Pokémon from Galar

"It's okay, use mine!"

It was unclear what the girl was planning to do, but she seemed to have prepared in advance, handing over a pen with both hands. Her thorough preparation left Mary with nods and accepting the pen with mixed feelings.

With her arms still around Mutana, Mari rested her head on the little figure's shoulder, pen in hand, and steadily signed her name.

It wasn't a deliberately designed signature, and because my hand was shaking a bit on the bus, it was still delicate and pretty.

"Sorry, it's not very well written."

Mary handed over the alliance card and pen together, and quietly apologized.

"It's okay, it's okay! Hehehe, thank you!"

The girl seemed quite happy, carefully putting Mary's League Card into her wallet. This made her a little embarrassed, as her League Card photo was very simple and not as good as Yuri's. It was embarrassing that it was being treasured like this.

"That's great~ I'm so glad I came to Miyamon City today. Is Gym Leader Marie going to see Chairman Rose?"

"Well, there are some things we need to discuss. What about you?"

"Today is the day of the art academy's unified entrance exam, and Marilyn Monk's Alliance Card is my lucky charm today!"

"Really? Good luck."

"Thank you!"

After chatting idly with the girl for a while, Marilyn arrived at her destination first. After a brief farewell, she took Eterna off the bus and stood in front of the Pokémon League building.

Putting the chance encounter with fans aside for the moment, Mary looked around the impressive building, calmly walked inside, and found the receptionist.

"Excuse me, is President Rose in the room right now?"

"Yes! Chairman Rose is in his office. Let me take you up there."

The receptionist was even more enthusiastic than Mary had imagined.

"Um, shouldn't we ask if they have an appointment or something?"

"No need, no need. President Rose told us this morning that if Master Mary comes looking for him with her people, we can just go up there."

The young lady who led Mary to the elevator explained while looking at Mugentana, who seemed to be a relative of Mary's family. She wondered what business it was of visiting the chairman.

With her excellent professionalism, the young lady kept her doubts to herself and dutifully led Mary and Mugentana to Chairman Rose's office.

呲——

With a sound like a deflated valve, the door slid open to both sides, revealing only two figures in the bright office.

President Loz, meanwhile, leaned back in his chair, gazing out the window.

Chapter 346 Go Read a Book, Mukita

"Welcome, we've been waiting for you for a long time, Mary and Mugentana."

When President Rose turned around and saw Mukyuutai's appearance, he was stunned for a moment, then quickly recovered and stood up and left his desk.

"Come sit here, what would you like to drink?"

Chairman Rose waved to Mari and Mugenta as they walked in, then walked over to the sofa next to him.

"Do you have any wine? I'd love to try some."

Wuji Taina still acted as if she didn't know the meaning of politeness, and followed along and sat down in a very casual manner.

"You can't drink alcohol during work hours, but there's plenty of juice. Mary, please sit down and don't be nervous."

Mary nodded somewhat stiffly and sat down next to Mujitana, while Olive turned around to get disposable paper cups to prepare drinks for the guests.

"Are you getting used to being an agent for the restaurant lately?"

President Rose didn't seem to pay much attention to Muttara. Instead, he focused his attention on Marie, as if he were facing a formal gym leader, and asked her with a smile.

"Well... thanks to everyone, there's no problem that can't be solved."

“Nie Zi should be back soon, and then you can continue your gym challenges, Mary.”

"Is the matter about to be resolved?"

"No, on the contrary, we've reached a stalemate that can't be resolved in the short term. And the dojo master can't stay away forever, so I told him to come back after the handover. You can ask Nie Zi for more details when he gets back."

"Oh……"

Mary nodded; it seemed things wouldn't end as easily as she'd imagined.

At this moment, Olive, carrying two paper cups, placed the juice on the glass coffee table in front of her.

"Please use it."

"Thank you."

Mary smiled at Olive, who remained as indifferent as ever, picked up the paper cup, took a small sip, and stopped short of taking a deep breath.

"This juice tastes good, do you have any more?"

Mugentana picked up the empty paper cup and looked up at Olive.

"...Here, take mine. You've eaten so much on the way, aren't you full?"

"What's so difficult about digesting it quickly? Thanks."

After handing her juice to Mujitana, Mari looked apologetically at Olive.

"I'm sorry, she probably hasn't eaten in a long time."

"This is just part of my job."

President Rose touched his hair, watching the interaction between Mari and Mugentana thoughtfully.

“Mary always manages to surprise me. I’m starting to think that you might actually be able to take over the mantle from Dan.”

"Huh? No, no, no, these are two different things..."

Although I don't know what President Rose suddenly said, I already have a headache enough with a gym leader in my own family who is waiting for me to take over his position every day. I don't want her to cause any more trouble.

Faced with Mary's rebuttal, President Loz simply smiled and continued:

"Although I previously hoped that Ms. Marie could try to build a suitable relationship with Ms. Mugetana, I didn't expect you to go to this extent. May I ask Ms. Mugetana here some questions?"

