Chapter 114: Pokemon: I Transmigrated Twice [114]
Even though it was only the second time Karen met Mary, and they hadn't even exchanged a word, she could see it.
The reason this girl wanted to become a journalist was all because of Stephen.
"Mary-chan, it's true that what the League says might not always be the full truth, but there is one thing—it's something I indeed did," Stephen began to speak.
"I did take the Jewel of Life for my selfish reasons. Oh, that's the so-called Sinnoh artifact they mentioned in the news."
"I'm not worth you doing anything for me. Your dream is your own; don't change it because of someone else."
Stephen had never pretended to be a virtuous person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone so deep into collaboration with Giovanni.
For the sake of strengthening his Pokémon, he didn't mind taking things from others.
Stephen also didn't want Mary, this innocent and pure girl, to deify him in her heart.
"It's not like you stole it anyway," Karen interjected. "The Jewel of Life that woman had was a fake from the start."
In her view, the League's claim through the media that Joker stole the Sinnoh region's precious artifact was fake news.
The Jewel of Life in Sheena's possession had been a counterfeit all along.