"Hello, Xia Chi. What is it?"
Chairwoman Geeta skipped the pleasantries. She was probably quite busy right now.
Xia Chi kept it brief. "Geeta, I think I have a lead on those crystal fragments found in Area Zero. Sorry for the trouble, but could you mail me a few Grass-, Water-, Fire-, and Rock-type crystal fragments? They don't need to be big. Berry-sized ones will do."
Trusting the people they chose was a quality all good leaders shared.
Since she had chosen Xia Chi to help research the Great Crater of Paldea, Geeta didn't ask why. She simply replied with complete trust, "All right. Send them to the Kitakami Resort, correct?"
"Yes, that's right. There's one more thing I'd like your opinion on..."
Xia Chi spent a while recounting the story Xuezhong had told him, then said, "...So I want to bring this buried history back into the light."
Geeta didn't take long to think it over. "That's a good thing. Of course I support it."
Xia Chi chose his words carefully. "It's just... some things might happen that hurt the feelings of the people of Kitakami."
Geeta replied calmly, "You've covered the benefits. What about the drawbacks?"
Xia Chi: "..."
Wait, Geeta, are you seriously going there?
"Huh?" Xia Chi asked, baffled.
Geeta sneered. "Extremely xenophobic, greedy to the core, extorting tourists, bleeding the League dry. If it weren't for those utterly shortsighted parasites, how could a resource-rich place like Kitakami have ended up like this?"
"For historical reasons, the League can't take any excessive measures. On top of that, Kitakami is far from mainland Paldea, and they've been bleeding the League's finances dry for years. I shouldn't say much more. As long as you understand what I mean."
Xia Chi smiled knowingly. "Yes, I understand, Geeta. I'll let