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Back in his room inside the League building, Cain took out both the white card and the book.
The white card showed no information, and Cain didn't know exactly what it was for.
Suddenly, an idea came to his mind and he activated his system.
He discovered that the white card was actually a small computer, but to turn it on required a special password.
That, of course, was no obstacle for the system, which cracked it in no time.
The content was very simple: a few mission lists, and after each one the corresponding reward was specified.
The very first was an invitation for him to join their organization. The reward for completing that mission would be two divine stones and an enhancement of a Pokémon's strength.
The following ones consisted of assassinating Steven and the others: for each one eliminated, the reward was a divine stone.
From that, it could be deduced that the organization valued him quite a bit, although to Cain all of that seemed too childish.
Realistically speaking, with the strength of that man in black, not even using an Alakazam with Mega Evolution would have been a match for Steven and company. That mission was nothing more than sending him to his death.
Or rather, that guy was already a disposable pawn, placed there only to test the League's reaction... or perhaps to test him instead?
Cain's heart tensed slightly.
He then opened the book with no title on the cover.
It wasn't thick, barely the thickness of a finger.
Upon opening it, he realized it was about techniques and methods for using psychic energy.
Many of them were quite novel.
Cain's psychic energy until now had been characterized by being abundant, but lacking proper application methods. Most of what he had learned came from the manuals Sabrina had given him, without having had contact with other psychics, so he only mastered a handful of techniques.
Up to that moment, the greatest use he gave his powers was telepathy, as well as a rudimentary spatial slash as a survival resource.
However, this book completely opened a new perspective for him.
Sabrina's manual came from psychics who, in ancient times, had allied with common humans to survive. Their writings already differed greatly from what psychics of antiquity once practiced.
Even the basic rank system varied enormously.
According to this work, strictly speaking, Cain couldn't even be considered an advanced-level psychic; he barely reached the intermediate level.
Just like that man in black whom he had faced: both, deep down, were intermediate-level psychics.
Even so, the book recorded multiple ways of applying the abilities. Among them was even the technique that Sabrina used to turn humans or Pokémon into toys, although that required a very high level of energy and control.
With his current power, Cain couldn't go that far.
If it were small objects, maybe he could achieve it, but even then he still lacked sufficient control.
Nevertheless, several things managed to tempt him.
The first, a formal method to train psychic energy control.
It was said that by following that practice, skill would increase rapidly, without leaving aftereffects.
It was much better than the method of concentration pearls that Cain had used until now.
Without a doubt, that was the most valuable thing for him in that book.
From his point of view, he already had enough power. Even if he increased it more, it wouldn't make much of a difference.
After all, this world was still a world ruled by Pokémon, and a trainer's special abilities could only serve as support, never as the definitive key to winning a battle.
As long as it sufficed, it was enough.
As for the other techniques described, though interesting, they weren't the most important.
Cain would never admit it, but deep down he knew his psychic talent was limited, and that's why he wasn't enthusiastic about continuing to refine it.
The second thing that caught his attention was one technique in particular.
It allowed one to completely conceal one's presence. Except in front of another psychic who had mastered that same ability, it was undetectable to extrasensory perception.
That's why, during the previous battle, when he scanned the stadium with his perception, he didn't detect anything unusual. It was only in the second encounter, when the man in black presented himself head-on, that he slipped up and Cain managed to notice him.
And even then, it wasn't that he located him precisely: he simply perceived a strange void in that area, which drew his attention.
This method was really useful.
Not so much for using it himself, but because if the people of that mysterious organization mastered this technique, he could rest assured they wouldn't just appear out of nowhere to attack him without prior warning.
The mission list on the white card showed that this group had already set their eyes on him.
"If I have the chance, I should ask Boss Giovanni if he knows of the existence of such a force," Cain thought silently.
If they really hid so well, they would represent a threat to all ordinary humans in the Pokémon world.
After studying the card and the book, he decided to put it into practice.
He used his psychic powers to envelop himself.
To the eyes, he was still there, but under any extrasensory perception he had completely vanished.
Not even with radars or heat sensors could he be detected: it was as if he had become a ghost.
In essence, it was a special application of psychic energy.
The book called this technique...
The Law of Dissolution into the Gloom.
Could it be that now he too could become an expert in assassinations?
...
He changed into a completely black outfit and jumped out the window.
Doing something like that in the League headquarters, on Mt. Silver, was quite thrilling.
Silent, he reached the area where the competitors were lodged.
He found Kagen's room.
Confirming that there was no one around, he used his powers to open the balcony window and slipped inside.
"Who goes there!?" a voice rang out the instant he opened it.
Once inside, Cain didn't hide his figure and presented himself directly before Kagen.
He was accompanied by a Pokémon and was holding two Pokéballs in his hand.
But upon seeing it was Cain, he slightly lowered his guard and asked cautiously: "Sir?"
Hearing him, Cain relaxed.
He signaled with his hand not to speak, and with a gesture he opened an alternate space in the wall.
He entered it without hesitation.
(End of chapter)