Tetsuya did not hesitate. "Of course. It would be my honor."
No matter how he looked at it,
he should accept Professor Rowan's invitation.
"However, I still want to travel around Hoenn for a period of time.
"I've been running all over the place lately and haven't properly experienced Hoenn's local customs and scenery.
"Besides, after the Sea God awakens, I want to ask it about Shadow Lugia."
So he said.
Professor Rowan waved a large hand. "Naturally.
"And I won't be going over that quickly either. It will take at least another half a year or so."
Becoming a regional professor involved extremely tedious and complicated procedures.
Though the process had already been underway for over half a year,
Professor Rowan would still need at least another six months before officially taking office.
That was only because of his status; in the Sinnoh Region, there were practically no voices opposing him.
If it were someone else taking on the role of regional professor, it would take at least three to five years before they could successfully assume office.
Professor Birch had been in precisely that situation.
According to him, he had competed against a whole group of doctors for more than three years before barely standing out through a few unique research achievements.
The hardship and difficulty involved were beyond what outsiders could understand.
After all, a regional professor was closely tied to the future development of the entire region.
A careless decision would delay not only the region, but also the future prospects of every new Trainer in that region.
Otherwise, Professor Oak would not spend all day buried in his lab conducting research.
Besides his own sense of responsibility, there was also the endless stream of younger generations "forcing" him to keep improving.
It was not just