Ye Ling, in particular, was treated like a treasure by Qiao Yan, who personally took care of everything, big or small, never giving her a chance to exert herself.
Of course, she had no qualms about ordering Xiao Ran and Dad Xiao around. Sharing the same plight, father and son could only smile wryly before burying themselves in their respective tasks.
During this time, Xiao Ran and the others enjoyed a full month of rest, while the international situation underwent earthshaking changes.
First came Brian's pressure on the China Alliance, demanding that the China Empire hand over Xiao Ran and the others, along with the Legendary Pokémon in their possession.
Naturally, China refused, even calling on the China Empire's council member in the Pokémon League to reject the proposal.
But the allure of Legendary Pokémon was simply too great. Brian was not alone—at least five of the nine council members supported the proposal. The China Empire's lone council member could hardly hold them off by himself.
Yet even in the face of this situation, the China Empire refused to budge. It publicly declared that even if it had to withdraw from the Pokémon League, it would never hand its law-abiding citizens over to others.
As for the Pokémon belonging to the China Empire's citizens, those were their personal property. The nation had an obligation to protect its citizens' property from harm, and it certainly would not force them to give it away to a band of robbers.
While the two sides continued their international dispute, the Doomsday Cult's atrocities in the Galar Great Secret Realm were also exposed.
The revelation immediately caused a global uproar. Eternatus's overwhelming power, in particular, shook everyone to the core.
When people saw that even the familiar Mega Rayquaza and Lugia were helpless against Eternatus,