Elves: Angler's Rainy Day Team

Orange Islands, Citrus Island, Orange Alliance Headquarters...

Yu Hai disembarked from the helicopter at the tarmac on Citrus Island. The helicopter then took off again, heading to Diaoyu Island to transport a prisoner—the venomous snake that Yu Hai had taken away.

As soon as Yu Hai got off the plane, he saw a group of people walking over. First up were the Four Heavenly Kings, led by Yuji. Xiao Ying, Xiao Dan, A Yi, and Xiao Qian were not here; they had returned to the Kanto region to fill the vacancies of the Four Heavenly Kings. Now was the best opportunity.

Behind them were the younger generation of several dojos, as well as the older generation of dojos. The headmasters of newly built dojos were all there, and even Xiaofeng from the Shin-Gurren Dojo and Dunmei from the Natsugan Dojo were there.

"Why are you all gathered here?" Yu Hai asked, seeing this group of people, who were practically all the powerful figures in the Orange Islands, wondering what they were up to.

"Ah Hai, everyone's here to celebrate your championship win," Dunmei was the first to run up. There were too many people around, so she didn't feel comfortable hugging Yu Hai.

"Tsk tsk, you old fool, you've found a good son-in-law," Grandpa Xiaodan said sourly. His grandson was only a top-four king, while the other party's grandson-in-law was a champion. How come he couldn't find such a good son-in-law?

"It's all thanks to this child's hard work and perseverance that he has achieved what he has today," Grandpa Dunmei said with great pride, having already been surrounded by people flattering him and saying that he had good judgment. He was beaming with pride at the time and thoroughly enjoyed it.

When he saw Yu Hai defeat the champions, he was speechless with surprise. He had overestimated Yu Hai's potential before, but he never expected that Yu Hai could defeat the champions of two regions in a row.

Only then did he realize just how strong Yu Hai was on the path to becoming a champion, possessing more than six champion-level Pokémon—a true champion trainer.

He initially chose this person to be his son-in-law only because he valued the other person's ability to capture legendary Pokémon. He never expected the other person to give him such a big surprise—a champion son-in-law! Even he didn't dare to dream of becoming a champion, but this son-in-law made it happen.

"Champion? So fast?" Yu Hai scratched his head awkwardly when he saw everyone looking at him. He was a little embarrassed by the large number of people and glanced at Yu Ci.

“Ah Hai, you deserve to be the champion. We’re all ready and waiting for you,” Yuji immediately stepped forward. Seeing Yu Hai sweeping through the Hoenn region on his path to becoming champion, he no longer had any thoughts about the title.

With such a powerful trainer becoming the champion, any trainer who wants to challenge the Orange Islands Champion is doomed; such a champion is unbeatable.

“Alright, let’s go. I don’t really know the process of becoming a champion,” Yu Hai said with a smile as he followed Yu Ci. The rest of the group followed behind, some of them preparing for the handover ceremony.

"There's no real procedure. We just need to do a live TV broadcast, say some oaths of office, and have a ceremony to hand over the championship to each other," Yuji said with a smile as he explained the process to Yu Hai. He was also quite lost when he took office, and it was Kikuko who guided him through the process.

"They should have a draft oath, right?" Yu Hai wasn't familiar with the process, but they should have everything they needed to prepare. For such an important handover ceremony, did they expect him to come up with an oath on the spot?

“Of course,” Yuji handed Yu Hai a draft oath and asked him to take a look so that there might be nothing that needed to be changed. In fact, the content of such procedures was pretty much the same.

“No problem,” Yu Hai said, looking at the oath, which contained expressions of gratitude, future goals and visions, the importance of strengthening the team and learning, and responsibilities and duties…

One of the lines reads: "I will use my strength and my life to protect all the Pokémon and humans of the Orange Islands, uphold the honor and fairness of trainers, and guide the region toward a more prosperous future."

It was practically the same speech a model student gave in his past life, only with added responsibility, since he had to shoulder the safety of the entire region.

After memorizing the oath and feeling more confident, he went to the dressing room to change and put on makeup. Then he went to the studio at the Orange League headquarters, where, in addition to himself and Yuji, the current Four Heavenly Kings were also present.

Next, there will be a live broadcast to the entire Orange Islands. Wherever there is a television set, you can receive the live broadcast during this time slot, and every channel will broadcast the handover ceremony.

The Orange League wanted all the residents of the Orange Islands to know that the champion of the Orange Islands had changed. After Yuji completed the final handover ceremony, the championship handover ceremony ended.

Yu Hai felt that he had become famous in the Orange Islands. Many people he knew would see him on TV as a champion, but he didn't know where they were or how they were doing.

