A Duel with Sinnoh's Strongest Gym Leader

"This... probably won't work."

Flint smiled awkwardly. "Tetsuya is the most suitable candidate I can find at the moment."

"A battle between a regional Gym Leader and an Elite Four member isn't something that can just be arranged on a whim."

Tetsuya clearly understood the implications better than Bill, who was wholly devoted to research. "Besides, Gym Leader Volkner is known as Sinnoh's strongest Gym Leader.

If an Elite Four member came and won, that would be fine. But if they lost, that would be awkward."

To put it bluntly.

No one had expected two geniuses of the same generation to emerge from little Pastoria City.

"Is that so?"

Bill was no fool. In fact, he could even be called very clever.

Without needing much explanation, he quickly understood.

He turned to Tetsuya.

"Then what do you mean?"

"I was hired by you to accompany you here. You're the employer, so you have the final say."

Tetsuya casually kicked the ball back to Bill.

He was a professional.

In every respect.

Feeling Flint's burning gaze, Bill's mouth twitched.

Rejecting a regional Champion's perfectly reasonable private request.

Honestly, anyone with a normal train of thought would not do that.

"Of course, I don't have any objections.

But it would be best to do it soon. We don't have much time, and there's also the recovery of the Absol afterward—"

"You don't need to worry about that."

Flint's face was full of delight. "If possible, we can battle tomorrow. I just need to bring Volkner over."

"Leave the recovery afterward to me. Pastoria City Pokemon Center will serve you wholeheartedly."

Miss Joy smiled as well.

It was obvious.

The three of them were very close.

Otherwise.

Even if he was the Gym Leader of their hometown, they would not have gone this