With a leisurely air, Eterna tilted her head and looked at President Rose, gave a soft hum, raised her hand, and a thin amount of Dynamax energy suddenly gathered in her palm. Then, with a casual flick of her wrist, it disappeared into Marie's new Dynamax Grip.

“I know what you’re thinking, Rose. I’ve already given the things from the underground of Hammerlocke City to Marie. You can just ask her. Oh, and by the way, help me get an identity. I’m planning to go with Marie and become a trainer for fun.”

Upon hearing this, Mary twitched the corner of her mouth. "So you really said that? Seriously, your change in attitude is too obvious."

This move immediately changed Olive's expression. The Max Den of Miyako City was suppressed under the arena, and the energy in the entire city was so thin that the Max Bracelet would not react. However, this little girl in front of her could gather it up with a wave of her hand.

Olive, who had initially been somewhat skeptical, now had a real understanding of the concept that the gluttonous girl in front of her was Muktana.

Loz was also taken aback by this move, but he didn't show it. However, Mugentana's words earlier revealed a lot.

"Is this the deal between you and Mary?"

But what Lorz couldn't understand was, if it was simply about assisting in the resurrection, was Mary's role significant enough to warrant giving her his original body?

"Yes, I think this is the best way. And after being resurrected like this, Chairman Rose will be more at ease. The research institute in Motogakure City can continue, and there's no need to constantly guard against Eternatus's resistance."

When Mari spoke, Mukita didn't react at all, as if they were talking about something that had nothing to do with her.

Rhodes observed the reactions of the two people from the moment they entered the room. Mujita's attitude towards Mary was always strange, as if it wasn't just a simple relationship of being each other's saviors, but rather a more equal one, as if he genuinely placed Mary on the same level as himself.

However, when facing himself and Olive, the difference was obvious.

If her judgment wasn't wrong, then it means that Mari does indeed possess some ability that would make Eterna treat her equally, and this ability could even play a crucial role in Eterna's resurrection.

President Rose had no interest in finding out what exactly Mary possessed; to him, it was enough that Mary could indeed restrain Wujitai.

"Indeed... I can't compare to the young people. Am I getting old?"

"No, that's not true. The president is in his prime and doesn't look old at all."

Olive even refuted President Rose's self-deprecating humor with some haste. In her opinion, Mary's ability to achieve this level was inseparable from her innate talent, while the president, who did not have such talent, should be even more impressive to have achieved this level on her own.

"Haha~ I'll arrange something regarding her identity, but she'll probably need to attend Pokémon School for a few years. After all, Eternatus still looks a bit too young."

"That sounds interesting! Let's do it that way!"

Wujitai looked quite excited, and even her attitude towards Loz softened considerably. To her, a ten-year-old human and a fifty-year-old human were the same; neither was more than a fraction of her age.

It's naturally a joy to be able to experience life in as many places as possible.

"You can discuss the specific identities and names with me later. Perhaps you need to discuss it with Yuri, Ms. Mary."

Anyone familiar with Mugentana can easily tell who her face resembles, so President Rose made a joke about it.

Chapter 347 Mary Wants to Become a Champion

The matter of Mugentana has come to a temporary end. Apart from having an extra person in the family, it hasn't had any major impact on Mari's life.

It would take another two days for the identity documents to be issued, but Wujitai didn't mind. He stayed by Mary's side every day, chatting occasionally as before, looking around, and having some snacks.

The next challenger has arrived in Spiketown, but instead of rushing to take on the challenge, he made an appointment and found a place to stay.

Yuri and Hop's special training seems to be almost over, and they'll probably be back to challenge Mari in a few days.

However, since Nie Zi may return soon, Mary is unsure if she can take charge of Yuri's gym challenge again.

"By the way, have you decided what your starter Pokémon will be?"

During a break from training, Mary took the time to ask Mugentana, who was idly playing on his tablet nearby, a question.

"Not yet, too many choices can be a problem."

"..."

Mary leaned over and glanced at the screen on the tablet in Wujitai's hand, then smirked and muttered:

"You chose this based on the encyclopedia? You're that careless?"

"A more complete Pokédex would be great, and even for hard-to-find Pokémon, Marie, you'll help me, right?"

"...Heh, go find it yourself. Do you, the mighty Mugenta, need my help to find a Pokémon?"

She rolled her eyes at him. This guy really dared to say that. Did he think this was a game where rare Pokémon could spawn at a fixed location?

"Don't worry, am I such an unreliable person? I definitely wouldn't choose a Pokémon that's hard to find. For example, I think Bangelion is pretty good."

"...Get out of here, you're not even human."

Not wanting to pay any attention to her, Mary turned away and refused to look at the girl. "Precious dragon, huh? Go catch a Magikarp and play with it yourself."