The former Spider members all found seats according to their previous strength rankings. Everyone else stood against the walls, including A Long behind Yu Hai, as well as the bewildered Koga and the others. None of them knew what Yu Hai intended to do.
Yu Hai looked at the eighteen Elite Four Trainers in the meeting room. They would form the foundation for the new department he was building to suppress the entire Orange Islands. He cleared his throat and introduced himself to the crowd. "Everyone should have seen the news. I've become the Champion of the Orange League..."
"Becoming Champion is only the first step. Next, I want to reform the Orange Islands, and I'll need everyone's help..."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at Yu Hai in silence. They all knew something major was going to happen tonight, and they waited for him to continue.
"I know some of those present have less-than-respectable backgrounds. Some of your faces may even still be on the League's wanted list, unable to see the light of day." Yu Hai lightly tapped the tabletop. Certain people knew exactly whom he meant, so there was no need for him to name them one by one.
He continued, "None of that matters, and I don't care about it. I can give everyone a promise—a promise from the League Champion, a promise from a Champion Trainer, and a promise to those Trainers who can't enter through that door..."
"For Trainers who can't show their faces, I can give them new identities, give them the lives they want, and let them begin anew in the Orange Islands..."
"Next, I'll establish a new department within the Orange League. Everyone present will be the founding members of this department. Its duties will differ from those of