Giovanni waved a hand for Matori to report.
Though the Hoenn League had chosen to make the results public, he still needed to know exactly what had happened.
Matori bowed and collected her thoughts. "Even our informants don't know exactly what happened on Mt. Pyre."
After a brief overview, she skipped the irrelevant details and went straight to the valuable intelligence.
"Our informants in Kalos reported that shortly before the incident on Mt. Pyre, Malva of the Kalos Elite Four and Team Flare's leader, Lysandre, went there with a young man."
"They made no attempt to hide their movements, so we were able to track them closely."
As she spoke, Matori presented several photographs with identification details attached.
Giovanni glanced at them. The figures in the photos were indeed Malva and Lysandre, along with a young man... Alain? Who was that?
He skimmed the attached profile and dismissed it.
A mere Trainer was not worth remembering.
He set the photos beside him and nodded noncommittally. "Lysandre was probably after Mega Evolution... He was obsessed with it when he was young, and apparently still is. Whatever he intends, we needn't concern ourselves."
Giovanni motioned for Matori to continue.
He had met Lysandre before and knew something about him.
The man had once been full of grand ambitions, but reality had defeated him and twisted everything.
"Yes, sir!"
Matori kept it brief. "They had already left Mt. Pyre before the disturbance began. The intelligence department and analysis team believe they were only there to see Elite Pheobe and likely had little to do with the incident."
She paused. "But after a closer look, we discovered that Lysandre disappeared on his own for a while."
"...Disappeared for a while."
Giovanni tapped the armrest, his gaze sharpening.
"Who did he meet?" he asked in