I'm His Father. Coming Along Isn't Too Much, Right?
After swallowing the top-tier Electric Gem, Luxray's injuries vanished completely.
Not only healed—
Its aura grew stronger.
Using a top-grade Electric Gem as a casual post-battle snack?
And healing at the same time?
In the entire world—
Only Ethan would do something this outrageous.
Luxray rubbed affectionately against Ethan's leg.
Off to the side—
Mewtwo watched.
For a fleeting second—
There was unmistakable envy in its eyes.
But it vanished quickly.
Replaced by cold, violent intent.
"Alright. Let's go."
Ethan recalled Luxray.
Rumors Spread
The eleven-man squad that lost didn't take it well.
"We can't just let this go!"
"What do you want to do? His Pokémon is Heavenly King-tier!"
"Just because we can't beat him doesn't mean others can't…"
Soon, information about Ethan's location was sold.
Cheap.
Desperate.
And wildly inaccurate.
"He only has a Heavenly King-tier Pokémon!"
"Gather enough Overlord-tier and we can overwhelm him!"
Within a day—
Inner Val Range became crowded.
Greed spread faster than wildfire.
But every single team met the same fate.
Crushed.
Utterly.
One particularly furious trainer screamed while retreating:
"Which idiot said he only had Heavenly King-tier?!"
"I brought twenty-seven Overlord trainers!"
"His Pokémon was Champion-tier!"
The misinformation was poetic.
Two Days Later
Ethan finally left the Inner Val Range.
He had waited deliberately.
Waiting for Divine Eagle to gather enough people.
If he came all this way—
He wouldn't leave quietly.
He had told them to prepare one hundred million.
Not because he wanted the money.
But because he wanted a stage.
Divine Eagle would never actually pay.
And they would never allow him to leave peacefully.
That was fine.
He wanted that.
The Hexagon Building
Divine Eagle Alliance headquarters.
Known informally as the Hexagon.
Inside—
Terang waited with the three great families.
"He'll come," Terang said calmly.
He had studied Ethan thoroughly.
This wasn't a young man who barked without biting.
And then—
Noise erupted outside.
"He brought it!"
"That's the rare Pokémon!"
"Wait— is that… Ethan Stone?!"
"And that's Metagross!"
God-tier Metagross.
No one dared move.
Ethan walked straight through the crowd.
Unstoppable.
Claiming the Bounty
He stepped into the Hexagon lobby.
"I'm here for the one hundred million."
He casually pointed at Mewtwo behind him.
The staff had been instructed.
"Please follow me."
They began leading him toward the underground battle arena.
"Wait."
A familiar voice cut through.
Ethan froze.
He turned.
Of course.
Victor Stone.
Victor Stone
Standing tall.
And behind him—
The four Heavenly Kings of Donghuang.
Victor stared calmly at the staff.
"I'm his father."
"Coming with him to collect the bounty isn't too much, right?"
The staff member nearly short-circuited.
Orders said: bring Ethan alone.
Now—
A Champion arrived.
And four Heavenly Kings.
Before the staff could respond—
One Heavenly King stepped forward.
"I'm his sworn brother."
"Joining isn't too much, right?"
Another coughed.
"I'm his third uncle."
"Seems reasonable."
"I'm his second uncle."
"I'm his fourth maternal uncle."
Ethan: "…"
This lineup.
This logic.
Flawless.
The staff member's face went pale.
Outside—
Divine Eagle elites were gathering.
Inside—
Donghuang's top combat power had walked straight in.
Terang, watching from above, smiled slowly.
The stage—
Was finally set.
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