"You want to become a Gym Leader?" Hilona looked at Natsuhiko, full of surprise.
Becoming a Gym Leader, to say it's hard, actually isn't really that difficult.
As long as you have a father who is a Gym Leader, once you reach adulthood, you can naturally succeed him and become a Gym Leader, without facing too much pressure from the Alliance, because the Alliance grants very high privileges to these "pure" direct-line Trainers.
If you don't have a father who's a Gym Leader, that's okay too.
As long as you apprentice in a Dojo from a young age and stand out among many apprentices, earning the appreciation of the Gym Leader and becoming a disciple, and it happens that the Gym Leader doesn't have descendants to inherit the Gym Leader position, then congratulations, you've successfully climbed the ranks and become the Alliance's new direct-line Trainer.
But standing out among many apprentices is easier said than done.
If none of the above conditions are met, there is still a way, which is to make a great contribution to the Alliance, and use those contributions as leverage to secure a Gym Leader position.
However, the contributions required are often very significant.
And, in most cases, it involves serving as a Leader in a small town.
You must understand.
A Gym Leader doesn't just represent a Leader, but also must manage multiple aspects such as the area's safety, economy, development, etc.
It's not an exaggeration to say that a normal Gym Leader's power ranks among the top three in the town, nominally below the mayor and the local Trainer Guild president, but in practice, there's not much difference.
From this, it can be seen that wanting to become a Gym Leader is indeed a very difficult endeavor.
Especially in established regions like the Kanto Region and Johto Region, where most towns are already nearly fully occupied, it's not something you can just decide to do.
Becoming a town's Gym Leader has very obvious benefits, and only very few would give up the Leader position.
In regions like Hoenn Region and Sinnoh Region, which were integrated into the Alliance slightly later, although many town Gym Leader positions are already secured, there are still some "scraps" left to pick from.
Natsuhiko's idea is actually quite simple.
Right now, besides converting all his resources into strength, he has to create a sustainable, steadily flowing money-making path for himself.
He had already planned this before.
Establishing his own Pokemon Breeding Farm, deriving a large amount of materials and Pokemon Items from them, and exchanging them for resources.
But there is a prerequisite, which is to own a piece of land of his own.
He could choose to buy a plot of land, or simply stake a claim in some remote forest, being a so-called "Lord", albeit not a Lord recognized by the Alliance.
But buying a piece of land, considering the area he needs, isn't a cheap affair, potentially consuming all benefits gained from the Regigigas's Alternate Space.
If he stakes out land in a remote forest, what if the Forest Rangers find him?
Even if he isn't discovered by the Forest Rangers, finding an island-like place also means that various facilities would be highly lacking.
Especially now when Masaki hasn't invented the Pokemon transmission storage device, it's even more inconvenient.
So, after much consideration, it seems more suitable for Natsuhiko to become a town's Gym Leader.
After all, once becoming a Leader, he can get involved in the town's facilities planning and development planning, carving out a breeding area for himself as the Dojo's Pokemon breeding zone, and this is quite common.
Moreover, becoming a Leader not only garners support from the Alliance but also yields considerable benefits and interests from the town.
The primary aspect is that the Alliance will allocate funds for the normal operation of the Dojo until the town functions normally.
I ask.
If such behaviors akin to extracting resources from the Alliance exist, why not try it given the opportunity?
Of course.
The premise is that there is an opportunity.
If the opportunity doesn't exist, Natsuhiko won't insist.
Insistence won't bring about anything.
If Sinnoh Region doesn't work, he can try the Hoenn Region, failing that, even heading to the Unova Region or Kalos Region is acceptable.
As for Alola... that place isn't only remote but doesn't have the concept of Gym Leaders, instead it's filled with roles like the King of Islands.
The Alola Region can essentially be considered a remote island area.
He's not really interested.
Thinking so much, actually most of it are the thoughts and plans Natsuhiko had long before.
It's also the reason he came to Murasaki Town to see Hilona and Dr. Yamanashi this time.
As locals, one being a future Champion, and another being an authority figure in Sinnoh's field of Pokemon Studies, their networking is certainly larger than his, and maybe they can know some information inaccessible to him.
"This is just a thought, whether there is an opportunity, it's not my place to say." Natsuhiko shrugged and smiled.
Hilona looked deeply at him.
She whispered, "Actually... it's not entirely impossible."
"Oh?" Natsuhiko's eyes lit up.
Is there really an opportunity?
Hilona hesitated and said, "...Have you heard of the Battlefront Territory?"
"Battlefront Territory?" Natsuhiko's eyes widened slightly, "Don't tell me I have to defeat all the heads of the Battlefront Territory to become a Gym Leader?"
These are heads of the Battlefront Territory!
In Natsuhiko's impression, these are figures not inferior to the Elite Four, even if not equal in strength, they're at least genuine Elite Trainers.
Not those fake Elite levels, but the true core lineup of Elite Trainers.
Hilona, hearing this, rolled her eyes, "Not necessarily."
Natsuhiko slightly let out a breath.
"Just beating one will suffice."
Natsuhiko: "..."
As good as saying nothing.
If he could do that, why bother being a Gym Leader? Directly attempting to compete for the Elite Four position wouldn't be more appealing?
"What I mean by defeating isn't literally defeating the heads of the Battlefront Territory but completing various tasks they assign to different people." Hilona explained.
"Like?"
"For example, obtaining a hundred victories within the Battle Tower without any external aid."
If you're a real man, climb a hundred floors?
"By the way, why does the Alliance's Gym Leader selection involve the Battlefront Territory?" Natsuhiko wondered.
The Battlefront Territory naturally is part of the Pokemon Alliance, however, it's not just connected with the Sinnoh Alliance but with the whole Pokemon Alliance.
The Battlefront Territory directly answers to the Pokemon Alliance Headquarters.
This means that the Battlefront Territory is essentially a department at the same level as the Sinnoh Alliance.
That's why Natsuhiko said, theoretically, the heads of the Battlefront Territory are at the same level as the Sinnoh Alliance's Elite Four.
But the Gym Leader selection in Sinnoh Region, through the Battlefront Territory?
There's something going on here.
Natsuhiko glanced at Hilona; she didn't seem willing to elaborate.
But it's certain there's a significant amount of intrigue here.
"Besides the Battlefront Territory, there's actually another way." After thinking for a moment, Hilona spoke again.
Couldn't you have said earlier?
Natsuhiko was almost ready to give up.
"What way?"
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