The Paldea League.
By the time night had fallen in Kitakami, where Qingyu was, the sun in Paldea had only just reached its highest point.
Geeta was coordinating League personnel when she suddenly received a call, leaving her momentarily stunned.
Qingyu?
Although everyone in the League thought highly of this newcomer, who would soon become the Leader of the Eight Gyms, this was actually Geeta's first phone call with him.
During the Christmas holidays, apart from the handful of League employees still working as usual, a Gym Leader like him should have been on vacation, right?
So why was he calling her now?
Geeta quickly answered the call, and then...
After hearing Qingyu out, she was even more confused.
Qingyu went to Kitakami?
"What happened?"
Geeta immediately grew anxious.
Any trouble in Kitakami itself wasn't actually that important to her, but...
If Qingyu, a future pillar of the League, ran into trouble there, that would be a serious problem!
"If it's urgent, I'll send Larry over to support you right now."
"Hmm... I don't think that'll be necessary."
Qingyu's voice soon came through.
As things stood, the situation on his end didn't seem too serious.
So they should let Larry enjoy his holiday rather than make him work overtime again...
"It's complicated. Basically, I might be about to stir things up in Kitakami, so I wanted to let the League know first."
Hearing Qingyu's words, Geeta actually breathed a sigh of relief.
Judging by the confidence in his voice, he really wasn't in any danger.
As for Kitakami...
"The Paldea League has your back. Just don't flatten Kitakami."
Geeta quickly replied, giving Qingyu verbal authorization.
Complaints about Kitakami had grown increasingly frequent over the past few years. Unfortunately, the League's exploration of Area Zero had reached a critical stage, leaving