Pokemon, a genius scientist who traveled from one piece

Inside the living room of the beachside cottage.

"Although Aldus is one of the Elite Four of the Indigo League, he's different from Champion Lorelei and the other three Elite Four members. He doesn't spend much time at Indigo Plateau. Instead, he stays by his father, Lord Tailor, giving the impression that he's not an Elite Four member at all, but rather his father's bodyguard."

Itsuki revealed a blackboard filled with information about the Aldus family, including the bald old man, "Lord Tailor," who attended the banquet held in Violet City.

This scene was reminiscent of the protagonist group planning their heist in 《Grand Theft Auto V》.

Speaking of this, Itsuki clicked his tongue. "His father is the richest man in Johto and has donated a lot of money to the League, so the League turns a blind eye to it."

Itsuki wholeheartedly approved of the plan to target Aldus.

He originally joined because staying by Sousei's side wouldn't be boring.

Attacking an Elite Four member?

Doesn't that sound exciting!?

"Then should we find that Lord Tailor first?"

Lyra asked, tilting her head.

But that would probably be difficult.

As the richest man in Johto, Lord Tailor's assets are spread throughout the region.

And unlike Silph Co., which has branches all over the world but its headquarters in Saffron City, Kanto.

Lord Tailor's business doesn't have a so-called "headquarters," or rather, no one knows which one it is.

Therefore, finding him won't be easy.

"Not necessarily."

Sousei posted a photo in the center of the blackboard.

It was Lord Tailor's youngest son, who they had fought at the villa before, Aldus's younger brother, Altus!

Lyra's expression changed slightly.

She remembered that Altus was the Gym Leader of Olivine City!

Unlike his elusive father and brother.

As a Gym Leader, he naturally had to stay in his territory most of the time.

After all, in the future, when Brock and Misty were away traveling with Ash for a long time, they would leave the Gym Leader positions to their younger siblings.

"Altus is one of the top trainers in the Johto region... no, he should be the strongest, right? It's said that his strength is comparable to that of the Elite Four."

Itsuki bit his lip excitedly. "With such a big event, I think it's necessary to inform the reporters before we take action so they can publicize our victory."

"Don't cause trouble!"

Lyra said unhappily.

She didn't want to be a show-off.

The purpose of targeting Altus was, in the end, to track down Aldus.

If they alerted the enemy or attracted the League's attention.

Then the operation would be ruined.

"We're not acting for the sake of fighting,"

Sousei said:

"The key is to find Aldus's whereabouts and investigate what shady dealings his family is involved in."

"Ah? What a pity, I wanted to fight a Trainer-level powerhouse."

Itsuki looked regretful.

"There will be plenty of opportunities for you to fight in the future, the target is Aldus!"

Lyra couldn't stand this idiot anymore, but unfortunately, to face an Elite Four-level opponent, she still needed Itsuki's strength.

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Olivine City, like Vermilion City, is a coastal city located in the Johto region.

It is also one of the largest cities in the Johto region.

From the harbor here, you can take a long-distance ship to Kanto.

In Ash's time, the Gym Leader here was Jasmine, who specialized in Steel-type Pokémon.

However, even the future Jasmine was considered young among the Gym Leaders.

She should still be traveling around as a regular trainer now.

In a restaurant across from the Olivine Gym, Sousei and the others sat on the outdoor seats, looking across the road at the gym's main entrance.

They had already found out that Altus was currently at the gym and they could take action.

"Shoo shoo~"

Itsuki slurped his spaghetti, speaking somewhat unclearly:

"Shouldn't we do this kind of thing at night? Let's fill our stomachs first. By the way, Lyra, aren't you going to eat this Alcremie Strawberry Cake? If you're not, then..."

As he spoke, Itsuki's thieving hand reached towards the cake in front of Lyra.

Smack!

Lyra picked up a fork and slapped the back of Itsuki's pig hoof. "You creep!"

"Two options, one is to sneak in at night when he's asleep to see if there's anything shady inside, the other... is to wait for him to accept a gym challenge and have the challenger stall for time."

