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A few days later, it was a half-day at Aldera Junior High, leaving Izuku with the entire afternoon free. He had intended to spend it at Takoba Beach practicing vocal scales with Lyra, but his Transer—his modified smartphone—started vibrating wildly the moment he stepped off school grounds. Izuku! Lyra’s voice was frantic, cutting through his earpiece. We have a massive problem. The EM networks across the entire city are red-lining! Someone is tearing through the digital infrastructure, leaving a massive trail of corrupted data and aggressive viruses in their wake! Izuku ducked into a secluded alleyway, his heart pounding. "Who's doing it?" It looks like two incredibly dense frequencies clashing, Lyra reported, pulling up a holographic map from his phone screen. It’s Queen Ophiuca and Queen Virgo. They’re having a literal turf war inside the physical data streams of the city! "They're battling inside the servers?!" Izuku gasped. "We have to stop them before they cause a city-wide

The glowing cherry of a cigar pierced the dense, damp evening fog. Lord El-Melloi II—Waver Velvet to those who knew his past—exhaled a long, steady plume of smoke, his dark eyes fixed on the unassuming storefront. The faded gold lettering on the glass read: Eldamarie Antiques & Trade. "Sir," Gray murmured, her voice soft but entirely clear over the distant hum of the city streets. She stood half a step behind him, the deep gray fabric of her hood obscuring her face, though her grip on the large, birdcage-like box strapped to her shoulder was tight. "If the Mage's Association is concerned about the heir's disappearance, why didn't they dispatch an Enforcer?" From within the veiled cage, a metallic, grating voice snickered. "Heh! Because those attack dogs would just burn the place down! Much better to send the overworked Lord to snoop around in the dark, right?" "Quiet, Add," Gray scolded gently, tapping the side of the box. Waver sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Add isn't

Having fulfilled Ash's dream of defeating Leon and making him the new Monarch, everything felt different. Following the Masters Eight Tournament, Ash had announced his intentions to set off on a new journey alone, driven to continue learning more about Pokémon and achieve his true goal of becoming a Pokémon Master. After departing from the Cerise Laboratory, Ash had parted ways with Goh, who wished to go his own way to achieve his own dream. It had been a few days since Ash deduced that to him, a Pokémon Master is a person who can befriend any Pokémon. Since he had failed to truly befriend Latios despite helping him, he figured he still had to work much harder. As such, he resolved to resume traveling and left Pallet Town with Pikachu once more. Now, standing on the bustling docks of Vermilion City, Ash clutched a glossy boarding pass in his hand. The salty sea breeze ruffled his dark hair, and Pikachu chirped excitedly from his shoulder. "This is it, buddy," Ash said, grinning