Xia Yan, the Teacher

"Chairwoman Lusamine."

Xia Yan stepped into the Aether Foundation's luxury car.

He saw once again this formidable woman, renowned throughout the entire Pokémon World.

Lusamine was not famous for her strength like Cynthia and Lorelei.

Yet the fact that she had single-handedly developed the Aether Foundation to its current scale showed just how capable she was.

After all.

Rather than a contest between the Pokémon League and Alola Region's various factions, this tournament was more accurately a contest against the local Alola forces led by the Aether Foundation.

To develop an organization to the point where even the Pokémon League had to take it seriously, regardless of the means used—public opinion or sheer power—was no small feat.

This was not Xia Yan's first contact with Lusamine.

After all, he had interacted with Lusamine before under his Hunter identity.

The Hunter Guild in the Alola Region was now developing rapidly, with the Aether Foundation secretly supporting it.

Of course.

Both sides got what they needed. Xia Yan needed the Hunter Guild to earn resources and build influence within it, while Lusamine hoped to use the Hunter Guild's Pokémon trafficking in the Alola Region to expand her influence and force the opening date to come sooner.

She was a deeply calculating woman. Xia Yan knew he could not compare to her, so although he remained calm on the surface, he stayed highly alert inside.

Lusamine smiled and brushed back her hair. "I had heard of you long ago, Mr. Xia Yan. Even back when you used the name 'Dodo Bird,' I had been following your papers. It wasn't convenient for me to travel before, but I did send people to try contacting you. Today, we finally have the chance to sit down and have a proper talk."

A thought stirred in Xia