After leaving the Slumbering Weald, Luo Yuan didn't return to Wyndon to meet with Leon.
After all, having just captured Galar's two legendary Pokémon, going to see Leon now would feel too much like showing off.
So Luo Yuan returned directly to Team Rocket's base.
...
Three days later
Wyndon — Macro Cosmos Headquarters.
Luo Yuan sat across from Oleana, smiling faintly at her.
"Three days are up. What do you think about the proposal I made earlier?"
Oleana fell silent for a long time before finally asking, "What happens if I refuse?"
Hearing her question, Luo Yuan's expression remained unchanged. His voice was calm as he said, "Sabrina will stay in Galar and continue to control you... to make sure you fulfill your assigned duties."
Oleana couldn't help but recall the past few days.
Living with her body under someone else's control—
It was an experience she couldn't endure for even one more day.
Though agreeing would mean betraying Chairman Rose, at this point, even Rose himself had fallen into Team Rocket's hands.
Her stubbornness had no meaning anymore.
Whether she agreed or not, the result would be the same.
The only difference was whether she made it easier on herself.
And just as Luo Yuan had said earlier—
If she agreed, if she became a cadre within Team Rocket, she might be able to better protect Chairman Rose in the future.
Convincing herself of this, Oleana finally lifted her head and glanced at Luo Yuan.
"I agree."
"A wise decision." Luo Yuan applauded.
He had been monitoring Oleana's thoughts with his psychic abilities the whole time and confirmed that her agreement was genuine—not a facade.
He reached out his hand.
"Welcome to Team Rocket."
The moment she made her decision, Oleana felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted from her shoulders.
She exhaled a long breath, then reached out and shook Luo Yuan's hand.
As a new member of Team Rocket, Oleana was about to say something, to express her loyalty and determination.
But before she could even open her mouth, Luo Yuan said,
"Galar's affairs from now on—I'm leaving them to you."
"...?"
A question mark practically floated above Oleana's head as she looked at Luo Yuan in utter confusion.
I just joined Team Rocket, and you're handing me the entire Galar region?
Isn't that a little reckless?
A sense of unreliability suddenly welled up inside her.
Of course, it wasn't that Luo Yuan wanted to be so casual.
But he had no choice—Team Rocket's headquarters simply couldn't spare any manpower to handle Galar's affairs right now.
Rather than sending someone incompetent who would make a complete mess of things, it was better to entrust the region to Oleana.
As for concerns about her loyalty...
Based on Luo Yuan's reading of her mind, Oleana should be trustworthy enough.
Even if she was hiding something, Luo Yuan had contingency plans.
He reached into his pocket, pulled out a Master Ball, and released a Pokémon.
Deoxys Individual One appeared silently by Luo Yuan's side.
Pointing at Deoxys, Luo Yuan said,
"While I'm back in Kanto, if you run into anything difficult, Deoxys will help you handle it."
This was both support—and surveillance.
Although Deoxys wasn't suited for managing complex corporate affairs, it could easily keep an eye on Oleana.
Besides, having recently captured Zacian and Zamazenta, Luo Yuan wasn't short on Legendary Pokémon at the moment, so leaving Deoxys here temporarily wasn't an issue.
Oleana, who witnessed the entire process, naturally understood the implication behind Luo Yuan's actions—
After all, she had served as the executive secretary of a major corporation for years.
But instead of feeling offended, she actually felt relieved.
Even she wasn't sure whether, without supervision, she might have made some irrational choices.
From this perspective, Team Rocket seemed... surprisingly reliable.
Ignoring Oleana's budding Stockholm syndrome, Luo Yuan continued,
"The tasks you'll be handling aren't complicated. For now, just coordinate with the Aether Foundation."
"I'll give you President Lusamine's contact information later. You two can figure out the specifics between you."
Oleana, always an efficient executor, quickly slipped into her new role, quietly memorizing all the instructions.
Luo Yuan also gave her a few additional orders—
For example, finding an opportunity to 'deal with' Galar's so-called royal family.
Small tasks like that.
Having set everything in Galar in order, Luo Yuan, along with Sabrina, boarded a plane amid the cheers and well-wishes of Galar's citizens and departed the region, heading back to Kanto.
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Distortion World
Three days had passed since he was exiled to this strange realm.
Chairman Rose—who had lived in luxury for years and had grown a slight beer belly—was now struggling to chop down a bizarre-looking tree, trimming the branches to leave only the trunk behind.
He was slowly coming to terms with his new reality.
Glancing at the half-built camp nearby, Rose then looked out at the edge of the island, where Cyrus stood, silently gazing into the distance.
Rose's expression darkened.
What the hell is there to look at in a place like this?