"Hehe, Jenny is right. And not only in those families. If there is anyone within my Joy family that you like, I can also allow them to fall in love freely."
"Don't you think Yui is quite good? She is very strong, is a chief-level Investigator, and also has the Legendary Pokémon Articuno. Although her personality is a bit cold and she is slightly older, as the saying goes, a woman three years older is like finding a treasure..."
The head of the Joy family did not fall behind and immediately added.
"Exactly. In fact, Ayame is also very good. You have been dealing with her for quite some time, so you should know that she is not as rigid and serious as other Jenny members. When interacting with people, she is always kind and smiling. If you do not have any option for the moment, you could also consider her."
The awkwardness on Cain's face became increasingly evident.
Why did he feel that the head of the Jenny family and the head of the Joy family had not come to discuss serious matters, but rather to act as matchmakers, promoting the women of their families?
They thought this way, and Cain understood it perfectly clearly.
Cain understood their intentions as if he could see them in a mirror, but according to his usual way of thinking, he, who was not yet even twenty years old, was still far too young.
"The two heads should not joke with me like this. Yui and Ayame took very good care of me when I was in the League's Investigation Department. I have always kept that debt of gratitude in mind, but I truly only see them as sisters, I have no other inappropriate intentions," Cain said while waving his hands repeatedly.
Although this time he had rejected both of them, Cain felt that in the future this kind of situation would certainly not be rare. As long as he did not find someone to marry, he would probably have to continue facing this for quite a long time.
But marriage was, for Cain, something far too distant.
The head of the Jenny family and the head of the Joy family also understood their limits well and would not do anything excessive.
The two directly ended that conversation, which was unclear whether it was a joke or serious, and moved on to the important matter.
"After you announced Mega Evolution last time, our two families began paying attention to those special stones. You know that there are many people in our two families, so we found some quite quickly, only..." said the head of the Jenny family with a helpless expression.
Hearing her, Cain laughed inwardly.
Because of his intervention, the process of Mega Evolution development throughout the Pokémon world had been advanced by who knows how many years.
Without a gradual process, without reasonable research, without step-by-step exploration of all the information about Mega Evolution, it was only because Cain suddenly announced it that everyone discovered the existence of this phenomenon.
So now, even though some people had obtained certain Mega Stones, among the enormous number of Pokémon that existed, finding which Pokémon corresponded to each stone was still quite difficult.
Moreover, Mega Evolution did not only require that; it also required the bond between the Pokémon and the trainer to reach a certain level. As for what exact level that was, that was even more unknown.
That was precisely the situation of the Jenny family and the Joy family. With the enormous strength and number of people in both families, they had found some Mega Stones, but did not know how to use them. That was quite a troublesome problem.
Therefore, they could only turn to Cain, who could be considered the pioneer of Mega Evolution, to ask him to identify which Pokémon corresponded to those Mega Stones and whether the way they were using them was correct.
"As expected of the Jenny family and the Joy family. Finding such valuable Mega Stones so quickly... truly impressive," Cain said, flattering them without changing his expression, but without addressing the key point.
The head of the Jenny family and the head of the Joy family looked at each other and saw helplessness in the other's eyes.
Cain had not directly answered their question. Either he did not want to answer them, or he hoped to obtain some benefit from them.
But they could also understand it. After all, in the entire world, the one who mastered Mega Evolution was him, and only him.
"Cain, if you have any need, it is better to say it directly. After all, we can also be considered your elders. If we can help you, we certainly will," said the head of the Joy family with a smile.
Cain waved his hands repeatedly.
"How could that be. I was only joking with the two heads. Let's do this: I can help you identify which Pokémon species each of those Mega Stones corresponds to. It's just that, since this requires quite some time, I suppose those stones will have to remain in my hands for a while."
"No problem. But as you yourself said, as elders, we cannot allow you to suffer a loss," said the head of the Jenny family, putting on an expression of we cannot let you suffer a disadvantage.
After thinking for a moment, her eyes lit up and she said directly: "Let's do this. The most famous Pokémon in my family is Growlithe. Then I will send you two Growlithe with excellent aptitude as a reward. And do not refuse. Consider this as a token of my family's consideration. After all, we cannot allow you to work for free."
Beside her, the head of the Joy family also nodded.
"Exactly. The most famous Pokémon in my family are still Chansey. As ideal support Pokémon for outdoor travel, I suppose you also need them, Cain. When I deliver the Mega Stones, I will personally select some Happiny with excellent potential for you, as a reward."
Cain showed an expression of how embarrassing to accept this, refusing several times out of courtesy, although inwardly he could not help wanting to laugh.
The heads of great families were truly different; they knew how to handle these matters. After he implicitly expressed his intention, both of them understood it instantly.
Just look at how the heads of great families speak.
This was gratitude toward Cain, a reward, not a bribe, and not something Cain had requested on his own initiative, but rather something they insisted on giving.
It definitely was not that he wanted it.
Thus, after several polite refusals, Cain "reluctantly" accepted the proposal of both heads and received his bribe... no, rather, accepted the reward that, according to them, corresponded to his paid work.
After bidding farewell to the two heads, who left completely satisfied, Cain also returned home satisfied.
He had more than one hundred Mega Stones in his hands, and for a long time he had already studied them thoroughly whenever he had free time. Basically, most of the Mega Stones of different Pokémon were already in his possession.
Therefore, among his Pokémon, he had already resolved the Mega Evolution of Swampert, Lucario, Gardevoir, Venusaur, and others.
It was just that, no matter how capable he was alone, at most he could maintain four mega evolutions at the same time. And even in the case of four, the situation could collapse at any moment, so it was not a commonly used method.
On the other hand, triple Mega Evolution could already be applied in real combat.
Like Juan and Drake, taking advantage of his status, Cain had directly chosen an independent villa available in the rear courtyard of the Hoenn League headquarters, not far from where Drake and Juan lived.
However, that villa could only be used for living; it did not truly belong to him, it was a typical "official residence."
(End of Chapter)