Chapter 147 — You Must Not Touch Lillie

"A League tournament? Sounds good to me."

Green nodded thoughtfully, agreeing with Sun Wuming's suggestion, but then added with a hint of regret:

"We had all agreed to face off at the Silver Conference, but it got suddenly canceled."

Red replied in his characteristically calm tone:

"Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova... anywhere would do, though their champions don't seem particularly strong."

Many present quietly clicked their tongues.

This kid sure had a big mouth.

But thinking back to how Red had defeated Lance's three main Pokémon in the Elite Four challenge at the Indigo Conference...

...He did have the right to say that.

"...Let's make it Sinnoh."

After brief consideration, Sun Wuming spoke again:

"Your battle will be decided in the Sinnoh region."

"Teacher, why Sinnoh?" 

Serena asked curiously.

"Because it's more interesting there,"

Sun Wuming said with a slight smile.

Come to think of it, the Sinnoh arc was one of the rare times when Ash wasn't acting foolish.

Plus, the Lily of the Valley Conference had produced quite a few powerful competitors.

There was Paul, who was the rival in the games, and Tobias, who might have been Ash's best rival in the original anime.

True, at first glance, Tobias seemed rather questionable as a trainer.

It was hard to like him.

But while not the best, he wasn't the worst either.

Compared to Ash's rivals in later arcs, Tobias actually ranked as the best rival.

At most, he was just a bit questionable in how he treated Pokémon.

Looking at the rivals from later arcs, what were they even?

Stupid Trip, overpowered Alan.

They made Tobias look good in comparison.

Moreover, there was that legendary-using Tobias who had disgusted Sun Wuming in his previous life.

Sun Wuming was quite interested to see how that guy would fare against Red and Green, or Bede and Marnie.

Hmm... hopefully Ash wouldn't get matched up with him again?

That would be too unlucky for the kid.

"Sinnoh? I can accept that."

Red was the first to agree, his gaze sweeping over Bede, Serena, and the others.

Having them as opponents wouldn't be bad either.

"Then we'll save our battle for the Lily of the Valley Conference. I, the great Green, will definitely become stronger."

Green confidently flicked his right index and middle fingers.

Just as Ash was about to say something, his phone suddenly rang.

Ash quickly answered it.

About five minutes later, Ash said dejectedly:

"Brock and Misty say they have to take over as gym leaders, so they probably can't travel with me anymore."

This was expected.

After all, due to what happened with Sabrina, Koga, and Lt. Surge.

The Kanto League had suffered heavy losses.

While Koga's Fuchsia Gym had his daughter Janine to take over, both Sabrina's Saffron Gym and Lt. Surge's Vermilion Gym were left without leaders.

In this situation, the Kanto League naturally couldn't let Brock and Misty roam freely.

However, according to the original story, Brock would soon transfer his gym leader position to one of his promising younger brothers.

He would then pursue becoming a Pokémon Breeder, and continue being Ash's surrogate mother figure in the Sinnoh arc.

As for Misty's position, it would be taken by another female protagonist, Dawn.

"Aren't you participating?"

Before parting, Red suddenly asked Sun Wuming.

Instantly, Luana, Bede, and the others' expressions turned strange.

Imagining Sun Wuming bringing out Hoopa, Zygarde, and other Pokémon to face them.

My goodness...

This wouldn't just be throwing a grenade into a fish pond, this would be dropping a nuclear bomb!

"As for me, come find me when you've reached the Master level,"

Sun Wuming said with a smile.

Though despite saying this, among the four from Pallet Town, only Red had that potential.

Even though Green could still match Red now, before long, the gap between them would only grow wider...

...

...

After parting with the four from Pallet Town, Serena suddenly asked Sun Wuming:

"By the way, teacher, aren't Bede and Luana members of the Galar Elite Four? Can they participate?"

"Hmm... there's no precedent for this, but we can probably work something out with the Sinnoh League."

Sun Wuming also realized this was an issue.

In other leagues' eyes, wouldn't this seem like they were coming to show off?

"So shall we head to Sinnoh now?"

Marnie asked.

"No, before that, there's somewhere in Kanto I want to visit."

Sun Wuming said mysteriously.

"Master, Luana and I need to return to Galar for a bit to report to Chairman Rose about the progress of the Pokémon World Championships."

Bede remembered something and said.

After all, she and Luana were traveling on official business, and they needed to complete the tasks assigned from above.

"I understand, we'll meet in Sinnoh then."

Sun Wuming said with a gentle smile.

"Mr. Wuming, are you leaving?"

Lillie showed a reluctant expression. After spending time together in Kanto, did they really have to part?

"Once your mother recovers, you can come find us right away, and we can travel together again."

Sun Wuming patted Lillie's head reassuringly.

"Mm... I know..."

Lillie nodded slightly, her doll-like delicate face showing some self-deprecation as she continued:

"But, I feel like I'm troubling everyone. You're all so strong, while I'm always just relying on your help..."

"What are you saying, Lillie? That's too distant."

Serena stepped forward to comfort her:

"We're friends, and friends help each other."

Bede, Marnie, and the other girls also offered their comfort.

Sun Wuming encouraged:

"Don't be discouraged. If you can master commanding Solgaleo, you'll be on par with champions like Alder."

It had to be said that Lillie really had the potential of a Mary Sue novel protagonist.

She just happened to pick up a Pokémon, and it was directly a Legendary.

With proper training and improved commanding ability.

She could easily reach Champion level.

She might even be able to defeat six Pokémon in a row when facing declining champions like Alder or ordinary champion-level trainers like Diantha, if luck was on her side.

Of course, this six-in-a-row would be in rotation battles, like sending them out one by one.

If all six came out at once, Lillie still wouldn't have a chance to win.

In some ways, Lillie's opportunities were much better than Ash's.

What did it matter how many Legendary Pokémon Ash had seen?

Did any of them want to follow him?

Meanwhile, Lillie's Legendary Pokémon was quietly resting in its Poké Ball, taking a nap in Lillie's bag.

At noon, everyone gathered for one last meal together.

Lusamine found an opportunity to call Sun Wuming to her second-floor recovery room, wanting to talk with him.

This behavior from Lusamine surprised Sun Wuming.

Logically, shouldn't this woman's attitude towards him be to stay as far away as possible?

Could it be like those doujinshi plots where the female lead develops different feelings for the guy with dyed hair?

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