"You know, fans in the Hoenn Region tend to be traditional, so we'd like to use the Indigo League's theme song for this Pokémon League Conference."
In the Emperor Penguin Hotel's conference room, Steven spoke casually as he raised his coffee cup and took an elegant sip.
"Come on, boss~ Creating music takes inspiration, and inspiration is expensive." Gary smiled.
"Understood. We'll pay the adaptation licensing fee at the rate for a new song." Steven made the call.
"Classy~" Young Master Mao nodded, ready to get up and leave.
"Where are you going?" Steven tilted his head curiously.
"To register, of course~" Young Master Mao shrugged. "I don't want to wait until the last day and stand in line to register for the competition."
"Oh, that's nothing." Taking out the latest Jiaolong Phone, which used Porygon-Z as its core processor, Steven chuckled. "Sorry for the trouble, but could you come over and help me with something?"
In less than a minute, a young man with short pink hair walked in with his hands in his pockets.
"Taozi?" Gary exclaimed.
They hadn't seen each other for a while, and the guy had cut his hair short and changed into a white shirt. With a white coat and a neat, makeup-free face, he looked completely different!
"Yo~ Long time no see. Give me a hug~" A Tao shamelessly sidled up, only for Gary to push him away with one hand.
All right, he was still the same old pest...
"Nurse Joys from all over have been coming to support the Ever Grande Conference lately. A Tao is quite capable, so I assigned him to be my assistant," Steven explained.
"No need to explain. I get you~" Young Master Mao pursed his lips. That settled it: this rich heir just liked pretty boys...