Steven left soon afterward.
For one thing, he wanted the game studio under Hoenn's Devon Corporation to evaluate the proposal as soon as possible.
For another, he was heading back to the Paldea Region.
To catch his Kingambit.
The next day,
Li Wei returned to the Alola Region through Hoopa as well.
But the moment Li Wei arrived in the Alola Region,
he noticed something was wrong.
Dark clouds blanketed Alola's skies.
It didn't seem to be limited to the area around Kala'e Bay, where Li Wei was. As far as he could see, Hau'oli City was covered in dark clouds too.
"Luca!"
"Cha~" Lucario and Zeraora had also noticed something strange.
"I feel like my strength is draining away..."
Since Li Wei's stamina far exceeded that of ordinary people, this slight loss of strength wasn't much to him.
But it was a different story for the people of the Alola Region. Overnight...
The Alola Region had undergone a drastic change.
Pokémon School.
Ash gestured wildly as he explained, "Listen, everyone! Professor Kukui was acting really strange this morning!"
But Sophocles no longer had any energy to listen to Ash. He lay slumped over his desk, looking utterly defeated.
"Sophocles, has it happened to you too?"
"No, I'm just hungry."
"This morning was really strange...
My mom actually got up late, and even after she got up, she just collapsed onto the couch, looking completely drained."
"When I told her to go to the hospital, she said she couldn't be bothered..."
Kiawe frowned. "My parents didn't want to move at all today either. I had to take care of all the Pokémon on the ranch, and I still had to deliver the Moomoo Milk."
"Luckily, I had Xing'er cheering me on!"
"James was acting really strange today too."
So Lillie