Chapter 1729 - 1723: The Last Opportunity!

Today, the atmosphere of silence kept appearing inside the office.

"My two masters, and also all these friends of mine... Let us put aside the problem of my identity for now. Let us only speak of me as your disciple, as your good friend, as a member of Hoenn's Elite Four, and even as Champion of the Hoenn region. Have I ever done anything that betrayed you, betrayed the Hoenn League, or betrayed the entire Pokémon League?"

Cain spoke with extreme calm.

But when he said those words, none of those present answered.

The entire room once again fell silent.

Even those who originally were not too familiar with Cain had uncomfortable expressions at that moment and did not open their mouths.

Cain's words touched a point in the hearts of everyone present. They were also the reason why, up until now, it was still difficult for them to believe that Cain was an infiltrator of Team Rocket.

And that was because, in their impression, Cain had never done anything that betrayed them, the Hoenn League, or the entire Pokémon League.

From the time they met Cain until now, they reviewed all the memories in their minds.

He had not harmed any of them or the League.

Although in between, there had undoubtedly been some special circumstances, and Cain had used various opportunities to obtain benefits, he had not harmed their interests because of that. They had even been situations where both sides won.

Not only that. The appearance of the Fairy type, the first demonstration of Mega Evolution, the contributions he made to the Hoenn League and even to the entire Pokémon League after becoming an Elite Four member and then Champion... all of that had been seen by everyone.

Precisely because of that, there were so many people willing to support Cain, whether on the internet or in reality. At that moment, the voice in favor of Cain was, without a doubt, the highest and strongest.

That was not without reason.

Especially during the year Cain became Champion of the Hoenn region, he truly brought very obvious changes to the entire Hoenn region.

The overall strength of the entire Hoenn region increased enormously, especially the strength of those who were relatively ordinary, the Trainers who emerged from the common people.

The problem between Trainers from families and civilian Trainers, which was an enormous problem for the entire Pokémon League, was improved and alleviated to a certain extent in the Hoenn region thanks to Cain's policies.

He used tournaments to select Gym Leaders from among civilians, and moreover, the top three places could challenge all current Gym Leaders.

This not only allowed those born ordinarily to see hope of rising in position, but also further stimulated those children of families who indulged in the good life and avoided working.

Moreover, Cain also opened within the Hoenn League part of the promotion policies for civilians, even without hesitating to offend large and small families because of it.

He placed both sides under relatively equal conditions.

Absolute equality was impossible, but even this relative equality, up until now, only the Hoenn region had managed to achieve.

Because of that, in Hoenn, especially among civilians, support for Cain was particularly high. In just one year, he practically obtained the support of all civilians in the Hoenn region. Many people even considered Cain the savior of the entire Hoenn region.

Although now the Pokémon League announced that Cain, the Champion of Hoenn, was an infiltrator of Team Rocket and the leader of Team Heaven, probably seventy to eighty percent of the people would not believe it.

Even if Cain stood on the opposite side of the Hoenn League and raised his voice calling for rebellion, perhaps almost half of the cities and towns of the entire Hoenn region would follow him and separate from the Hoenn League.

That was the prestige Cain currently possessed throughout the entire Hoenn region. It was recognition he had won little by little, relying on his own real actions.

And that, many times, was the most terrifying thing.

Because Cain, in fact, had almost made no mistakes. That was also the reason why Drake and Juan felt at ease handing over the administration of the Hoenn League to him.

Back then, Will had even sought out Juan and revealed information about Cain's identity. But after many doubts, Juan and Drake chose to believe Cain, to believe in everything they had seen, to believe in the changes Cain could bring to the League.

Unfortunately, all of that turned into foam today.

No one could answer Cain's question, nor could anyone follow it, because only on this point did Cain occupy the highest position.

After a long time, it was old Matsuda who spoke, with a complex expression.

"Cain, you still have a chance. As long as you admit your mistake and abandon Team Rocket, Team Heaven, and everything else, with the contributions you made to the League, the League definitely will not do anything to you. I, as overall president of the League, guarantee it. Within the League, there will also be no one who acts against you!"

"You only have to... temporarily hand over your Pokémon. After being locked up for a period of time, they will let you out. By then, you will truly be able to walk under the sun with the identity of someone from the League."

"As your master, I believe that... you can trust me. Moreover, everyone present here will do everything possible to protect you!"

Cain looked directly at old Matsuda. Then he looked at Steven, Phoebe, and the others, whose faces were full of expectation and inner conflict, including his other master, Drake, and Juan, who was equivalent to half a master to him.

It seemed that everyone hoped he would "abandon evil and return to good."

Cain slightly tightened the muscles of his face and barely showed a smile.