Back in that pure white, cage-like room, Ye Li could not settle his emotions for a long time.
Beyond the enormous floor-to-ceiling window lay the magnificent sea of clouds over the Indigo Plateau.
But in his eyes, beneath those pristine clouds lurked an abyss of hypocrisy even more unfathomable than Team Rocket's darkness.
The Pokémon League's cruelty and hypocrisy had completely overturned his understanding of this world.
He had always believed that, despite its many problems, the Pokémon League at least represented this world's most basic order and justice.
Team Rocket, on the other hand, destroyed that order and embodied pure evil.
Only now did he realize just how terribly wrong he had been.
These two colossal powers were nothing more than birds of a feather.
In fact, cloaked in the guise of "justice," the Pokémon League employed methods even more sinister and inhumane than Team Rocket's.
Seeking refuge with the Pokémon League was no different from escaping a wolf's den only to enter an even deeper, more hypocritical tiger's lair.
Escape.
I have to escape.
That thought became clearer and firmer in his mind than ever before.
He began calmly considering the possibility of escaping this place.
The Secret Prison, situated at the very heart of the Indigo Plateau, boasted security that could be called the tightest in the world.
Trying to force his way out would be like smashing an egg against a rock.
His only advantage was the Pokémon League's current policy of "conciliation" toward him.
He could use that to gather information.
Over the next few days, Ye Li acted as though he was deeply interested in joining the Pokémon League's "grand plan."
His conversations with the official also shifted from one-sided "recruitment" to two-way "academic discussions."
He began "casually" asking the official questions about the