Pokemon: I Transmigrated Twice-Chapter 249: Pokemon: I Transmigrated Twice []

Caitlin's eyes widened as she stared intently at Stephen.

At that moment, the old and imposing voice of the irritable Kyurem rang out via telepathy:

["Zekrom has nothing to do with you, right?"]

Even Kyurem was a bit puzzled as to why this human wore something different every time they met.

But Kyurem didn't care about human conflicts; it kept glancing at Zekrom with a burning gaze.

The meaning was obvious—

"I've returned Reshiram to you as promised, but Zekrom isn't your Pokémon. There's no need for you to protect it, right? Even without Reshiram, and unable to return to my former peak, absorbing Zekrom isn't a bad option."

Zekrom instantly had a look as if it had seen a ghost.

Reshiram's mouth couldn't hide a smirk.

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"Well, about that..."

Stephen raised his eyebrows, feeling it wouldn't hurt to agree.

He could make Kyurem owe him a favor.

It might not be useful now, but who knows about the future?

"So then—"

Stephen raised the DNA Splicers again.

Zekrom shuddered, accidentally bumping its nose against one of the Poké Balls on Stephen's belt.

The Poké Ball's button was triggered and popped open, emitting a red light that sucked Zekrom inside.

Suddenly, Giant Chasm fell silent.

Kyurem was stunned for a long while before squinting and saying:

["What a coward..."]

About a minute later, Caitlin swallowed hard.

Both the Black and White dragons were owned by one person—this had never happened before.

Since the Dragon of Truth split 2,500 years ago, Black and White each served a different master.

Never before had both dragons followed a single person.

"I just remembered, N never put Zekrom into a Poké Ball."

Stephen suddenly recalled.

After being chosen by Zekrom as the Hero of Ideals, N never put the Black Dragon into a Poké Ball, since his philosophy was to liberate Pokémon and ban Poké Balls.

That's why Zekrom could now enter Stephen's Poké Ball.

To be honest, Stephen felt that Team Plasma's ideology was simply laughable.

Did they believe that separating humans and Pokémon, just by banning Poké Balls, was enough?

When a Pokémon truly wants to follow a Trainer, Poké Ball or not doesn't matter.

At the end of the day, it's just a portable tool.

In the original, Ash captured plenty of Pokémon without using Poké Balls.

"Umm... I'll keep this guy for now, is that okay with you?"

Stephen glanced at the trembling Black Dragon inside the ball and turned to ask Kyurem.

Kyurem was never obsessed with power—otherwise, it wouldn't have left the Black and White dragons alone for 2,500 years.

The recent cooperation with Lance was mainly because it was furious after being humiliated by Evil Hoopa.

If not for that, it wouldn't have gone after Reshiram and Zekrom.

Now that its anger had faded, Kyurem wasn't fixated on the two dragons anymore.

["Hmph~"]

Kyurem snorted and, surrounded by its followers, turned and entered the cave for a long nap.

"Visit Alola sometime~"

Stephen flashed a big grin and waved at Kyurem's back.

Who knows if the old dragon heard him.

After the farewells, Stephen noticed the psychic girl Caitlin still in shock and waved a hand in front of her face.

Caitlin suddenly snapped out of it, only to see Stephen's annoying smile.

"Want to come to the inauguration ceremony of the new Pokemon League Chairman next week? Shirona will be there too."

...

A week later, the Pokémon League held a press conference.

Professor Carolina was inaugurated as the new Sinnoh League Chairman, and Lusamine as the overall Pokemon League Chairman.

The ceremony was held on Manalo Artificial Island in Alola.

The two new chairmans sat side by side, with champions Stephen and Palmer beside them.

Facing a barrage of cameras, Carolina joked:

"I never thought, at nearly 70, I'd become League Chairman. I'm worried if I can do a good job, but I'll give it my all with what's left of these old bones."

As soon as she finished, excited reporters started firing questions:

"Professor—no, Chairman Magnolia, will you recall Cynthia to be the Sinnoh Champion again?"

"What illness does Chairman Cyrus have? Can you explain?"

"Champion Palmer, Sinnoh is one of the few regions untouched by crime syndicates. Why is its culture so pure?"

"Champion Stephen, is it true Sonia is pregnant?"

