Chương 98: Earning Less is Losing

Inside the private room, all eyes were focused on the figure that pushed open the door and entered.

Karuni calmly met everyone's gazes, gently closed the door, and bowed deeply to Yan Kai and the others: "I'm sorry, I've let everyone down, Kalos. I revealed my Mega Evolution in a moment of recklessness, and in the end, I didn't win. If anyone asks, I will take responsibility myself and clarify that it has nothing to do with the region; it was just my personal opportunity."

Karuni spoke slowly, and although her voice and shoulders trembled slightly, they could not hide her honesty and sincerity.

After speaking, she quickly walked to Cattleya, clasped her hands in front of her, and bowed again: "I'm sorry to have made you laugh. I am not worthy to be Carlos's future leader. Cattleya, Carlos is a very good person. If you are willing, I hope you can go there and lead Carlos towards..."

"Hello!"

Yan Kai walked over, roughly pressed his large hand on Karuni's head, interrupting her: "You're so young, don't act on your own!"

Yan Kai's gaze softened, as if he were looking at a junior, as he ruffled Karuni's meticulously styled hair, then looked up at Cattleya: "Let me handle this matter."

"We really didn't expect Karune to use Mega Evolution, but we never thought of stopping her."

"As for the results after using it..."

Yan Kai paused for a moment, then smiled broadly and freely: "If you're always worrying about this and that, how can you be a good trainer?"

"That? I agree!"

Defu laughed heartily, "As a trainer, you must always have a passionate heart. How can you win a battle if you're always looking back and forth?"

He flashed a bright white grin and gave the stunned Karuni a thumbs-up: "Karuni, well done! If it were me, I definitely wouldn't have been able to take down that scyther."

"That's right! Karuni! You've done a fantastic job!"

Violet giggled and came running over, camera in hand: "I snapped quite a few photos of you! Don't worry, you're absolutely stunning and incredibly beautiful!"

"Everyone..."

Looking at these seniors and companions who were still willing to believe in her and even willing to pay the price for her willfulness without hesitation, Karuni's tears, which had been hanging in her eyes, finally broke free.

The frustration of losing the battle and the heavy burden of feeling guilty towards the region erupted completely at this moment.

She could no longer maintain her composure, and she hugged the rushing Violet tightly, bursting into tears.

"Alright, alright, Karuni, we all believe in you!" Violet gently patted Karuni's back, speaking softly as if comforting a younger sister.

After all, she's still just a girl who's not even eighteen years old...

Seeing this, Lu Sha sighed inwardly, while glancing at her young mistress.

He doesn't think he's ever seen the young lady cry before.

On the other hand, the more sentimental Plantina and Cynthia both dropped small pearls in front of him.

5 minute later.

Cheers from outside the window mingled in as Vladali and Dorasena made their entrance.

At this point, Karuni's emotions calmed down a little.

The atmosphere in the private room gradually calmed down. Karuni wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, her cheeks flushed with shame, and nodded to Cattleya: "I'm sorry to have shown you my outburst."

"I don't care about any of that. I just want to know, what's your answer to the question I just asked?"

Caldaria's indifferent and matter-of-fact attitude reassured Karuni quite a bit; after all, it really wouldn't be right to cry in front of a competitor.

"And what is your attitude towards Mega Evolution, Carlos?"

Lu Sha emphasized this point.

They had just asked Cynthia's family to buy evolution stones, and they hadn't received many in a week, only less than 50.

If he were to publicly perform Mega Evolution now, he could certainly become rich overnight, but earning less would be equivalent to losing money, and Lu Sha didn't want to lose a lot.

"Now is not the time to expose it. Karune will claim it's Bond Phenomenon, and Dr. Blatano will also publish a paper on Bond Phenomenon, without mentioning anything about Mega Stones," Yan Kai said in a deep voice.

"Excuse me for asking, are there no bad people in Carlos?" Lu Sha looked at Yan Kai with a puzzled expression.

"Well... Carlos is a romantic region that prioritizes aesthetics. The foundation founded by Vladali is constantly helping the poor escape poverty, and everyone is working together to create an alliance. There really aren't any bad people here, right?" Yan Kai scratched his head.

"I get it. So all the benefits have been divided up by other places, and everyone in this region is trying to form an alliance, but the soil hasn't been fertile enough to breed parasites..." Lu Sha thought to himself.

