.

"Salted fish!"

Alice looked at Mei with disdain, her contempt undisguised.

"Oh, right, Alice, do you remember? You still owe me a request."

Bakura chuckled twice. These two girls were truly having a good time, but that's what makes them even happier.

Bakura then turned his gaze to Alice and said with a smile.

Back in Lampurch, he had a three-on-three match with Alice, with a demand as the wager.

"Of course I haven't forgotten. Just tell me, as long as it's within my power." Alice paused for a moment, then gave a nonchalant look.

Defaulting on a debt? Absolutely not! She's a woman determined to become a champion! Would she really default on a debt?

................

Alice doesn't care as long as it's not something immoral or unethical.

"I'll be waiting for you next year."

Bakura's smile deepened as he handed an envelope to a bewildered Alice.

"Then goodbye, Mei, Touko, and Alice. See you next year."

Bakura then bid farewell to the three women and boarded the helicopter that had been waiting for him, along with Rusamine and the others.

"Goodbye~" Touko and Mei waved to Bakura and the others.

"Look what this is! Could it be a love letter?! It doesn't make sense. I'm way cuter than you, there's no way Bakura would choose you over me!"

As the helicopter departed, Mei eagerly approached Alice, looking curiously at the envelope in Alice's hand.

"Go away, go away, with your bun hairstyle, who would want you?"

Alice's eyelids twitched, and she pushed Mei's head away in annoyance. What nonsense is this girl spouting?

"Open it and see what's inside, Alice." Touko's clear eyes were also full of curiosity.

"Who knows what it is, all this secrecy." Alice pursed her lips, then opened the envelope.

A letter, a business card, and a badge.

Alice blinked, opened the letter and started reading, but soon, the puzzled expression on Lilith's face turned into astonishment, and then into complete bewilderment.

"Damn it! Bakura actually wants me to work for him?"

A battle against the leader of the frontier?

This girl is destined to be a champion!

Alice looked at the magnificent badge in her hand with a puzzled expression. What should she do?

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(Seeking flowers, votes, and subscriptions) Mountain.

Chapter 535 In the Name of the Sinnoh Elite Four Champion (Seeking Full Subscription)

Alice's face was contorted with embarrassment. Yes, she didn't actually have any testicles, but the gist of it was that she was referring to something. The conflicted expression on her face was beyond words.

"What? Hmm? An invitation to serve as the leader of the War Zone?"

Mei blinked, leaned closer to Alice, and peeked her little head at the letter, only to be stunned.

"Bakura actually invited you to be the pioneer leader of Alola?"

Mei snapped out of her daze and stared at Alice in surprise.

The Battle Frontier is supposedly only open to highly skilled trainers.

And Alice has directly become the leader of the pioneers?

"Hey, hey, hey! What do you mean by this, you little newbie?" Alice's face darkened, and she retorted to Mei in an annoyed tone.

Alice then frowned as she looked at the invitation and badge in her hand.

The leader of the Battle Frontier? That sounds pretty impressive, but her dream isn't just to be the leader of a Battle Frontier.

Moreover, with her abilities, wouldn't it be a waste of her talent to be the leader of a combat facility?

She's a champion-level trainer, you know!

"Let's go take a look next year. Besides, didn't the authorities say it wouldn't affect your usual schedule?"

Touko carefully read through the invitation, her innocent face pausing for a moment before she spoke to Alice.

"I'll go to Bakura next year. It sounds interesting, but... and I can't stay in Alola forever."

Alice put the invitation and badge back into the envelope with some annoyance. This Bakura really knew how to make things difficult for her.

This kind of thing is not so simple.

Let's talk to Baku properly next year when we get to Alola.

Although she was willing to fulfill Bakura's request, she couldn't just sell herself off because of such a request, could she?

What about her dreams?

……

Meanwhile, on the other side, in the helicopter.

"Onii-chan, how did your chat with Damaranchi go?"

Lillie asked Bakura curiously, "It doesn't seem like they've fallen out. Did the Pokémon League really agree to the formation of the Alola League?"

It can't be that simple.

Upon hearing this, Lusamine and Gladion also turned their gazes toward Bakura.

"Damaranchi agreed, but the Alola League will also need to be nominally affiliated with the Pokémon League."

Bakura nodded, then smiled and said.

"If we're affiliated with the alliance, does that mean they recognize us as legitimate?"

Gladion was taken aback by what he heard. It wasn't that he thought the Pokémon League was being too unreasonable; on the contrary, he was surprised that the Pokémon League was so easy to talk to.

The Alola League is a private organization, and what Bakura said in his acceptance speech was essentially forcing the Pokémon League to become abnormal. Under such circumstances, how can the Pokémon League still recognize them as a legitimate league?

Isn't this just a compromise with the Alora?

"A very smart decision, but it was also thanks to Bakura's domineering nature."