Chapter 164 - [A1] launching event [II]

[Good afternoon everyone, I am Rogers from star television, and today we are in Lumiose city. I am sure by now most of you have heard what special event is going to take place this afternoon. If you don't know what is so special about today, then let me tell you. Today, Kagami Itsuki, I am sure you all have heard of this name before, is the trainer who knocked out the two geniuses of the Kanto region in the Indigo League and almost won the Indigo Championship League this year, his recently acquired company, the Azure Industry is going to launch their newest product that is said to change the whole world. For months it was rumored that Azure Industry was going to bring changes to the entire world. And today is that day.]

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Sitting in front of the TV, Rui and Kagami watched the news live. Thanks to Amaterasu's affords, today's event is going to be broadcast live in all major regions.

Itsuki wanted the public to know about his newest product as soon as possible. Itsuki was very confident in his [A1] which was a copy of the iPhone 11. In his original world, the mobile version was a super hit and Itsuki is confident that in a world where smartphones don't even exist, his product was going to dominate the market. Bringing the iPhone into this world in less than 3 months challenged the capabilities of everyone who works for the Azure Industry. If Itsuki hadn't invested billions in his company, then the project might have taken years to complete.

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What Itsuki doesn't know is that his brilliant and world-class genius-level performance in the Indigo League has made millions of people know his name. This year's Indigo League received attention from all over the world because of the attack from Team Rocket.

The media also showed what the people were curious to know. The media showed whatever they could find about Itsuki's background story. When people learned that Itsuki has become a trainer no less than 3 months ago, millions of people especially the people of the Kalos region started to believe that Itsuki would have won the Championship League if Itsuki had gotten more time to train his Pokemon.

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There were also people who defended Cynthia by bringing her past achievements. So the debate between Itsuki and Cynthia began. The people of the Sinnoh region absolutely supported Cynthia and trash-talked about Itsuki while the people of Kalos supported Itsuki with their hearts and didn't like Cynthia that much.

The media houses were happy to take advantage of that as they wanted more views and created more controversies revolving around Itsuki's past. The TV channels started pointing out Itsuki's past causing people to learn that Itsuki actually had changed his nationality. The Sinnoh region media also questioned Itsuki's personal relationship with Ash and Paul. All this was happening without Itsuki knowing anything.

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Serena and her mother normally don't watch the news. Both mother and daughter liked to watch Dramas or movies. So only Itsuki's parents knew how the media was trying to defame their son.

Rui and Kagami didn't tell anything to Itsuki as their son had one of the most important days of his life. They wanted their child to focus on his project for now and nothing else.

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Like Star TV, other big media also has to broadcast live this big event. However, most people come here to ask questions regarding the rumors and controversies about Itsuki's personal life.

All the cameras were focused on the big stage. The stage was decorated with white lights and a white screen on the back.

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Click!

In the 100 meters large room, in front of the big stage, hundreds of journalists sat there waiting for Itsuki to come. Hearing the door opening sound, the cameras and everyone's focus was caught by the handsome young man who was wearing black suit and a white shirt under beneath.

The people instantly recognized who this man was. This young man has bought them unforgettable memories and created record which in future might never be broken.

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With a small on his face, Itsuki walked up to the stage and stood in front of all the journalists and cameras that was set in the back.

[Ladies and Gentlemen, I, Kagami Itsuki welcome you in our official launching event of our newest and leastest product [A1]. Amaterasu had arranged everything for Itsuki. Without her hard time, Itsuki would had to deal with so many troublesome things.

Clap! Clap!

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[Now without any further waiting, let....Mr. Itsuki please wait.] Itsuki stopped for a moment and looked at the journalist who interrupted him. The journalist was a beautiful woman with neck-length blond hair and curvy body.

Seeing that she had successfully managed to get Itsuki's attention, the woman smiled with a proud look. The woman stood up causing, her to become all the cameras focus.

