Three days later.
Xia Yan left the Crown Tundra and returned to Galar once more.
Hammerlocke.
The most central city in the Galar Region, it had a long history and had once been the region's central city.
Nowadays, due to Galar's rapid development, the largest and most prosperous city had clearly become Wyndon, where the Macro Cosmos Group headquarters stood. Yet Hammerlocke's importance remained unquestionable.
It was the city that completely divided the Wild Area from human territory, and it had also been an important fortress where humans once defended against attacks by wild Pokémon in ancient times.
Tall, ancient buildings, soaring city walls, and Hammerlocke Stadium, all highlighting the historical character of the Galar Region.
At that moment, inside Hammerlocke's Battle Café.
"Congratulations, Leon."
Sitting by the window and petting Zorua, Xia Yan smiled as he looked at the young man before him, whose actual age was definitely younger than he appeared.
Though he was under twenty, he had already grown a beard.
"Xia Yan, don't start copying Master."
Holding his coffee, Leon looked helpless. He found Xia Yan's way of addressing him somewhat hard to accept.
He lightly rubbed the rim of his coffee cup.
"So, you beat Opal, right?"
At that, Leon's face once again broke into a confident smile. Grinning, he said, "That's right. It shouldn't be long before I have my own Champion moment!"
As he spoke.
Leon raised a hand and struck one of his signature poses.
Apparently.
Rose had specifically arranged for someone to come up with that pose for him, so that everyone who saw it in the future would think of Leon.
It had to be said that Rose's ability in business and promotion truly stood in a class of his own.
It was somewhat like the advertisements from Xia Yan's