Area Zero in Turmoil, Lillie's Test!

While Xingye and the others leisurely held a gathering in Kitakami, another incident occurred at Paldea League Headquarters beside Mesagoza.

League employees responsible for monitoring the Great Crater of Paldea received a report from the monitoring station near Jinhui Town. Something appeared to be violently striking the mist, trying to force its way out of Area Zero!

Geeta, who was handling documents in her office, quickly received the report. The moment she discovered that the abnormal coordinates were directly in Mesagoza's direction, she immediately became alert.

She promptly summoned her secretary through her Rotom Phone and asked, "Where's Penny?"

"She took the day off to visit Kitakami with Nemona and the others. She probably won't be back until tomorrow."

"Why now of all times..."

Geeta rubbed her forehead and shook her head, then instantly regained her composure. With a stern expression, she began issuing orders. "Notify Larry in Jinhui Town immediately. Have him bring back three-tenths of the—no, everyone except the employees at the monitoring station!"

"Huh? Is that... Understood!"

Geeta merely glanced at her, and the secretary instantly understood. That was Geeta's prestige in the Paldea Region; everyone respected her.

After making several more arrangements, she waved her hand and dismissed the secretary.

Then, touching her gloves, she walked to the office window. She no longer had any mood to keep sorting through documents and stared gravely toward the Great Crater of Paldea.

The entire design of Paldea League Headquarters, as well as the Pokémon League emblem, featured a compass-like needle. Viewed from the front, that needle pointed toward the Great Crater of Paldea. Even her office window faced the crater's direction.

Of course, none of that was meaningless. Geeta had never told anyone about the connection between the founding of the Paldea League and Area Zero, nor about