He has many things to deal with and no time to care about others. After taking over the Orange League championship, he also needs to rush to Diaoyu Island to establish a new department.

Regarding the Orange League championship, he approached Yuuji and asked him to help out, since Yuuji had been a champion for over a year and could take on the championship role as a side job.

"Haha, we've just handed over something useless," Yuji laughed when he heard Yukai's explanation, without any resentment.

"I guess so. You have experience as a champion, so you'll have to work harder when I'm not available," Yu Hai said with a smile, shaking hands with Yuji. After giving him a few more instructions, he turned to find Atsumi.

The next steps are not convenient for Dunmei to participate in, nor can Dunmei be allowed to come to Diaoyu Island. He plans to turn the undeveloped southwestern corner of Diaoyu Island into a training camp specifically for training the trainers he wants.

Upon arriving at the rest area, he found Atsumi and her grandfather. The two greeted him as soon as they saw him, indicating that they had been waiting for him.

"Ah Hai, are you done on your end?" Dunmei couldn't hold back any longer and rushed up to hug Yu Hai, not caring even if her grandfather was there.

"Yes, it's over. You're the champion's wife now," Yu Hai said with a smile, hugging Atsumi. He felt that Atsumi had really grown up, and his chest felt a little uncomfortable.

"Hmph, what champion's wife?" Atsumi snorted and punched Yu Hai in the chest. She knew Yu Hai was teasing her and felt a little embarrassed. After all, he was the champion's wife, and the strongest trainer was her man. She was just happy but too embarrassed to say it out loud.

"Xiao Hai, what are your plans for the future? Are you going to stay permanently on Citrus Island?" Grandpa Dunmei asked Yu Hai after the two young people parted ways. "Xia Gan Dojo has a house in downtown Citrus Island and another in the suburban villa area. If you're going to stay in Citrus Island permanently, you can live in either of those places for now..."

“No need. I still need to go back to Diaoyu Island to handle some things. I’ve already delegated the Champion’s affairs here to Yuji,” Yu Hai refused Grandpa Dunmei’s offer. He was no longer short of money and could easily buy property here. Moreover, the Champions were entitled to housing, so there was no need to worry about accommodation.

"Is that so? Then this old man will head back first. You two have fun," Grandpa Dunmei said, intending to take his leave. Dunmei didn't need to go back with him; she could have a big, healthy baby boy with Yuhai.

"Wait, take Xiaomei with you. I'm busy here and might not be able to take care of Xiaomei," Yu Hai called out to Dunmei's grandfather. He was about to return to Diaoyu Island and had no time to worry about Dunmei.

Once his new department is established and he hands over all his responsibilities, he'll have plenty of time before he starts getting all lovey-dovey with Atsumi.

"Ah Hai, what are you doing? Can't you take me with you?" Dunmei said with a sullen face. She had only seen Yu Hai for a few minutes. Were they going to be separated again? She felt that this championship was not so good.

"It's something that happens within the alliance," Yu Hai said with a wry smile, shaking his head. He couldn't talk about it, and it was best if Dunmei didn't ask, so as not to put him in a difficult position.

"So it's about the Alliance. Well then, Xiao Mei, come with me." Seeing that Yu Hai had something difficult to say, Grandpa Dunmei knew that he absolutely couldn't ask about this. It wouldn't be good if it were a secret of the Alliance and their in-laws found out, lest outsiders gossip.

"Ah Hai, remember to eat on time. Call me if you miss me. I received your gift. I will train Blastoise well." Dunmei was still a little reluctant to part with Yu Hai and kept reminding him to take care of himself before being pulled away by Dunmei's grandfather.

“I’ll call you,” Yu Hai said with a smile, waving his hand as he watched Dunmei disappear around the corner of the corridor before turning to find Xiao Feng and Xiao Ying, intending to take them back to the fishing island with him.

The new department he's setting up needs these old friends. The only ones who can't attend this gathering are Shingo and Shun. Shingo is probably going to stay in Chengdu to take over as one of the Four Heavenly Kings, and Shun is still undercover at the Durian Dojo. He can't disappear for too long, or he'll be suspected.

However, most people can come, and there are enough people. After the department is established, the remaining trainers can be recruited slowly.

He's the champion of the Orange League now, so why would he worry about not having enough trainers? That's impossible. There's an entire region of trainers waiting for him to select...

“Brother Hai,” Xiao Ying had already come out of the studio. The four Heavenly Kings also had to say a few words to the camera and answer questions from hotline citizens until the end of the live broadcast. She saw Yu Hai at the studio door.

