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Anthony and Alora escaped from the Dragon Secret Realm. Before leaving, Anthony looked at Jacob with eyes that seemed to wish he could tear him apart.

Although the harvest was considerable—he had taken away a pseudo-legendary Pokémon egg and several other dragon-type Pokémon eggs—if Jacob had not interfered, he could have taken away three pseudo-legendary Pokémon eggs.

When Mason walked into the restricted area, her brow was furrowed. The incubation room was full of battle damage, and everything was in chaos.

The three incubators that were supposed to contain pseudo-legendary Pokémon eggs were now empty. The Pokémon Association had suffered heavy losses with three pseudo-legendary Pokémon eggs stolen. Of course, the worst affected were those who had lined up to receive pseudo-legendary Pokémon this year.

After great difficulty getting a spot, the pseudo-legendary Pokémon eggs had been snatched away. Mason sighed inwardly. The only good news was that Jacob was unharmed.

“Jacob, I’m glad you’re safe. I could have arrived earlier, but I discovered another attacker in your dormitory, which delayed me somewhat. He took some of your belongings from your room. You should go check if anything important is missing.”

“Alright.” Jacob was shocked. Was he being specifically targeted? Someone had actually come to his dormitory to search through his things. Fortunately, Jacob had developed a habit of not leaving anything valuable in his dormitory. He kept important items in his system space, so everything should be fine.

Jacob nodded, then remembered the Bagon he had captured and quickly said, “King Mason, I have something to report to you.”

“Go ahead.” Mason nodded. “I also want to ask you—what happened in the restricted area? How were you able to hold Anthony back for so long?”

Jacob organized his thoughts and slowly began recounting what had just occurred: “When I was training in the restricted area, I heard a series of explosions and concluded that someone was attempting to attack the secret realm. Since my strength is limited, I first wanted to find a place to hide and observe the situation. At the same time, to prevent heavy losses in the restricted area, I hid the pseudo-legendary Pokémon eggs. I originally wanted to hide all three pseudo-legendary Pokémon eggs, but I was afraid Anthony would notice something was wrong, so I only hid two of them.”

“Oh?”

Mason looked at Jacob in surprise as she watched him retrieve another pseudo-legendary Pokémon egg from its hiding place.

“This is one of them. The other Pokémon egg hatched during the battle just now. The situation was urgent at that time, so I captured the Bagon and placed it in a Poké Ball.” Jacob explained. After finishing his explanation, Jacob released the Bagon from its Poké Ball and took out dragon-type energy cubes and Moomoo Milk to feed the young Pokémon.

“Excellent, very good!” Mason looked at the Pokémon egg and Bagon that Jacob handed over, feeling pleased and smiling. Jacob was someone with quick thinking. He had been able to consider the situation so carefully under those circumstances. It could be said that he performed quite admirably.

This way, losing only one pseudo-legendary Pokémon egg was still acceptable and could be considered a blessing in disguise.

But then Mason remembered that this was the second pseudo-legendary Pokémon egg that the Dawn Society had stolen recently. The previous Pokémon egg containing Gible had not been recovered yet, and this lost egg containing Jangmo-o would definitely not be found either.

Mason couldn’t help but sigh. The increasingly bold Dawn Society and the inaction of the Pokémon Association made Mason feel deeply troubled.

As a trainer of the younger generation, Mason could sense the corruption and disorder within the Pokémon Association, especially some of the powerful Elite-level trainers who were dispatched from headquarters. They wielded enormous power and possessed terrifying strength, acting almost like local warlords.

Mason suspected that many people in the Pokémon Association had close connections with the Dawn Society. This was also why the Pokémon Association maintained a rather ambiguous stance toward the Dawn Society. Although the Pokémon Association had always claimed it wanted to eliminate the Dawn Society, the intensity of their crackdown was minimal. There was definitely a traitor within the Pokémon Association, and it was even possible that the Dawn Society was supported and established by someone within the Association itself.

“Continue, what happened next?” Mason suddenly refocused. He was just a new member of the Heavenly Kings, ranked last among the twenty-eight Heavenly Kings in the country. Even though he was determined to reform the Pokémon Association, he couldn’t rush things. he needed to unravel these matters slowly and carefully. “How did you end up fighting with Anthony?”

Jacob paused slightly and organized his thoughts. In front of Mason, he certainly couldn’t admit that he was afraid and didn’t want to fight Anthony at all, and that he was forced into battle only because Anthony discovered him.

Unless he was a fool, he wouldn’t honestly say that! Jacob rephrased it to present himself in a better light: “Since I only have Alakazam with King-level strength, I could only temporarily hide with the two pseudo-legendary Pokémon eggs and observe the situation.”

“Then I noticed that Roserade and Blastoise were fighting. My original plan was to find an opportunity to launch a surprise attack, severely injure Anthony, and defend the restricted area. However, at that moment, the Bagon hatched, exposing my position. I had no choice but to actively engage in battle with Alakazam.”

This was when the power of language was fully demonstrated. Although Jacob had indeed been afraid initially and planned to avoid confrontation, he tactfully changed his explanation to say he was waiting for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack.

Although both actions involved the same behavior—finding a place to hide—the meaning was completely different. One portrayed a coward afraid of death, while the other depicted a brave and resourceful hero.

What’s more, Jacob did fight Anthony afterward, regardless of whether he was willing or not. This was a fact that had occurred. No one could deny that he had fought Anthony and delayed him, and no one could find fault with that.

Jacob then recounted the entire process of his battle with Anthony. After hearing about how Gallade had initially disobeyed orders and fallen into a disadvantage, finally relying on a thrilling exchange of one life for one, Mason nodded repeatedly.

Under those circumstances, it was not easy to command two Pokémon that didn’t belong to him to such an extent.

“You did excellently. The Pokémon Association will reward you for your contribution this time,” Mason praised.

At that moment, several figures flew across the sky. The Charizard squad from the Pokémon Association had arrived, along with Aris and Nina.

Everyone landed in the restricted area. Aris and Nina finally felt relief when they saw Jacob was safe and sound with Mason standing beside him.

“King Mason, thank you for protecting Jacob. I’m sorry to have troubled you,” Uncle Aris walked up to Jacob and said gratefully to King Mason.

“You don’t need to thank me. It was Jacob who held Anthony back by himself and saved two pseudo-legendary Pokémon.”

“Jacob held Anthony back?” Uncle Aris and Nina’s eyes filled with disbelief. Anthony was a famous King-level trainer. How could Jacob have held him back? Aris couldn’t help but feel somewhat skeptical.

“Yes.” Mason nodded and said to Jacob: “Tell everyone about your experience.”

“Alright.” Jacob responded.

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