"A new Champion?"
"Why didn't I know about this?!"
When he received the notification about the Kanto Alliance's new Champion appointment, Su Hao admitted that he was completely dumbfounded.
Especially by the positions listed above.
Kanto Alliance: Champion Su Hao; Elite Four Bruno, Lorelei, Kiyo, Lance.
Johto League: Champion Lance; Elite Four Bruno, Koga, Will, Karen.
For a moment, Su Hao had even thought it was some kind of scam call or text message.
But when he called Lance to ask, the other party said—
"Wasn't this what you wanted? Don't worry, I signed you up for the Kanto-Johto Alliance Chairman election too. With your achievement of wiping out Team Rocket, taking office is only a matter of time!"
There seemed to be a hint of gloating in Lance's voice from the other end of the line.
You thought it was a joke, but I was serious. Besides, the higher-ups had rarely been so unanimous—they believed they needed to keep Su Hao, this prized talent, in the Kanto Alliance as soon as possible.
After all, aside from Ash, the person with the best relationship with Legendary Pokémon was Su Hao.
As long as he took office, the Kanto Alliance's development momentum would definitely surpass that of every other Pokémon League by far!
"..."
Hearing Lance's words, Su Hao fell silent for once.
He knew Lance had done it on purpose!
He clearly knew it had been a joke, yet he had carried it out with utmost seriousness.
After thinking it over, Su Hao realized that Sinnoh and Unova probably already knew his true identity because of his reveal.
There was no longer any need to hide it, so Su Hao repeated over the phone the same explanation he had given Cynthia, Lucian, and Caitlin.
Then, he added at last, "Before