Adams' eyes immediately lit up when he heard Aoki's words.
Although, given his current age, he might not live to see Latias make another breakthrough.
But Latias can still live for a very long time. As a Dragon-type Pokémon, and a half legendary one at that, its lifespan is unimaginable to ordinary people.
If Latias could fully recover, he would have a chance to challenge the divine position, which is crucial for those pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
As a pure trainer, Adams truly hoped that Latias could fully recover.
"Do I need to provide anything?" Adams asked.
Aoki lowered his head, as if thinking, or perhaps deep in thought.
Finally, he slowly shook his head, "This matter is somewhat complicated, and too much time has passed. I'm not entirely confident. Give me some time; I need to think it through carefully."
The system did have a repair method, and the steps were relatively simple, but it was very difficult to execute. Some aspects even involved some of Aoki's secrets, so he couldn't reveal them for now.
At least not in the short term.
Anyway, both Adams and Latias could afford to wait.
Hearing Aoki say that, Adams knew he was being too hasty, but as long as there was a way, it was better than just waiting.
"I will make a special energy cube for Latias later. Long-term use can alleviate and even, to a certain extent, repair the damage he has suffered. But if you want a complete recovery, it will indeed require strong medicine," Aoki added.
Adams had no doubts about him.
"If it can recover, that's great," Drake, who was sitting nearby, said, then slowly stood up. "Next, I might disappear with Salamence for a while. During this time, Aoki, you'll need to help the President handle some difficult matters."
Saying that, Drake also patted Aoki's shoulder.
Aokiji knew that it was because Drake's Salamence leader had found and seized the opportunity for a breakthrough after the battle with Kyogre, and needed to return to the Dragon's Den to attempt the breakthrough.
The Hoenn region seemed to have stabilized for now, and the League would need to manage it well for a while.
This wasn't Drake's strong suit, so disappearing for a while now was the perfect timing.
"You go ahead. Aoki will take care of the Investigation Department for you. He can stand on his own now, and his position as an Elite Four member is secure," Adams said with a "don't worry, I've got this" expression.
Drake patted Aoki's shoulder again, said nothing more, summoned Salamence, and flew off.
"Alright, we're going to be busy for a while now. Don't think that Team Magma and Team Aqua have completely disappeared. Aoki! Stay vigilant! We found nothing when we cleaned out the remaining Team Magma headquarters and searched for Team Aqua's base ship, and not all of their executives have been captured.
You'll need to put in a lot of effort into these matters.
Since Genji left with peace of mind, it means he trusts you to handle his affairs well. Don't disappoint him."
Aoki had a helpless expression.
He felt as if he had fallen into a trap. It seemed that the leisurely world-traveling life of an Elite Four member would never be his.
"Oh, by the way, this is useless to me now, so I'll give it to you." Just as Aoki was still wondering if he had made a wrong move somewhere, Adams threw a Poké Ball at him.
He caught it steadily with his psychic powers.
"A Master Ball?" Aoki's eyes lit up as he looked at the Poké Ball in his hand.
Was this part of the reward? It seemed pretty good.
...
So, for a while, Aoki became completely swamped.
Fortunately, the Pokémon were self-disciplined enough. As long as Aoki gave them their tasks every morning when he woke up, they would all complete them conscientiously before every evening.
To be honest, if he had the time, Aoki was truly prepared to thoroughly sort out all of his Pokémon.
However, before he sorted out his Pokémon, there were many other things that also needed to be sorted out.
The first thing was the management of the Investigation Department, which he had taken over from Drake and somehow ended up in his hands.
The first thing Aoki did after taking office was to directly promote his good friend Steven Stone to Chief Investigator, and have him take people to deal with the complex tasks that had piled up for a long time!
This was the benefit of power. Although they were originally Aoki's own tasks, he could assign them all to the people below him.
Steven couldn't refuse, after all, he was promoted, and Aoki's reasons and justifications for assigning these tasks to him were also very good.
He euphemistically said that it was to give him more practical combat experience and to find him some stronger opponents, which would be more beneficial for him to integrate his team.
He simply copied the same rhetoric that Adams and Drake had used on Aoki and applied it to Steven.
But poor Steven was simple-minded and completely lacked Aoki's cunning. He couldn't see the true intentions of Adams and Drake, so he diligently completed the tasks Aoki assigned him, one by one.
This greatly relieved Aoki's pressure.
For Aoki, there was nothing more satisfying than this: commanding a handsome, elegant, and wealthy young master from a prominent family, who also possessed the strength of an Elite Four member but wasn't an Elite Four member, to handle these difficult problems.
It felt... pretty good, anyway.
Then, under Aoki's arrangement, all the investigators in the entire Investigation Department took action. Their mission was simple: to capture the underground forces that had been the most active during the previous incident.
Anyway, now even the Sky Team was about to become the leader of the Hoenn region's underground forces, and the strongest among those people wouldn't be very strong.
With the help of the three Chief Investigators, dealing with these people was only a matter of time.
In such a large environment, the Sky Team, which had been labeled as "obedient" by the League, successfully escaped disaster and seized the opportunity when their rivals were targeted, expanding wildly.
They seized markets, recruited talent, and quietly developed their strength.
The Sky Team, an organization that Aoki had not placed much hope in, was actually slowly growing and wanted to contend for the throne of the Hoenn region's underground forces leader.
However, Rose and their ideas were promptly organized by Aoki.
The nail that sticks out gets hammered. At this time, although the Hoenn region seemed to be a big cake everywhere, rich and overflowing with oil, the Sky Team could not be the first to cut this cake.
They needed to quietly wait, develop, and accumulate strength. Only when the first person appeared would it be the Sky Team's true time to act.