The Earth rotates day and night, and the Sun cannot be above everyone's heads at the same time. As a result, there is a time difference of nearly half a day between Sinnoh and the United Church, two regions that are located at opposite ends of the earth.

In the morning, the Champion of Zhulan teleported the Fierce Bite Land Shark he was carrying with him to his brother in the United States, and at Hugo's place in the United Region, it was close to the middle of the night.

So, compared to the Pokémon under the command of Champion Adek, who had been fighting for a whole day, the Fierce Bite Land Shark that was teleported to the other side of the planet had just woken up. If you don't consider getting up, its physical state is at the peak of its full energy.

This subtle difference in physical strength may have quietly affected the final outcome of that marathon-like long battle to some extent...... Maybe.

And now that the Sinnoh region is approaching dusk, the distant United Regions have also ushered in the dawn of the morning light.

After struggling for a long time between the King's duty of secrecy and her friendship with Zhulan, Gardelia, who is at the Pokémon Center in Fukiyoshi City, finally makes up her mind and makes a transatlantic phone call that spans half the world.

So, just as Zhulan and Junsha were about to walk out of the basement of the Mori no Yokan, the bright red Lotom mobile phone with its shell became agitated and jumped out of the pocket of the Sinnoh champion again.

Seeing Zhulan nodding her head and expressing her willingness to talk, Lothom's mobile phone spun around in the air, using the camera in the upper left corner of the back to emit light, projecting a transparent image glowing with blue light, in which the image of Gardelia, the king of the United Heavens, was instantly formed.

"Ah, is it Gardelia? It's been a long time. ”

Zhulan, who didn't know why, was the first to say hello.

She didn't make any connection to the fact that she had lent the elf to Hugo in the morning, but it suddenly occurred to her that the last time she went to Hezhong, she had been in such a hurry that she had forgotten to say hello to her close friend.

Gadelia: Isn't this a question of guilt? But that was a long time ago, and it was only now that it was half a year apart, and the reflex arc was inevitably too dull.

"It should still be early in the morning, is there any urgency so early in the morning?"

While calculating the time difference between the two places, Zhulan asked her friend who she hadn't seen for a long time.

On the other side of the screen, Gadelia was dumbfounded for a while, looking at her friend's face, and she didn't know where to start.

Seeing that this superpowered heavenly king frowned, unable to speak for a long time, and then thinking of the recent situation of the United Alliance, Zhulan suddenly had a bad conjecture, and immediately continued to ask-

"What the hell is going on? Could it be that Mr. Adik's partner, Vulcan Moth, has had an accident? ”

In a sense, this speculation can be regarded as hitting the bull's-eye.

"Uh...... That, actually, ......."

Gardelia was not a good storyteller, and she had no clue how to tell such an intricate story.

In the past, when encountering such trivial matters, there was always the butler Shi Lan on the side to help explain, but now, Mr. Butler, who was injured by the plasma group, was lying in the hospital ward with the detective. If you want to explain the whole incident to Zhulan, you can only rely on yourself.

In fact, even Gadelia didn't know how to feel about Hugo's victory over Adek.

Cheer for the detective's performance? Grief over Adek's retirement? Or should I be angry that someone else has surpassed me and become the new champion of the United Alliance?

When Hugo defeated Adek by such means, these emotions that should have sprung up like a tide did not appear in her heart at all.

For the triumph of the detective, Gardelia just felt ...... Somewhat ridiculous?

After thinking about it, the superpower king simply decided to let the conversation go straight to the point, so he opened his mouth and said-

"Zhulan, your brother, Hugo is going to be the league champion of the United States."

"Well, he's working hard in the United States...... Hey? What did you say? ”

The air seemed to freeze for a moment.

The Sinnoh Champion looked at Miss Junsha who was standing beside her, only to find that Junsha was also watching her reaction. They can see in each other's eyes an emotion called "confusion".

"What's wrong with Hugo?"

The two asked in unison.

There was a lot of disbelief in the voice.

"He defeated Mr. Adik in an all-out battle and is about to become the United Champion."

The superpower king had already noticed Miss Junsha standing outside the screen, and at this time, seeing the two of them talking in unison, he still replied calmly and disappreciatively.

Junsha leaned in front of the mobile phone Lothom and winked at the United Heavenly King, "Is it the kind of festival that can be joked about casually today?" ”

"I'm not kidding." Gadelia shook her head deeply.

Junsha still didn't give up, and questioned: "Shouldn't a championship challenge like this, which determines the ownership of the title, be held in a live public event?" Why hasn't there been any rumors? With that detective's personality, he would never have competed in that kind of competition, right? ”

"The situation on the part of the United States is a bit complicated right now."

Gadelia brushed back the blonde hair that hung down her cheeks, trying to explain.

"Vulcan Moth has come to the end of its life, in order to bid farewell to this comrade-in-arms, Mr. Adik can't wait for the next Alliance Challenge, and forcibly holds an informal challenge match, wanting to use this pinnacle battle to inherit the glory of the champion and comfort Vulcan Moth's endgame. We know it's a mess, of course, but in the current United League, no one can stop a champion who is determined to retire. ”

"Is that so, so that's the case."

After pondering for a long time, Zhulan asked.

"So Hugo, did he let the Fierce Bite Land Shark shoot and defeat the Vulcan Moth of the Adek Champion?"

"Zhulan, I know what you want to ask, but that's not the case, it's a real six-on-six all-out battle."

Gadelia stared at Zhulan's gray eyes, and as a witness to that battle, she was obligated to tell the truth about what she saw.

"The Fierce Bite Land Shark didn't defeat Vulcan Moth, but Hugo defeated the Adike Champion."

Then, she began to stumble through the entire challenge.

From Adek taking the Vulcan Moth to the Tower of Heaven to meet the challenge from the Four Heavenly Kings and the Plasma Regiment's cadres, to the finale, Hugo uses the flames of his own Pokémon to pass through the wall of fire, trap the Vulcan Moth with illegal Poké Balls, and defeat the United Champion.

"That'...... Is Hugo okay now? ”

After listening to Gardelia's not-so-vivid description, Zhulan still frowned.

"Maybe in his own plan, such an adventure would have been foolproof, but it was too desperate."

"I just took him to the hospital, the specifics are not clear, but at least he didn't have any serious injuries."

Gadelia, who used her superpowers to carry Hugo all the way to the elven center, replied.

"It's only for a moment, but the tactic of counteracting the flames with flames really works. The burns on his body were basically left by the "fierce fire" characteristic of the little flame monkey, and since the flames of the fire-type Pokémon would open the net to those close to him, these burns were not serious. Otherwise, I don't see any injuries. ”

"No, is that your focus?"

Junsha, who finally came back to her senses, watched the exchange between Zhulan and Jiadelia in disbelief.

"That's Hugo, that Hugo has won the United Champion, and he is about to become the new United Champion! It's not the head of the gym, it's not the king of the alliance, it's the champion who symbolizes the strongest in the entire region! Zhulan, you should know the meaning of this title best, right? Hugo becoming the champion is like seeing the sun rise over the horizon in the morning, only to witness a huge glowing naughty bullet! Why are you so calm about accepting this fact? My worldview so far is about to be completely turned upside down! ”