Rope’s Present

Sinnoh League Headquarters

"Yo, Lucian, back from vacation? How do you feel?" Flint, who had an explosive head, looked at Lucian, who was hurriedly walking towards his office, and greeted him with a happy face.

Lucian stopped in his tracks as he smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Not feeling too good."

Flint cocked her head quizzically, "I heard Lance took you to Mt. Silver for a dip in the hot springs. Didn't you have a good time? Even posted an update."

While the two of them were chatting, Aaron also leapt out from that corner somehow, and then cheerfully greeted Lucian, "Hey, it's been a long time Lucian, you're finally back, so we can finally touch...and hone our real-world skills again."

[You want to talk about groping, don't you! Bastards!!!!]

Lucian mentally bellyached and decided to ignore Aaron.

He turned to Flint and said, "Red is also practicing at Mt. Silver."

A rakish smile appeared on Flint's face, "Oh~ How was it? Did you fight with him? Was he strong?"

Aaron was also very curious to hear this, there were only three champions in the Kanto region.

The first was Professor Oak, and after that was Blue's Half Hour Championship, followed by Red.

But all three stepped down. So it's been a long time since there was a champion in the Kanto region.

If Blue and Red were still champions, then the Elite Four champions from other regions would have been able to compete under the banner of exchange.

But Blue is just a Gym Leader, the kind of Gym Leader who can't be found and has his dojo guarded by Hoodie, so there's no reason to ask Blue for advice.

And Red, not to mention, this guy is now a proper white body. And he's hiding in the woods. Everyone on one side was trying to challenge the notorious 'Fighter'. It was important to realize that because there were one or two Pokédex holders everywhere, and after they made their fortune, Pokédex holders gradually became synonymous with genius.

And how could one not be intrigued by the best of the Pokédex holders?

But the Elite Four Champions knew Lance's strength, and the fact that Red and Blue could beat him was a sign that they were really a bit too strong for their own good.

So in this kind of want to challenge, but have no reason to suffer, and deep down there is a little bit afraid of the mentality. Basically no one went to Mt. Silver to find Red.

And Lucian was kind of a knockout this time. A way to scout for Elite Four champions everywhere, especially in the Sinnoh region.

As for the Sinnoh Champion, Cynthia had been fighting Red for a long time. But she never told anyone what happened. Because Rope wouldn't let it out.

Said it was a family matter, no need to spread it around.

Cynthia scolded him with a red face, while keeping her mouth shut about the fight. And naturally, Red smiled a little, and then went on to the mountain for special training.

As for the result... we'll talk about it later.

Lucian let out a bitter laugh, "Very strong, I don't recommend you guys to challenge him. flint your strength is a bit higher than mine. Cynthia's strength is quite a bit higher than ours."

The corner of Flint's mouth tugged, and he also knew that Lucian meant that he shouldn't be able to beat Red either, and Cynthia shouldn't be completely sure that she could beat Red either.

"That's still really strong..." said Aaron, recalling the scene when he fought Cynthia, replacing Cynthia with Red, and then feeling the despair, he couldn't help but shiver.

"Red and Cynthia's styles aren't quite the same. Cynthia's the kind of devastating fight that pours out in a big way, red's more flexible. Can't say that one's stronger. But both are guys you can't beat."

Lucian held his eyes, then laughed bitterly.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about that anymore... let's talk about Professor Rope. I'm really interested in this guy who Cynthia recognized." Flint changed the subject decisively. Talking further would just undermine his self-confidence.

Aaron just eats calmly from the sidelines.

"A very impressive one. Someone who should be taking Professor Oak's place in the research field." Lucian's eyes showed admiration.

"That impressive?" Aaron couldn't help but ask after hearing this. He was usually in charge of matters that favored the field of research, so he was surprised by this comment from Lucian.

One must know that Professor Oak's position in the research world was definitely not a position that could be easily replaced by someone.

"He has become a well-deserved leader in his field. And his research in other fields isn't weak either." Lucian didn't say much, a lot of things pale in comparison to describing them with words alone, "We'll see in the future, Professor Rope will definitely be a person in the future that the entire world of trainers and researchers can't ignore.

"How is his strength?" Flint was still more concerned about strength.

"I haven't fought him, but afterward, in the midst of chatting with Lance and Red. They all seemed to kind of want to fight Professor Rope. Said they'd wait about a year, which is about the end of the next League convention, and then they'd be almost ready for a title challenge.

Flint and Aaron are both in shock...

What the hell was this... although a year really wasn't that short for a professional trainer. But to catch up to Red, who was also a supreme genius, based on one year, wouldn't that be a clear statement that Rope was more talented than Red?

"That's just it," Lucian also shook his head with a bitter smile, if it wasn't for the fact that he had gotten to know Red's character in the past few days, he might have thought that Lance and Red were bragging about their friend.

After all, he hadn't fought Rope either.

As for the originally intended dig, he didn't open his mouth either. It wouldn't be appropriate for him to say such a thing to be honest. He'd also figured out that when the time came and Cynthia didn't back off, Rope would naturally throw himself on the line.

"I have a feeling we'll be seeing a lot of this Professor Rope in the future." Aaron inexplicably came up with such a sentence. The expression on his face was firm.

Lucian looked at Aaron with quite a bit of surprise, this was the first time he had ever seen Aaron talk like this.

"Bullshit, if he doesn't come, how else is Cynthia going to run to Kanto all day?" Flint said unflinchingly.

That was true, by Cynthia's character, she would never voluntarily retire as long as there was no one who could take over the position.

Lucian shook his head, but it didn't feel that way; Aaron's comment about 'seeing each other more often' felt like it planted a seed in his heart, giving him a bad feeling.

"Enough about that, I still have to deliver Professor Rope's gift to Cynthia." With that, he headed in the direction of Cynthia's office.

"Let's eat together after work!" Flint shouted after him.

Lucian waved his hand, signaling that he knew.

Watching Lucian's back as he left, Aaron asked, "So, Flint? what are we doing now?"

Flint smiled contemptuously and said, "Of course, we're going to look for the diner where we'll treat Lucian to dinner later. The diner must be meticulously picked, absolutely not slacking off!"

"Uh-huh, makes sense."

Then the two went off to slack off, ah no, to find the dining hall.