Pokemon: Rising From The Dark

Flygon could not meet Aoki's current requirements, and Altaria was faster. As for what Aoki was originally planning to do, he had to put it aside for the time being. After all, this emergency involves the entire Hoenn region. After a day and night of crazy travel, they finally arrived in Slateport City before nightfall.

He did not care about the ban on flying in the city and flew directly towards the temporary base built by the Central League in the backyard of the Pokemon Center. Wallace and Lance has been ignoring the no-fly ban since his time as a senior investigator, and now Aoki is going to be willful for once.

At this time, Aoki had changed back into his chief investigator's uniform. He was wearing a black windbreaker that looked like a dress, with a very flashy cape fluttering in the wind, and the chief investigator's medal on his chest was shining. Standing on the back of the Altaria with a cold face, his presence commanded attention.

The people who were originally busy doing something outside the venue behind the Pokemon Center suddenly felt a gust of wind. In an instant, they knew that someone else was coming directly on a flying mount. This wasn't the first time today. They skillfully put down what they were doing, walked aside, and waited silently for the arrival of the visitor.

Altaria landed directly under Aoki's command. Without any hesitation, he used the Poke Ball to collect the Altaria and walked inside with big strides. The gatekeeper standing at the door, when he saw the Chief Investigator's Medal on Aoki's chest, showed a passionate and admiring look, and his posture became much more standard when he saluted.

When Aoki was in the square, the people behind him continued to do their own things, while whispering about Aoki's Altaria, Aoki's identity and his age. It's no wonder that there are quite a few people who know Aoki. Some of them were met when the league was promoting the Hoenn Gemini, and some were met on TV during the Sinnoh Tournament. In short, in one word, Aoki is now almost considered a half-boss of the Hoenn League.

He rushed all the way without any obstruction and arrived directly at the door of the temporary meeting room. After confirming his identity, Aoki pushed the door and walked in. It looked like a vegetable market inside, full of league bosses, but no one was sitting down to talk. They were all standing there, arguing with red faces and veins bulging on their necks.

However, Aoki found that Adams had not arrived yet, so he must be on his way, otherwise this would not be the case in the conference room. He saw Matsuda sitting in the corner with a tired look on his face. Aoki walked over immediately.

"Teacher." Aoki called out. Hearing Aoki's voice, Matsuda slowly opened his eyes. "You're here." Matsuda's voice was a little hoarse. Maybe they had argued for a while before.

"Teacher, please have some water. Where is President Adams?" Aoki took out a bottle of water from the storage space and handed it to Matsuda. Matsuda did not hesitate and opened it and drank nearly half of the bottle in one breath. "Adams should be here soon. This incident was so sudden that he didn't react in time," said Matsuda.

"Why are they arguing like this?" Aoki asked. "Because Wattson has returned, but some people have not, including your good brother Steven and Phoebe who went with him. The most anxious people now are the people of the Stone family. One side wants immediate rescue, while the other side wants to wait until Wattson wakes up before making a decision. Adams' absence has led to the current situation."

"Steven? Phoebe? They went together?" Aoki's face turned ugly. No wonder the call didn't go through at first. Moreover, Phoebe was the person that Aoki promised to take care of, but now she has disappeared with Steven. Aoki didn't know how to face Adams.

Sometimes you are forced to see someone even when you don't want to. Just as Aoki and Matsuda were talking, the door of the conference room was pushed open again. The person who came in this time was Adams, who was dressed in formal attire and had a very serious expression. Aoki had never seen Adams like this before. This was the momentum that a regional champion should have.

The people who came in after him were also big shots - the remaining Elite Four, and the patriarchs of various major families, including Steven's father, the current head of the Stone Family, Joseph Stone. The Jenny family, the Joey family, and so on.

"Let the meeting begin now! Those who are not of sufficient rank, get out! With all the noise and bustle, do we still look like a league?" Adams slammed the table and shouted with full energy after he came in. Looking around the room, no one dared to look him in the eye. Those who were arguing either sat down awkwardly or walked out of the meeting room in shame.

At this point, the entire conference room finally became completely quiet. Adams sat directly in the middle of the conference room, and the others also sat down in their seats. 

On the right hand side were Matsuda, the head of the Joy family, the head of the Junsha family, the president of the Coordinators Association, and Aoki's teacher, Matsuda. This was the first time that Aoki saw all the bigwigs of the Hoenn League gathered in a conference room.

The identity and status of each person could be seen from the seats on both sides, including the combat faction on the right and the power faction on the left. Those who could sit at this conference table were the real leaders of the league at this time. There were also some older and more experienced people sitting on chairs on both sides of the conference room.

Although these people were no longer in charge of the league's affairs, they made great contributions to the construction of the Hoenn League in the past, so they still had to listen to what they said, to a certain extent. As for Aoki, he sat directly below Wattson's position.

The first reason was that Aoki also belonged to the league's combat power faction, and the chief investigator was qualified to sit in the position. Another reason was that today, a chief investigator, Investigator Aoki, came to the Investigation Organization. Aoki didn't know what the rest of the people were doing, so Aoki was not only representing himself, but also representing the League Investigators Organization.

He sat in that position and no one said anything, some even took it for granted. So, opposite Aoki was his teacher, Matsuda. It represented the Breeder's Guild of the Hoenn region at this time. It was the first time that Aoki sat at such a large conference table, and he sat directly in the first seat after the Elite Four.

I have to say, this was a great honor. There were also quite a few league bosses sitting in the back, many of whom could represent a family or a force. But Aoki didn't feel happy at all at this moment. Representing the Investigators' Organization was not only an honor, but also a pressure.

At the same time, the look in Adams' eyes when he scanned everyone today was indescribably sharp. Aoki had not taken good care of Phoebe, so he was a little afraid to look Adams directly in the eye.