Agatha walked out of the office with her cane and went down to the second floor. There, she ran straight into Abbott, who had been waiting for a long time.
He asked eagerly, "Agatha, did Chairman Goodshow agree to the operation to wipe out the pirates?"
She glanced at him and shook her head. "That's the sea area of the Sinnoh region. At the very least, we need to deal with those parasites first. If you can't wait, you can go talk to Goodshow yourself."
"Heh, then… forget it." Abbott hesitated for a moment before giving up.
Goodshow would never agree to waste manpower at such a critical time. Besides, he had no intention of relying on the League's power anyway.
After thanking her, he hurried back to his office.
Agatha narrowed her eyes and lightly tapped her cane. The Gengar beneath her feet turned into a shadow and slipped along the red carpet into the gap under the door.
It passed through effortlessly and silently appeared near Abbott, who was picking up the phone.
"Good. A bounty of twenty million Pokédollars. Two pirate crews in the Triangle Sea."
He had barely finished speaking when he sounded slightly shocked. "Not enough? How is that possible? At most, those pirates only have a quasi-Gym level leader. Ten million each isn't enough?"
"What? That counts as important information, and I still have to pay for it?"
"Fine, fine… one hundred thousand Pokédollars."
A moment later, Abbott hung up.
"The Red Devil Pirates have unified the Triangle Sea and are still expanding…" His eyes showed a trace of confusion.
He could not understand it. They were clearly just a dog under the Sinnoh higher-ups, so how had they suddenly broken free of the leash and started biting people?
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"Gen-gen-gen!"
Gengar gestured excitedly with both hands and feet.
Agatha listened and nodded repeatedly. "Good. Well done."
After receiving praise, it happily slipped back into the shadows.
She turned it over in her mind. This kind of infighting among pirate underlings was nothing important. It was likely because Shiro had suddenly appeared and forcefully killed one side of the Triangle pirates, causing the balance to collapse.
If they could not even keep a dog on a leash, it only proved that those people in Sinnoh had already run out of options.
Perhaps after restricting their actions, they could try cultivating local trainers in Sinnoh and slowly stabilize the situation.
Thinking this, she quickly walked out of the headquarters building. As she stepped onto the descending stairs, her figure flickered with a ripple of shadow and vanished on the spot.
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Rowan Research Institute.
After traveling non-stop, the group returned at dusk.
There was no time to discuss anything about the Champion Cup. As soon as Rowan entered the institute, he went straight into the lab, while Carolina and Cynthia also went to rest one after another.
After eating and feeding his Pokémon, Shiro sat in his room, took out his communication device, and dialed that familiar number.
Bzzzt!
"Is that Shiro?" Oleana's cold voice came through clearly and quickly.
He went straight to the point. "What exactly is the task?"
She was silent for a few seconds before replying, "It's not a task. It's cooperation."
He could not help but chuckle softly. "Right, cooperation."
Just like how Rose had taken Sinnoh's data for free, he could also take Rose's help without paying anything. After all, Rose had already helped him, and whether he chose to return the favor depended entirely on his own will.
After saying that, Oleana changed the topic. "Do you have internet and a device to connect?"
"Yes."
Shiro took out the laptop produced by the company.
"Log into a website." She immediately gave him the URL.
He typed on the keyboard and entered the site.
The moment it loaded, two large images appeared. They were clearly scenes from his final match against Leon.
On one side was Charizard, wrapped in flames and full of imposing momentum. On the other was Corviknight, cold and sharp, its strength impossible to read.
This was the official Galar website.
The most eye-catching headline read: The Galar Champion's Battle. The Galar region will be fully opened.
He stared at the words "fully opened" for a few seconds before clicking in.
Inside were various development plans from Macro Cosmos and the League, as well as details about the construction of the port in Hulbury…
"What does this mean?" Shiro's tone turned uncertain. "Don't tell me you want me to handle promotion."
Even if he had some reputation now, it was only among researchers. What Galar needed to attract were the large number of League-registered trainers. How many of them would even recognize him?
"That's right…" Oleana admitted directly. "The company has already arranged the promotional work."
A huge question mark appeared in Shiro's mind.
Promotion again?
How exactly were they going to promote it?
Could it be the same as before in Galar? The story of a genius youth who lost his qualification for the Gym Challenge, then rose against the odds to become champion…
"For the details, you can check the news in each region yourself."
Oleana did not elaborate further and continued, "I will send you the data related to Dynamax. You only need to publish it as a paper."
"What?"
Shiro shot to his feet, unable to believe it.
Data on Dynamax, and they were sending it to him to publish?
Was Galar no longer planning to hide Dynamax?
No, what did it mean to let him publish a Dynamax paper? To promote Dynamax and give other regions a kind of advance warning?
As the only Galar researcher with some reputation outside, he was indeed suitable for this role.
But just giving a warning would not attract travel-loving trainers… unless it was combined with the company's full promotional push.
Just like the "Unbeatable Champion Leon" from before, they would first build up his reputation as Galar's champion, then emphasize his identity as a researcher and the unique Dynamax system. That would definitely attract a large number of interested trainers.
At present, there was no Mega Evolution or Terastalization yet, so Dynamax held enormous appeal for trainers.
More importantly, the Dynamax system could only be used in Galar.
Only Galar possessed such a massive amount of Wishing Stars, the Dynamax energy originating from the slumbering poison dragon Eternatus deep underground.
Dynamax Bands were merely artificial energy relay stations.
Those attracted trainers would have no choice but to travel to Galar by sea. It was easy to imagine that Galar's economy would flourish even more, and it might even rival Kanto in a short time, especially with Kanto's division coming soon.
With such a vast region splitting in two, it was indeed a great opportunity for Galar to rise from isolation.
While Shiro was still thinking, the laptop received the files sent by Oleana.
"For the next three years, you will serve as Galar's public face. If you need any help, you can come to me." She paused slightly. "As for the other arrangements, Chairman Rose has already handled them. You just need to follow the process."
"Wait…"
Before he could ask what those "other arrangements" were, she had already hung up.
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