Hu Bin was utterly stunned. The ten-million reward instantly put some steel back in his spine, and he had gotten Gardevoir's Evolution Stone, too. Most importantly, he had actually become Vice President of the Nirvana Organization's Spring City branch. Just like that, he was only one rank below Lu Gu-a big shot in his own right. Somehow, he had stumbled into an official career.
Hu Bin was so happy he could have gone wild. He wanted to jump up and celebrate, but he still had an image to maintain.
After the banquet, plenty of people congratulated Hu Bin, some even addressing him as "Vice President."
That left Hu Bin terribly embarrassed.
Before he could head back to his hotel, Steven stopped him with a broad smile. "Vice President, there's something I want to tell you!"
Hu Bin rolled his eyes. "Mr. Steven, don't you start, too!"
Steven laughed and led Hu Bin up to the rooftop. "Hu Bin, what are your plans from here?"
Hu Bin smiled. "Collect the Badges from the Hoenn Region and Sinnoh Region, then compete in the Pokémon League Conferences!"
Steven's eyebrows twitched at that. "You're already strong enough to give the Elite Four a run for their money, and you still want to compete in Pokémon League Conferences? No wonder you were so enthusiastic about battling Roxanne and the others. I thought you just wanted their Badges as souvenirs!"
Hu Bin gave a helpless smile. "I don't have a choice. I promised the president of the Huaxia Alliance that I'd win two more Pokémon League Championships before he'd let me take the Elite Four Assessment!"
Steven covered his face. "President Li Lusheng probably never imagined you'd get stronger this quickly. Still, you've now collected all the Badges from the Hoenn Region, because I brought you