"Nastina??"
Picking up the phone and seeing the caller ID, Fang Yuan was quite surprised.
Well, well, after disappearing for two months, his second disciple finally decided to contact him.
All this time, he had even started to wonder if Nastina had been offed by Caitlin for her wealth.
Fang Yuan looked around and walked to an unoccupied shady spot while answering the call.
The next second.
The video call connected.
Fang Yuan looked at the screen.
Nastina's and Caitlin's heads both appeared in the video.
Fang Yuan said, "Huh..."
"Where are you now?" Nastina asked straight to the point.
"Unova, Fanba City."
Unova!
At the mention of these two words, a light shone in Caitlin's eyes, suspicion +1.
"What are you doing there?"
"Here for a championship," Fang Yuan said.
"The Pokémon World Championship?" Caitlin asked.
She had also participated in this competition and had ranked eighteenth at the start of the season, but she hadn't taken part in two months and might have dropped out of the top 100 by now.
However, it didn't matter; with her current strength, perhaps she could make it to the top 8 by the last month, and by then... she could face Hirona...
"Yes... wait, no, what are you two doing, interrogating me like I'm some criminal?" Fang Yuan said, exasperated.
Nastina said, "The Jiadelia Family's treasure is missing."
Fang Yuan said, "Oh?"
Was it the treasure that Nastina had mentioned she'd open with Caitlin before she left?
It's missing?
Interesting, just who has the audacity to steal something right under the noses of two psychic powerhouses.
"Well, better start looking then, you two can't find the culprit?"
"Why call me? I'm not a detective," Fang Yuan laughed.
"Hold on, though. I might have a suggestion for you—predictive moves, you both know them, right?"
Whenever Eevee forgets where it's put something, it often uses predictive moves to find it, which is extremely handy!
Nastina and Caitlin went silent, their silence making Fang Yuan a tad uncomfortable.
"We tried that," Nastina said.
"And?" Fang Yuan asked.
Caitlin said, "The vision showed us the supernatural relics we had visited before, as well as... your figure."
Fang Yuan was speechless.
Beep, beep, beep...
All of a sudden, Fang Yuan hung up the phone.
He had a toothache, stomachache, heartache; his eyes hurt—everything hurt.
He needed to calm down.
Please don't tell him that the Jiadelia Family's treasure was some kind of psychic tablet!
It couldn't be that much of a coincidence, could it?
The phone rang again.
"What's going on?" Nastina was confused as to why the call had dropped.
Fang Yuan said, "Your signal in Unova isn't too good, huh? And the wind is so strong, I'm really scared."
Caitlin was silent.
Fang Yuan asked, "What were you saying about a vision with my figure in it?"
Nastina and Caitlin nodded.
They had attempted prediction three times consecutively.
The only constant was Fang Yuan.
Definitely a problem.
Staring...
"..."
After a moment of silence, Fang Yuan thought it over and then spoke solemnly, "The treasure you're talking about... wouldn't happen to be a pink, brick-shaped tablet, would it..."
Beep, beep, beep...
With that, the screen went dark again.
Inside the Jiadelia Family castle.
At the mention of the word 'tablet,' Nastina accidentally exerted too much force and shattered her phone.
Black smoke started to rise from Nastina's hand.
Caitlin looked at Nastina, and Nastina looked back at her.
Moments later.
There was a new message on Fang Yuan's communication app.
It was a group chat for the Relic Conquer Team set up by Shinnnoh King Satoru.
The member Caitlin contacted Fang Yuan through private chat and initiated communication once again.
Caitlin: "?" "?" "?"
"What did you mean by what you just said?!!"
Fang Yuan said, "Well... for now, come to Fanba City. It's a bit complicated, and I'll explain to you guys after my battle."
Nastina, Caitlin: "Wait for us!!"
They both knew that a phone conversation wouldn't be clear enough; they had to catch Fang Yuan in person to fully understand what was going on.
...
In Fanba City, within the battle facility.
Boss Chrysanthemum was receiving King Lian Wu.
Fang Yuan was anxious for his battle, and so was Lian Wu on his side.
He had many important matters to attend to, and he was hardly paying attention to the championship anymore.
He had even dropped down to beyond the 100th rank before.
