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The top floor of Rose Tower.
The entire floor was Rose's personal office area. When Oleana brought Mammon and the others here,
Rose was sitting in front of a tea table, leisurely brewing tea.
"Mammon, you're here."
Rose stood up to greet him, showing great respect, his mature smile very charming.
"Come, sit and rest for a while. You must be tired from rushing over from Spikemuth."
Rose cordially took Mammon's hand and led him to sit on the sofa.
"Actually, it's not too bad."
"Hahahaha~ Young people are different. If it were me, sitting like this for two hours, my back would be aching."
Rose chuckled, then took out a string of keys and handed them to Mammon.
"As our esteemed guest of Galar, I don't have much to give you in Hammerlocke. This is a villa under my name. Consider it a place for you to settle down in Hammerlocke."
Although he only said it was for Mammon and the others to settle down, it was undoubtedly giving the villa to Mammon.
"Chairman, isn't this too generous?"
Mammon played with the keys in his hand and asked Rose.
"As the host, I can't let you stay in a hotel, can I? That would mean I haven't been a good host."
Rose's magnetic voice was very sincere.
"I see. In that case, I won't refuse. Chairman Rose, is there something you needed me for?"
Mammon nodded and didn't refuse. Gladion had already prepared a villa for him, but since Rose wanted to give him one, it didn't matter.
After all, it was free.
"There is indeed one thing I need your help with, Mammon." Rose pondered for a moment.
"How much do you know about the legends of our Galar region, Mammon?"
"Darkest Day, King of Swords, King of Shields, king of legends."
Mammon directly stated these four, confident that Rose would understand.
"It seems you know quite a bit, Mammon. Then I won't waste any more words. Mammon, I have actually found Eternatus, the source of the Darkest Day from three thousand years ago."
Rose's voice was a bit low. This was his deepest secret and his expectation for Galar's future.
"Oh?" Mammon feigned surprise.
Caitlin and the other two women also looked at Rose with considerable astonishment, but then thought that with Rose's ability, finding Eternatus in the Galar region didn't seem very surprising at all.
"Since I became the Galar League Chairman, my goal has always been only one: to make the Galar region bigger and stronger, and to create a bright future."
Rose picked up his teacup and took a sip, his voice very magnetic.
"At that time, the Galar region was like stagnant water, with a corrupt upper echelon and chaos at the lower levels. Everything had to start from scratch."
Rose was filled with emotion. Indeed, when he took over the Galar League, it was truly corrupt.
Mustard was defeated at that time, but as the Champion with the longest undefeated record, he was still very popular. Why did he retire?
It was because the then-League Chairman asked him to throw a match. This was the ultimate reason for Mustard's retirement.
A regional League Chairman asking a former Champion to throw a match — one can imagine the corruption and decay of the Galar League at that time.
"But now the Galar region is very prosperous, and this is inseparable from your efforts, Chairman Rose."
Mammon was noncommittal. This was also Rose's excellence.
Before Rose took office, the Galar region was definitely not as glorious as it is now. Moreover, after Rose took office, the then-Galar Champion Peony also withdrew from the Galar League due to a rift with Rose.
The pressure Rose faced at that time was absolutely unimaginable to outsiders, but Rose persevered.
"I deeply love this land that gave birth to me and raised me, so even if it was a mess, I was willing to take it on. For the Galar region, I can give everything."
Rose smiled faintly.
"Moreover, fate did not abandon me. I found Oleana, I found Leon, and everything is thriving."
Oleana, standing beside Rose, remained silent.
Oleana was originally just an ordinary female researcher. It was Rose who came to her laboratory at that time and affirmed her invention.
And he invested in and funded her research, so the Dynamax Band came into being, and the Galar region completely entered the era of Gigantamax.
As for Leon, Leon was indeed a genius Trainer, but it was Rose at that time who met Leon and affirmed his talent.
It can be said that Rose was also Leon's guide. Although with Leon's talent and ability, he would certainly succeed even without Rose.
But there is no 'if', and Rose indeed counts as Leon's discoverer.
"This is very good. With the current momentum, even if the Galar region cannot surpass Kanto, becoming the second region is not impossible."
Mammon said so.
"This is naturally the best outcome. For me, as long as the Galar region can maintain its current state, I am already very satisfied."
Rose shook his head. Surpassing Kanto? This was indeed a beautiful idea, but achieving it was extremely difficult.
Unless Mammon was willing to join the Galar League, but that was impossible.
If Mammon was truly willing to join, Rose could truly give Mammon everything, including the Macro Cosmos Group.
But Rose knew this was impossible.
"However, such a brilliant and shining Galar region cannot be maintained for long."
When he said this, Rose's tone once again became low.
"Huh? Why do you say that?" Platinum was stunned.
"Because I have predicted that with Galar's current energy, it can only support the Galar region for 1000 years!"
Rose's expression was very serious and worried, expressing that he was genuinely concerned about this issue.
