Lusamine had thought carefully about why she wanted Mingyou's help. She needed someone trustworthy and powerful, and he fit both requirements perfectly.
She had only met Mingyou recently, but he sold so many Mutant Crops at low prices without ever raising them, even though he could have made far more money. As the head of a major organization herself, Lusamine knew exactly how much resolve that took.
Still, that alone wasn't enough. She had spent a long time observing him yesterday and getting to know him through conversation before finally deciding to ask for his help.
"I hadn't noticed any of this until two months ago, when people from the International Police Ultra Beast Task Force Headquarters came to me. They said unusual spatial fluctuations had been occurring frequently in the Alola Region. They knew I'd researched Ultra Beasts before, so they suspected me. They eventually cleared me, but..."
"You think someone in the Aether Foundation has been secretly continuing the research behind your back, and you want to find out who?"
Mingyou finished her thought. Lusamine nodded. "Exactly. The Aether Foundation is the only organization in the Alola Region capable of this. I don't know what they're trying to do, but we have to stop them. If they keep going, it'll be extremely dangerous!"
As she listened, Lillie raised a hand like a student asking a question in class. "Um... What exactly are Ultra Beasts?"
"They're Pokémon from another dimension that cross through Ultra Wormholes. They're dangerous to our world. As invasive species, they can cause severe ecological damage."
Lusamine explained it to everyone. She had once been obsessed with researching Ultra Beasts. She had even opened an Ultra Wormhole at the Research Base so she could see them with her own eyes. But...
The Ultra Beast's power had