As for battles, the sooner and quicker they end, the better.
"King Lian Wu, have you arrived in Fanba City?"
Wanda Dragon King, responsible for tracking the movements of the Four Heavenly Kings, called to inquire.
Ultimately, the task of the championship exchange battles fell on King Lian Wu.
"I have arrived."
"Good, I wish you a smooth battle in the championship. Oh, who is your opponent this time?" Wanda asked curiously.
"Boss Chrysanthemum, who is my opponent this time? You haven't told me yet," King Lian Wu asked, taking the phone away from his ear and turning to Boss Chrysanthemum.
"Haha, isn't it because the battle was so sudden?"
Sitting across on the sofa, Boss Chrysanthemum drinking water, said: "I'm not very familiar with them, your opponent is a trainer recommended by the Galar League, but he seems not to be a local from the Galar Region. Maybe he's a new signee of President Loz."
"So those guys... have finally started recruiting people, huh."
"Right, he had one public battle and easily defeated Lt. Surge from the Kanto region, another very strong King Level Trainer, so you need to be careful."
"His name is Fang Yuan." Boss Chrysanthemum put down his water bottle and looked at King Lian Wu.
"A trainer named Fang Yuan recommended by the Galar League," King Lian Wu said casually to Wanda Dragon King.
Wanda: "Oh... Fan... huh?"
"Ahhh!!!" Wanda exclaimed.
King Lian Wu: "Wanda Dragon King??"
What's going on, did the Plasma Team attack the Alliance?
Wanda: "Fan, Fang Yuan, did you say your opponent is Fang Yuan???"
The other side of the communication, Wanda's expression became blank. The name was extremely rare, and since the guy was also participating in the championship, there was only one possibility left.
The monster who had subdued Groudon, Kyogre.
King Lian Wu: "Yes."
Wanda: "… It's over for you, you're done for, the United King is going to get ridiculed by the public for being weak again."
King Lian Wu: ???
Wanda: "I'm going to watch the battle."
Beep beep beep…
"Don't you still have work?!!" King Lian Wu yelled into the phone. What's with this riddle talk, and going to watch the battle, tell me clearly what's happening.
"What... what's the situation?" Boss Chrysanthemum was also quite bewildered.
"But indeed, the battle is a bit urgent. Thankfully, with the popularity of the Four Heavenly Kings, it's still our United region that is the home field, and tickets are selling quite rapidly."
"You must win."
"Hmph, I won't lose," King Lian Wu shook his head.
...
"Eh, King Lian Wu's championship battle?"
In a certain place in Fanba City, Champion Adick from the United Region who was flirting with girls on the street looked at the battle facility workers sticking up posters and promoting a certain battle with surprise.
King Lian Wu, his disciple, hasn't met with him in a while.
As for the disciple Lian Wu, Champion Adick had a mixed opinion; he was a nice person, but he lacked talent and potential, which made it a pity that he couldn't take over his championship title.
Now, Champion Adick who was traveling through the United Region, hoped to find a trainer with the talent, potential, and strength to surpass the likes of Du, Da Wu, Hirona, Danti, and others, to succeed his position. It was just... quite difficult to find.
"Sigh."
Champion Adick glanced at the battle time for Lian Wu, which turned out to be in two hours...
A last-minute battle? That's quite sudden.
"Forget it, I don't know how much Lian Wu has progressed, let's go check it out."
Looking at the address on the poster, Champion Adick of the United Region turned and left.
Meanwhile.
United King Wanda, Caitlin, and Nastina of Heart Source Style were also hurrying towards Fanba City.
And one of the protagonists of this entire event, Fang Yuan, had already entered the battle facility.
"Speaking of which, if Caitlin comes and sends out Armed Magnetic Monster, Monferno, Glutton, or something, will my cover be blown... How about Dragonite and Milotic?"
Hold on, forget it, let it blow if it will. What's there to fear? The finals are coming soon; it's bound to happen anyway.
"I'll leave it to Self-detonating Magnetic Monster then, hmmm... seems like there's no need for Armed Magnetic Monster now. Self-detonating Magnetic Monster already has high-ranking Champion Level strength in its normal state..." all thanks to the Colorful Meteorite Fragments and Kira Pray.