Two days had passed since the battle beneath Kabukicho that few people knew about.
Today should have been the day of the World Championships final, but the earthquake in Alola had disrupted the schedule. All they could do was wait for an official announcement.
Although there were plenty of complaints online, the spectators who had experienced the earthquake in Alola had truly felt how terrifying it was.
Even if they did not know the truth... when disaster struck, it was Alola's people and Pokémon who had kept them safe, giving them a taste of what made Alola special.
Still, after something like this, the Island Kahunas and the Alola League had their hands full. Worse, it was the end of the year, with little time left before the New Year, so many spectators chose to leave.
Yet Xingye, Alola's Champion, had gone missing at this critical moment...
The cavern beneath Kabukicho had been completely filled in. That was easy enough for the Tree of Beginning, but restoring Kabukicho to its former state was a much trickier matter.
That was what Xingye was busy with now. Boss Slowking had told him that Underground Kabukicho had taken nearly thirty years to build. Although that had been decades ago, restoring it and getting it running again in a short time was still next to impossible.
But with the Odd Jobs' connections among people and Pokémon, finding a bunch of professionals and Pokémon to help was easy enough. Since he could not battle for now anyway, he devoted himself to the work.
After all, Kabukicho was extremely important, and he was now its manager. The age of the former Elite Four was gone for good, so he had to take responsibility and plan everything out properly.
Most of the old facilities and buildings could