[Ding! Beedrill (63) defeated XXX (63)/XXX (59)/XXX (59)... Permanent Quest 1 completed. Opponents' levels detected as equal to/lower than/lower than your Pokémon's... Congratulations, host! You received 63/59/59 Points. Beedrill's growth level increased slightly/minutely/minutely...]
[Ding! Targets identified as objectives of Special Quest 3 Hidden in the Orphanage. You received an additional 1,600/1,580/1,580 Points!]
"This guy's their top leader?"
Inside the ship's cabin, Mu Yun stared at the disheveled, despairing white man not far away, speechless.
Seriously? How was a "loser" with only Gym Leader Level Pokémon ranked above the Champion Level monster from earlier?
Or had that monster just been passing through?
Mu Yun fell into thought.
"Who sent you?"
Soli shouted in a flawless Never-Sunset accent, his voice hysterical as Beedrill buzzed beside him and closed in step by step.
Mu Yun glanced at Soli. Despair and madness filled the man's face, but his hand had quietly closed around something resembling a communicator.
Beneath his mask, Mu Yun smiled.
"You don't need to know."
The madness vanished from Soli's face at once. In its place came the triumphant look of a man whose suspicions had been confirmed.
Because Mu Yun had spoken in the Never-Sunset Language.
With his LV4 proficiency in the language, Mu Yun sounded just like someone from the Never-Sunset League. His accent was impeccable.
"It was you after all!" Soli gave a bleak laugh. "Heh. I'll be waiting for you down below!"
With that, he pressed a button and sent out the recording he had just made.
Almost the instant the transmission finished, he felt an immense force bear down on him.
An invisible power pried his fingers open, and the transmitter floated away from his palm.
"!!!"
"You're a Psychic! But it's too late. I've already sent the information—"
Soli's