Julian, as the leading figure of Drakoria's younger geion and already a reized Elite, had been under stant public attention since his debut.

  While not a celebrity iraditional sense, Julian's popurity rivaled that of any star, with tless fans following him online.

  Despite his promi family background, Julian didn't exhibit the arrogaen associated with heirs of prestigious families.

  This time, however, Julian caused an onliion by pung the popur young idol Leo in full view of the public.

  True to their nature, i bystanders eagerly shared and liked the i, fueling its virality.

  Keyboard warriors shouted "Bring it on!" and dove into an all-out fme war online.

  Julian's fans cshed with Leo's fans, and the results were quid decisive—Leo's supporters were pletely outmatched.

  Meanwhile, so-called experts chimed in, acg Julian of recklessly abusing his position and ag with impunity. Their ents briefly gartention.

  However, these experts sooed their remarks when they realized who was responding to them in the eion:

  - John Walker: "I'll remember this at. I'll deal with you when I'm back from overseas."

  - Jake Walker: "Only I criticize my son. Who do you think you are?"

  - Henry Walker: "Prepare to go bankrupt."

  - Quinn Walker: "Mark my words, you won't survive in the research field after this."

  The Walker family had mobilized, and in Drakoria, few people could withstand their bined might.

  In terms of strength, there was John, a reigning Champion, and Jake, a pseudo-Champion. Financially, Henry, one of the top three wealthiest individuals iion, and In the research field, Quinn, the you recipient of the prestigious Arceus Award.

  This wasn't stirring up a hor's —it oking a of dinosaurs.

  When they emerged from the Prosecution office, Kailey tinuously apologized to Julian. "Young Master Walker, I'm terribly sorry. When you kicked Leo, did your foot get hurt?"

  Leo, trailing behind: (⊙x⊙;)

  "If you're still upset, feel free to kick him a few more times. Don't let his delicate demeanor fool you—he's got a sturdy frame and take it," Kailey added.

  Leo: *mmp*

  "That's enough. o see me off."

  Julian said, waving her off as he hailed a cab at the street er a.

  Kailey, hoping to escort him further, was left defted.

  After Juliaed, Leo cautiously approached Kailey and nervously asked, "Kailey, do you think I'll live to see tomorrow?"

  Now fully aware of the caliber of person he had provoked, Leo was utterly shaken.

  While he might be a popur young idol with nearly 300 million followers on social media, the majority were bot ats purchased by his agency.

  His celebrity status might hold sway over ordinary people, but in the eyes of powerful families like Julian's—especially someone born into suparalleled privilege—it meant absolutely nothing.

  There wasn't even a need for Julian to lift a finger—tless people eager to curry favor with him could easily deal with the situation on his behalf.

  Leo had spent three long years g his way to his current status.

  Now that he had provoked Julian, the question wasn't whether his achievements would survive the day—it was whether 'he' would.

  "Good thing it was Young Master Walker. If it had been some other heir from a promi family, you might not have made it through today"

  Kailey gred at him: "Don't act so effeminate. You look more like a woman than I dht now."

  "But it's 'because' of my effeminate charm that I got this far…" Leo muttered under his breath.

  Kailey: "..."

  ---

  "Where to, sir?"

  The cab driver asked after Julian got into the car but hadn't given aination.

  "Take me to the Gardevoir Hotel," Julian finally replied.

  Having just arrived in Rockwell City without a pce to stay, he decided to head to one of his family's properties.

  The Gardevoir Hotel was a of iionally renowned five-star hotels, owned by Julian's family, with branches in all major cities in Drakoria and many overseas locations.

  Roughly thirty mier, the car pulled up to the hotel entrance.

  The moment Julian stepped out, the hotel manager greeted him warmly.

  Having learhat Julian was in Rockwell City, the manager had anticipated that he might cheto the hotel and had been waiting at the entrand his preparation paid off.

  "Young Master Julian."

  Julian gave a slight nod.

  "Prepare a room and send up some food."

  "Right away."

  Uhe manager's arras, Julian was soon escorted to the rgest presidential suite oh floor, the very top of the hotel.

  Ihe suite, Julian opehe curtains and used his phoo record the breathtaking view of Rockwell City from such a height. With the ey almost entirely visible below, the sery was stunning.

  Turning the camera on himself, Julian smiled faintly and said, "First video. A million likes shouldn't be too much to ask, right?"

  With that, he hit upload.

  Despite being an active user of TikTok, Julian had never posted a single video before. Evehe ptform's team reached out to request his participation, he had deed.

  Posting a video today urely a spur-of-the-moment decision.

  The ptform's bad team immediately fgged the videnizing its significe, aed it to their supervisor.

  With official promotion, the video went viral within minutes.

  "Is this really King Julian?"

  "Didn't you see the official verification? No one would dare impersonate him!"

  "Wow, not even five minutes in and it's already broken a million likes."

  "This view looks like Rockwell City."

  "With a face like that, if King Juliaed as an idol, those so-called 'pretty boys' wouldn't stand a ce."

  "Where's the Metagross, Julian? We want to see Metagross!"

  "A million likes is nothing. Let's go, fans! Full speed ahead to ten million!"

  Within just over half an hour, the likes on Julian's video had surpassed ten million, and his follower t had skyrocketed to eighty million.

  These were genuine numbers, with no fabrication whatsoever.

  Even the bad staff at TikTok were astonished as they watched the likes and followers climb by the sed. The data was on par with, if not surpassing, the nation's top influencers.

  Meanwhile, Julian, casually enjoying his dinner, remained blissfully unaware of the viral storm his video had caused.

  'Knock, knock'

  There was a kno the door.

  "Luca~"

  The manager outside the door blinked in surprise when Lucario ope for him. Gng into the room, he froze momentarily.

  Goodness gracious—if this weren't a presidential suite, it would have been impossible to fit all these Pokémon.

  With the t figures of Steelix and Aggron, even this spacious room seemed almost too small. The ceili was barely adequate for them.

  "Young Master Julian, there's going to be an au in Rockwell City in a few days. They've sent over an invitation, and if you're ied, you attend."

  Julian accepted the invitation card, noting that the au items were not listed.

  Sensing his curiosity, the manager quickly added, "The items for this au are kept fidential until the event itself.

  "Previous aus have included pseudo-legendary Pokémon eggs and Mega Evolution Stohe attendees are always high-profile individuals."

  Julian nodded, keeping the invitation. The au's air of mystery intrigued him, and if he had the time, he might attend.

  Gng at the date printed on the card—the 15th—Julian realized it cided with his gym challenge day.

  After finishing dinner, Julian looked at the Pokémon gathered around him. Suddenly inspired, he retrieved his phone. Using his psychic abilities, the phone floated into the air, aligning itself perfectly.

  'Click'

  And just like that, Julian's first family photo was taken.

  *****

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