"By then, the Galar region, having lost its energy, will completely die, and perhaps no one will even be alive."
Rose was deeply worried.
But Platinum and Serena, hearing Rose's words, widened their eyes and looked at Rose in shock.
No, after 1000 years?! Is this… is this right?
"So, Chairman Rose, what do you plan to do?"
Although he knew Rose's goal from the game, hearing Rose bring it up now, Mammon still felt it was a bit too… abstract.
Living in the present, yet worrying about things a thousand years in the future, although this also reflected Rose's concern for the Galar region, it still made one feel a bit hard to bear.
But you have to admit that Rose genuinely worried about the future of the Galar region, even if that future was a bit too far in the future.
"Energy! Find infinite energy!" Rose said in a deep voice.
"I thoroughly investigated the Darkest Day incident from three thousand years ago, and then I discovered something."
"Eternatus is the source of the Darkest Day, but also the source of Gigantamax. That is to say, as long as Eternatus is present, it can infinitely provide Gigantamax energy!"
"As long as Eternatus can be captured, then the Galar region will not need to worry about an energy crisis in the future, and the Galar region can prosper forever!"
Indeed, this was Rose's strongest belief and mission now.
He wanted to find an infinitely usable energy source for the Galar region, so he found Eternatus.
"But you can't capture Eternatus, Chairman Rose."
Mammon chuckled and shook his head.
"Not even Leon."
Mammon added, although in the original plot, Leon pushed Eternatus to its limit and even threw a Poké Ball, he still failed to capture it in the end.
Moreover, that was Eternatus which had just awakened and was still in a weakened state. Eternatus could unleash the Darkest Day at any time to absorb surrounding energy for Eternamax.
That is to say, Leon was actually destined to fail.
To capture Eternatus, one must defeat Eternatus in its Eternamax form. Only then can Eternatus truly be captured.
"That's why I called you here, Mammon."
Rose did not deny it and spoke to Mammon.
Rose's vision in this world had actually improved after all; at least he clearly understood how terrifying the destructive power of Legendary Pokémon truly was.
This was also why he ultimately chose Mammon after hesitating.
If Leon couldn't capture Eternatus, then the disaster Eternatus would bring was not something Rose could accept.
By then, not only Motostoke City, but the entire Galar region would have to pay for his foolish decision.
The reason Rose's actions in the game were so idiotic was because, in reality, people in the Pokémon world had no accurate concept of the power of Legendary Pokémon.
So many fools appeared, wanting to go and capture Legendary Pokémon as soon as they saw them.
And Mammon's appearance made many people clearly realize the power of mythical and Legendary Pokémon, making them understand that the ancient texts and legends had not exaggerated!
"You want me to capture Eternatus? Chairman Rose, do you know what you're doing?"
Mammon couldn't help but laugh, looking at Rose with interest.
"You should know that the Kanto League is about to go to war with me, and at this critical juncture, Chairman Rose, you're 'giving' Eternatus to me?"
"Although I'm not sure of Eternatus's exact strength, the legend of it nearly destroying the Galar region three thousand years ago means its strength is not low."
"Chairman Rose, this is aiding the enemy, isn't it a stab in the back for the Kanto League?"
Regarding Mammon's accusation, Rose merely calmly took a sip of tea.
"Mammon, you're exaggerating a bit." Rose held a faint smile, meeting Mammon's gaze.
"I merely discovered the source that caused the Galar region to fall into an extinction crisis three thousand years ago. Out of helplessness, I asked you, Mammon, as the Team Rocket Boss, to deal with this Legendary Pokémon that the Galar League cannot handle."
"What wrong have I done?"
Rose's words made Platinum and Serena look at each other, confusion appearing in their eyes.
Is this what the adult world is like?
"As expected of you, Chairman Rose. Alright, this is something that benefits me, so I can agree."
Mammon clapped for Rose, full of admiration.
"But are you really that confident, Chairman Rose? If Eternatus is in my hands, even if I don't provide you with Gigantamax energy, you won't be able to do anything, right?"
However, Mammon then asked Rose this question.
"I trust your character, Mammon."
Rose replied with a smile.
But in reality, Rose was also very helpless. Did he have a choice? He had no choice!
The energy factory recently reported that Eternatus's vital signs were getting stronger and stronger, which meant that Eternatus was very likely to wake up soon.
This also meant that Rose had to be prepared.
Otherwise, if Eternatus awakened, the first to suffer would be Motostoke City!
Rose certainly knew that if Mammon captured Eternatus, Mammon would then hold absolute initiative.
But this was also unavoidable, and as long as there was room for discussion, it was a good thing.
"Then I must thank you for your trust, Chairman Rose. When do we start?"
"In two days. Eternatus is in Motostoke City. These two days I need to arrange the evacuation of Motostoke City, otherwise, accidental injury to the citizens of Motostoke City would not be good."
"Alright."