Chapter 1750 - 1744: Destroy to Rebuild!

Everyone's attention shifted toward Cain.

Noticing the gazes of these people, the smile on Cain's face became even wider.

"In reality, it is a long story, but the things that have happened now are indeed the result of what the Elder and I discussed back then. And all of this is now also advancing according to our plan. You can rest assured. After the sun sets today, all matters will be resolved. By then, you will understand what happened."

Although the Elder had already passed away a year ago, in the hearts of these people, his prestige had not dissipated too much.

But clearly Cain's words were not enough to convince them, especially at a moment like this, which was possibly related to the direction of the entire Pokémon world and the entire Pokémon League.

Now the presidents, Champions, and Elite Four of all regions were gathered around Mt. Chimney. In each region, there was no one capable of completely controlling the overall situation. Once some accident or fatal unforeseen event occurred, they would have a responsibility impossible to evade.

So if Cain did not explain it clearly now, probably none of them would feel at ease.

Cain looked at all of them, who were anxious, and only said, "Then I will have to trouble you to wait one more hour. In one hour, you should know what will happen."

"One hour is clearly not enough for you to return. Moreover, the threat caused by the meteorite still has not been completely eliminated. I hope everyone will consider the overall situation."

Hearing Cain say it like this, quite a few people were so furious their teeth creaked.

But they could do nothing to Cain.

If both sides were truly in opposition, things, on the contrary, would be easier to handle. It would be enough to attack him all together and force him to speak.

But now, from how it seemed, the leader of Team Rainbow Rocket, whom they had originally considered their greatest enemy, did not seem to be simply an enemy. Within all of this, there were secrets that not even they, as regional presidents and Champions, knew.

There was no alternative. Since Cain would not speak, they could only wait there.

Together, they watched the sunrise.

And during this time, those who in reality felt most uncomfortable and conflicted were those who had once been Cain's friends, especially Phoebe, Wallace, and Steven.

They had seen how their good friend was about to jump into the abyss and never come out again, but now it seemed he had stopped at the edge of the precipice, frantically groping and wandering at the edge of the cliff, making everyone want to pull him back to help him, but not even dare to approach.

...

Finally.

The hour passed amid torment.

Cain's communicator rang with extreme punctuality.

Paying no attention to everyone's resentful gazes, Cain pressed the answer button.

"Sir, the operation has ended! Except for some especially unexpected situations, basically everything was executed as requested! High-ranking members have already been sent separately to those relatively special places, and in at most two hours, everything can be completed perfectly!"

The voice that came from the other side of the communicator was Brad's.

"Very good! Good work!" Cain was clearly very satisfied with Brad's words.

He hung up the communicator with full satisfaction.

But before everyone could ask questions, the communicators they carried on them also began to ring one after another, almost at the same time.

Everyone had the premonition that something important had happened. They did not dare be negligent, and one after another, immediately pressed the answer button.

Upon hearing the report coming from the other side of the communicator, everyone's bodies froze in place.

Clack.

When one person's communicator accidentally fell to the ground, everyone finally came back to themselves.

In an instant!

All gazes once again focused on Cain. But this time, in their eyes, there were no other complicated emotions, only one.

Astonishment!!

Or, to put it more exaggeratedly, horror!

"This... this is what you and... you and the Elder planned. Is this your plan?" murmured the president of the Kanto League.

Cain and old Matsuda exchanged a glance.

Under old Matsuda's signal, Cain was once again pushed forward helplessly.

But this time, he could not escape. He had to give an explanation and clarification.

"That's right. This is the plan the Elder and I established. We called this plan: destroy to rebuild!" Cain said loudly.

"What is the current situation of the League? I believe that you, as regional presidents and Champions, are very clear about it. The League has already begun gradually walking toward decline. The policies used when the League was founded, at this moment, clearly are no longer suitable for the League."

"Now organizations like Team Rocket and the Sacred Church have been born. I believe that in the future, other forces will appear: demonic sects, evil cults, and so on."

"Could it be that every time one of these organizations appears, the League must suffer a blow?"

"Have you never thought about why these organizations appear? Why do they possess such great strength? Has truly no one thought about how to resolve it, how to eradicate this type of problem from the root?"

"No. All of you know where the problem is. You also know how it should be resolved and how it should be eradicated. But you do not dare to do it!"

"Or rather, your identities and the positions you occupy limit your methods."

"That's right. What I am saying also has nothing that must be avoided. The League's problem lies in those large and small family forces, like blood-sucking leeches. Their existence is the root that has led the League to become what it is now!"

"One does not suffer from scarcity, but from inequality!"

"Do not tell me that the influence of those families can be worn down little by little and return a clear and fair sky to the world."

"I already tried. When I served as Champion of the Hoenn League, I made the attempt. I even endured the pressure and increased the intensity, doing what all of you wanted to do but did not dare to do."

"But it does not work. The League established countless ties with those large and small families long ago. It is not something I could cut off so easily."

"Because of that! I had no choice but to do it this way!"

"This is what the Elder and I call: without destruction there is no reconstruction, and only after breaking can one rebuild."

"Only by first breaking the existing rules and original state now! Even if the losses are enormous, they must be borne."

"Only in this way can the tumor be removed from the body of this terminal patient called the Pokémon League."

Cain's words were passionate and powerful. In his voice, one could hear the determination in his heart at that moment.