John turned around and saw Sabi and Palina arriving on the sixth floor with members of the Diamond and Pearl Clans.
It was Sabi who had just raised the question.
Also filled with confusion were Palina and Akari, a Galaxy Expedition Team member who'd come with John.
Looking at everyone's probing eyes, John answered loudly. "It's not the Galaxy Expedition Team's, it's mine."
Regarding the existence of Kings, as long as their power was used, it would naturally be discovered by people from the Diamond and Pearl Clans. After all, the wardens of both clans were basically involved in caring for the nobles' lives.
So John didn't intend to hide it at all.
So what if they discovered it? Did they dare to snatch the King from his hands?
He wasn't looking down on them, Diamond Clan? Pearl Clan? Even if you added the Galaxy Expedition Team, they weren't his match.
On the contrary, it seemed he could snatch the nobles from their hands.
Wait—thinking carefully, it seemed the nobles he couldn't find in his own time could be found in this world.
Take the nobles cared for by the two clans as examples.
Five total.
Kleavor, Lilligant, Arcanine, Electrode, and Avalugg.
Among them, he already had an Arcanine, so there was no need to snatch their noble. He could just let his Arcanine compete for the throne.
"By the way, does the Pearl Clan have an Arcanine noble?" John asked Palina.
Palina was stunned. What kind of topic shift was this? Weren't they asking about the Galaxy Expedition Team's King? But she still answered reflexively. "Uh, yes."
"Excellent. I'll visit and challenge it after a while." John nodded slightly, then turned to Sabi. "Let's go. I've obtained the five keys to open the third underground floor. Let's explore further."
Saying that, John stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers.
The surrounding scenery changed immediately.
From the dim sixth floor of Snowpoint Temple to the bright entrance of the first floor, wind and snow began rising as the sky darkened into evening.
This wasn't an illusion, Mega Gardevoir had directly Teleported everyone from the sixth floor of Snowpoint Temple to the first floor.
Everyone looked around in confusion, wondering why they'd been on the sixth floor of Snowpoint Temple one second and returned to the first floor the next.
Sabi, who had some knowledge and strength, quickly turned her attention to John again.
Surprise, shock, horror.
She didn't even know how to describe her current mood and thoughts.
She'd thought John was already very strong when he instantly defeated Regirock, but judging from Gardevoir instantly defeating that unknown but powerful Pokemon and moving all of them to the first floor in an instant—
The strength she'd seen was just the tip of the iceberg!
So... how powerful was he?
"And... where did he even come from?" Sabi was confused. She'd never heard of such a powerful person in the Hisui Region, and John seemed to appear out of thin air.
"By the way, where's the door to the third underground floor?" John glanced around, but the door wasn't nearby.
"Well, the door to the underground can't be opened until our leaders arrive," Sabi replied, then quickly explained. "There are six keys in total. The key to the first floor is with our leaders."
"Is that so?" John understood. Originally, he'd wanted to go directly to Regigigas for a match.
They still had to wait. A bit disappointing.
"I'm sorry." Sabi apologized quickly. "After you arrived, we already sent urgent messages to the leaders. I believe they'll be here soon. By tomorrow at the latest."
"Alright, then we can only wait." John could afford to wait one day.
He turned and left.
Akari was originally going to follow John, but after taking a few steps, she was pulled aside by Sabi.
"Hello, can I ask you something?"
Akari looked at John.
"I'll take a walk around the area and be back soon. You can set up camp in Snowpoint Temple first," John said, understanding what Sabi wanted to ask.
"Okay," Akari could only nod.
As soon as John left Snowpoint Temple, Sabi grabbed Palina and pulled Akari to a secluded corner.
"Hello, Miss Akari. I'm Sabi, warden of the Diamond Clan. You should have met me before," Sabi greeted again.
Akari nodded cutely. Didn't you introduce yourself when we just arrived?
"And I also saw you in Jubilife Village. You should have been with the Galaxy Expedition Team for a while, right?" Sabi then asked.
"It's been one year and three months since I joined the Galaxy Expedition Team!" Akari replied proudly. She still remembered the day she first joined.
Sabi nodded slightly, confirming that Akari was indeed the person in her memory, then got to the point.
"I just want to ask, who is this John?"
"Why haven't I seen him with the Galaxy Expedition Team before?"
"Oh, he just joined the Galaxy Expedition Team yesterday. He's a traveler from another region," Akari explained John's origin honestly, without any scheming.
It turned out to be a powerhouse from another region. No wonder she hadn't heard of him before.
"Then do you know what region he comes from?"
"It seems to be the Hoenn Region. I don't know where specifically," Akari spread her hands. If she hadn't accompanied John to Snowpoint Temple this time, she'd never been far from Jubilife Village. She could only remember that John had mentioned it once or twice. The Hoenn Region was still in her memory.
"Hoenn Region?" Sabi repeated the region name, then asked Palina, "Do you know the Hoenn Region?"
Palina shook her head silently.
She still understood there were lands beyond their own.
This was strange.
Sabi sighed softly. It seemed she could only ask her leader later.
As the three major forces in the Hisui Region, the three major factions had investigated and understood the strong trainers in the other two groups, and basically knew each other.
As for John, such a powerful person, Sabi had never heard of him, let alone seen him.
"By the way, I mentioned in the message that this powerhouse named John seems to have trained a King," Sabi said as she quickly ran back. She also wanted to inform her leader Adaman of this information.
Sabi suddenly realized something.
"Just because we don't have the key to the door, as soon as Leader Adaman arrives tomorrow, we'll explore underground!"
Sabi quickly slapped Palina's arm. "Hurry! Send a message to your leader and ask her to arrive tomorrow!"