Devon Corporation Headquarters.
Though this was where Devon conducted its various businesses and scientific research, Steven also had a private room here.
The room's most numerous furnishings were cabinets, and atop them sat all manner of oddly shaped stones.
Evolution Stones, meteorites, fossils, crystals, gemstones... rare stones of every kind were collected in this room.
The "neglectful of his proper duties" Hoenn Champion, Steven Stone, sat in a stone chair, looking helplessly at the pile of documents on the table.
"This Champion position... is so boring..." Steven sighed. "I need to find an opportunity to dump it on someone else."
Being Champion was not easy, either.
If Devon's development had not required him to become Champion, then rather than becoming Champion and inheriting the family business, Steven would have preferred traveling everywhere and collecting rare stones.
Thus, even after becoming Champion, aside from matters concerning Hoenn's safety, Steven would slack off whenever he could. He was the typical sort who handled major matters but ignored minor ones.
Still, in a sense, although Steven was somewhat unreliable, he was a qualified Champion. After all, whenever Hoenn's safety was at stake, he had always rushed to the front lines.
Steven checked the time on his watch. Today was the day Fang Yuan had arranged to meet him.
Steven had initially assumed Fang Yuan wanted to discuss the Hoenn Legendary Titans with him, the Champion. To his surprise, Fang Yuan said his purpose today was "cooperation."
Cooperation in the field of technology...
Though Steven did not fully understand what Fang Yuan meant, considering that Groudon and Kyogre had both rushed to make Fang Yuan their Trainer, he did not dare treat Fang Yuan lightly.
Through this exchange... he wanted to probe Fang Yuan's background. He was far too curious about this mysterious Fang