On Melemele Island,
when the construction crew Officer Jenny had hired arrived,
Li Wei nearly gaped in disbelief.
The Rainbow Group was expanding so quickly.
It even had operations in Alola now.
And judging by Officer Jenny's choice, Team Rocket's construction services must have been fairly well known here.
That hadn't been the case before Li Wei settled in Alola.
Officer Jenny smiled. "You didn't know, Mr. Li Wei? The Rainbow Group is also building the Alola League venue."
That was only a minor interruption.
Li Wei had them thoroughly survey the ground below, fill every potential cavity, then repave and reinforce the road with reinforced concrete.
Only a sturdier concrete surface could effectively stop Dugtrio from digging through it again and creating similar hazards.
"Leave it to us, Director Li Wei!"
The residents nearby spontaneously broke into applause.
"Alola! Alola!"
Alola could be used not only as a greeting or a goodbye, but also as an expression of thanks.
In short, depending on the context,
Alola could mean different things.
"If there's nothing else, I'll head out."
There was no need for Li Wei to stay for what came next.
All that remained was to have Gumshoos drive out the Rattata.
He could leave that to Ash and the others.
Li Wei waved Latias down. "Latias, sorry for the trouble, but could you take Diancie home this time?"
Like a red airplane, Latias circled once before slowly coming to a stop in front of Diancie.
"Got it!"
"I'll get Diancie home safely!"
Since the school was close to home, and Lucario and the others needed to train for battles,
Li Wei generally no longer brought them to school, taking just one Pokémon along each day as a bodyguard.
There were also Latias and Latios, who always followed him and