The pathetic Clan Leader Jin Chuan always thought he was the protagonist, but he never imagined that he was just a dispensable pawn.
No, he played a significant role, successfully drawing all the league's attention.
In order to capture him, the Alliance had no powerful figures in Slateport City besides Aoki, which gave the Cult an opportunity to carry out their plan.
While Clan Leader Jin Chuan is not weak, if Aoki doesn't use Mega Evolution, it will take him some time to defeat him once he's fully engaged.
However, the actions of the cult unsettled him, coupled with the impact of Aoki's sudden increase in strength.
The disoriented Clan Leader Jin Chuan collapsed at Aoki's feet. Only half an hour had passed from the start of his outburst to its end.
It was a glorious yet short-lived sacrifice, but one that was surprisingly effective.
Aoki eliminated him without leaving any survivors, claiming that Pokémon had accidentally killed him due to an overpowered attack.
This person did a lot of research in order to find Aoki, and if he were captured by the Alliance, it would not be good for Aoki.
After Aoki dealt with him, he took out the communicator that had been vibrating in his pocket more than once, which was showing all the calls from Adams.
"President." Aoki pressed the answer button.
"Aoki, what's going on? What happened on the island outside Slateport City?" Adams asked immediately.
"It seems we've fallen into a trap set by someone else, making it appear as if we've successfully set a trap for them. However, they also took advantage of our carelessness, acting from both sides and creating a huge spatial rift at sea. I don't know the specifics yet," Aoki explained simply.
Adams paused briefly on the other end of the phone. "Did you deal with that person?"
"It's resolved. I'm on my way there." At this moment, Aoki was standing on Salamence's back, flying towards the small island in the sea.
"Be careful. We're heading to Slateport City. We should arrive in an hour and a half at most. If we can't hold them off, we'll just have to wear them down," Adams said again.
"Okay!" Aoki nodded, patted Salamence on the neck, and signaled him to speed up.
As he got closer, Aoki discovered that the size of this spatial rift was truly outrageous, as if the sky had opened a giant mouth, about to swallow this small island in the sea whole.
At this moment, the residents of the island were quickly retreating. Aoki saw a young man in a black suit laughing loudly in the middle of the island, shouting something at the black crack. At the same time, there were two Pokémon in front of him, throwing Pokémon into the crack one by one.
Not far in front of him were a large number of complex instruments, which were obviously the source of this spatial rift that led to an unknown destination.
" Salamence!" Upon seeing this, Aoki shouted at Salamence beneath his feet.
roar!!!
A tremendous dragon roar that resounded through the heavens and earth appeared, followed by a terrifying sonic wave emanating from Salamence's mouth.
An Umbreon immediately appeared in front of the young man in the black tuxedo, successfully blocking Salamence's attack.
The young man in the black tuxedo also noticed Aoki, turned around, and a half-smile appeared on his face. "Isn't this our beloved Elite Four Aoki? What? I helped you deliver your enemy to you, and this is how you repay me? Or do you think that just because you're wearing the shell of the Alliance, you're really a direct member of the Alliance?"
Aoki jumped directly from Salamence's back to the ground, throwing out several Poké Balls.
" Black Emissary, Kanto is in turmoil right now. Why aren't you staying in Kanto? What are you doing in Hoenn?" Although it was the first time Aoki had met this man, he had some guesses about his identity.
Black Emissary of the Cult is one of the three known members of the Cult currently active in the Pokémon World.
Upon hearing this, Black Emissary raised an eyebrow slightly. "Oh? It seems you know quite a bit about my identity. Are you interested in joining us? I see you have extraordinary talent and are qualified to become an envoy."
Aoki, however, didn't take up the topic and said in a deep voice, "Shut down that ridiculous device of yours, don't make me do it myself!"
"Hehehe—hahaha—hahaha—that's so funny, I'm dying of laughter, hahaha—I'm dying of laughter!!!" Black Emissary suddenly burst into laughter, clutching his stomach, and it was the kind of laughter that he couldn't stop.
Seeing his current state, Aoki immediately had Slowking take a step forward and throw an Energy Ball directly at the device.
boom--
Another Pokémon appeared, a Pangoro, which slapped Slowking's Energy Ball away, sending it flying to the ground with a loud explosion.
"Aoki, Aoki, I really feel sorry for you. Did you really think that becoming some kind of Elite Four member made you a member of the League? You still don't see through things." Black Emissary laughed until tears streamed down his face.
But Aoki remained unmoved. At this point, no matter what the other party knew, even if they really knew his identity, he would never admit it, even if there was no one else around.
"If you just enjoy fabricating baseless stories, I can lock you up in the Alliance's dungeon and let you make them up slowly," Aoki said coldly.
"Tsk, then there's really nothing I can do. Who told me I can't produce any evidence? You've completely fooled those old men in the alliance." Black Emissary's smile gradually faded.
He took out Poké Balls and threw them one by one, including the Umbreon and Pangoro from before, as well as the Houndoom, Sharpedo, Gyarados, and Unova that he had just summoned. Pseudo-Legendary Hydreigon!
Of the six Pokémon, all except Gyarados are Dark-type Pokémon. Gyarados can also become a Dark-type Pokémon if it undergoes Mega Evolution.
It seems that this Black Emissary is a trainer specializing in Dark-type Pokémon.
The Pokémon that Aoki sent out is his strongest Sandstorm lineup, centered around Tyranitar.
Tyranitar, Slowking, Gengar, Blaziken, Aggron and... Diancie.
When Aoki summoned the last Diancie, Black Emissary's eyes lit up slightly. " Diancie? I didn't expect you to have such a precious Diancie hidden away. It's quite unexpected."
Okay, I admit I'm tempted. I'll take care of this Diancie for you.
Aoki was somewhat surprised that Black Emissary could immediately call out Diancie's name.
Diancie is not yet listed in the Pokémon Pokédex. Even people from the Kalos region wouldn't know about Diancie unless they specifically looked into Carbink.