Pokémon: Chronicles of Freedom-Chapter 426 - 425: Arrival in Saffron City

The next day.

Morning.

Cain set off from Leafy Town, riding on his Tropius.

For a while, he planned to interact primarily with members of the League, and Tropius was a Pokémon he had often showcased in his role as a League member.

The previous night, Cain had contacted a Devon Corporation representative to book him a flight that day, from Rustboro City to Saffron City in the Kanto region.

Cain realized that, although it wasn't yet clear what he would gain from working with Devon Corporation, the perks and convenience were already significant.

Seated on Tropius' broad back, Cain closed his eyes and focused on training his psychic abilities.

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Since Slowking's evolution, his psychic power had increased considerably, and he was just one step away from becoming a beginner-level psychic.

However, due to his lack of control, even though his psychic power was sufficient to reach that level, his practical use of it still left much to be desired.

Now, whenever he had some free time, Cain would sit, close his eyes, and train his psychic abilities—a practice similar to Slowking's meditations.

But Slowking's innate talent in psychic abilities far surpassed Cain's. Meanwhile, Cain concentrated on controlling every ounce of his psychic power.

According to the system's calculations, Cain had mastered only about 60% of his psychic capacity.

Once he reached 80% control, he would be close to achieving beginner-level psychic status.

As for achieving 100% control, it wouldn't yield significant improvements for him, so he wasn't overly concerned about it.

At his current training pace, it would take five hours to improve by 1%. This was the best-case scenario for continuous practice. In reality, it was more realistic to assume that it might take a day or two to improve by a single percent, as Cain couldn't focus solely on his psychic ability—he also had to care for his Pokémon.

Determined not to waste time, Cain trained even while sitting on Tropius' back.

After flying for more than three hours, Cain arrived in Rustboro City.

The previous day, he had also called Steven. Upon learning that Steven was once again out of Rustboro City searching for rare stones, Cain decided not to mention his trip to Kanto.

Given Steven's enthusiasm for special stones, it was possible he might find some Mega Stones.

However, it wasn't yet time to reveal information about Mega Stones, as Cain didn't have any himself. He first needed to gather a substantial amount of these stones before making Mega Evolution public knowledge.

By then, Cain's reputation would likely skyrocket, but he would also need to carefully calculate the risks and benefits. If the risks outweighed the rewards, he would prefer to keep Mega Evolution a secret until others began to discover it, using the Mega Stones he had prepared in advance.

Cain estimated he would need at least three Mega Stones for Gengar, Blaziken, and Aggron. Even if the stones didn't match his Pokémon, they would be valuable for trading with members of Team Rocket or the League.

In any case, the more he could gather before Mega Evolution became widely known, the better it would be for him.

These stones would be priceless treasures!

If Cain managed to find a Mega Stone for Beedrill before Mega Evolution was discovered and presented it to Giovanni, explaining its effect, Giovanni might grant him a position as an Executive.

Cain believed that, with Giovanni's ambition and decisiveness, this possibility wasn't far-fetched.

Shortly afterward, Cain arrived at the Rustboro City airport in a taxi.

A Devon Corporation employee was already waiting for him.

They respectfully handed him a first-class ticket and some high-end, custom-tailored clothing.

As an advisor to the president, Cain didn't hold much power, but he was among the president's closest associates—someone capable of changing the course of many lives with a single word. Thus, they didn't miss the opportunity to treat him well.

In addition to that, they provided all the necessary items for the flight, as well as arrangements for after his arrival, even booking a room at the best hotel in Saffron City.

Hearing about all these details, Cain was impressed.

So this was the life of the wealthy...

He almost let himself be seduced...

Fortunately, he only had a rich friend; he wasn't the rich one himself. Otherwise, he might have repeated the mistakes of his past life.

Cain felt genuine respect for Steven upon realizing how he had managed not to be corrupted by such a comfortable life.

The flight from Rustboro City to Saffron City took about five or six hours.

At this point, for Cain, there wasn't much difference between economy, business, or first class.

Perhaps first class was quieter, which helped him avoid drawing constant attention.

He had lunch on the plane, but since he was busy training his psychic ability, he finished his meal quickly, and his Pokémon settled for Pokéblocks.

Five and a half hours later.

Cain disembarked from the plane.

Now that Slowpoke had evolved into Slowking, keeping it by his side at all times might come off as intimidating and draw attention, so Cain decided not to bring any Pokémon with him.

However, Haunter remained hidden in his shadow, ready to emerge in case of danger.

The entire day had been devoted to travel, but at least Cain had been able to train his psychic ability, so he didn't consider the time wasted.

During the day, his level of control had improved by 1%. Combined with the training from the previous afternoon, Cain had reached 62% control over his psychic capacity—a decent amount of progress.

If he managed to improve by 1% per day, he would reach beginner psychic status in just twenty days.

Previously, the system had calculated that it would take him over thirty years to achieve this.

Incredible!

Cain checked into the hotel reserved by Devon Corporation.

It was already late, so he would have to wait until the next day to take the intermediate breeder examination.

He planned to spend the night exploring Saffron City's black market to buy some Kanto Pokémon that he could raise in his garden or on the mountain behind his house.

In particular, he planned to acquire a large number of Shellder to help his Slowpoke evolve—preferably ones with good potential.

(End of Chapter)