"Chairman Lusamine, many say you only got this post because of Champion Stephen. What's your view?"

Stephen brought the mic to his mouth:

"I warn you not to spread rumors. Chairman Lusamine earned her position purely through her efforts."

The crowd of reporters collectively rolled their eyes.

But as someone who had saved the League and the whole Pokémon world, many times, such gossip didn't matter to Stephen.

Some fans even said, if they were as awesome as him, no female League trainer would escape.

Carolina added:

"Champion Palmer is an excellent trainer. Cynthia is doing well in Alola and can stay wherever she likes. But I hope my great-grandchild will become a Sinnoh native. Alola already has enough strong trainers, right?"

Carolina's words caused a sensation.

Recently, more reporters had noticed Sonia's increasingly curvy figure and assumed she was pregnant.

But from Carolina's words, it's Cynthia who's pregnant?!

No wonder, she transferred!

Even Stephen was stunned.

Was he being pushed to have children now?

Remembering his past life's relentless pressure to marry and have kids.

...

After the conference, League trainers from various regions gathered at Poni Island's beach to relax.

"Caitlin, you don't seem happy?"

Cynthia noticed her best friend sulking in the corner and couldn't help but ask.

It was a good excuse to escape Carolina and her little sister's barrage.

After the press conference, passersby would ask Cynthia, "How far along are you?"

She was on the verge of a breakdown.

"Miss Cynthia, I..."

Caitlin looked miserable and hesitated.

She was torn about whether to reveal Stephen's true identity to Cynthia.

She felt she couldn't let her admired Miss Cynthia be with that dangerous criminal, but if she told the truth, would Cynthia be even sadder?

"Hmm?"

Cynthia raised a brow and sat next to Caitlin, comforting her:

"You can tell me anything."

When Caitlin struggled with her psychic powers, Cynthia had always taken care of her.

"Hey~ What are you two talking about?"

At that moment, Stephen walked over, waving.

Caitlin jumped in fright.

Was that a warning?

"What did you do to Caitlin?"

Cynthia eyed Stephen suspiciously.

Very few people could scare Caitlin like that.

Could it be... this playboy took advantage of Caitlin?

Seeing Cynthia's look, Stephen knew what she was thinking and flicked her forehead.

"What are you thinking? I'm not interested in a little girl."

Offended, Caitlin glared fiercely at him.

"Then why is Caitlin...?"

Cynthia rubbed her forehead in confusion.

"Probably because I stole her favorite Miss Cynthia. Sorry, little girl, but Yuri never has a good ending. Go find your happiness."

Stephen wrapped his arm around Cynthia's waist.

"What are you doing? There are so many people!"

Cynthia's face turned bright red.

Stephen put his other hand around her waist and pushed her forward.

"Ohhh!"

Steven gave an enthusiastic round of applause.

The other champions, Elite Four, Gym Leaders, and their families all cheered.

Only Caitlin, close by, felt like a heavy weight was pressing on her head, her expression like a pitiful side character peeping through a crack in the door, forced to watch the hero and heroine's passionate love while she could only cry outside.

Chairman Rose, also clapping, recalled what Carolina had said at the press conference and mused—

If I can't recruit Stephen, maybe I can recruit his son!

Sinnoh's already booked Stephen and Cynthia's child, so Galar will book Stephen and Sonia's child!

"Stephen-kun, over here!"

After some time with the blushing Cynthia, Stephen noticed Goodshow waving at him.

Since retiring, the old man seemed more spirited.

"Looking good, old man."

Stephen walked over, smiling.

"Feels that way after dropping my burdens,"

Goodshow said, pounding his bony chest in swim trunks. Then he grew somber:

"If only Lance hadn't left..."

Stephen thought, compared to the original where four people rebelled, just Lance leaving now wasn't so bad.

Thinking it over, Stephen understood why Agatha, Lorelei, and Bruno hadn't joined Lance.

Bruno never wanted to rebel—he'd just been manipulated by Agatha.

Agatha, a sly fox, could see the world had changed and four Champions couldn't turn the tide now.

If Kyurem had followed Lance, Agatha might have helped, but once Kyurem left, she knew it was hopeless.