"Chief Cattleya, is there a problem?" Yan Kai was a little confused.

The others looked at Cattleya and Lu Sha with confusion, not understanding why they asked that question.

Could it be that there are a lot of bad guys in Sinnoh?

"It's nothing, but I suggest you be careful. To some people with ulterior motives, you're practically invisible." Cattleya slowly raised her head, her eyes filled with interest as she looked at the group.

"Did I say I knew about Mega Stones?"

Caldelia and Lu Sha had similar senses; they simply found the group of people adorably innocent.

Having witnessed Lu Sha and Sakaki's scheming, she was quite puzzled.

They're all human, so why are they so different from Giovanni? They're all grown up, yet they're still about the same age as Cynthia and the others who are still minors.

Even all these people combined don't have as much cunning as Dora Senado.

"ah?!"

Yan Kai's expression froze, realizing something was wrong.

The other party only mentioned that they had asked Dr. Blatano about hyper-evolution, but did not say that they knew the conditions for hyper-evolution.

He deliberately exposed the evolution stone to the other party!

"Alright, you didn't mention evolution stones, but judging from your expression, you must have known beforehand. I heard someone has been collecting Mega Evolution Stones in Kalos recently; they must be one of your people."

Zhimi snorted and glanced at Yan Kai, who was covered in iron armor.

Only Yan Kai and De Fu, despite their advanced age, remain so naive every day.

He and Vladali would never make such a basic mistake.

Thinking about his teammates, one by one, Zhimi felt utterly exhausted.

However, it's good that Cattleya pointed it out; at least these people will learn their lesson.

"? Chief Designer Cattleya is already acquiring evolution stones? Do you also have research on Mega Evolution?"

Dr. Blatano was slow to realize what was happening, and at the same time, he looked nervously at Cattleya.

If he publishes an article about Bond Phenomenon Evolution, and then Gadria publishes an article about Mega Stone Evolution, wouldn't he be committing academic fraud?

"When you have the corresponding Mega Stone, you can Mega Evolve. Isn't that something that's easy to know? It's just like normal evolution."

"No, no!"

Dr. Blatano shook his head in rebuttal, pointing to his area of expertise: "My research indicates that the power of bonds must be added!"

"Alright..."

Lu Sha didn't say much about this topic. What bond or not, it's just a means to accumulate super evolution energy.

Dr. Blatano, rest assured!

When you get involved in academic fraud, I'll personally arrest you.

"Alright, let's not waste time on these trivial details."

Zhimi looked intently at Gadalia: "Chief Gadalia, since you've acquired the Mega Stone, it means you don't want this secret to be exposed too soon, right? Our interests are aligned."

"Indeed, but compared to the greater benefits, the profit from Mega Evolution Stones is nothing."

Cattleya tilted her head slightly, revealing her long, slender, white neck: "Therefore, I propose cooperation. I can help you cover this up, and even get one of the Sinnoh's Elite Four members to come forward and acknowledge Bond Phenomenon. But in exchange, Carlos must temporarily abandon the formation of an alliance and instead support me."

"Impossible! Even if it exposes our super evolution, we must form an alliance!"

Yan Kai stood up abruptly, refusing decisively.

Everyone present looked at Cattleya with hostility.

Their only goal is to form an alliance.

Anyone who stands in their way of forming an alliance is their enemy.

"Chief Cathara, you must have more to say. What will we gain if we abandon the alliance?"

Zimi narrowed his eyes slightly. He was getting used to Cattleya's rhythm of conversation, but Carlos was a whole, and it was no use for him to adapt alone.

"Zhimi!"

Yan Kai's reprimand came from behind.

"Yan Kai, why don't you let her finish speaking first? She's much smarter than you all."

Zhimi frowned slightly, patiently signaling him not to rush: "Since Cattleya dared to come here and try to persuade us, it means she has made thorough preparations."

As he spoke, Zhimi glanced out the window.

Fladari's Gyarados was trampled underfoot by Dorasena's Dragonite, and Dorasena secured her first victory.

This is a 6v6 match, and the outcome is uncertain until the very end.

But it's clear that Sinnoh's current strength is a height they can't surpass.

This exchange has completely failed.

Carlos doesn't have the ability to form an alliance in the short term, so let's listen to what Cattleya has to say.