Sinnoh Region, Eterna City Airport.
Sato and Cynthia walked side by side as they walked out of the airport.
"Officer Cynthia, Lieutenant Mick reporting! Preparations for the Mt. Coronet cleanup operation are complete. Everything awaits your arrival and command!"
The moment they stepped out the doors, a Pokémon League Trainer in a dark green combat uniform eagerly walked over. His respect carried a trace of ingratiation.
"First, let me introduce him. This is Sato, an Independent Investigator from the Johto Alliance. He is here to assist with our operation."
"Officer Sato!" Mick immediately gave a serious military salute, but Sato saw through the trace of curiosity and doubt in his eyes.
People were always forgetful. It had not been long since Sato caused such turmoil in Sinnoh, yet most people had already forgotten the trending topics he had once dominated.
But Sato did not care. After gaining enough strength, things like fame were merely adding brocade to flowers.
"Alright, let's head straight to the base!"
Among the three of them, Cynthia's orders naturally took priority. Sato only needed to fulfill his role as a professional hired thug.
Mick accepted the order and rigidly led the two of them into a specially assigned military vehicle.
Mick drove, while both Sato and Cynthia chose to sit in the back.
Glancing at the rearview mirror from the corner of his eye, Sato discovered that Mick had been secretly sizing him up the entire time.
He frowned slightly, wondering whether the haircut he had just gotten yesterday was so handsome that it had started attracting his own kind. On the other side, Mick, who looked expressionless, was already experiencing a huge uproar inside.
Sinnoh's Heaven's Favored Daughter, a candidate for the next Champion, had gone to Kanto and brought back a man from Johto!