Meanwhile, in Kitakami, which had a six-hour time difference from Paldea, it was afternoon.
Loyal Three Plaza was alive with voices.
An elderly man with white hair and a white beard stood before the shrine, delivering a loud speech. He looked kindly, but a strange purple gleam shone in his eyes.
"Kitakami has always been a peaceful haven that wanted no conflict with the outside world. When the League asked us to open our doors to tourists, we agreed!"
"When that research institute from Galar asked us to sell our local specialty, Syrupy Apples, we agreed to that too!"
"But all our concessions have only encouraged them to bully us even more. Today, an outsider actually went online and openly smeared our guardian deities, the Loyal Three!"
"The Loyal Three are the heroes who saved Kitakami!"
"That is an indisputable fact, one that must not be tarnished! Yet that ignorant outsider has used his influence online to insult our heroes at will!"
"As the Town Chief of Verdant Town, I will never allow this! Residents of Verdant Town, can you tolerate such a thing?"
"No!"
Whipped into a frenzy, the local residents in their traditional clothing roared loud enough to shake the sky.
At the same time, a faint purple aura spread across the plaza, closely resembling the purple gleam in the Town Chief's eyes.
The Town Chief continued shouting, "Good! We've already found the despicable scoundrel who posted that video to deliberately smear the Loyal Three. He's down at the Resort! Let's go demand an explanation!"
"Yes!"
With the Town Chief leading the way, hundreds of people set off in a massive procession toward the Kitakami Resort.
A march of this size drew plenty of attention, both from visiting outsiders and local residents who had no idea what was