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Hau'oli City, Alola Region.
"I'm back~"
Stepping out of the airport, Mammon took off his sunglasses and hung them on the breast pocket of his jacket. Looking at the familiar scenery, he couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.
The familiar gentle sea breeze, the soft sunlight, and the beautiful coastal city were right before his eyes.
Mammon's attitude towards the Alola Region had always been quite special, after all... this was his starting point.
"It's still the same."
Caitlin looked at the city, her heart equally filled with emotions, and the corners of her delicate lips slowly curved upwards involuntarily.
Back then, she had come to the Alola Region to clear her mind due to her Boredom mood, never expecting that this sudden idea would turn the gears of fate.
Caitlin at that time had never imagined that her future would be as it was now.
Caitlin's beautiful and gentle eyes turned to Mammon, and at that moment, Mammon also happened to turn his gaze towards her.
The two smiled knowingly.
Platinum, on the other hand, didn't notice the subtle interaction between Mammon and Caitlin, and looked curiously at this famous coastal tourist city.
Alola's beaches are famous worldwide.
Gladion looked into the distance, his eyes filled with nostalgia.
And at this moment, not far away, a group of people walked with powerful strides, exuding an imposing aura.
Their aggressive demeanor made the surrounding tourists involuntarily step back a few paces, as these people really resembled gangsters.
Mammon watched these people approaching him, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
Leading them was a white-haired young man wearing a floral shirt, beach shorts, and flip-flops. His unruly, ruffian-like demeanor, combined with his fierce face, made one truly question his identity.
However, when this ruffian arrived in front of Mammon and the three others, he broke into a wide grin.
Then he raised his hand.
"Welcome, Boss!!!"
The powerful shout, loud as a bell, attracted the astonished gazes of many tourists.
Especially the several subordinates, who had pulled out a very large banner with 'Welcome Boss back to his loyal Alola!' written on it.
Mammon's mouth twitched even more severely.
Platinum stared at these people, dumbfounded. "No, is the Alola Region branch this wild?!"
Gladion was also stunned.
"Brumeria, I want to know who came up with this welcome ceremony?"
Ignoring the smug Guzma leading the group, Mammon turned his gaze to Brumeria, who was next to Guzma, dressed in an office lady outfit, looking like a city professional.
After such a long time, Mammon truly hadn't expected Guzma and Brumeria to have changed so much.
Brumeria no longer had her former punk-girl attire and makeup; instead, she looked like a social Superior, and her long pink hair had been cut into a neat bob.
Only her cold and indifferent expression hadn't changed much.
And Guzma had also changed too much. With his floral shirt and beach shorts, one might think he was a rich playboy who had popped out of nowhere.
The main thing was that Guzma's spirit and demeanor were truly vastly different from before. In the past, Guzma wasted his days, with a fierce and slovenly air.
But now, Guzma's face still looked fierce, yet he exuded a lazy confidence that came from within.
He was completely like a different person from the past.
"Ha~ Boss, isn't it good? This was my brilliant idea after I received the news and racked my brains," Guzma said with a wide grin, seemingly quite proud.
Brumeria turned her head away, not even wanting to look at Guzma.
"Very good."
Mammon walked over, patted Guzma's shoulder, and then, amidst Guzma's smiling face...
"However, personally, I don't really like being so high-profile outside. Brumeria, Guzma's salary for this month is docked."
"Yes." Brumeria's lips curved slightly.
"Eh? Boss, no!!!"
Guzma clutched his head and wailed.
"Let's go, let's go see the company first." Mammon ignored Guzma, who had inexplicably become a comedian, and led Caitlin and the other two towards the cars.
Team Rockets' Alola branch company was now the tallest building in Hau'oli City, and its entertainment complex was the new landmark of Hau'oli City.
Almost all tourists who came to the Alola Region would specifically visit the entertainment complex.
This showed how popular the entertainment complex was.
Arriving at the top floor of the company building, Mammon unceremoniously sat in the CEO's chair. Brumeria handed him the latest financial report.
"Indeed, Brumeria, you have a great talent for management."
Mammon glanced at it twice before putting it down, smiling at Brumeria, who was dressed as a city professional.
Originally, the company in the Alola Region was managed by Lance, but later Mammon transferred Lance to the Unova Region.
The company here in Alola was then taken over by Brumeria. As for Guzma, he was now the hands-off manager of the entertainment complex.
However, Guzma was happy to be idle. With Team Rockets' 'whitewashing,' Team Rockets in Alola were naturally also affected.
Especially Guzma, who now walked proudly on the streets; anyone who knew Guzma had to call him 'Boss Guzma.'
Guzma truly felt like he had reached the pinnacle of his life.
He even took people to Kukui's laboratory every now and then, after all, Team Rockets used to be an Evil Organization.
Now that the Alliance even recognized Team Rockets' existence, try calling me, Guzma, 'degenerate' again?
"Thanks to your cultivation, Boss."
Brumeria replied with great gratitude.
To be honest, Brumeria was truly grateful for her choice back then; joining Team Rockets was indeed the correct decision.
Not only did she achieve a turnaround in her life and a leap in social class, but the Skull Team brothers who joined Team Rockets with her also now had new lives.
"I just provided an opportunity, and you successfully seized it," Mammon said with a smile.
"Boss, you're back in Alola this time, are you...?"
Brumeria asked Mammon curiously.
"The Manalo Conference is about to begin. Gladion wants to participate. Speaking of which, Guzma, have you registered?"
