Reinforcements (Two-Hour Revision)

After a long while.

Bill, looking thoroughly satisfied as he stepped out of the flower shop, ran into Tetsuya, who was just returning.

"Finished talking?"

The former looked at him curiously.

Tetsuya nodded slightly. "Yeah, more or less got everything arranged.

What about you? Found a lead already?"

"It's not that easy." Bill shrugged indifferently. "The owner said these were seeds his grandmother got somehow. He has no idea where they came from."

"So the lead's gone cold again?"

Tetsuya raised an eyebrow, feeling somewhat speechless.

Bill waved a hand. "Not quite. The elderly person is still alive, and apparently she's in very good health.

It's just that her grandson refuses to tell me where she lives. Says he'll get beaten to death if he does."

"A lead is better than searching around like headless flies.

If he won't tell us, ask someone else first. Someone has to know."

"Mm." Bill expressed agreement. "If I remember correctly, there should be a Ranger Squad stationed near Cold Water Valley. We can ask the relevant Ranger Union members whether they know anything."

There were always more solutions than problems.

The scariest thing was not having difficulties, but having no idea where those difficulties would appear.

On the way back.

The two of them sighed again over the results of the Ranger Union's investigation.

"I really never expected it. A teacher at Ranger School, even a homeroom teacher for a class, was actually a Dim Sun spy."

Bill found it utterly unbelievable. "Didn't anyone notice something was wrong after spending every day together?"

Tetsuya silently rolled his eyes inwardly.

What was so surprising about that?

Among the regions under the Pokemon Alliance's jurisdiction out there, which infiltrator wasn't more deeply hidden than this?

Three years, then another three years.

Their bosses had already