After all, they've already joined Team Galactic, so what if they look down on Team Galactic?
She can't just trip them up because of this, can she?
Besides, she's not that kind of person, even if she wanted to, it might not affect those two at all.
Captain Kamado indeed made some probing this time.
But judging from Cynthia's attitude after returning just now, she seems rather dissatisfied.
The task was clearly to suppress an entire Kricketune Clan along with its leader, yet the commission only mentioned suppressing the leader.
The reward given was just a Secret Slab that no one knows how to use.
If this were about other team members, there wouldn't be much of an issue, but for Ash and Cynthia, it's quite inappropriate.
They haven't fallen out yet, likely just holding back their emotions for now.
Cyllene sighed gently in her heart...
'Captain Kamado, you might have made a mistake this time.'
Even though Team Galactic needs them, they're testing them in this way.
As a result, it might be difficult for Team Galactic to get anything from them afterward.
What does Team Galactic need? Naturally, it's for humans and Pokemon to peacefully coexist.
But the peace Team Galactic pursues is predicated on humans stably living in the Hisui Region.
Pokemon's powers need to be understood, mastered, and used reasonably by humans.
This is why Ash's ability to coexist harmoniously with Pokemon, and his ability to understand them, is invaluable to Team Galactic.
Not to mention Ash and Cynthia's own strengths are extremely formidable.
In this era, strong power itself represents authority.
Although they need these two, they arrogantly assign them a difficult task first.
How could they easily meet Team Galactic's needs?
If you repay grievances with virtue, how do you repay virtue?
She has a premonition that Team Galactic might suffer greatly this time!
Elsewhere.
Ash and Cynthia slowly walked to the top floor of the Team Galactic Building.
Both were somewhat curious about Team Galactic's Captain Kamado.
Additionally, the Diamond Clan and Pearl Clan leaders were there at the top.
To manage such grand teams, they must be mature characters around forty or fifty years old.
After all, age can visibly denote the extent of one's life experiences.
However, when they arrived at the highest floor, Cynthia's expression involuntarily changed.
"Row... Professor Rowan?"
There were three people in the room.
The first person they saw was the man facing them in the middle.
He was dressed in a kimono, with a head of short white hair combed back, an immaculately trimmed mustache, and a solemn yet composed demeanor.
Most crucially, he looked exactly like Professor Rowan!
This was why Cynthia blurted out instinctively.
First, there was Professor Laventon who shared similarities with Professor Birch.
Then there was Cyllene, resembling Cyrus.
Now, there appeared a Team Galactic Captain, highly resembling Professor Rowan.
This Hisui Region from a thousand years ago is full of familiar faces!
Upon hearing Cynthia's voice, the other two in the room also turned to face them.
The two were respectively a man and a woman.
The man appeared quite young, wearing a blue coat over black attire.
His pupils were brown, and his hair was a blend of blue and brown.
The coat bore a pentagon-like emblem.
His appearance was somewhat firm, and his demeanor straightforward, notably more youthful than the kimono-clad man resembling Professor Rowan in the middle.
As for the other woman, she almost made Ash stare blankly.
Her clothing was completely different from the ancient attire of the Hisui Region.
In some sense, she seemed more like someone who had crossed over from a thousand years ago than Ash and Cynthia.
She had short blonde hair, adorned with a cute red headpiece.
A silver choker adorned her fair neck.
Her eyes were sapphire blue, with delicate eyebrows, her face tinged with a faint blush.
Her looks greatly resembled someone Ash knew.
And compared to the two men beside her, her attire was particularly breezy.
A red and black sleeveless, shoulder-baring top paired with pure white shorts exposed her fair arms and long legs.
A red and white girdle encircled her waist, with two butterfly-like decorative wings attached to her back.
She appeared very trendy.
At least in the Hisui Region, this kind of attire was so modern that it made people question the era.
Understandably, people in ancient regions were usually more conservative.
Let alone baring so much arm and leg, even their collars were tightly fastened.
For a moment, Ash almost thought she was the one who time-traveled.
"Ma... May? No, not right..."
Ash was briefly bewildered, quickly shaking his head.
This is the Hisui Region; how could May possibly be here?
Though he hadn't met May many times, her battle style and skills left a deep impression on Ash.
That's why seeing this girl for the first time almost made Ash mistake her for May.
The resemblance was not only in looks but also somewhat in temperament.
Change the hairstyle and outfit, and she'd almost look like May's twin.
"May?" The blonde girl tilted her head slightly, showing a hint of confusion, "Are you calling me?"
Ash awkwardly scratched his head.
"Sorry, you look a lot like someone I know, so I got it wrong just now."
"Oh?" The girl blinked, seeming intrigued by the comment, "Does someone overseas resemble me?"
Ash said earnestly, "Really very much alike."
The girl chuckled softly, "That's quite interesting, but my name isn't May, I am Irida, leader of the Pearl Clan."
With her words, the girl... Irida looked at them with a more scrutinizing gaze.
A very young boy and a very mature, strong-willed woman...
Are these two really from overseas? They don't look much different from people in the Hisui Region.
Seeing Pikachu on Ash's shoulder, Irida's gaze softened a bit.
She was quite against the appearance of Pokeballs, thinking they forcibly restricted Pokemon's freedom.
As such, although she outwardly respects Team Galactic's captain, she in fact doesn't hold Team Galactic in much esteem.
Seeing Ash not using Pokeballs, she suddenly felt very amicable towards him.
"Hello, I'm Ash, from... from overseas!"
Ash paused momentarily, swallowing the words 'Pallet Town.'
Luckily, he almost introduced himself using Pallet Town.
After Ash introduced himself, the person resembling Professor Rowan stepped forward with an examining look.
Then, using a dignified voice, he said, "I am Kamado, Captain of Team Galactic."
"This is Adaman, leader of the Diamond Clan."
The man named Adaman waved and greeted the two.
Cynthia smiled and introduced herself briefly, exchanging pleasantries, and Kamado directly went to the point.
"I hear... you came from overseas?"
"Yes."
Cynthia pulled Ash behind her, speaking to Kamado.
Facing a master, they switched players.
Kamado noticed Cynthia's little action, but he just frowned slightly, saying nothing more.
Were they afraid the young boy would reveal a flaw?
But even if they switched, it doesn't matter; if there's a flaw, it would not escape Kamado's eyes.
"I have a few questions I want to ask you."
"You may, but I'll decide whether to answer based on my mood."
Kamado: ...
Cynthia's blunt words made Kamado momentarily question what he heard.
What is the other party saying???
How could she dare speak to him like that!
Since becoming Team Galactic's captain, no one dared talk to him like this!
Even Irida and Adaman momentarily exchanged glances; this overseas person was evidently no pushover!
At first, when the newly arrived Team Galactic Captain Kamado faced them, his attitude was also this assertive.
But at that time, Kamado had initially succeeded in establishing Team Galactic, thus conversing with them as a leader of an organization.
However, now Cynthia is merely Team Galactic's member!
How could she dare talk to Kamado like that???