Mammon replied casually, looking at Guzma.
"Of course! Hahaha If I can become the Alola Champion, I don't know what kind of expression that bastard Kukui will have !"
Guzma laughed heartily, and it was precisely for this reason that he registered for the Manalo Conference.
However, Guzma was just saying it; because this was the first Alola Tournament, there wasn't much of a threshold to participate in the Manalo Conference.
As long as one could win the Manalo Conference, they could go to Mount Lanakila to challenge the Alola Elite Four.
The current Alola Elite Four were Hala, Oleana, Acerola, and Kahili.
How to put it, three of them were known to Mammon. The only one, Kahili, was originally traveling in other regions, and Kukui specifically called her back to become one of the Alola Elite Four.
Guzma's strength had also greatly improved since joining Team Rockets, as he had never slacked off in his training.
However, due to his limited talent, he was still Elite-level. It was basically impossible for him to continuously challenge the Alola Elite Four and become Champion.
"But my chances aren't great, but Gladion, he has a chance."
Guzma looked at Gladion, his grin wide.
Gladion's current strength was also very strong, and he had successfully been promoted to a Superior Executive.
Recently, quite a few people had been promoted to Superior Executive, such as Rosa, Hilda, Platinum, Serena, Ash, Gloria, and Kieran, among others. It was said that Drayton was also close to fully entering the Champion-level.
And although they had only just become Superior Executives, in reality, their strength was truly not comparable to that of an ordinary Champion-level.
This period was simply a boom period, and Gladion was also one of them.
Presumably, in another month, Bede and Marnie would also be promoted to Superior Executive.
The number of Team Rockets' Superior Executives was actually already quite large.
Gladion remained silent; he preferred to prove himself with action.
Guzma didn't mind this, as they had worked together for a while before, and he knew Gladion's cold personality.
"Are there no promising newcomers here in Alola?" Mammon took a sip of the coffee Brumeria had prepared for him.
"There are. Among the newcomers participating in the Island Challenge this year, two are particularly outstanding."
Brumeria's expression was solemn.
"One is Hala's grandson, Hau. He is a newcomer trained by Hala, with very excellent talent. It is said that his performance in the Island Challenge was extremely brilliant."
Mammon nodded. Hau, Selene's rival in "Ultra Sun and Moon," and also Selene's last opponent before becoming Champion.
In a sense, Hau's positioning was similar to Blue's in the first generation, but their personalities were very different; Hau's personality was relatively gentle.
"That kid Hau is indeed formidable. I sparred with him before and couldn't defeat him. He's probably your rival, Gladion."
Guzma interjected. He used to be Hala's disciple, so his feelings towards Hau were quite complex.
Later, after encountering him in the suburbs of Hau'oli City, he deliberately provoked Hau, and the two had a battle.
However, what shocked Guzma was that Hau's strength was exceptionally strong; he actually couldn't defeat Hau.
And this was two months ago!
Now, who knew what level Hau's strength had reached?
"And the other one is even more of a heavyweight."
When mentioning the other one, Guzma's expression became even more dejected.
"That's a girl named Selene. She's a Trainer who received her Pokémon from Kukui. I fought her last month."
"And then?"
Mammon couldn't help but chuckle.
Guzma clicked his tongue: "A narrow defeat, I suppose."
"Guzma was easily swept by Selene with just one Pokémon," Brumeria added.
"Hey, Brumeria, are you trying to undermine me?" Guzma was annoyed.
But in reality, what annoyed him even more at the time was when that straw-hat girl swept him with her Incineroar.
She even made a peace sign and said, 'That was a really fun battle~'
Fun your mother's ass!
You used one main Pokémon to sweep me, and you call that 'a fun battle'???
Alright, alright, it was very satisfying and fun to abuse me, right?
Guzma was so furious that he sulked for two whole days before recovering!
"I'm merely stating facts," Brumeria said indifferently.
"Gladion, if you want to win the Manalo Conference, you must be careful of this girl named Selene. Not only is her strength very strong, but there are also rumors that she has captured Tapu Koko!"
Brumeria said seriously to Gladion. As a fellow member of Team Rockets, she naturally hoped Gladion would win.
"...I understand."
Gladion frowned. Being able to defeat Guzma was actually fine; he could do that now too.
But capturing Tapu Koko was definitely not simple.
As the Island Guardian Deity of Melemele Island, although Tapu Koko's personality was a bit neurotic, it had to be said that Tapu Koko's strength was the strongest among the four Island Guardian Deities.
And all four Island Guardian Deities were Champion-level legends!
This meant that Selene, who could capture Tapu Koko, was very likely also a Champion-level Trainer.
Indeed, the Alola Region also had a 'monster.'
Gladion wasn't surprised by this; after all, having traveled north and south with Mammon, there were talented freaks in every region, and he wasn't surprised.
But it didn't matter.
He would win!
After chatting with Guzma and the others for a while, Mammon took Caitlin and the others out of the company building and first went to the entertainment complex for a look.
It was packed and very lively, a complete booming business.
Mammon was very satisfied with this. Afterwards, they arrived at the port, and took a yacht to the Aether Paradise artificial island.
"It's been a long time since I last saw Lillie."
Mammon leaned against the deck railing, looking at the approaching Aether Paradise, and couldn't help but chuckle.
That clean and pure girl in the white dress had left a very deep impression on him.
Well, and of course, Lillie's mother, after all, she was really... very alluring.