Awaken, Jirachi!

Paldea Region, League Headquarters.

"Rakua Element?"

Geeta looked at the letter jointly signed by Teacher Jing He, Cynthia, and Wataru. She could not help but take it seriously.

A letter jointly signed by three Champions!

The importance of its contents went without saying.

When Geeta saw the account of the incident in the letter, along with the mention of the "Rakua Element," her expression immediately turned grave.

As a Champion herself.

She understood clearly what kind of trouble this "Rakua Element" would bring if it could truly grant Pokémon explosive increases in strength at the cost of lifespan—or rather, accelerated cell division—and how many lawless people it would attract.

Pokémon Hunters, certain evil organizations, and some extremists—once they learned of the Rakua Element's power, trying to obtain it would be almost inevitable!

If that were all, it might still be manageable.

There might be quite a few such people, but they could always be dealt with one way or another.

The biggest problem was this.

What kind of impact would it cause if ordinary people, unaware of its side effects, used it recklessly—or had it used on them?

"'Rakua Element,' a power related to cell division... It may have appeared in Levincia?"

Levincia, Excellence Company, Gibeon...

Geeta naturally—or rather, instinctively—linked those factors together.

But it was only a blind association. There was no necessary connection between them.

"Troubled times," Geeta sighed helplessly.

The matter of the Disaster Pokémon had not fully passed. The Pokémon World Coronation Series was drawing ever closer. Even the deepest part of the Great Crater of Paldea seemed to have grown restless lately. And now there was this Rakua Element on top of everything else.

Even someone as capable as Geeta found it especially vexing, with no clear idea where to begin.

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