Chapter 110 — All Crime Bosses Have Something Wrong with Their Heads

Early the next morning.

During breakfast, as Serena brought the last dish to the table, she noticed something off about Korrina and curiously asked:

"Huh? Miss Korrina, are you feeling unwell?"

"What?"

Korrina startled, then forced a smile and said:

"No, no, I'm fine."

"Really? You seem a bit distracted. Did you not sleep well last night?"

Serena asked with concern.

"Thanks for your concern, but I'm really okay."

Korrina replied with a smile.

Just then, Korrina's phone suddenly rang in her purse.

Seeing the caller ID on the screen, Korrina paused briefly before answering the call.

"Hello, Chairman Lysandre."

Upon hearing Korrina say this name, both Serena and Marnie paused their eating.

The Kalos League Chairman?

But Sun Wuming showed no reaction at all, continuing to spread jam generously on Serena's waffles before stuffing them into his mouth.

"Re-really?"

Whatever was said on the other end made Korrina suddenly light up with joy, and she nodded repeatedly saying:

"Okay, okay, I understand. We'll head out right away."

After hanging up, Korrina broke into a bright smile and said:

"Everyone, Chairman Lysandre just told me they spotted Xerneas near Snowbelle City. Let's head out right away!"

[Really?!]

Diancie exclaimed excitedly.

"Haven't you noticed something strange?"

Sun Wuming suddenly asked.

"Huh?"

The joy on Korrina's face turned to confusion.

Strange? What's strange?

"After finding Xerneas, why wouldn't he go catch it himself, but instead call us to go?"

Sun Wuming asked while chewing on a waffle.

"Well, isn't it because all the Elite Four's main Pokémon were petrified by Yveltal, so they can only ask us to..."

Korrina pondered before answering.

"Xerneas is known to be the most good-natured legendary, and has always been cleaning up after Yveltal's mess throughout history. You just need to tell it that Yveltal is causing trouble and ask for help - it'll agree one hundred percent."

Sun Wuming posed another penetrating question:

"If there's no need to battle it, why doesn't he go himself or send other Elite Four members? Why specifically send you?"

"Mr. Wuming, what exactly are you trying to say?"

The confusion on Korrina's face turned to gravity.

Mr. Wuming?

Serena blinked, thinking wasn't Miss Korrina calling teacher "Mr. Sun" until yesterday?

Why the sudden intimacy?

"Nothing much, I just think there's something off about your Chairman."

Sun Wuming said with a smile.

As before, Sun Wuming didn't point out the shocking truth that Lysandre was the leader of Team Flare.

The reason was simple - unless it was someone like Bede or Sonia who completely trusted him,

Sun Wuming wouldn't use his knowledge as a transmigrator to reveal those unbelievable truths.

First, no one would believe such things just by hearing them.

Second, Sun Wuming didn't like meddling in others' affairs.

However, if it were Bede and the others, forget about identifying Giovanni as Team Rocket's boss,

Even if he said Dhelmise was Team Rocket's boss, they'd probably believe it nine times out of ten.

Korrina fell into deep thought, as she too vaguely sensed that Lysandre's behavior was indeed somewhat strange.

Moreover, thinking back carefully, ever since she joined Sun Wuming's group,

Lysandre had frequently contacted her, asking about their situation.

Originally Korrina thought Lysandre was just concerned about whether they had found Xerneas.

But with each contact, he always inquired about their location.

That was rather odd.

"So are we still going to Snowbelle City?"

Marnie asked.

Sun Wuming checked the map.

Snowbelle City was one of the easternmost cities in the Kalos region.

Its Gym Leader was a Psychic-type trainer named Olympia.

Oh, Sun Wuming remembered.

In the original anime, she had predicted that Ash would reach the peak of Kalos with Greninja.

This had led viewers to believe it was foreshadowing Ash winning the Lumiose Conference.

But damn, it turned out Ash's group was physically defeated by the villains at the peak of Kalos.

Shit!

"Let's head east."

Sun Wuming decided.

Korrina showed a surprised expression.

Going in a different direction from what Chairman Lysandre indicated?!

Sun Wuming grinned: "I'm deliberately going against his instructions."

Though he wasn't sure exactly what that lion-head was plotting, he could tell it wasn't anything good.

So might as well do the opposite.

...

...

At Lysandre Labs headquarters.

After putting down the phone, Lysandre confidently told his subordinates:

"This way, Sun Wuming won't interfere."

"As expected of the boss, this 'lure the tiger away from the mountain' strategy is brilliant!"

Xerosic quickly sucked up.

Their Team Flare's target, the Terminus Cave, was in the westernmost part of the Kalos League territory, while Lysandre had used Korrina to lure Sun Wuming to the easternmost city.

