Hoenn League, Ever Grande City.
The long-absent Champion, Mr. Shiyan Yong, had returned!
The news quickly spread throughout the Pokémon League!
As a result, the Pokémon League Headquarters Building was unusually quiet that day. Everyone seemed exceptionally enthusiastic about their work-or at least, they looked utterly focused...
In the Lounge on the top floor.
Mr. Wallace, who had been pressed into service, Elite Four member Drake, looking thunderous, Miss Glacia, wearing a smile, Elite Four member Sidney, visibly enjoying the spectacle, and Miss Pheobe, who was on vacation, all sat on the sofas. Every one of these League heavyweights had their eyes fixed on the League Champion, Mr. Shiyan Yong, who stood there awkwardly with a sheepish grin!
"Hey! Wonderful! I thought you'd come straight back to Hoenn after returning from the Alola Islands! Perhaps you'd even feel guilty about how much extra work your long absence had left us!"
One old man finally spoke first, unable to contain his anger.
"Who knew our esteemed Champion would run off to the Kanto Region alone instead! Without even saying a word!?"
"Do you know how many matters are waiting for you to handle?"
"How many things need your decision!?"
"How many things we need to discuss with you!?"
"But you just ran off to Kanto! Remember, you're the Hoenn League Champion! You're the face of the Hoenn Region, not Kanto! I thought we'd have to go to the Indigo Plateau Conference to haul you back!"
"Ahem!"
Miss Glacia hurriedly interrupted Drake, smiling gently as she said,
"Yong, there's little point in attending the Indigo League's tournament. It's the Ever Grande Conference that needs you there to oversee it. Of course, your long absence did hold up a few things, but it's all right. Fortunately, nothing serious happened. Now that you're back,