Lily of the Valley Island.
Li Wei accepted Lucian's invitation and became a Special Investigator, a position reserved for those at Elite Four level or above.
Cynthia, Steven, and Lucian were all Special Investigators.
Strictly speaking, the invitation hadn't come from Lucian.
He had merely extended it on behalf of the Pokémon League.
The decision to invite Li Wei to become a Pokémon League Special Investigator had been finalized after an internal meeting.
Even Lance, the Chief Investigator, couldn't make every decision himself.
If he wanted to invite someone to become a Special Investigator, it still had to go through internal discussion and approval.
In the past, the title of Special Investigator had carried more weight.
At the very least, its holders had been regional Elite Four members like Lucian.
Falkner was a Pokémon League Investigator, but not a Special Investigator.
But Pokémon Hunters had become far too rampant, and there were too few people capable of dealing with them.
Left with little choice, Lance had proposed expanding the ranks of Investigators at a Pokémon League meeting, and everyone had unanimously agreed.
The title of Special Investigator no longer carried quite as much weight, but it still proved that its holder had the Pokémon League's recognition.
Once he confirmed that Li Wei had truly agreed, Lucian smiled. "I originally thought you would turn me down."
Li Wei explained, "I didn't agree when Lance first asked because I didn't think I was capable enough."
There was another reason Li Wei didn't mention: he had always felt that Lance, Cynthia, and Steven could handle the problems themselves.
But now it seemed that they were only human, after all. They couldn't be everywhere at once.
He couldn't keep leaving Lance to shoulder the burden. Whenever Li Wei occasionally contacted him, he always seemed