Paldea Pokémon League headquarters.
The chairwoman's office.
Nemona reported what they had experienced in the Great Crater, leaving out the part about traveling through time in the middle of the night.
Baimu had asked her to keep that to herself.
"The Time Machine and Pokémon from the past and future... I understand."
Geeta fell silent for a moment, then rose and walked over to Arven. She patted him on the shoulder. "I'm deeply sorry about what happened to Professor Turo and Professor Sada."
"Yeah... Yeah." Arven said nothing more.
He didn't want too many people knowing about his family affairs, but Area Zero was too important for them to gloss over what had happened.
The Elite Four wore different expressions, but each showed some measure of regret and sorrow.
Professor Turo and Professor Sada had created the Tera Orb together, breathing new life into Paldea. As the current Elite Four, they couldn't help but be grateful to the two of them.
The professors' work mattered greatly in its own right.
Losing both of them in such a short time was a loss to the whole world.
The peace and prosperity of the Pokémon World depended in part on researchers exploring Pokémon and the world around them.
Geeta said softly, "I must admit the League bears some responsibility. Overseeing Area Zero was our duty... I'll make this right by you."
"That won't be necessary, Chairwoman Geeta. Thank you for offering."
Arven shook his head stubbornly.
There were many reasons behind the tragedy, but he didn't want to blame anyone.
Geeta sighed faintly, then turned to the others with a warm smile and began to applaud. "But Area Zero is stable now thanks to all your hard work. Thank you, everyone!"
The Elite Four standing on either side joined in.
"Just hearing