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Staring at the black Rayquaza that concealed its body in the clouds, revealing only half of its head, Aiden's expression became somewhat complex.
Rayquaza, one of the three deities of the Hoenn region.
Residing high in the ozone layer of the sky, it is considered a symbol of the heavens and, along with Groudon and Kyogre, humorously referred to by players as the "Three Fools of Hoenn."
At the same time, Rayquaza is among the few deities confirmed to have multiple individuals.
Besides the one in Hoenn that often intervenes in disputes, shiny individuals have also appeared in the movie "Hoopa and the Clash of Ages" and the series anime "Pokémon Horizons."
That's right; indeed, shiny Rayquaza could appear in the Paldea region!
However, this Rayquaza's preferences were a bit peculiar. Why did it like peeping into others' privacy just like the legendary Ho-Oh enshrined at Indigo Plateau?
Seemingly noticing Aiden's gaze, the entirely black Rayquaza showed a fleeting look of surprise before instantly disappearing from sight.
As if it had never existed.
Aiden quickly averted his gaze, pretending he hadn't noticed it either.
With his current strength, even encountering these legendary deities would likely bring no good. If fate allowed, they would surely meet again in the future.
Moreover—
Aiden unconsciously turned his gaze toward Eevee, who was admiring its own masterpiece and occasionally nodding with a silly grin.
Could the appearance of Rayquaza here somehow be related to our Eevee?
In the game, Rayquaza can Mega Evolve autonomously, but the prerequisite is learning Dragon Ascent.
For some reason, Aiden felt that this Rayquaza deliberately appeared within Eevee's line of sight so it could paint it…
But this little guy didn't notice at all back then?
No, I must be overthinking it.
Even though Eevee might be somewhat illegal, learning Dragon Ascent just by sketching Rayquaza a few times is way too absurd!
Aiden couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly.
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
...
November 11th, Tuesday.
In his previous life, today was an unfriendly day for single nobles.
Aiden yawned and skillfully wriggled in bed, half of his body propped up against the headboard.
Upon opening his phone, his eyes immediately caught a message from the navigator.
[Cynthia: Video.avi]
[Cynthia: Good morning, saw a Purugly doing backflips on the way to the Sinnoh League, thought it was interesting, so sharing it with you~]
It was now seven in the morning, while the two messages were sent at three-thirty in the morning.
It wasn't that Cynthia stayed up all night; there was a seven-hour time difference between Paldea and Sinnoh.
Calculating the time, it should already be two in the afternoon in Sinnoh.
Since Cynthia's sudden visit to Sunlight Gym last time, the two, who hadn't chatted for half a year, reconnected and gradually developed into friends sharing daily updates several times a day.
After receiving Cynthia's message, Aiden smiled slightly, feeling much better.
No wonder Cynthia's popularity remained high in his previous life; truly getting along with her made one feel her personal charm more.
A perfect yet adorable strong person, who wouldn't like her?
[Aiden: Really? Can Purugly's physique even do backflips?]
[Aiden: Let me see!]
Upon opening the video, sure enough, the protagonist was a Purugly that obviously possessed the Thick Fat ability.
However, contrary to its sturdy build, its movements were extraordinarily agile, even performing several backflips in front of the camera...
Aiden's gaze instinctively turned to Eevee sleeping by the bedside.
Even Eevee's size couldn't achieve such smoothness, right...
[Aiden: Is your Purugly with the Limber legal or not!]
Soon after sending the message, he quickly received a response.
[Cynthia: Isn't it a fun little guy?]
[Aiden: Feels like it's less cute than Sprigatito...]
[Aiden: Next time I encounter a challenger with a Sprigatito, I'll film it for you. Our Paldean grass cats are the cutest in the world!]
[Cynthia: Okay, speaking of which, how is Riolu adapting over there?]
[Aiden: Riolu... let me show you directly!]
After typing a text, Aiden quickly went to the training ground.
By seven in the morning, Riolu had already finished its first set of training and was meditating to recover its stamina.
Noticing Aiden's arrival, Riolu merely opened its eyes to glance at him momentarily before continuing to immerse itself in its spiritual world.
Unlike Medicham, Riolu wasn't naturally endowed with psychic powers, but meditation training could effectively help enhance its ability to detect Aura.
In the game, Riolu's evolution condition was friendship/affection, but in reality, the more crucial factor was control over Aura.
After filming about ten seconds of Riolu meditating, Aiden quickly received Cynthia's reply.
[Cynthia: I can sense it; Riolu seems to be growing faster under your care, doesn't it?]
[Cynthia: So besides being a gym leader and streamer, Teacher Yu is also a top breeder and trainer? (Piplup smirks.jpg)]
[Aiden: Ha, haha...]
Aiden could only brush off this topic.
After all, aside from initially setting up the Saitama training method for it, afterward, Riolu mostly trained on its own, plus its nightly practice at Isle of Armor dojo.
But saying that every night Riolu crossed the ocean to learn martial arts in Galar, and was immediately favored by the Isle of Armor dojo, currently studying Master Mustard's secret technique, the Unseen Fist...
Even telling the truth seemed like no one would believe it.
...
Sinnoh League.
In the office, Aaron stealthily glanced at the other side.
He soon noticed Cynthia sitting at her desk, intently gazing at her phone, occasionally smiling faintly, fingers tapping on the screen.
"Have you guys noticed that Big Sister has been looking at her phone a lot these past two days?"
Aaron turned his head, lowering his voice to ask the two young Elite Four members curiously.
"She's the League Champion after all, handling messages is more convenient on a phone, right?"
Flint scratched his head, finding nothing unusual.
"No, no, I understand."
Lucian adjusted his glasses, showing an expression of "so it is."
"Precisely because she's the champion, she needs to spend more time improving her skills, so Big Sister Cynthia must be watching tactical lessons on Poké TV."
One time passing by Cynthia's desk, Lucian inadvertently noticed that she frequently watched videos of a certain streamer.
It seemed to be the mysterious trainer who defeated Flint in the game last time.
Truly impressive, Big Sister Cynthia. Even though she's already powerful enough to sweep the Elite Four, she still constantly thinks about becoming stronger...
This is a genuinely pure trainer!
We need to learn more from Big Sister Cynthia.
While reflecting, Lucian glanced at the two youths beside him.
Flint's gaze was incredibly clear, evidently a simple-minded single-celled organism;
Aaron, though smarter than Flint, always thought about gossip.
She's the strongest champion in Sinnoh's history; how could she possibly have such ordinary thoughts?
Being with these two bugs, how can we revitalize the Sinnoh League?
Lucian silently sighed and focused on his work.
Meanwhile, Cynthia's gaze turned over.
Noticing Aaron, she suddenly remembered something important for the league.
Aiden, far away in Paldea, was just about to turn off his phone when he suddenly received another message from Cynthia:
[Cynthia: Will you be streaming today? If paid on-demand is possible, could you talk about tactics related to Bug-type Pokémon?]
[Cynthia: For the deposit... is 500,000 enough?]
Along with the message came a six-figure transfer record.
"Hiss…"
Aiden couldn't help but gasp.
As expected of Miss Cynthia, whose family runs a research institute, unhesitatingly giving an amount several times his recent live streaming income...
Coincidentally, many recent challengers suggested he do a Kricketune tactics tutorial...
Why not give it a try?
In a way, isn't this another kind of easy money?
Rich lady, hungry, food!
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