Chapter 1060: Turmoil in the League

A day had passed since the eight strongest human Trainers and the two Mews successfully brought Groudon and Kyogre’s rampage to an end.

On the road from Lavaridge Town to Fallarbor Town, a man and a woman were walking side by side. Breeder Crystal held the honorary trophy the police had awarded Troy and grinned. "Look, you’re even in the newspaper. Even if you only got a tiny little section."

Comprehensive reports on the incident had spread throughout Hoenn by the following day. The eight Trainers who had bravely faced Groudon and Kyogre were showered with praise. Beginning with Terrance single-handedly suppressing Groudon and Kyogre to buy time, followed by Lance, Steven, Phoebe, Glacia, Drake, Sidney, Wallace, and the others joining the battle one after another, and ending with the execution of the Moonfall Plan, every detail praised these heroic Trainers who had saved all of Hoenn.

As for Terrance commanding Rayquaza, that matter was deliberately avoided. Even Mewtwo’s existence was only vaguely mentioned in passing.

These were all Terrance’s own requests.

Even so, many people who had personally witnessed the battle had come to greatly admire Terrance.

"I heard Elite Four Terrance was the biggest contributor to resolving this incident. If he hadn’t first suppressed the two Super-ancient Pokémon and then initiated the Moonfall Plan to heavily injure them, maybe things wouldn’t have ended this way. And I also heard Elite Four Terrance even commanded the Rayquaza that suddenly arrived at the time. I wonder if that’s true."

Crystal continued speaking, making no attempt to hide her admiration for Terrance. After finishing, she pointed to a corner of the newspaper and began reading seriously. "But Troy, you’re pretty amazing too. Let me read it to you. ’Trainer Troy assisted the police in fighting Team Magma at Mt. Chimney, displayed outstanding performance, and defeated numerous Team Magma members. He is regarded as the strongest dark horse of this year’s Ever Grande Conference.’"

"I’ve still got a long way to go..." Troy shook his head as he listened to Crystal’s praise. A Level Three Medal of Heroes might sound pretty impressive, but he was a Trainer whom Terrance had personally brought up. How could he let something like this make him complacent?

"We’re almost at Fallarbor Town. Weren’t you always curious why I saved the Fallarbor Gym for last?" As he drew closer to challenging the Fallarbor Gym, Troy knew he could no longer keep it hidden, so he simply told his traveling companion.

"Why?"

"Because Fallarbor Gym is where I first set out on my journey. This time, it’s a battle to test the results of everything I’ve gained from traveling! The Fallarbor Gym battle... is extremely important to me!" Troy said with a serious expression.

You’re... a Fallarbor Gy... Gym apprentice?!

Hearing this, Crystal instantly revealed a shocked expression.

Because the aftermath of the Groudon and Kyogre incident still needed to be dealt with, Terrance did not immediately return to Fallarbor Town. At this time, most of the Hoenn League’s forces had been mobilized, nearly combing through the entire sealed-off Hoenn sea region as they hunted down the remnants of Team Aqua and Team Magma.

Terrance was also participating, taking charge of this operation.

"Mewtwo may already have been recognized." On board a warship, Terrance felt quite a headache coming on. At the time, facing the threat of Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, how could he have had the mind to consider so much? But thinking back on it now, if Team Rocket had been paying attention to that battle, how would they view Mewtwo appearing in Hoenn and even fighting alongside Terrance?

After all, according to Team Rocket’s intelligence, Mewtwo had disappeared from New Island along with him.

Although Mewtwo had Mega Evolved and looked different, it still retained several distinctive features. Anyone familiar with it probably would not have much difficulty guessing the connection between the two.

"Compared with that, you should be more concerned about increasing your strength, Roto," Rotom Pokédex said.

"The stronger you are, the less anyone will dare target you—that’s what you mean, right? But at my current level, improving any further is too difficult." Terrance let out a helpless sigh. Looking back on the battle against Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon now, it really had been frustrating. Of his entire Fairy Army, only Moonfall had been capable of seriously injuring them.

If Altaria had fought either one of them alone, it probably could have held out for only a dozen or so minutes before being defeated.

What was more, Terrance had originally thought his own growth had already been legendary enough, but he had never expected Mewtwo to be even more monstrous. Setting aside the fact that it had mastered two different Mega Evolution forms, its power was absurd as well. Afterward, with nothing better to do, Rotom Pokédex had compared Mewtwo and Altaria, nearly making Altaria so furious it suffered a heart attack.