This way, even if something happened, that guy wouldn't make it back in time.

Malva stood to the side, arms crossed below her chest, silently.

Honestly, she didn't think that man Sun Wuming would fall for such a trick so easily.

But for now she had no better ideas, so she held her tongue.

"Let's go to Terminus Cave."

The usually composed and reserved Lysandre's tone began showing signs of excitement.

The plan was finally reaching its final stage.

"Alain, you come along too."

Lysandre said to Alain.

His dream was to create a world where he could freely take lives, using the method of reducing the number of lives to create a peaceful and perfect world where only his approved Team Flare would exist.

And Alain was one of those he approved of.

Lysandre believed Alain was worthy of going to the "new world" with him.

Alain, still unaware of Lysandre's true purpose, saw his fanatical expression and thought he had fallen into a pyramid scheme.

However, up until now, Lysandre had given Alain countless benefits.

After a few seconds of hesitation, Alain still decided to follow Lysandre this last time.

At this moment, he didn't realize this would truly be the "last time."

...

...

Several days later, the group passed through Lumiose City again.

While Korrina went to the police station to ask if there was any news about Malva, Sun Wuming took Marnie and Serena to sit down at the Galette Stand they had encountered before.

During their casual chat, Sun Wuming directly told the two girls about Lysandre's plan to use Yveltal and Xerneas as keys to activate the ultimate weapon from 3000 years ago, with the goal of destroying the Kalos region.

"Teacher Wuming, is what you're saying true?!"

Serena almost jumped out of her chair.

Noticing other customers looking their way, Serena quickly sat down and lowered her voice:

"So you're saying not just Elite Four Malva, but even Chairman Lysandre is..."

That's right, if Sun Wuming's statement was true, not only was Malva part of Team Flare, but even the League's highest authority, Lysandre, was a member of the criminal organization!

"Do you believe it?"

Sun Wuming asked with a faint smile.

Serena made a troubled face, but nodded:

"Since Teacher Wuming said it, of course I believe it."

Sun Wuming was somewhat surprised - it wasn't strange that Marnie would believe him.

But he hadn't expected Serena to show no doubt either, seems his favorability with her was quite good.

"Using an ancient weapon to destroy life, he's completely insane."

Even Marnie's usually expressionless face began to darken.

"Criminal organization leaders all have something wrong with their heads to some degree, you'll get used to it after seeing more of them."

Sun Wuming said with a smile.

Roughly calculating, among the villain leaders of each region, except for Giovanni and Ghetsis, it seemed none of them were quite right in the head.

"Teacher, why didn't you tell this to Miss Korrina when she was here?"

Serena asked curiously.

"Would she have believed it if I told her?"

Sun Wuming asked in return.

Both Marnie and Serena were speechless.

That's true - the Elite Four was one thing, but even the Chairman being a mole?

Who would believe that if you just said it?

"Everyone, I'm back."

At this moment, a fully armed Korrina walked into the store, noticed the strange expressions on Marnie and Serena's faces, and asked worriedly:

"What, what's wrong? Did something happen?"

"Nothing, let's go."

Sun Wuming stood up.

...

...

Several days later, at Desert City, one of the top three most prosperous cities in the Kalos region.

Though called "Desert City," it was actually a coastal city, half ocean and half desert.

It was very similar to a wealthy city from Sun Wuming's previous life - Dubai.

And at an unremarkable mountain path not far from Desert City.

A Pyroar, no, Lysandre asked Alain:

"Is this the place?"

Alain nodded and pointed ahead:

"This is the way in."

Having been here once before, Alain was sure he wasn't mistaken.

For this operation, Lysandre hadn't come ostentatiously by aircraft.

Though it took more time, it was to avoid drawing attention.

After all, this could very well be Team Flare's final operation before the arrival of the "new world."

"Good, let's go in."

Lysandre showed a satisfied smile.

Malva stood by the mountain path, arms crossed below her chest, silently frowning as she gazed toward the bustling Desert City in the distance.

That was a metropolis with a population of nearly a million.

Less than ten miles from where their group was now.

If a battle between gods were to break out here...

Malva couldn't bear to think how many people would be caught up in it.

...

...

"Is this weather trying to kill me with heat?"

Several kilometers outside Desert City, in the deserted desert, Sun Wuming untied the belt of his Turtle School training gi.

Under the embarrassed gazes of Serena and Korrina, he revealed muscles so robust they seemed ready to burst through his clothes.

Marnie followed Sun Wuming's example, taking off her punk black jacket.

Revealing the shoulder-baring slip dress underneath, she looked at her phone and said:

"We're almost at Desert City."

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