"Tetsuya, you've set your sights on Masamune's Metang too, haven't you?" Tetsuya asked.
"Someone certainly has, but it wasn't me. It was Han Ye." Liu Qing paused before continuing, "His full name is Yuexia Han Ye. Hoenn's Dark-type Elite Four member belongs to the Tsukishita Family, and his older sister is Johto's Dark-type Elite Four member. The Tsukishita Family is eccentric and sinister. Once they set their minds on something, they rarely fail to get it. I imagine Metang is already with them."
Grief and anger immediately crossed Tetsuya's face. He was about to speak, but Liu Qing stopped him and sighed. "Tetsuya, don't rush to tell me what you're thinking. Hear me out first. The groups that approached you before were all small or medium-sized forces. Forces like those are no concern to our Uzumaki. But your Metagross appeared at the Hoenn League tournament and showed considerable strength, drawing the attention of the major and top-tier powers. If you hadn't taken my Golden Feather, Devon would have already invited you over while you were still in Hoenn."
"Devon?"
"That's right, the Devon Corporation. It's a massive conglomerate on the same level as the Huayu Group, controlled by the Stone family. You know Steven, right? He's their eldest young master. The Stone family is famous for specializing in Steel types, so your Metagross is quite a prize to them!" Liu Qing continued, "Then there are the families on the continent shared by Kanto and Johto: the Psychic power-wielding Xinyun Family, the Dragon-type Dragon Tamer Family, the White Demon Sagara Family, Poison Chiyo, Water and Ice Sato, the Dark-type Yuexia, the Fighting-type Heart Fist Family, the Earth Giovanni Family, the Sasaki Family, and more. They're all waiting for you to reject the offer from our Flying-type Uzumaki! Heh, honestly, you're fortunate