Jubilife Police Department, Headquarters.
Although Lance wanted to see Li Wei immediately, considering it was already eleven o'clock at night, Lance and Cynthia agreed to meet up tomorrow and head to the Breeding Center.
Li Wei was unaware of this.
He hadn't even seen the full battle between Steven and Kaluni.
His uncle was also a man of action; after asking Li Wei for his opinion, he started working on the design draft for his key stone.
"From now on, I'll also be someone with a key stone."
"Even if there's no matching Mega Stone."
Both Metagross and Lucario in Li Wei's team could Mega Evolve, but neither had a matching Mega Stone.
The only one he had was Diancie's ite.
Mega Evolution was something Li Wei really liked, or rather, his favorite battle mechanic.
As for obtaining ite?
Either get it from random item lottery tickets, or buy it.
He didn't necessarily have to buy it from Steven.
He could also get it by going to the Kalos region and finding Dr. Platanus, who specializes in Mega Evolution research.
But that would require Li Wei to have a certain level of influence.
"So, I still need to work hard."
Whether as a Breeder or a streamer, Li Wei needed to increase his influence.
For Li Wei, obtaining a Mega Stone was not urgent for now.
With Lucario entering the Master Class, he definitely had a certain degree of self-preservation.
Not all Pokemon of a regional Elite are Elite-level; there are also Master ClassPokemon.
Rounding up, it wasn't a big problem to consider Lucario as an Elite's Pokemon.
Returning to his room, the first thing Li Wei saw was Shaymin sleeping in the crib.
Lucario sat beside it, gently pushing the crib like an old man.
Li Wei glanced inside; it was lined with soft padding, a pillow, and a quilt.
Shaymin was sleeping soundly.
Because they planned to breed and hatch Pokemon at the Breeding Center, Comrade Wenhui had ordered some cribs, but unexpectedly, they were used by Shaymin first.
Li Wei lowered his voice, "You really have the potential to be a dad."
Not only Shaymin, but Arcanine and Drakloak had also fallen asleep long ago.
As for Metagross? It was always quiet.
(...)
Lucario was too lazy to bother with him.
"Time to sleep, good night."
(Good night.)
...
The night passed without incident.
Cafeteria.
Although he had rushed to save Shaymin yesterday, it didn't affect Li Wei's daily life much.
"This is for you, eat."
This Shaymin was still a child, so Li Wei prepared Moomoo Milk and Pokemon food for it.
"Shaymin~"
Li Wei took the opportunity to pat Shaymin's head.
Shion, munching on her sandwich, squatted on the floor watching Shaymin eat breakfast, her eyes already sparkling like stars.
"Shaymin is really so cute!"
Although being watched, Shaymin didn't Flail and focused on eating.
Shaymin could sense that Shion had no ill intentions.
Watching this scene, Rui Xi sighed, "To be able to be so close to humans after being chased and injured by Pokemon Hunters, it's truly a miracle."
Da You had a mysterious smile, like a know-it-all.
"You don't understand, do you? Although Shaymin was pursued by the hunters, it was also saved by Li Wei."
Speaking of Li Wei, both of them involuntarily looked at Li Wei, who was eating a sandwich and scrolling on his phone.
Rui Xi, uncharacteristically, didn't bicker with Da You, "It's strange, I feel like Li Wei's demeanor has changed a bit."
Da You nodded sagely, "So I wasn't the only one who felt that way."
"Grrr! Grrr!"
"See, Incineroar says so too."
"Because Pokemon can sense human emotions, you know."
A clear male voice caught the attention of Da You, Rui Xi... and everyone else eating breakfast.
Sensing the visitor's unusual aura, Da You stepped forward, shielding Shion, Rui Xi, and Shaymin behind him, scrutinizing the newcomer.
"Who are you?"
The visitor was also observing Da You, because he felt a vigorous power from Da You, similar to Bruno's.
"Lance?!!!"
Li Wei's voice suddenly went up an octave.
Lance, after his disguise, went up another octave,
"You can recognize me even like this?!"
Lance's jaw dropped, and he was about to Flail. [How is that possible?! My disguise was so perfect!]
For this disguise, Lance had even given up his cape,
and Li Wei could still recognize him?!
What sharp eyes!
As if realizing it belatedly, someone else's voice went up an octave,
"Lance?!!!"
It came from Da You.
Comrade Leon also wanted to shout, to show his presence, but found he couldn't...
After his disguise, Cynthia, who followed closely behind, took off her sunglasses and couldn't help but smile, "Are you here for a high-note competition?"
Comrade Leon, who had just taken a breath and was about to try, deflated.
Lance suddenly ripped his clothes, revealing his true Champion attire, and even his cape!
"Hello everyone, I am Lance."
"..."
How did you hide your cape?!
Everyone couldn't help but look at Cynthia, who was also disguised, as if waiting for her to do a similar reveal.
Cynthia, being a strong trainer, firmly withstood their expectant gazes and threw out a Poké Ball.
"Garchomp!"
A fierce Garchomp, that counted as a reveal.
Lance, at a speed Li Wei couldn't comprehend, flashed to his side, "How did you recognize me?"
Facing this question, Li Wei was silent for a long time, "I just recognized you."
Li Wei seriously suspected that Team Rockets, Team Magma, Ash, Jenny... these people all had severe face blindness,
routinely failing to recognize Jessie, James, and Meowth in disguise.
In Li Wei's opinion, weren't they all full of flaws?
Especially Lance's disguise this time, his striking red hair wasn't even fully covered.
Lance stroked his chin, looking thoughtful, "It seems my disguise skills still need improvement."
To this, Li Wei nodded slightly, "Indeed, there's room for improvement."
"I was just being polite."
"I'm serious."
"Let's discuss it another day. You can give me suggestions for improvement; I'll need them for when I go undercover."
"No problem."
Everyone's gaze went back and forth between the two.
It wasn't until Cynthia lightly coughed that Lance realized what they were there for.
Lance stood up and extended his hand to Li Wei,
"Although we've chatted a few times in the group, it's our first meeting, so I should formally introduce myself: I am Lance."
Li Wei also stood up and shook Lance's hand, "Just call me Li Wei."
Since Lance and Cynthia appeared together, it shouldn't be just a simple visit to Li Wei. Wen Hui quickly motioned for the others to give them space.
"You all chat, we'll head out first."
Cynthia said softly, "Thank you, Aunt Wen Hui."
Lance actually wanted to say it was no problem, but a little quiet was good too.
Lance got straight to the point:
"We came today because of Shaymin and the Pokemon Hunters; we wanted to understand the situation from you."