Due to the major i in Haitian City, nearly oh of the city was destroyed, and the death toll reached tens of thousands.

  Even a first-css Legendary had appeared.

  The m, wheizens of Drakoria woke up, nearly of ten notifications on various apps were about the Haitian City i.

  Only then did they realize the magnitude of what had happehe previous night.

  "What oh happened while I was asleep st night?"

  "A moment of silence for the people who lost their lives in Haitian City."

  "Even a first-css Legendary, Kyogre, showed up. What could have caused this?"

  "I heard there was a mysterious Pokémon that blocked Kyogre's attacks. If not for it, Haitian City would be gone by now."

  "That's right, I was in Haitian City at the time, and I saw it with my own eyes!"

  Many residents of Haitian City had indeed witnessed Mewtwo blog Kyogre's in Pulse.

  However, uhe deliberate efforts of the authorities, discussions and images of Mewtwo quickly disappeared from the i.

  What Drakoria's gover sought to ceal wasn't Mewtwo itself, but rather the e betweewo and Julian.

  While high-ranking officials from various nations had already withe entire i in Haitian City through satellite broadcasts, including the emergence of a new first-css Legendary Pokémon and the ses of Julian anding it.

  Suformation had to be kept from the general public.

  Drakoria's Ministry of Fn Affairs was now busier than ever. Numerous tries that were previously ral or even unfriendly toward Drakoria had expressed a desire to visit for diplomatic talks.

  Everia was eager to engage in high-level teology exges.

  The reason behind all this was, of course, Julian awo.

  If Julian truly had the ability to awo, it would mean that Drakoria effectively possessed a first-css Legendary Pokémon.

  A first-css Legendary Pokémon willing to follow human ands—what nation could tolerate that?

  The immense power of first-css Legendaries was on knowledge. Just look at how even Drakoria's stro Champion, Duke, couldn't withstand a siack from Kyogre.

  Awo was even strohan Kyogre.

  Kyogre might be limited by terrain and uo fully unleash its power on nd.

  But Mewtwo, being a Psychic-type, could appear anywhere at any time, including the capitals and important cities of other nations.

  It ractically a precision strike on. The worst part? Even if you k was ing, you couldn't stop it.

  After this i, Mewtwo vanished, leaving other nations uaiher Julian still had the ability to and it. What if it was just a oime occurrence?

  Should they test it—

  Test your mother! They couldn't gamble on something like this! Betting a nation's fate on a ter? No leader with a shred of sanity would dare make such a reckless move.

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  Yale Province, Lake City

  Julian was finally bae, as the uy had given all team members a two-week break.

  "Ah, ow, ow! Mom, let go, let go!"

  At home, Julian was grimag and pleading for mercy.

  His mother, Tina, looked both angry and worried, showing no sign of letting him off.

  "So, you've grown up and started pying tough? You've even learo lie to your parents! Do you have any idea how worried I was? If something happeo you, I don't care what your father would do—I wouldn't want to live anymore!"

  Sitting on the sofa eating watermelon, Jake, who was enjoying this warm family moment with a look of amusement—until Tina's words dragged him into it.

  "Have another kid, then!"

  Jake blurted without thinking.

  As soon as he said it, he felt something was wrong. Looking up, he noticed Julian giving him a look of admiration, while Tina… he didn't dare look at her.

  "Mom, Dad definitely has another woman outside, maybe even kids! He's a scumbag! He's just waiting for something to happen to me and you, so he bring them into the house!"

  (T/N: Wow, just wow)

  For his own sake, Julian didn't hesitate to throw father-son loyalty out the window. A dad who just watched him get punished wasn't worth keeping around!

  "Julian, stop making things up!"

  Jake was stunned. Was his own s to kill him with this nonsense?

  "Darling, listen to me! I—oait, stop!"

  Let's not describe the ensuing domestic viole might give some readers a fear of marriage.

  "Honey…"

  Love, their Indeedee housekeeper, kindly took out some ice from the freezer. Jake was certainly going to ter.

  "Love, could you grab me a c.. cup of tea, please?"

  When Julia Love's gaze, his inal request for a coke quickly turned into tea.

  One per day—that was the limit. And today's quota was already used up.

  Between Slowking keeping him in check outside and Love taking charge at home, Julia fully trolled.

  Julian: (⊙x⊙;)

  Ten mier, Jake sat with a towel-ed ice pa his slightly swollen cheek, gring at Julian with irritation.

  A son like this—should he just get rid of him and start over?

  "Did you remember everything yrandfather told you?"

  "Yes, I do. I met Mewtwo in the Secret Realm, helped it out, and iurn, it helped me."

  The retionship between Julian awo wasn't just of io other nations; Drakoria's higher-ups were even more ed.

  While the Walker family would never betray their try, but it was entirely reasonable for them to leverage their position for appropriate bes, as long as it didn't promise national security.

  That's why Julian couldn't cim to have a strong bond with Mewtwo, nor could he say they had no e at all. It had to be ambiguous.

  He helped Mewtwo, awo helped him. So, if Julian found himself in trouble again, would Mewtwo help him a sed time?

  It was the kind of uainty that kept everyone guessing.

  'And how exactly does a Trainer who isn't even ae mao help a Legendary Pokémon?'

  This sort of expnation sounded suspicious, but the more ohought about it, the less unbelievable it seemed. It was this ambiguity that made it so hard to decipher.

  "It's just oence. Do you really think I 't remember it?" Julian rolled his eyes.

  "Besides, Grandpa is already a Champion now. The higher-ups aren't likely to bother me too much."

  With John being Drakoria's sixth Champion, the Walker family's influen the nation had naturally risen. Out of respect for John, the gover wouldn't pressure Julian unnecessarily.

  Moreover, Julian himself was an exceptionally gifted Trainer, with the potential to bee a Champion one day.

  And now that he was also lio a first-css Legendary Pokémon, the nation's leaders wouldn't risk making foolish decisions based on unwarranted fears.

  "Dad, you're joining the Elite Challehis year, right?"

  "Of course. Now that yrandfather is a Champion, the Steel-type Elite position naturally belongs to me"

  Jake replied fidently, his smile brimming with certainty.

  With John being a Champion, it was only fitting for him to step down as the Steel-type Elite. This year happeo cide with the Elite Challehat happens every three years.

  The challenge en to all registered Elite Trainers in Drakoria. The top three partits earhe right to challenge any of the 18 current Top Elites. If victorious, they could take the challenged member's pce.

  However, with John vag the Steel-type Elite position, there was noe.

  Therefore to cim the title of Steel-type Elite, Jake not only had to win first p the Elite challe also participate in an exhibition match with his predecessor John himself. Only then could he officially take the position.