Colonel Hansen’s three Pokémon were actually not very strong, and the guards who had rushed over did not have Pokémon either. Faced with an Elite Four, one of the League’s highest combat forces, they had almost no room to resist.
After Colonel Hansen was frozen, his body stiffened and he immediately lost all strength, allowing Togepi to escape back to Misty’s side. In addition, the Togepi from the paradise also returned to Princess Sara’s side.
As the temperature plummeted and the garden was frozen into a snowy field, Ash and the others all shivered and began to wonder why Terrance had appeared here.
“You are… an Elite Four of the League?”
Togepi jumping back into her arms made Princess Sara snap back to herself, and she looked at this young man who was about the same age as herself in some confusion.
The Hoenn League was an alliance body jointly formed by many forces in the Hoenn region and even other regions. For a small independent country like Mirage, even if it joined, it would not be qualified to become part of the ruling upper echelon and would not have much say. By comparison, an Elite Four, one of the League’s highest combat forces and a symbol of the League’s military power, was absolutely an unreachable big shot to the Mirage royal family.
“Compared to that, Princess, you should handle your family affairs as soon as possible.”
Terrance recalled Ninetales and looked ahead at Colonel Hansen, whose face had already been frozen purple and who could not speak with a look of terror on his face.
Next, this culprit would certainly lose power on the grounds of having attacked an Elite Four. His followers should be able to see the situation clearly. With things already brought to this point, if the Mirage royal family still could not use ruthless methods to reorganize the kingdom, then they would be far too pathetic.
“I… I understand.”
A look of resolve appeared on Princess Sara’s face. After looking apologetically at Ash and the others, she hurriedly ran out of the place while holding Togepi.
“Brother Terrance, why are you here?”
After seeing Terrance, Ash and May were very pleasantly surprised. However, Max at the side was somewhat absent-minded. The father he worshiped in his heart had been defeated by Terrance, and although a long time had already passed, Max still found it somewhat hard to accept for a while.
“I have some matters I need to handle here. Rather, how did you all end up here?”
“Isn’t it because of Team Rocket!” Misty glanced around, but unfortunately, Team Rocket had long since run off without a trace, leaving her with nowhere to vent her anger.
Receiving this answer, Terrance smiled faintly and did not continue asking. “As you can see, there’s been some turmoil within the Mirage Kingdom, and there may be many changes ahead. You’d better leave here as soon as possible.”
“Fallarbor Town shouldn’t be far from here. I remember the Fallarbor Contest there is about to be held too. May, are you planning to participate?”
“Of course,” May said. “Don’t underestimate me. Last time, I was only one step away from getting a Ribbon. This time, in the Fallarbor Contest, I’ll definitely win, and when the time comes, I’ll also challenge Fallarbor Gym and get the Fallarbor Badge!”
“And me too. I’ll challenge Fallarbor Gym as well,” Ash said, unwilling to fall behind.
“In that case, I’ll be waiting for you at Fallarbor Gym when the time comes,” Terrance said with a hearty laugh.
At this moment, Max could not help but poke his head out as well and said, “Brother Terrance, congratulations on becoming an Elite Four…”
“Max…” Seeing Max, Terrance smiled and said, “Thank you.”
As for Max, after nodding, no one knew what he was thinking. Perhaps he was thinking about how to avenge his dad, and how to defeat Terrance after becoming a Trainer…
At the same time, while Terrance was helping Ash and the others leave this place, Princess Sara had already quickly found subordinates she could trust and explained the whole course of events clearly to the current king.
“That b*stard Colonel Hansen, even on the verge of death, he still wanted to drag our Mirage Kingdom down with him!” After hearing this news, the Mirage King’s first reaction was not fury that Colonel Hansen had plotted to seize the throne, but fury that he had been so blind as to actually dare openly attack an Elite Four.
“That Elite Four was especially young? Could it be the newly appointed Fairy Elite Four, Terrance?”
Colonel Hansen had already developed rebellious intentions, and the king was well aware of it. But that was an internal matter of the kingdom and not something without a solution. However, if an Elite Four pursued the matter of being attacked in Mirage, then he, as the king, would find it hard to escape responsibility. The Mirage royal family might even collapse because of it, because the opponent was on a completely different level from Colonel Hansen.
“Father, there is no need to worry just yet. That person who called himself an Elite Four probably has no intention of pursuing responsibility…” Princess Sara quickly explained. This matter was not without a solution either.
If they used Terrance’s unauthorized entry into Mirage Kingdom as the cause and claimed that Colonel Hansen had merely been expelling an intruder without knowing the truth, then the Mirage royal family might not necessarily be in the wrong. Instead, Terrance would be the unreasonable party. But Princess Sara knew that she could not explain it that way, nor could she allow the matter to develop in that direction. The Mirage royal family and an Elite Four were not existences of equal status at all. By comparison, Princess Sara believed there would be a better way to handle it, at least one that could let the matter develop in a better direction.
“Father, can this matter be left to me to handle? I have had contact with Elite Four Terrance. I will definitely be able to resolve this matter perfectly.”
“Very well. Go and make contact with that Elite Four. After I have dealt with Colonel Hansen’s matter, I will immediately go with you to meet the Elite Four.” The Mirage King let out a long sigh. If it was Elite Four Terrance, then having someone of a similar age like Princess Sara make contact with him might perhaps lead to better communication.
Immediately afterward, turmoil broke out within the Mirage Kingdom, and a large number of people were taken into custody. But what astonished the king the most was that the residence of Colonel Hansen had been cleaned out as if it had been ransacked. By the time the soldiers arrived, there was hardly even a speck of dust left to be seen.
“You want us Team Rocket to work for free? Not a chance!” On the rooftop, the Team Rocket trio watched the soldiers going in and out and chuckled. The valuables in Colonel Hansen’s house had all already been moved by them to a safe place as compensation. This made all the effort they had spent stealing Misty’s Togepi not in vain.
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“Elite Four Terrance, I am deeply sorry that the matter with Colonel Hansen dragged you into this.”
“Princess Sara, you are too polite.” Terrance smiled faintly.
At this moment, Princess Sara had already verified that Terrance’s identity as an Elite Four was true, and she became even more cautious.
“Did Elite Four Terrance come to Mirage Kingdom for the matter of Togetic’s evolution? Now that Togetic has successfully evolved and has even received the affection of all the Togepi in Togepi Paradise, I believe it must be because Elite Four Terrance restored Togepi Paradise to its original state. Actually, this matter is not only a good thing for the Togepi. As Mirage Kingdom coexists with Togepi Paradise, the kingdom has also gained tremendous benefits. Elite Four Terrance, please allow me to express my gratitude.”
After saying this, Princess Sara bowed deeply, entirely lacking the manner she had shown earlier when exploring Togepi Paradise together with Terrance.
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