"Next up, from our Johto region!
The Poison-type Elite Four member, Koga!"
The Johto Elite Four had a different way of entering compared to the Kanto Elite Four. After all, they weren't as well-known as Lance and Lorelei, so they didn't enter all at once like Kanto. Instead, their names were called, and then they were presented to the audience.
A figure dressed in a dark purple ninja outfit, with a mask covering half his face, appeared out of thin air on the stage in a ninja-like fashion. Only a few people could see his movements; most had no idea how he appeared.
However, this move somewhat eased the nervous and anxious Johto people.
After all, Koga was not an unknown figure. He was the Gym Leader of Fuchsia City and had once been one step away from becoming an Elite Four member. Now, after so much time, he must have certainly attained the strength of an Elite Four member.
For ordinary people and regular trainers, their perception of strength was simply based on performance in battles conducted according to League rules, where achieving good results meant being strong. They had no concept of life-and-death battles in the wild.
Koga's apparent strength might not seem high, but in a life-and-death battle, perhaps only Elite Four Agatha in Kanto could guarantee a win against him.
Based on Koga's physical prowess, only Elite Four Bruno, the Fighting-type specialist, could compare to him on stage. However, Bruno was known for his strength, while Koga excelled in agile movement and mysterious ninja techniques.
"The second one! The Psychic-type Elite Four member, Will!" After Koga appeared and stood still, the host announced the second Elite Four member.
A person wearing strange purple and pink flamboyant clothes and a mask covering their eyes appeared, looking somewhat like a magician at first glance.
Will also appeared out of thin air, but in a different way than Koga. While some people could still discern Koga's movements, Will relied purely on psychic teleportation. The spatial energy fluctuations of the teleportation emanated from a Natu perched on his shoulder.
"The third one! The Dark-type Elite Four member! Karen!" Following closely was Karen.
She had waist-length silver-blue hair, wore very relaxed and casual, somewhat unconventional clothing, and had her signature mischievous smile on her face.
She descended from the sky with the help of a Murkrow, which also had a mischievous look.
As a Dark-type Elite Four member, Murkrow was one of her signature Pokémon.
The audience was quite familiar with Will and Karen. Unlike Lance, who was always in the spotlight, Lorelei, Will, and Karen truly appeared before the public in Kanto during the Sinnoh League. Before that, while they were talented and had some renown, they weren't widely known.
It wasn't until after the Sinnoh League that the three of them truly entered everyone's view.
However, due to the star-studded nature of the Sinnoh League, Will and Karen were slightly lacking in strength and luck, and did not make it into the highly anticipated final four.
Nevertheless, while there was some skepticism about their appointment to the Elite Four, it was generally acceptable.
After all, both Will and Karen occasionally displayed their strength in public. Moreover, the mischievous Karen, far from being a target of criticism, had gained a large following because she frankly stated that this was her true self and she refused to pretend.
She and Lorelei, the Ice Queen, were hailed as two goddesses of the Kanto region with completely opposite personalities.
Will's fame, however, seemed somewhat incidental. People would mention the contemporary Will when talking about Lorelei and Karen, but he was definitely not the main focus of attention.
Will, for his part, showed no reaction, simply dedicating himself to training his Pokémon and improving his strength.
It could be said that the announcement of these three Elite Four members brought some relief to the people of Johto. At least, they hadn't simply chosen random people whom they didn't know or had no impression of.
"Next, please welcome the fourth member! The Steel-type Elite Four member! Bai Ling!" Immediately following, the host introduced the fourth Elite Four member.
The Steel-type Elite Four member!!
Bai Ling!!
Not only had the audience never heard of this person, but even Aoki, who was watching the ceremony from the VIP room, had never heard of such a person.
Neither his memories from his previous life nor the information he had known on Earth contained any information about this Bai Ling. Aoki's understanding of this person was completely blank.
"Whoosh—"
But as he was thinking, he saw an elegant woman with a wide white hat and dressed entirely in a snow-white gown, standing on the back of a Metagross, slowly descending from the sky, giving the impression of an immaculate angel descending from heaven!
She wore a faint smile on her face; seeing her smile gave one a feeling of warmth throughout the body.
Although people weren't very familiar with this person named Bai Ling, seeing the Metagross beneath her and her confident, warm smile, they became less worried.
While one Metagross might not signify much, someone who showed no worry or fear in such an occasion at least possessed the basic demeanor of an Elite Four member.
However, looking at the eight Elite Four members standing on stage, even a fool would know that the Kanto Elite Four were clearly stronger and more convincing.
The host, however, did not elaborate on this. Even if he were to speak, he did not have the qualifications to evaluate such important figures as the Elite Four.
As planned by the Kanto League from the beginning, it was now time to thank the high-ranking individuals who had traveled from various regions to attend the ceremony.
Among them, the leader from the Hoenn region was the Sandstorm Elite Four member, Aoki, and also introduced was the future head of the Devon Corporation, currently the Hoenn League's Chief Investigator.
As for Phoebe and Wallace, although they were also powerful, they didn't have a distinguished enough identity. Even Wallace had returned the Sootopolis Gym to his teacher and was focused on improving his strength.
Those who came from the Sinnoh region included Cynthia, who had just become one of the Sinnoh Elite Four, as well as Flint, the Fire-type specialist, and Lucian, the Psychic-type specialist.
The leader from the Unova region was Shauntal, the Ghost-type Elite Four member, as well as Caitlin, whose psychic powers had slightly improved, and Grimsley, who specialized in Dark-type Pokémon.
The representative from the Kalos region was also an acquaintance of Aoki's, Diantha.
Accompanying her were Drasna, who specialized in Dragon-types, and Malva, who somewhat surprised Aoki.
It wasn't Wikstrom, the noble knight, nor Siebold, who specialized in Water-type Pokémon, but rather Malva, who specialized in Fire-type Pokémon.
It remained unknown whether Team Flare had any involvement in this matter.