Pokemon: I Transmigrated Twice

Credits: DammS

A rookie Trainer from Hulbury in the Galar region—Nessa.

 She made her debut in this year's Galar All-Star Tournament and garnered quite a bit of attention.

 However, Chairman Rose wasn't particularly interested in this rookie Trainer.

 The reason for Nessa's popularity wasn't her strength, but her beauty.

 Indeed, she was stunningly beautiful.

Initially, Rose didn't think much of Nessa.

 But Oleana pointed out that the current Gym Leader of Hulbury was nearing retirement, and Nessa could be groomed as a successor.

 At first, Rose was unwilling to agree.

Rose himself was a Trainer with Elite Four-level strength and had an excellent eye for talent, being the one who discovered Leon.

 He reviewed Nessa's performance in the Galar All-Star Tournament from beginning to end and found nothing remarkable.

However, Oleana argued that Nessa's advantage wasn't about her strength, but about her ability to boost Galar's influence.

 "Think about the youngest and most famous Gym Leader in the Unova region—Elesa.

 Is she famous because she's strong?

 No, it's because she's beautiful!"

Hearing this from his secretary, Rose had an epiphany.

 That's right; if Unova can play this game, why can't Galar?

Thus, Rose decided to develop Nessa into an idol.

 To put it bluntly, she was to be a pretty face.

As fate would have it, today this decision came in handy!

"So, what do you think, Dr. Stephen? She's gorgeous, isn't she? Want me to introduce you to her?"

 Rose grinned as he spoke.

In Rose's mind, the reason Stephen stayed in Alola was obviously because of Lusamine, right?

 After all, every man goes through that phase.

And Rose had also heard about the confession incident Stephen caused last month.

"If you're not interested in her, I have others!"

 Rose pulled out several more photos in quick succession.

One was of a short-haired girl in a martial arts outfit with healthy, tanned skin, exuding a completely different vibe from Nessa.

 Another showed a ponytailed, expressionless young girl—no, a little girl—holding a yellow-and-black electric mouse.

 And then there was a woman with a voluptuous figure, holding several children, radiating a unique charm of maturity.

"This is Melony, the Gym Leader of Circhester in the Galar region. She has kids too…"

"What the heck…" Will was stunned.

 "Is this guy the Chairman of the Galar League and not some kind of pimp?"

The next second, as if remembering something, Will glanced at Karen, who was sitting in the corner wearing sunglasses.

Even though her eyes were obscured by the sunglasses, Will could still feel the murderous aura emanating from her.

"Calm down, calm down, calm down…"

 Taking advantage of the fact that Stephen was distracting everyone else, Will quickly moved closer to Karen, trying to calm her down.

Chairman Goodshow knew Karen. If she showed up now, it would cause big trouble.

Even Stephen was dumbfounded.

Wait, why are you pointing out that Melony has kids?

Rose blinked, "I thought you liked that sort of thing.

 After all, isn't Lusamine also a mother?"

"Chairman, Melony's husband isn't dead yet..."

 Oleana reminded him from the side.

"Huh? Oh, my bad, but didn't I hear he's close? The last time I visited their family, he could barely get out of bed…"

 Rose tried to recall.

"Chairman Rose, can we end this conversation now?"

Before Karen could explode, Lusamine walked over with a dark expression.

Do you all think I'm already dead or something?

Poaching in front of me!?

It's one thing for Lusamine to already see Stephen as one of her own—she would never tolerate people from other regions trying to poach him.

More importantly, Stephen is now the protective umbrella for her family of three. Without him, Lusamine was certain that her family would have been wiped out by Giovanni's group that very night!

"President Lusamine, surely you can't stop Dr. Stephen from choosing a better option for himself, can you?"

 Rose was still unwilling to give up.

"All right, all right, it's about time for the press conference to begin. Let's drop this topic here,"

 Goodshow coughed twice, cutting in.

He suddenly felt that it might be a good thing for Stephen to stay in Alola.

After all, Goodshow noticed that the guests present weren't just Rose, the chairman of the Galar League, but also Geeta, the chairwoman of the Paldea League.

These two were the biggest rebels within the Pokémon League—constantly scheming to strengthen their regions in hopes of one day replacing the Indigo League as the top authority.

Goodshow thought to himself that rather than letting Stephen get poached by these two ambitious wolves, it would be better to let him stay in Alola.

"Big Brother Stephen, please don't leave my mother, okay?"

As everyone entered the company to prepare for the press conference, Lillie found a chance to grab Stephen's hand and plead pitifully.

Since she was about to leave for school in Paldea, she knew very well that without Stephen's protection, her mother might be killed by the Rocket Team thugs!

"Don't worry, Lillie. I won't,"

 Stephen reassured her with a gentle pat on the head.

"Brother Stephen, with so many powerful figures from the League present, can we reveal Team Rocket's crimes to them?"

 Gladion whispered.

"Not yet. I can't explain the reasons to you right now, but I hope you trust me. I'll protect Aunt Lusamine. In the meantime, you both go to Paldea, study hard, and grow stronger."

From Gladion's perspective, this was indeed a perfect opportunity to expose Team Rocket's past atrocities to the League—especially since the League's President was present.

But Stephen disagreed.

For one, Stephen didn't want to get involved in the conflict between the League and Team Rocket. His position was to watch the tiger fight from the mountainside.

Moreover, Goodshow personally knew Karen. If Team Rocket's crimes were exposed, it would trigger a series of chain reactions, and Karen might not be able to escape unscathed.

And besides, Lusamine isn't exactly clean herself.

Although it wasn't clear if Lusamine had already developed her twisted hobby of freezing live Pokémon for her collection, based on Giovanni's intelligence, the Aether Foundation had also accumulated wealth through illegal means. They couldn't withstand scrutiny.

If Lusamine had already developed those perverse tendencies… do you think Lance and Lorelei wouldn't tear her apart?

So for Stephen, for Lusamine, and even for Team Rocket, staying silent was the best option for all three parties.

Although Gladion was curious about why Stephen made such a decision, he trusted their family's savior unconditionally. If Brother Stephen had decided this, it must be for a good reason.

All he needed to do was go to Paldea, study hard, and grow stronger, while Stephen had far more to consider. Gladion vowed that once he enrolled in Naranja Academy, he would dedicate himself to his studies and gain the strength to protect his mother and Lillie.

After the ribbon-cutting ceremony and press conference concluded, the VIPs from other regions were swarmed by the media.

"Chairman Rose, is it true that you're trying to recruit Dr. Stephen to Galar?"

Rose, with one hand in his pocket and exuding charm, replied:

 "Brother Stephen is an outstanding young man. Of course, I'd like to have him on board, but I respect his choices."

Rose assumed that perhaps Melony's looks were slightly inferior to Lusamine's, which might explain why Stephen hadn't come to Galar. He planned to check if there were any other widowed, beautiful gym leaders under his command once he returned.

"Chairwoman Geeta, why did you attend this opening ceremony?"

Geeta, smiling gracefully, replied:

 "President Lusamine plans to send her two children to our Naranja Academy. I'm here as a representative of the school, and we won't disappoint President Lusamine's trust. We'll ensure her two children grow into exceptional individuals."

Of course, Geeta, who wanted to strengthen Paldea, also hoped to recruit Stephen. However, after observing him, she realized Paldea currently had nothing that could attract him.

After all, unlike Galar, Paldea wasn't exactly known for producing beautiful women. Instead, it had its fair share of pretty-boy gym leaders. But whether or not Stephen would be interested in that… she wasn't sure.

PS: Another weirdo president.