Celebration Banquet and Steven Stone, the Big Spender

January 26th, night.

Half a day had passed since the clash between the two sea-and-land gods, the desperate efforts of Trainers from all sides, and the eventual success in overcoming the crisis.

At high noon today, Fūyō, the Ghost-type Elite Four member, arrived at Muns Island.

With utmost solemnity, she accepted the Blue Orb and Red Orb from Luo Mu. Then, together with the Hoenn League's elite Trainers who had arrived alongside her, she immediately set off for Mt. Pyre to ensure the Orbs were properly secured.

The disaster caused by the stolen Orbs had already filled the Hoenn League with immense grief. Just as Steven Stone and Wallace had said, security surrounding the Orbs would likely become unprecedentedly strict for a very long time to come.

Also at noon today, Mauville Radio in Mauville City broadcast the good news of the disaster's resolution across the entire Hoenn Region.

As expected, the station gave a detailed account of how they had stopped Groudon and Kyogre's rampage from beginning to end and foiled Team Aqua and Team Magma's schemes.

From Nemona's group of three joining Ash's group of four and Lance to fight the two evil organizations, to the relay of hard-fought battles by Lance, Nemona, Steven Stone, Wallace, and Luo Mu.

Powerful figures from different regions and Pokémon Leagues had successfully prevented the disaster from spreading further. On the broadcast, the Host called them "Hoenn's great heroes."

Especially Luo Mu, whose actions in the end had settled everything.

Though the station did not mention how he had accomplished it in order to protect his privacy.

From the moment the news was released, Luo Mu's reputation in the Hoenn Region had soared as high as it could possibly go.

Even though most people did not know what he looked like.

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