"Come with me," Yu Hai said very little, which meant that the matter was very serious. He then asked Xiao Ying to find Xiao Feng. The three of them went to the helipad to meet up and boarded the helicopter together. The helicopter would take them to the Diaoyu Islands.

No sooner had he left than news of the champion's departure spread, along with the news of Xiao Ying and Xiao Feng being taken away by the champion. No one knew why the two of them were taken away.

It's common knowledge that Xiaoying is the champion's younger brother, Xiaofeng is the trainer of the Crimson Lotus Gym, and the champion has a good relationship with Blaine. No one doubted the champion's purpose, since they were all acquaintances of the champion.

That's how it is when the circle is small; once something bad happens, it spreads very quickly, especially if it's related to a newly crowned champion.

……

Meanwhile, the helicopter didn't arrive at Diaoyu Island until evening. The helicopter pilot had dinner at the dojo before setting off back to the Orange League headquarters.

At the gym, Yu Hai had already asked A Long to gather everyone, including the original Spider members, the island patrol team that was transformed from Team Magma, and the later additions such as Storm and A-Ju. They all gathered at the gym, totaling more than forty people, the weakest of whom were all near-Elite Four trainers.

When he arrived at the dojo, the previously relaxed people all stood up and watched Yu Hai approach the dojo. Their dojo leader was the champion of the Orange Islands. How could they not be excited to be so close to the champion?

Following such a champion is much better than being involved in organized crime before. Many people were filled with respect as they watched Yu Hai walk into the dojo.

Yu Hai nodded slightly to everyone, looking at this group with great satisfaction. Only after he had seen everyone did he lead Xiao Ying and Xiao Feng into the dojo's meeting room and call out to A Long, "A Long, let A Ju in first..."

"Yes, Master." Ah Long had received a message from Yu Hai, and when he spread the word that Yu Hai had returned, Ah Ju would come looking for him.

He was the one who received A-Ju, along with A-Ju's wife, daughter, and sister. Everyone came to the fishing island and hid there, waiting for Yu-Hai's arrival.

Not long after, A-Ju, masked, entered the conference room carrying two boxes. She knelt on one knee, placed the boxes on the ground, and dared not look up at Yu-Hai.

"Ah Long, have you checked the heads in the box?" Yu Hai didn't look at the box, but looked at Ah Long beside him.

"Master, I've seen the heads; they belong to Athena and Bishas..."

"Take it to the crater and throw it away," Yu Hai waved his hand lightly, too lazy to look at the human head's appearance, lest it affect his appetite.

Before leaving, he reminded Arlong, "Bring in the trainers outside who have Elite Four level skills, and also bring in that criminal who arrived this afternoon. Remember to make sure he wears a hood and covers his mouth..."

He then looked at Aju and made arrangements for her family, "Aju, your family should go to the orchard to lay low for a while and help pick tangerines. We'll talk more once things have calmed down..."

“Okay,” A-Ju stood up from the ground, secretly relieved. The pledge of loyalty was complete, and he could finally relax. He just didn’t know how Yu Hai would arrange things for them.

“Okay, Gym Leader,” Aaron released his Pokémon, took the box, and went to the gym's plaza. Looking at the diverse group of trainers, he called out to them, “Those with Elite Four level skills, step forward. The Gym Leader wants you to go to the meeting room…”

"Daishi, Ayan, take the prisoners who arrived this afternoon inside. Make sure they're gagged and have hoods on..."

After informing the trainers outside, Aaron rode his Flygon to the crater. He had to personally complete the task assigned by his boss, and it didn't matter if he arrived at the meeting room a little late.

Upon hearing the announcement from Ah Long, the head of the gym, everyone looked at each other, puzzled. However, they still followed Ah Long's instructions. Three Elite Four level Pokémon, along with the person identified as an Elite Four trainer, slowly entered Yu Hai's conference room.

As people gradually entered the conference room, it didn't feel crowded at all, even though it was a large room. When Yu Hai built the house, he left a lot of room for expansion in the conference room, enough to comfortably accommodate thirty or forty people.

Moreover, there are not even thirty or forty people, and the original eleven members of the Spider team possess Elite Four level trainers: Yu Hai, Luo Yan, A Ping, Xiao Ying, A Long, Xiao Ming, Mei Qi, Xiao Feng, A Ban, Dai Shi, and Keita...

Only Shingo and Xiaoshun didn't come...

Then there are the ones we recruited later: Aju, Baofeng, and Erlang. Erlang is the second of the three brothers who spend a lot of money.

In addition to the original elite members of Team Magma, after joining the patrol team, they not only retrieved their own Pokémon, but also received Pokémon training from the gym, and four of them broke through to the Elite Four level.

There are a total of twenty Elite Four Trainers, and eighteen of them are present...