The conference room at the Indigo Plateau was filled with shock and suspicion faces as the TV screen froze on Gladion face with his official statent still ongoing .
The Elite Four, Champion Pryce, major and minor Gym Leaders, and League officials sat in stunned silence, their eyes darting to the accused: League officials Harlow, Clara, Marcus, and minor Gym Leaders Victor and Elise.
Their nas had just been blasted across Indigo by Gladion, backed by damning evidence of corruption.
Pryce's pinned the accused with a glare as he mumbled,"I really was too arrogant to see the rats among us. You have made look like a fool. I gave you the position as league representatives and minor gym leaders not because you supported as a champion but because I trusted you for the benefit of the League. You have done great injustice to Kanto. If these accusations turns out to be correct, don't expect any support from ."
It was obvious to the experienced league mbers that Pryce was washing his hands away from the traitors of the league to safeguard his own reputation.
On the other hand, Agatha's smile was pure malice, her eyes glinting with a predatory glee that made Harlow, Clara, Marcus, Victor, and Elise gulp.
Koga, seated nearby, casually sharpened a kunai, the tallic scrape loud in the silence.
Everyone knew Agatha and Koga handled traitors in the League—and their thods were brutal. 'They're screwed,' Gwen thought, her grin widening.
Harlow, the lead official, shot to his feet, his face red with panic. "This is preposterous!" he shouted, his voice cracking.
"Gladion's bluffing, shifting the bla! He's the criminal here!" He said with desperation, but no one bought it.
On the TV, Gladion's voice cut through, calm and cutting. "League official Harlow, head of the Judiciary system, has let several Team Rocket grunts walk free without punishnt."
The screen flashed a list of nas—Rocket grunts, their cris detailed: theft, extortion, murder of young trainers. "Yes, you heard right,"
Gladion continued,"Killers of kids are roaming free, living it up, thanks to Harlow." The room gasped, people faces turning with outrage. "The Jennys and Kanto police, at my request, are raiding his house. They've already found piles of undisclosed cash."
As the evidence was displayed on the screen, Harlow lost all his desperation as he fell back on his seat. He was pale faced and looked like that he lost all his will to live.
Gladion then statent rolled on, naming Clara, Marcus, Victor, and Elise one by one, each accusation backed by evidence: bank records, secret ssages, ties to shady groups.
"These corrupt officials and Gym Leaders decided to target ," Gladion said, his voice cold.
"The agencies attacking recently? They've been funded by these people and so anonymous sources we haven't traced yet."
He leaned closer to the cara, his eyes blazing. "So, Kanto, it's your call. Were my actions to save Moonwood wrong? These corrupt snakes deserve punishnt too. You have the right to decide whether I deserve any punishnt or not." With that, he walked off the stage, the broadcast ending.
Back in his room, Gladion sat on his bed, as he scrolled through his social dia, ssages from his PR team flooding in, praising his statent.
His evil smile grew as he replayed the League eting recording Gwen had sent. 'Good job, sis,' he thought.
'You got the dirt I needed.' The recording revealed who spoke against him—Harlow, Clara, Marcus, Victor, Elise—confirming they were Team Rocket's puppets. 'I knew they were dirty, but pinning them this fast? Priceless. I sotis'
How had Gladion gathered such damning evidence so quickly? Simple: he'd been prepared. Before the eting, his network—trainers, hackers, even a few shady contacts f—had dug up dirt on every minor Gym Leader and League official attending.
'Knowledge is power,' he thought, his smirk sly. 'I had files on all of them, just waiting for the right mont.'
When Gwen's recording showed who attacked him, he knew exactly which files to leak. 'These guys thought that they could sar , but I've got their number. This would also stop the others from crossing .'
'It's a warning to the League,' Gladion thought, his face darkening. 'ss with , and I'll burn everything you have worked for down.'
His only regret was Giovanni. 'That snake's too slippery. Only his executives know he's Rocket's boss. The grunts just follow orders from Proton, Ariana, and the rest.' He clenched his fist. 'One day, I'll get you, Giovanni. You won't be safe every ti. At least, I have got rid of Giovanni's lackeys in the league managent.'
Back at the Indigo Plateau, the accused squird under Pryce's glare and Agatha's grin.
Elise, the minor Gym Leader, bolted for the door panically. Agatha vanished from her chair as she phased through the floor, reappearing in front of Elise, her cane smacking the woman's face with a sharp crack.
Elise stumbled, clutching her cheek, her eyes wide with fear. Agatha's voice was low, dripping with nace. "Now, now, girl, no need to run. I promise we'll have a good, painful ti together."
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