Along the way, quite a few people cast curious looks at Cheng Tian. They were very curious about who this young man who had suddenly appeared beside the current chairperson was.
"During the last Great Calamity, the Pokémon League's defense forces were almost completely wiped out. By the end, even civil servants were sent onto the battlefield. The losses were enormous," Miyamoto Ryunosuke said as he led the way. "Many of the people you see now were gradually recruited over the past three years. It's perfectly normal for them not to recognize you."
They arrived at the Pokémon League Chairperson's private conference room, which had a distinctly Japanese style of decor. Refreshments and tea had already been prepared on the table.
"Please, sit."
Cheng Tian was already ravenous. Taking Florges with him, he knelt on the tatami and began enjoying the refreshments.
"Well then." Miyamoto Ryunosuke tapped his fingers on the table.
"What do you plan to do?"
"Hmm... find my partners first, then make some preparations. Fulfill a dream or two along the way..." Cheng Tian took a sip of tea. "Then, I'm going to bring my girlfriend back."
"Hasn't she already..."
"She's alive. I guarantee it."
"I see," Miyamoto Ryunosuke said. "I won't stop you, but you need to think this through. The current outcome is already the best possible one for the whole world."
Cheng Tian paused, then continued eating the refreshments in front of him.
"Perhaps, for humanity as a whole, sacrificing a small number of people to save the world couldn't be a better choice."
"But for me, having lost the person I swore to protect for the rest of my life, this is an outcome I could never accept, no matter what."
"Do you have an approach in mind?"
"More or less."
"I see."