As for Lorelei, maybe Stephen's guidance over the years had some effect...?

"Stephen-kun, what do you think Lance will do now that he's gone?"

Goodshow asked quietly.

"Well, probably train to get stronger and try to take revenge on Giovanni."

Stephen didn't think Lance would try his original human cleansing plan.

Forget him and Giovanni—even one Champion like Leon could stop him now.

Might as well focus all his hatred on Giovanni.

...

"Let's settle our unfinished battle at this year's Manalo Conference!"

Blue challenged Red with a fighting spirit.

Red, as always, was silent but determined.

With more and more powerful trainers, he was more eager than ever for battle.

"I'm so jealous of Red and Blue. I have to wait a whole year before I can travel..."

Ash, just turned 9, sighed.

"Hah, you'll always just be my stepping stone,"

Gary seized the chance to mock Ash.

Serena, holding a gift box, excitedly said to her mother Grace:

"Mom! Look, look! This is the birthday present Big Brother Stephen gave me!"

"I know, sweetie. But your 10th birthday is still six months away, and you've told me five times already,"

Grace replied helplessly.

Seeing her daughter's animated talk about Stephen, and glancing at the women nearby—Karen, Nessa, Sonia—she felt a bit worried for her daughter's future.

Before the gathering ended, the chairmans discussed the League's future.

Rose proposed a World Championships tournament, open to all trainers from every region, to unite the League.

The others found it interesting, but Goodshow suspected Rose just wanted to show off Leon and Eternatus's power.

But as he was no longer chairman, he kept quiet.

...

After the gathering, Blue and Red, who hadn't settled their match at last year's Indigo League, began their Alola journey.

Stephen had already heard from Professor Oak that they picked Alola because the other regions' Gym Leaders were too weak—not challenging enough.

But they didn't expect their journey to get off to a rough start in Alola.

Since the gathering was on Poni Island, they naturally chose the Poni Gym as their first challenge.

And the Poni Gym Leader was none other than Champion-level Malva!

In the end, Red was stuck for four months, Blue for four and a half.

Through brutal training, both broke through from Elite Four level to Champion level.

Finally, with a burst of effort during the Gym challenge, they barely defeated Malva and got their first badge.

Professor Samson Oak laughed and cried when he heard:

"Miss Malva is one of the strongest Gym Leaders in Alola! Why insist on challenging her first? Why not start with an easier one?"

It was like fighting a late-game boss right at the start.

"How could I back down?"

Blue declared arrogantly.

Red, as always, was silent:

Might as well beat the hard ones first.

But despite their words, both decided to pick an easier opponent next, just to relax.

They chose Nessa, who had been a Gym Leader in Galar but was considered one of the weakest.

Blue even watched her old matches and, as a genius, found her style... uninspiring.

The next day, Blue challenged Nessa, expecting an easy win.

But in the end... he was nearly defeated.

Blue didn't lose, but the victory was hard-fought.

Nessa's overall power was lower, but her moves were completely unfamiliar.

What the heck is Fishman Karate!?

After nearly losing, Blue decided to take a break from Gym challenges.

Damn, no one in the Alola League is easy to beat!

...

Half a year went by.

Some of the prodigies from the original story, those born earlier, had turned 10. Rosa and Hilda from Unova, Serena from Kalos—well, after almost three years in Alola, Serena was practically an Alolan now—each received their starter Pokémon.

Meanwhile, Red and Blue's power had increased again, now among the strongest at the Champion level.

After getting their eighth badge from another Champion-level Gym Leader, Peony, both officially qualified for the first Manalo Conference.

Time soon rolled into October.

The first Alola League Manalo Conference began.

Red and Blue, both at Champion level, blazed through the rounds.

Before meeting each other, Blue was performing better—even in the 6v6 elimination rounds, he swept two matches 6-0.

But in the final on October 10th, after a fierce battle, both had only one Pokémon left:

Blue's MEGA Blastoise vs. Red's MEGA Charizard X.

Despite a type advantage, Blue narrowly lost to Red.

When the referee declared the result, Ash from Pallet Town was the first to jump up and cheer wildly.

Not just because his brother had won the championship, but because today, the OG protagonist—Ash Ketchum—finally turned 10 and was about to set off on his adventure!