Pokémon: My Titles Know No Limits! [230]

Cynthia truly couldn’t reconcile the boy battling on the field with her mental image of Professor Oak’s grandson.

Even the Eevee in August’s arms was waving its little paws in protest—furious at Gary’s blatant bullying of a fellow Eeveelution.

Watching Gary oppress the weak, August felt a little awkward.

Still, Gary was technically his subordinate. As a good superior, August figured he should defend him—at least publicly.

“This could be seen as a form of caution,” August offered. “You never know—maybe that Flareon was only pretending to be weak, secretly charging up for a devastating strike on Nidoking.”

No sooner had he said that than Gary shouted another command. Nidoking stomped the ground with immense force, and a shockwave sent the already half-buried Flareon flying.

It crashed to the ground, completely unconscious.

“......”

Under the judgmental stares of Cynthia, Sabrina, and even the Eevee in his arms, August quietly went silent.

Okay. Never mind.

The referee raised the flag just as the stadium announcer’s voice boomed out:

“Flareon is unable to battle! Gary from Pallet Town wins all three matches and successfully advances! Let’s give a round of applause for Gary!”

After his match, Gary made his way up to the VIP section.

Seeing the woman sitting beside August up close, he realized with a jolt—it really was Cynthia, the Sinnoh Champion.

“August, who’s that...?” he leaned in and asked in a low voice.

He was thoroughly confused.

That morning, August had only said he was heading out with Sabrina to take care of something. How had that turned into showing up with Cynthia?

Cynthia gave Gary a polite nod.

August let out a sigh.

Gary immediately grew nervous. What was that sigh for?

Wait… could he have found out about that anonymous post I made asking how to roast your superior without getting fired?

Anxiety crept in.

But August simply said, “It’s nothing. Cynthia is here in Kanto to discuss cooperation between our regions—I’m in charge of hosting her. And by the way… nice performance out there.”

The emphasis August placed on “performance” made Gary pause.

He’d wanted to ask more about the alliance—why Cynthia was here, why August was involved—but the moment he heard praise, all other thoughts vanished. He stood up straighter.

“Of course! I’ve been acting as the temporary Viridian Gym Leader for ages—these prelims were nothing but a warm-up!”

Gary puffed out his chest, completely missing the underlying sarcasm.

The others exchanged amused glances. The look they gave him was... strange.

Fortunately, the next match began, drawing their attention elsewhere.

“So, Mr. Lance mentioned the Celebi you own—it’s the one you caught in Johto, right?” Cynthia asked, breaking the silence.

Sabrina glanced at her with clear suspicion in her eyes.

August didn’t think much of it. It wasn’t classified information, after all. He nodded. “Yeah. Just got lucky. I saw it in danger, and in the heat of the moment... I didn’t have a choice but to catch it.”

No sooner had he finished the sentence than the Poké Ball in his pocket started shaking violently.

“Didn’t have a choice”? You literally knocked me out with a Poké Ball! I was this close to escaping with Pryce!

Sensing Celebi’s protest, August sent a pulse of [Aura] through the ball to calm it down, silently assuring it: That’s just the official story, okay?

Cynthia continued, “I’ve spent years researching ancient ruins. Celebi and Dialga are both Pokémon associated with time... I wonder what kind of connection they might share.”

Her voice carried a trace of longing. Having grown up steeped in Sinnoh’s myths and legends, she was naturally fascinated by the mysteries surrounding Legendary Pokémon.

August corrected her gently, “Strictly speaking, Celebi’s more of a time traveler than a time god.”

“It’s the Forest Guardian, known for its healing powers. Its connection to time is real, but it’s nothing like Dialga’s control over the flow of time.”

Celebi could travel through time, sure—but just barely. It could borrow bits of time energy, but Dialga was time.

And as for how August knew all that…

Well, it had come out during a certain moment when Celebi was thoroughly distracted, dazed from eating one too many of August’s custom-made energy cubes.

The Poké Ball jolted violently again, clearly unhappy.

“Huh? I didn’t know that,” Cynthia said, intrigued.

She didn’t have a deep understanding of Celebi—this was the first time she’d heard of that distinction.

Then August suddenly remembered. “Right, Cynthia—you gave me that Togepi egg. I haven’t given you anything in return, have I?”

“You already treated me to that Moomoo Milk ice cream,” Cynthia replied with a small smile.

She was easy to please. In her eyes, that was more than enough—plus, August had helped coordinate reinforcements. Beyond Lorelei, he’d pushed for an additional fighter.

“Togepi’s worth only one cup of ice cream?” August asked, mock-scolding. “If it heard that, it’d cry.”

Before she could refuse, August summoned Gengar.

He reached into Gengar’s body and pulled out two feathers.

One shimmered with rainbow hues—the [Rainbow Feather]. The other gleamed with silvery light—the [Silver Wing].

Cynthia’s attention was immediately caught. She accepted them on reflex. “These are...?”

“Feathers from Ho-oh and Lugia,” August explained. “If you hold both together, they grant resistance to temporal instability.”

Cynthia’s expression changed instantly. She moved to return the feathers.

They were far too valuable.

Items tied to Legendary Pokémon were priceless in any region.

August said calmly, “You mentioned earlier that Team Galactic might be targeting Dialga and Palkia. If they actually succeed in capturing Dialga, these might come in handy.”

Not that I mind giving them away. I’ve got [Rainbow Feathers] to spare. Ho-oh drops them like candy.

And Little Lugia? That kid’s been shedding feathers nonstop since it started molting.

Honestly, using them as gifts was the perfect way to put them to use.

Cynthia hesitated, but in the end, she told herself: It’s for Sinnoh.

She accepted the feathers.

Off to the side, Gary was watching with open envy.

He’s known August forever—how come he never got anything?

And as for Sabrina…

She was already using psychic power to stealthily type a message on her phone to Blue.

[Emergency alert. Get over here. Now.]

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T/N: LMAOOOO EMERGENCYYY!!! ngl... i'd go for the solo route with cynthia too...

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