Does He Have a Screw Loose!?

Oranguru's concern was not unfounded.

But in Luo Mu's view, the chances of that concern arising at Los Platos Gym were slim.

Not to mention that most Gym Leaders, Elite Four members, and Champions were already on the Pokémon World Championships invitation list.

Even if someone really wanted to join midway through, couldn't they just contact the organizing committee directly? They would surely be happy to agree and send out an invitation.

That was the advantage and privilege of being a famous Trainer.

At most, because they had joined the competition late, they would need to grind their ranking for a while by stomping weaker opponents.

The situation Oranguru worried about might happen, but the odds of it happening at Los Platos Gym were practically zero.

—With a shortcut available, who would go out of their way to this remote backwater just for a qualification test battle?

Luo Mu felt that while the odds were not exactly zero, they were close enough. There was no need to worry about it at all.

Once the Gym opened, all he needed to do was dispatch Pokémon to work as Acting Gym Leaders every day. Whenever he felt like it, he could go over and stay there himself for a while.

The Gym might not even receive more than a few challengers in a day. After all, the First Session of the Pokémon World Championships definitely would not be as grand as the second one, with the whole world mobilized.

In exchange, he would receive all kinds of conveniences and resource support.

From the very beginning, he had been making a profit.

A few days later, on the first day of March.

After completing their leave-of-school Treasure Hunt procedures, Zhen Si and Shizuka boarded separate flights to the Sinnoh Region, headed for different