Sousei analyzed.

Hearing this, Itsuki and Lyra exchanged glances and unanimously chose the first option.

After all, there should be more time to take advantage of when someone is asleep.

"Hello, I'm Ami, and I have an appointment to challenge Mr. Altus today."

Just then, a girl who looked two years younger than Itsuki, probably only six or seven years old, walked to the gym entrance and said to the security guard in a childish voice.

Ami!?

Hearing this name, Sousei subconsciously looked up towards the gym entrance.

It was a fair-skinned little girl with gray, shoulder-length short hair.

Was it that Ami?

"That's right, there's nothing to do during the day anyway, let's go watch the fun."

The little girl's words attracted more than just Sousei and the others.

Because Kanto and Johto share the same League.

The Kanto and Johto regions combined have more than 20 gyms (the anime version explicitly stated that the Kanto region has more than 10 gyms).

As long as you collect 8 of them, you can participate in the Indigo Plateau Conference.

Therefore, most adventurous trainers will choose relatively weaker gyms.

Such as the Pewter Gym managed by Brock's father, and the Cerulean Gym currently managed by Misty's sisters.

And Altus, as the strongest Gym Leader currently recognized in the Johto region, whose strength is comparable to the Elite Four.

Not many reckless people dare to challenge him.

It's the same as Giovanni of the Viridian Gym.

That's why Giovanni was able to stay in Johto with Sousei for so long.

Because no challengers dared to come anyway.

And after hearing that someone was challenging Altus.

The stands of the Olivine Gym were immediately packed with people who wanted to see who was so fearless.

That's why Sousei, Lyra, and Itsuki were sitting inside without attracting any attention.

"This little kid, you don't seem to have reached the League's prescribed trainer age, right?"

Altus frowned behind his sunglasses, standing on one side of the field.

The League stipulates that the minimum age for trainers to choose their initial Pokémon, go on adventures, and participate in gym challenges and League conferences is 10 years old.

And the girl in front of him, no, the little girl, clearly didn't meet the standard.

"Ye, yes, I, I'm 6 years old this year, and I just got my first Pokémon from my grandpa yesterday."

The loli version of Ami had a bit of Hinata Hyuga's vibe. Under the gaze of countless people in the gym, her little face was slightly red, and she said nervously:

"I, I grew up in Olivine City, and I've always heard people say that Mr. Altus is the strongest trainer in the Johto region, so, so I want Mr. Altus to be the first opponent of my initial Pokémon."

As soon as loli Ami said this, the audience immediately started discussing.

"Wow, this kid is brave enough, she just got her initial Pokémon yesterday and dares to challenge Mr. Altus today?"

"This is probably 'a newborn Tauros calf isn't afraid of an Incineroar'."

"Sigh, I thought I could see an exciting duel, but it turned out to be a baby game, boring."

"Needless to say, it'll definitely be a one-sided slaughter, let's go, let's go."

Many viewers immediately got up and prepared to leave.

After all, judging by Ami's age, they didn't think she could be that strong.

Now that they heard her say that she had just received her initial Pokémon yesterday, they were even less interested.

What's so interesting about a one-sided slaughter?

Seeing a large number of viewers getting up to leave, loli Ami's face turned even whiter, she was frightened and didn't know what to do, and her eyes even started to glisten with little pearls.

Just as Ami was at a loss, Altus shouted sternly:

"Why are you laughing at this child? Isn't her courage worth learning from?"

As soon as he said this, those viewers who were about to leave immediately looked ashamed, not knowing whether to leave or stay.

And those who were still sitting showed more or less admiration.

"Well said, Mr. Altus."

"As expected of the pride of our Olivine City!"

Lyra sneered softly, "Tch! What an act!"

As the younger brother of the person who killed her Houndoom's parents, Lyra hated Altus as well.

Sousei remained silent.

To be honest, he didn't think Altus was putting on an act.

Having lived for three lifetimes, Sousei was quite confident in his ability to judge people.

Of course, if Altus had an acting ability of Aizen's level, then Sousei admitted that he couldn't see through it.