"Hmm, when are you going to consider visiting the Star Altar, Roto?"

"Put it aside for now. Once this mission is over, we’ll go there."

When Groudon emerged from Mt. Chimney, it absorbed the natural energy of the Red Orb and activated its Desolate Land Ability. As a result, all the Power Herbs Terrance had cultivated withered away. Even the Grass-type Pokémon using Grassy Terrain had failed to save them. After feeling distressed over it for quite a while, Terrance had no choice but to plant another batch.

That meant that for the time being, the only way he had to increase his strength was the Star Altar in Seven Stars City.

The Lunatone had already begun developing on a decent scale. Combined with Terrance’s current momentum and reputation, the difficulty of making use of the Star Altar should be considerably lower now.

After the battle against Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, Terrance felt a much greater sense of urgency. If resolving a disaster in the Hoenn region had already been this difficult, then just how terrifying would the double catastrophe Xerneas had spoken of be? He had already promised to help...

...

...

At the same time, regional Leagues outside Hoenn also began discussing the incident.

However, the core of their discussions mostly revolved around three terms: "Moonfall," "Mew," and "Mewtwo."

Within the Indigo League, an elderly man with a white beard was the first to laugh heartily. "I think that kid is pretty good. Just let things take their natural course."

"That isn’t the main point. That mysterious Pokémon should be the artificial Pokémon researched by Team Rocket—Mewtwo! This Pokémon is said to have committed many evil deeds for Team Rocket in the past, and it is violent, bloodthirsty, and temperamental. Terrance is an Elite Four. For him to associate with such a Pokémon is highly inappropriate. I believe the Leagues should join forces to eliminate this artificial Pokémon and remove every possible hidden danger!" the Silph representative said.

"Don’t think I don’t know that Silph also participated in the Mewtwo research project. I’d advise you to behave yourselves. With Mewtwo’s power, bringing down your headquarters building would be effortless. Or is it that from the very beginning, you’ve simply been afraid of Mewtwo taking revenge on you?" an Officer Jenny around fifty years old barked. Her words instantly made the Silph representative’s face turn ashen.

"Judging from the calculations regarding that Ice Moon, its core power should have originated from the strength of the Kalos region’s Legendary Pokémon, Xerneas. Elite Four Terrance possesses outstanding mastery over the Fairy type, and it seems that may also stem from this. Before becoming an Elite Four, he once traveled to the Kalos region and even mysteriously disappeared for a period of time. It would be difficult not to grow suspicious," a monk from Bell Tower said. "Besides that, Elite Four Terrance also has ties to Mew. Truly remarkable."

"The guardian of the Michina Ruins is also said to have gained the recognition of Pokémon such as Dialga and Palkia. People like them really are fortunate..."

Receiving the recognition of a Legendary Pokémon was practically the same as ascending to the heavens in a single step.

Terrance had displayed taboo-level power and had connections with Xerneas, Mewtwo, and Mew, instantly causing upheaval throughout the Leagues. Perhaps too many details of the Route 127 incident remained hidden from ordinary people, but for the higher-ups of the Leagues, obtaining certain specifics was far too easy. Not only the Indigo League headquarters, but numerous League forces had developed a measure of fear and respect toward Terrance. This Trainer who had risen from humble origins was evidently far more complicated than he appeared after this battle. It could even be said that Terrance’s existence alone was now enough to safeguard the long-term interests of an entire upper-level faction.

Marriage alliances, attempts to win him over, gifts, and countless other methods of currying favor were thrown Terrance’s way. Even forces that disliked him did not dare openly make extreme remarks too casually, because Terrance’s own strength was already enough to make most people wary. His wartime combat power had already surpassed that of an ordinary Elite Four Champion. Furthermore, Terrance was currently backed by the Devon faction, while Devon had taboo weapons powered by Infinity Energy. This meant that among the various League factions, not a single force dared underestimate Devon, or Terrance.

However, while these overt factions did not dare make moves too recklessly, the forces operating in the shadows became active.

Within Team Rocket, a plan to capture Mewtwo personally drafted by Giovanni was officially finalized.

****Please support on pat*eon for extra Chapters; there is date to date subscription enabled on patreon. [There is a 7-day trial version availabe on patreon.]

https://www.pat*eon.com/dmtranslations

You can read ahead upto 65 Chapters on my pa*reon.