After leaving the principal's office, Xiao Ran returned to his own office and continued organizing his lesson plans and materials.
Xuan Yuan Nian would lead the team to the Imperial Capital for the competition, so he had nothing to worry about there. However, the unrest in the Alola Region was growing increasingly severe.
The Alliance's senior officials had already sent people through the Ultra Wormhole, hoping to investigate the world beyond it.
Yet three groups had been sent in so far, and not a single word had come back.
Faced with the seemingly endless stream of Ultra Beasts, everyone's heart sank.
A full evacuation of the Hawaiian Islands was now underway. All the residents had been relocated to the Federation Empire's mainland, leaving only large numbers of Pokémon Trainers behind.
The Hawaiian Islands Pokémon University had suspended classes long ago and had not even admitted any students this year. Its recovery seemed a distant prospect.
"Ring, ring~~~" A call from Xuan Yuan Tianyu came through. Looking puzzled, Xiao Ran answered it.
"Xiao Ran, I just received word that the Alliance's investigation of the Ultra Wormhole has yielded nothing. They're hoping you can take your Legendary Pokémon inside!" Xuan Yuan Tianyu said bluntly.
He had only just heard about it himself and had called Xiao Ran before he even had time to verify the news.
"They want me to take my Legendary Pokémon into the Ultra Wormhole?" Xiao Ran froze for a moment, wondering how the Pokémon League had the nerve to make such a request.
"The news only just came in. The higher-ups definitely won't agree to it. I'm just giving you a heads-up in case they have some other agenda."
"The Pokémon League has already sent three groups into the Ultra Wormhole, but not one person has returned alive.