"Have you heard...?"
"Is that true? Weren't their ranked matches scheduled for next month?"
"I heard it from a friend who works at the Pokémon League..."
"Really? Elite Four Sato and Elite Four Lance are going to have a private duel!"
In an instant, everyone on the street turned to look at the two speakers. Most restrained their curiosity and looked away, but a few still let out silent snickers.
Lance and Sato having a private duel?
Come on. Everyone knew they were on excellent terms and had gone on adventures together long ago.
The team name "Dragon Quest" had long since become an enduring online joke.
Yet disbelief was one thing. Many people still could not help taking out their phones and checking the day's trending topics.
Sure enough, news of Sato and Lance's private duel was already causing an uproar online.
Mt. Silver, Johto Pokémon League Branch Headquarters Building.
The president's office had changed hands. Newly appointed Branch President Nagasa Ginakawa reclined calmly in a comfortable office chair, his eyes half-closed as he listened to the two ministers arguing before him.
He did not particularly care what the two were arguing about. Becoming branch president had felt like a windfall in the first place.
Not to mention, he remembered perfectly why the former branch president had been removed from office.
Manage less of what needed managing, do not even listen to what should not be managed, work honestly for a few years until retirement, then go home and enjoy his grandchildren. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
As for two Elite Four members having a private duel?
The three people in this room combined might not even be able to defeat one of their main Pokémon, yet they arrogantly wanted to control them.
Don't drag me into this! "Hehehe,