"Mr. Kagami, I sincerely apologize for interrupting your." The first bowed her head slightly.

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Seeing the woman's apologizing, Itsuki sighed and signaled her to speak. "My question is, what do you have to say about your loss in Indigo League finals?" Hearing the woman's questions, other journalist excitedly picked up their pens. They couldn't wait to get the juicy news. Itsuki, Cynthia and the Kanto Assosiation has been a hot topic for this 2 weeks now.

While Cynthia returned to Sinnoh and celebrated in her home country, she refused to speak or even appear in front of the camera. Meanwhile, Itsuki strangely disappeared and then resurfaced in Kanto region.

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Itsuki replied without changing his expression. "I don't have anything to say about my lose. I don't want to make some fake excuses and gain everyone's sympathy. No one was expecting Cynthia to bring a level 46 Pokemon in the League. It's not everyday, that you get to fight a mid 5th order Pokemon."

"So you're saying that if you were given enough time to prepare then you can defeat Cynthia." The blond woman whose named as Scarlett was trying her best to get some controversial reply from Itsuki.

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Hearing the Scarlett's question, Itsuki smiled a little. Cynthia who was watching this from her hometown immediately knew what this smile meant. Itsuki's smile was full of confident. For some reason looking at his smile, Cynthia felt that the next time she faced Itsuki in a Championsip league, she would lose.

"Who knows. I might lose or I might win. Sometimes, just having a strong Pokemon is not enough to win a battle. A trainer must know how to use a Pokemon's abilities to the full extend." Hearing Itsuki's vague reply, Scarlett felt disappointed that she failed to get any controversial words from Itsuki's mouth.

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Scarlett knowing that she cannot get any controversial words from this topic, she decided to spice things up a little and ask about something that was related to Itsuki's past. The public loved controversial topics and the media channels were more than happy to show it.

"Mr. Itsuki there is a rumor out there that says you, Ash and Gary know each other in a personal level. We all saw that your battle with Ash and Paul looked little personal. What do you have to comment on those rumors?"

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Hearing words of the journalist, Professor Oak who was watching this live event, his face turned ugly as shit. Lance, Lorelei and other two elite four of the Kanto were also watching the live.

High seniors executives of Kalos Assosiation and from other regions also watched the live event with lots of interest. Cynthia, her mother Shizuka, Carolina, Grace, Luna and Copper, Sabrina, Suzuka, all were watching Itsuki on the TV.

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Itsuki didn't hate Ash and Paul as much as he hated their grandfather Oak. But that didn't mean Itsuki did not hate those two. Paul and Ash used to be Itsuki's childhood best friends. Being betrayed and backstabbed by the two people whom he considered brothers has definitely left deep scars in Itsuki's heart.

Itsuki didn't show any emotion on his face. Itsuki looked as if he didn't know Ash and Paul. "First of all, I think everyone in the Kanto region knows who Ash and Paul are. Both of them are the two shining geniuses of the Kanto region and also the grandson of world-famous scientist Professor Oak. I course know Ash and Paul but not on a personal level."

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"As for your question, in the Indigo League, I took every match personally and seriously. I mean, I was aiming for the Championship from the beginning. I fought every match with absolute focus and took things personally." It's not that Itsuki minded telling the world his enmity with Oak, what stopped Itsuki from not telling the truth was privacy reasons. Itsuki doesn't want the world to read his personal life like an open book. He wants to keep his personal life to friends and family.

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Scarlett felt that Itsuki was not telling the truth and was purposely keeping things vague. As for why Itsuki did that, she mistakenly assumed that Itsuki was doing it because he didn't want to offend anyone with his words.

"Mr. Kagami, the whole world is currently looking at you. You can explain or maybe at least tell us the reason why you suddenly decided to change your nationality. Before you were a Kanto region citizen but now you're the part of Kalos region. Did the Indigo League in any way influence you to make this decision?"

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